SWRR - Coming Events

FEATURED EVENTS

Run 4 The Wild and the Open House and Baby Shower - April 3, 2010
For information on these events go to our Run 4 The Wild web page.

New Volunteer Training Class - April 11, 2010
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Scout Hall in Anderson River Park
Please note that this class is mandatory for all new volunteers. For more information and sign-up instructions see
our Join & Volunteer web page.

Art On The Wild Side - November 6, 2010
For information on this event go to our Art On The Wild Side web page.

OTHER LOCAL SWRR EVENTS

Ed Animals Presentation - March 11, 2010
Time: 12:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Location: Verde Vale Elementary School
Address: 19415 Jaqueline St., Anderson
Contact: Rita Riley, 530 365-3300

Ed Animals Presentation - March 19, 2010
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Evergreen Middle School
Address: 19500 Learning Way, Cottonwood
Contact: Suzanna, 530 347-6388

Ed Animals Presentation - March 25, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: River Oaks Retirement Home
Address: 302 Hartnell Ave., Redding
Contact: Lynda Thompson, 530 221-2121

Love Your Pet Expo - April 10, 2010
Location: Shasta Fairgrounds, Anderson
For more information see: Love Your Pet Expo

Ed Animals Presentation - May 22, 2010
Time: 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Whitmore Faire, Whitmore

Ed Animals Presentation - May 25, 2010
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Sequoia School
Address: 1805 Sequoia St, Redding
Contact: Joanne Gunther, 530 225-0076

Volunteer Picnic - Summer, 2010
A picnic is held annually after the summer season for our volunteers who work the full season at the center.

Coleman Fish Hatchery Salmon Festival - October 16, 2010
Shasta Wildlife maintains a booth at the Coleman Fish Hatchery Salmon Festival every year. Our Ed Animals are on
display and volunteers are available to answer your questions. The Salmon Festival is held every year on the 3rd
Saturday in October. For more information see the Coleman Fish Hatchery website and the Redding Record
Searchlight news article for 2008 and news article for 2009.

Ed Animals Presentations, Castle Crags State Park
Location: Castle Crags State Park visitors center
These programs are put on by the SWRR Ed Animal team and the Castle Crags Interpretive Association. A number
of these programs are offered during the year. Check back here for the current schedule. For a YouTube video of a
previous program click here for part one of the nine part series. Links to the remaining videos are on that page.

Classes and Education
Check our Classes and Education web page for upcoming training and conferences through other organizations.

Past Events
To see past events that SWRR volunteers have participated in, see our Past Events web page.

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Board Meeting
Board meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the KIXE-TV meeting room, 630 N. Market St.,
Redding, at 6:00 pm.

Animal Care Committee (ACC) Meeting
ACC meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month (except, no meeting in December) at the Anderson Fire
Department, 1925 Howard St., Anderson, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Please note that the Fire Department has imposed a
new policy that no animals of any kind will be allowed inside their facility.

Various topics of importance to all volunteers are discussed. There are also training sessions and other
presentations by experts in various wildlife specialties. All volunteers should attend.

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 8, 2010 at 6:00 pm.

For a Yahoo! Map to the meeting click ====>

WILDLIFE EVENTS & NATURE FESTIVALS IN CALIFORNIA

Getting Involved:

Great Backyard Bird Count
Website: Great Backyard Bird Count
Redding Record Searchlight: Bird census takes place over four days

Scientists scouring north state for red foxes
Redding Record Searchlight: http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jan/12/scientists-scouring-north-state-for-red-foxes

Festivals in our region:

Aleutian Goose Festival
http://www.aleutiangoosefestival.org/

Godwit Days - Humboldt & Arcata
http://www.godwitdays.com/

Heron Festival - Clear Lake
http://www.heronfestival.org/

Lindsay Wildlife Museum Programs
http://www.wildlife-museum.org/calendars/mainCal.php

Snow Goose Festival - Chico
http://www.snowgoosefestival.org/

Wings Of The Warners - Modoc Migratory Bird Festival
http://www.centralmodocrivercenter.org/Events/events.html
http://www.fws.gov/modoc/upcoming.htm

Winter Wings Festival - Klamath Basin
http://www.winterwingsfest.org/
Klamath Basin refuges to host Winter Wings Festival (Redding Record Searchlight article)

Websites that list nature and wildlife events in California:

Audubon Birding Festivals and Events Calendar
http://www.audubon.org/birdingcalendar/

Birding Festivals - American Birding Association
http://www.aba.org/festivals/

California & Beyond Wildlife Festival Calendar
http://www.cawatchablewildlife.org/festivals.htm

California Birding and Nature Events
http://kern.audubon.org/webfestivals.htm

California Nature Festivals
http://www.natureali.org/nature_festivals.htm

California Nature Festivals & Events
http://www.nwlink.com/~sunnywww/WhereView-WNW-Festivals-CA.html

CAMacDonald - Local Events
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/uscalifornia.htm#Local

CCWR Activities & Events
http://www.ccwr.org/activities/index.htm

Shasta Cascade - Nature Events
http://www.shastacascade.com/categoryresults.asp?category=Events&type=Nature

Osprey

Photo contributed by Steve Hobson:
http://steves-digital.net/

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