San Diego County, California
We're excited to have you join us at a special Rubenson Endowment Artists' Reception featuring the art work inspired by Volcan Mountain and created by 2025 residency recipients, Nicole Dornsife and Sonja Kodimer!
Date: Sunday, December 7
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Ilan-Lael Foundation in Julian. Parking and event location directions will be sent after registration.
Price: $45 per person.
November 23, 2025 Wildcrafting: Acorn Pancakes and Waffles
Join VMF's Education Coordinator, Janice Smith, for a fun workshop making acorn pancakes and waffles! Note: Due to its popularity, this workshop occurs on Saturday, November 22
November 22, 2025 Wildcrafting: Acorn Pancakes and Waffles
Join VMF's Education Coordinator, Janice Smith, for a fun workshop making acorn pancakes and waffles! Note: Due to its popularity, this workshop repeats on Sunday, November 23
Saturday, November 15 - Join Track and Sign Professional Terry Hunefeld as you learn the basics of animal tracking, sign identification, and tracking in the field. You will also learn how to read the landscape to understand animal movement. We'll start with a presentation followed by a short walk along VMF's Watershed Trail.
Date: Saturday, November 15
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am (ARRIVE BY 9:15 am)
Cost: $15 per person
October 27: Join the Volcan Mountain Foundation for its quarterly bird count on Volcan Mountain in Julian. This is a great opportunity to hone your bird ID skills with experts, learn about our local mountain bird species, and contribute valuable data to VMF and the Cornell Lab of Orinthology. We'll be focusing our attention on the areas near our Watershed and Sky Island trails as well as VMF's recently acquired pond. There is a combined two miles of walking during this survey. Hiking is easy to moderate.
Date: Friday, October 27
Sunday, October 26: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Saturday, September 27: We’ll begin with a guided walk around our nature center, identifying a variety of edible and non-edible berries while learning about their uses, folklore and how and when to harvest them. Then, we’ll come together to craft rustic elderberry and chokecherry galettes, blackberry chia jam, and berry-rosehip tea – a true celebration of nature’s fall bounty! To top it off, we’ll enjoy our handmade treats with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream. Come gather, create, and indulge in the magic of the fall wild harvest!
Sunday, September 28: We’ll begin with a guided walk around our nature center, identifying a variety of edible and non-edible berries while learning about their uses, folklore and how and when to harvest them. Then, we’ll come together to craft rustic elderberry and chokecherry galettes, blackberry chia jam, and berry-rosehip tea – a true celebration of nature’s fall bounty! To top it off, we’ll enjoy our handmade treats with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream. Come gather, create, and indulge in the magic of the fall wild harvest!
Sunday, August 24: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Saturday, September 20: The Volcan Mountain Foundation is partnering with I Love a Clean San Diego to clean up VMF's Copper Spur Ranch. The focus will be to remove trash items in a forested area near the headwaters of the San Dieguito River. By participating in this clean-up, you will be restoring the forest to a healthy ecosystem.
The Volcan Mountain Foundation greatly appreciates the time and energy volunteers take to restore the beautiful ecosystems of the Volcan Mountains in Julian, CA.
Date: Saturday, September 20