http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events.htm This feed provides updates informing subscribers about events at Point Reyes National Seashore. Sat, 04 May 2013 10:15:00 PDT http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/indooractivities.htm#redbarnart http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/indooractivities.htm#redbarnart Thomas Wood's original artwork will be exhibited in the Red Barn Classroom weekdays from April 6 to June 27, closed holidays. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#lookintothelens http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#lookintothelens See inside the Point Reyes Lighthouse and discover its history and function with a Park Ranger. No program offered on December 25. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/indooractivities.htm#sos http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/indooractivities.htm#sos Join a Ranger to get a perspective of planet Earth that once was available only to astronauts. No program offered December 25. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#onshakyground http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#onshakyground Join a ranger for this 1 to 1.5 hour tour along the Earthquake Trail. No program offered December 25. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#kuleloklo http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#kuleloklo Join a ranger for this 1 to 1.5 hour tour to Kule Loklo--a replica Coast Miwok village--for a glimpse of life in pre-European California. No program offered December 25. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#kulelokloworkday http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#kulelokloworkday Help maintain a recreated village that offers a glimpse of life in pre-European California. http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_habitatrestoration.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_habitatrestoration.htm Help protect and restore endangered plant and wildlife habitat at Abbott's Lagoon, the Lighthouse Bluffs and other high value habitat areas at Point Reyes National Seashore. Workdays usually occur on the second or last Sunday of the month. http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_thirdthursdayweeders.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_thirdthursdayweeders.htm Join the "Third Thursday Weeders" to help tackle invasive weeds that threaten important plant habitat in the Point Reyes National Seashore. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_memorialday.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_memorialday.htm Point Reyes National Seashore will be honoring America’s fallen on Memorial Day at the historic graveyard located at G Ranch. Join the National Park Service and the United States Coast Guard for services at the Historic Life-Saving Cemetery. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#illuminating http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#illuminating Experience the Point Reyes Lighthouse at sunset as many keepers have over the years. This program is usually offered on the first and third Saturdays of the month, mid-April through December, but for 2013, it will only be offered on the first and third Saturdays of the month from June through August. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#summerdaily http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#summerdaily Come join a Park Ranger to learn more about Point Reyes National Seashore's natural and cultural history. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_sciencelectures.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_sciencelectures.htm Join us on many Thursdays throughout the year for a 45 minute talk about the scientific research being conducted in the park. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#tuleelk http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#tuleelk View tule elk through binoculars and scopes. Volunteer docents available to answer questions about tule elk and the elk rut. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_nightofnights.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_nightofnights.htm Night of Nights is an annual event held on July 12 by the Maritime Radio Historical Society to commemorate the history of maritime radio. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_bigtime.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_bigtime.htm Come attend a traditional Native American Trade Festival. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_amateurradioactivation.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_amateurradioactivation.htm Visitors to the Point Reyes Lighthouse are invited to view a temporary radio station from 9 am to 5 pm. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_sandsculpturecontest.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_sandsculpturecontest.htm Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to the 32nd Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_cacoastalcleanupday.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_cacoastalcleanupday.htm Help clean up the beaches at Point Reyes National Seashore. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events.htm Come join Environmental Action Committee of West Marin to clean up the roadsides around Point Reyes Station, Olema, and the West Shore of Tomales Bay from 9 am to 12 pm. Meet at 8 am at White House Pool for coffee and doughnuts. Bags, gloves, and orange safety vests will be provided. http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_winterwildlifedocent.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_winterwildlifedocent.htm In October and November of 2013, Point Reyes National Seashore will be recruiting and accepting applications for Winter Wildlife Docent Volunteers for the winter of 2014. Docents must attend a 3-day Winter Wildlife Docent training. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_holidaysopenhouse_121214.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_holidaysopenhouse_121214.htm You are invited to a Holiday Open House at the Bear Valley Visitor Center. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#seasonal http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#seasonal Come join a Park Ranger to learn more about Point Reyes National Seashore's natural and cultural history. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#journeyofthewhales http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#journeyofthewhales Join a Ranger to learn about gray whales as they migrate past Point Reyes. Learn about their habits and adaptations, and hope for a whale sighting from the Observation Deck. Program lasts 30 minutes. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#elephantseals http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#elephantseals View elephant seals through binoculars and scopes. Volunteer docents available to answer questions about elephant seals. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#graywhales http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/rangerprograms.htm#graywhales View gray whales through binoculars and scopes. Volunteer docents available to answer questions about gray whales. http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_fungusfair.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_fungusfair.htm Join the Bay Area Mycological Society for a mushroom walk on Saturday. On Sunday, learn about the fungi gathered by volunteers who are helping to collect, identify and catalog the species of mushrooms at Point Reyes. http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_streamteam.htm http://www.nps.gov/pore/supportyourpark/volunteer_opportunity_streamteam.htm The Stream Team is looking for volunteers to help plant native species along streams in Point Reyes. Restoration efforts help to improve water quality for federally listed coho salmon and steelhead trout.