Upcoming nature education activities
of Gabi and Cliff McLean

Here are some of the upcoming activities that we are participating in. We invite you to join us.

• Plants of Placerita Canyon - Docent Class, Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to noon, Placerita Canyon Nature Center, Santa Clarita, CA.
  Gabi and Cliff will teach the Plant portion of the course which runs from January through March for new docents at the Placerita Canyon Nature Center. The Placerita Canyon Nature Center website is www.placerita.org.

• California Native Plant Society program meeting, Thursday, January 26, 2012, 7:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.
  Gabi will host the monthly program of the San Gabriel Mountains Chapter of CNPS. We will have an interesting speaker on a topic of native plant gardening, conservation, plant identification, or another California native plant subject. This will be Gabi's last program as the president of the chapter. These program meetings are free and open to everyone.The CNPS - San Gabriel Mountains Chapter website is www.cnps-sgm.org.

• Family Nature Walk, Saturday, March 31, 2012, 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.
  This free nature walk is led by a docent-naturalist every Saturday morning. Cliff or Gabi will be leading it on this date. The Eaton Canyon Nature Center website is www.ecnca.org.

• Weed War in Angeles National Forest, Sunday, April 22, 2012, from about 8:30 am until 3:00 pm, Angeles National Forest (Location is dependent on hillside conditions)
  Cliff and Gabi will work with Angeles National Forest botanist, Katie VinZant, and other volunteers to remove alien plant species invading the Station Fire burn zone and other areas of our backyard Forest. Tools and instruction provided. Boots, gloves, long- sleeved shirts, and pants mandatory. This is dirty and at times physically demanding work. Bring lots of water, lunch, and enthusiasm to work as little or as much as you want. Contact us the week before, for destination, meeting time and location.

• Nature Knowledge Workshop, Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10, 2012, Sierra Club Natural Science Section weekend workshop, San Bernardino Mountains.
  Gabi and Cliff will hosts this annual workshop. Many of the region's best naturalists will present programs and lead habitat walks in and around Camp Metoche, in the San Bernardino Mountains. See the workshop flyer and registration form here. The website for the Sierra Club Natural Science Section is www.angeles.sierraclub.org/nss/.

• Family Nature Walk, Saturday, June 30, 2012, 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.
  This free nature walk is led by a docent-naturalist every Saturday morning. Cliff or Gabi will be leading it on this date. The Eaton Canyon Nature Center website is www.ecnca.org.

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Some recent activities

• Family Nature Walk, Saturday, December 31, 2011, 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• CNPS Plant Walk, Sunday, December 11, 2011, 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• CNPS Planting Natives Workshop, Saturday, November 19, 2011 3:00 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Native Plants for Foothill Gardens - CNPS Plant Sale, Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• CNPS Member Photograph Show and Tell program meeting, Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• California Native Plant Society Field Trip, Saturday, September 10, 2011, 10:00 am, Angeles National Forest

• Yosemite Car Camp and Natural Science Workshop, Friday thru Monday, July 22 - July 25, 2011

• Eaton Canyon Hike to the Falls, Sunday, June 26, 2011, 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Nature Knowledge Workshop, Friday, June 10, through Sunday, June 12, 2011, Sierra Club Natural Science Section weekend workshop, San Bernardino Mountains.

• We Took Out the Lawn - and You Can Too, Tuesday, April 19, 2011, noon-1:00 pm, Azusa Public Library, Azusa, CA.

• Plants of Eaton Canyon - Docent Class, Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 6:30-9:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• After the Fires, Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 12:30 pm, Duarte Garden Club, Duarte, CA.

• "Post-fire Recovery and Ecological Succession" presentaton at the Station Fire Symposium, Thursday, December 16, 2010, 9:00 am, Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA.

• CNPS Plant Walk, Sunday, December 12, 2010, 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• CNPS Planting Natives Workshop, Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:00 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Under the Oaks: Native Plants for Foothill Gardens - CNPS Plant Sale, Saturday, November 13, 2010 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Southern California Botanists Symposium, Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9:00 am, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA.

• Eaton Canyon Moonlight Nature Walk, Friday, September 24, 2010, 7:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• "Fire Recovery in the San Gabriels" presentation to the Whittier Audubon Society, Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7:30 pm, Whittier Community Center, Whittier, CA.

• "Weed ID Workshop" presentation to the Station Fire Invasive Weed Survery group, Thursday, July 15, 2010, 7:00 pm, U.S. Forest Service office, Arcadia, CA.

