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Join a ranger for a hike during the full moon to look and listen for nightlife in the park, including coyotes, owls, and scorpions! Bring a flashlight. Rain cancels. All ages welcome. Meet at parking lot. 2hrs NPS
THU 3/8 6pm
Charmlee Wilderness Park
Full Moon Hike
Enjoy the mountains, meadow, and an ocean overlook as the moon lights our way. Bring a flashlight and meet at upper parking lot. Rain cancels. Reservations required: 310-317-1364. $4 parking fee. 2hrs CMPR
FRI 3/9 6pm
Franklin Canyon - Sooky Goldman Nature Ctr
Nearly Full Moon Evening
Enjoy a moderately strenuous hike after the sun goes down. The moon, stars, and views add to the joy of being in nature under a full moon. 2hrs MRCA/SMM
This Weekend’s Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Los Angeles
The Last Bookstore Presents….
The Secret Lives of Historic Downtown Los Angeles
Saturdays will have the HISTORIC DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES 101 tour and Sunday will have the HOW LOS ANGLES INVENTED THE WILD WEST (and why no one knows it) tour.
On Saturday February 25th and Sunday February 26th (and Saturday March 3rd and Sunday March 4th) will be two different guided walking tours of Historic Downtown Los Angeles’s secret past, its present – and its future.
Meet the dusky-footed woodrat on his own turf. Join a 1-mile easy walk with naturalist Tony as he takes you on a tour of the neighborhood where they build elaborate nests that are both a home and a time capsule. Meet at the parking lot to left of the pond. 2hrs MRCA/SMM
Join us for a ranger-led constellation tour followed by stargazing through telescopes. Bring your planisphere or telescope. All ages welcome. Rain cancels. Info: 805-370-2301. 4hrs NPS
Oct. 1, 2011 the Santa Barbara Zoo will be hosting a Science Day event. Friends of the Island Fox will be one of many community presenters with family-friendly science-based activities. The goal is to offer teachers a variety of science activities that can be replicated in the classroom.
For more information see the website www.islandfox.org. Teachers and their families can get into the Zoo free with preregistration.
Beau Geste (1939) Starring Gary cooper and directed by William Wellman, this melodramatic and high-adventure tale, with classic desert settings, was shot in part at Paramount Ranch. Join a ranger at 6pm for a short hike to the actual location. For more info: 805-370-230
Joe and I regularly practice archery and thrown weapons with our local Altavia members at Woodly Park in the Sepulveda Basin. These are a few pictures from last Sunday’s practice.
Looking into taking “the boy” to this free training program some Thursday night. Sounds interesting to him. Part of my “introduce him to as much as possible” child-rearing system. (LAUGH)
Youth & Junior
Riders 18 and under will learn how to ride the Velodrome and develop the skills and fitness needed to race – FOR FREE
Thursdays 5:30 – 7:30 PM
For more information, contactSteve Cohen