San Diego County, California
This Saturday, December 12th, please consider joining one of our partner organizations, the San Diego River Park Foundation, from 10am-2pm for a native tree and shrub planting event in San Diego's Backcountry!
Support vital restoration efforts of the San Diego River Park Foundation in the headwaters of the San Diego River by helping to plant shrubs and trees at Boulder Creek Preserve outside of Descanso, CA.
******This workshop is FULL. Please call the VMF office at (760)765-2300 to be added to the wait list.****
Sunday, December 13th come learn the art of wildcrafting at the Volcan Mountain Foundation's Volcan Mountain Nature Center at the headwaters of Santa Ysabel Creek in Julian.
The weather in Julian may be extreme at times, but that does not mean it has to be unpredictable.
Please join local meteorologist and Volcan Mountain Foundation board member, Steve Vanderburg as he gives you his perspective on the fascinating weather of Julian as well as the brewing El Nino, climate change, and what all of this means for those of us living on the mountain. The seminar will be held at the Julian Library at 6pm this Tuesday, November 10th.
Sunday, November 8th come learn the art of wildcrafting at the Volcan Mountain Foundation’s Volcan Mountain Nature Center at the headwaters of Santa Ysabel Creek in Julian.
Over 100 years ago, Halloween was celebrated in the San Pasqual Valley, by the youth of the little town of Bernardo. In keeping with some of these traditions, we are inviting you to join us for a "Spooktacular” at the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead! Halloween fun will be shared on Sunday, October 25th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and includes activities for all ages. Pin the wing on the bat, guess the goo, peel and enjoy apples, pumpkin bowling, scavenger hunt, farmhouse tour and take a swing at the pinata at 1pm. Cost is just $3.00 per person.
The Volcan Mountain Foundation is hosting its 3rd Annual Sustaining Friends of Volcan Mountain Fall Visioning Meeting on Sunday, October 18th from 9:30am-1:30pm at VMF’s Volcan Mountain Nature Center.
Sunday, October 11th come learn the art of wildcrafting at the Volcan Mountain Foundation’s Volcan Mountain Nature Center at the headwaters of Santa Ysabel Creek in Julian. VMF’s first wildcrafting event in August, led by Janice Bina-Smith and VMF Education Coordinator Kathleen Beck, was ‘wildly’ popular and filled up very quickly.
Sunday, September 27th join San Diego County Parks Rangers in working to return the Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve (East) to a pristine native meadow. Learn why certain plants need to be removed and what will grow in their place! We will be removing black and Sahara mustards, thistles, goats head, and medusa head grasses.
Sunday, September 20th join San Diego County Parks Rangers in working to return the Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve (East) to a pristine native meadow. Learn why certain plants need to be removed and what will grow in their place! We will be removing black and Sahara mustards, thistles, goats head, and medusa head grasses If you can't make it on the 20th, there will be another more meadow restoration day on Sunday, September 27th.