• California Native Plant Society Plant ID Workshop, Thursday, June 24, 2010, 7:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Nature Knowledge Workshop, Friday, June 11, through Sunday, June 13, 2010, Sierra Club Natural Science Section weekend workshop, San Bernardino Mountains.

• "Fire Recovery in the San Gabriels" presentation to the Community Hiking Club, Sunday, May 16, 2010, 9:00 pm, Placerita Canyon Nature Center, Santa Clarita, CA.

• Fire Recovery in the San Gabriels Nature Hike, Saturday, May 8, 2010, 9:00 am, Sierra Club Natural Science Section hike, Angeles National Forest, CA.

• "Fire Recovery in the San Gabriels" in-service for the Eaton Canyon Docents, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 7:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• "Fire-followers in the San Gabriels" presentation to the Sierra Club Forest Committee program meeting, Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Fire Recovery in the San Gabriels Nature Hike, Saturday, March 21, 2010, 9:00 am, Sierra Club Natural Science Section hike, Angeles National Forest, CA.

• Eaton Canyon Docent Classes, Tuesdays, February 2 to April 6, 2010, 6:30-9:30 pm, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• We Took Out the Lawn, and You Can Too, Saturday, September 12, 2009, 1:30 am, Desert Empire Fairgrounds, Ridgecrest, CA.

• San Gabriel Foothills Plant Walk for Vroman's Bookstore, Saturday, April 4, 10:00-12:00, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Ecosystem Field Trip to Santa Fe Dam with Mickey Long, Saturday, March 28, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - noon, California Native Plant Society, Santa Fe Dam Regional Park, Irwindale, CA.

• Winter Ecology Workshop, Friday, March 20, through Sunday, March 22, 2009, Sierra Club Natural Science Section weekend workshop, Southern Sierra.

• Exploring the San Gabriel Mountains, Saturday, March 14, 2009, 2:30 p.m., Arboretum of Los Angeles County, Arcadia, CA.

• Invasive Plant Removal in the Arroyo Seco, Saturday, February 21, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Angeles National Forest, CA.

• Mapping Invasive Species in the Arroyo Seco, Saturday, October 25, 8:00 a.m., California Native Plant Society field trip.

• "Planting a Native Plant Garden for Birds and Butterflies" presentation at the LA/SMM CNPS Plant Sale, Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:00 pm, Sepulveda Garden Center, Encino, CA.

• "We Took Out the Lawn, and You Can Too!" presentation at the LA/SMM CNPS Plant Sale, Sunday, October 11, 2008 2:00 pm, Sepulveda Garden Center, Encino, CA.

• Invasive Plants of the Arroyo Seco, Saturday, April 12, 2008, 9:00 am, Sierra Club Natural Science Section hike, Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, CA.

• "A Sense of Place: The San Gabriel River Watershed", Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 7:30 pm, Sierra Club, Orange County Group, Irvine, CA.

• CNPS Weeding at Eaton Canyon, Saturday, February 9, 2008, 9:00 am, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• "We Took Out the Lawn, and You Can Too!" presentation at the LA/SMM CNPS Plant Sale, Sunday, October 7, 2007 11:00 am, Sepulveda Garden Center, Encino, CA.

• Icehouse Canyon Nature Hike, Sunday, July 29, 2007, 9:00 am, Sierra Club Natural Science Section hike, Angeles National Forest, CA.

• Annual Flower Walk up the Big Santa Anita, Saturday, May 12, 2007, 9:00 am, Chantry Flats, Angeles National Forest

• Plants of Santa Fe Dam - Docent Class, Monday, April 23, 2007, 10:00 noon - 1:00 pm, Santa Fe Dam Nature Center, Irwindale, CA.

• Plants of Whittier Narrows - Docent Class, Saturday, February 3, 2007, 1:30-4:00 pm, Whittier Narrows Nature Center, S. El Monte, CA.

• Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park car camp, Thursday, July 13, through Monday, July 17, 2006, Sierra Club Natural Sciences Section

• Fire Recovery Hike in Placerita Canyon, Saturday, April 8, 2006, Sierra Club Natural Science Section hike, Placerita Canyon Park, CA.
  

• "Bird Gardening", Saturday, November 5, 2005, 4:00 pm, Presentation to the Pasadena Audubon Society Bird Festival, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

• Plants of Friendship Park - Docent Class, Saturday, June 4, 2005, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Deane Dana Friendship Park, San Pedro, CA.

• "A Sense of Place: The San Gabriel River Watershed", Thursday, May 26, 2005, 7:30 pm, CNPS program, Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena, CA.

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