Dig into Nature with us! Register below to attend virtual, on-campus and on-preserve events. Watch recordings under "Past Events." For questions, contact Kerry Wininger. Let’s learn new skills and deepen our understanding of the earth together!
- Building Resilience - Discussions to foster climate resilience collaboration
- Deep Dives - Live and recorded lectures and panels with experts
- Learn with a Naturalist - Informal chats and fun outdoors
- Live from the Field - Conversations with field station researchers worldwide
- Local Nature - Live presentations with nature explorations close to home
- Naturalist Ed Series (At Osborn Preserve) - Hikes with local experts & a learning community of naturalist educators
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Naturalist Ed Series: Become an Osborn Naturalist - Fall 2024
11:00am to 4:00pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Learn how to share nature’s secrets with others while exploring the stunning ecosystems of Sonoma Mountain with university faculty and other experts. This Naturalist Educator Series will give you new insights into the natural history of local species and new ideas for sharing your knowledge with children. Join a community working to eradicate Nature Deficit Disorder in the North Bay! Become an Osborn Naturalist and acquire the skills to get “Environmentally Ready.”
Naturalist Ed Series: Trail Activities & Planning Visits
11:00am to 4:00pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Learn Osborn Preserve’s hiking trails, games to play with children on the trail and how to gain additional access to the preserve on your own! Are you curious about the flexible program requirements to become an Osborn Naturalist to gain amazing opportunities that SSU’s Osborn Preserve has to offer? This event is mandatory for those who would like to become an Osborn Naturalist and optional for those interested in learning more about becoming an Osborn Naturalist.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Naturalist Ed Series: Fish of Osborn Preserve
10:00am to 1:00pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Join us to learn about Osborn Naturalists’ recent fish observations in Osborn Preserve’s Copeland Creek! We will explore a beautiful section of the perennial creek while we learn about new SSU research involving a special-status fish species that typically uses both fresh and saltwater to complete its lifecycle.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Naturalist Ed Series: Plants of Sonoma Mountain
10:00am to 1:00pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Explore the diversity of plant life of Sonoma Mountain during the winter! We will explore a variety of vegetation communities including oak woodland, riparian, grassland and more where we will observe plants through sight, touch and smell. Find out what different types of plants including mosses, ferns, cone-bearing plants and flowering plants are up to this fall season.
Naturalist Ed Series: Human Relations with the Osborn Preserve
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Visitors sometimes refer to SSU’s Fairfield Osborn Preserve as “pristine”, untouched by human hands. In fact, the preserve’s vegetation communities are deeply informed by pre-colonial land management practices, to the point that many of them could be considered “human made” until Europeans arrived with very different land management approaches. Join us to explore the Osborn Preserve landscape through a cultural lens.