Event
Giacomini Wetlands 15 Year Celebration
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Type of Event
Four separate events are currently scheduled, each of which will vary in duration. See below for start times.
Description
Join Us! Saturday, October 28, 2023
Morning
8:30 am–10:30 am: Giacomini Bird Hike with Mary Anne Flett and John Dell'Osso (Registration required and limited to 22 participants.) Register through Eventbrite.
11 am–11:30 am: Story time at the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Join Author Sally Bolger as she reads her Giacomini Wetlands inspired children's book Fun in the Mud: A Wetlands Tale. (No registration required.)
Afternoon
1:30 pm–3:30 pm: Science Symposium at the Red Barn (No registration required.)
Presentations include:
- "The Economic Value of Ecological Restoration: Closing the Loop"
Presented by Mark Cederborg, Managing Partner, Outset Advisors - "Understanding Community Member Perceptions of Estuaries Relative to Restoration Project Progress in Tomales Bay, CA"
Presented by Julie Gonzales, Ph.D., UC Davis - "Restoring Vitality: Pasture to Wetland"
Presented by Jules Evens, Principal, Avocet Research Associates) - "Evaluating the Success of Restoration: A Practitioner's Perspective"
Presented by Lorraine Parsons, Vegetation/Wetland Ecologist, PRNS, NPS
3:30 pm–5 pm: Hosted Reception at Red Barn
Evening
5:15 pm–7:30 pm: Staged reading of The Wetlands by AriDy Nox (Mesa Refuge 2023 Resident), followed by a full moon walk at the Wetlands (Registration required.) Register through Eventbrite.
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Image Gallery
NPS Photo / Amelia Ryan
Point Reyes National Seashore Association / Barry Deutsch & Lori Wynn