What walks, talks, and other nature-related events are coming up in Novato and North Marin in March? Read below for our upcoming events as well as our monthly compilation of local guided walks and nature-related events sponsored by other groups.
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Nature in Novato events are posted over the course of each month. Near the beginning of each month, they are listed in the Wild Birds Unlimited email newsletter, at which point most events fill up within a day or two. If you would like to beat the bird store crowd to the punch, you can subscribe to Nature in Novato and receive an email notice whenever a new post is published, including this new monthly event summary, which goes out out a few days before the bird store newsletter. Just type your email address below! (All contact information is completely private and will not be used for any commercial purposes; unsubscribing is easy.)Our Nature in Novato/Wild Birds Unlimited events are free of charge, but are limited to small groups for the best possible experience; please click through to each event to reserve your space.
Nature in Novato Events
Saturday, 3/14: Trees of Marin at Novato Library
We talk a lot about birds – but not exclusively! In this talk at the Novato Library, Jack will present an introduction to all the major native trees of Marin. Getting to grips with the bulk of our trees is easier than doing the same with birds: these 25 or so species will cover 95% of what you encounter in our woodlands and forests. Spend a relaxing hour at the library one Saturday morning and you’ll be prepared to identify and understand the great majority of our local trees.
For more information, see the event page here.
Sunday, 3/15: Deer Island Bird Walk
Join Jack and Corrina for a gentle walk around this Novato preserve as we say farewell to many of our winter visitors. We will search the oak savanna and woodlands for Say’s phoebes, ruby-crowned kinglets, and Townsend’s warblers while we scan the nearby wetlands for waterfowl that will soon be off to their breeding grounds. Meanwhile, residents birds and early spring migrants should be singing, swallow numbers over the wetlands will be rising, and local raptors will be getting territorial.
For more information and to reserve your spot, see the event page here.
Other Upcoming Nature Events
The two most active other groups that regularly offer free public bird walks in our area are Marin Audubon Society and Marin County Parks. Check their calendars for additional scheduled events in other parts of the county; Novato and San Rafael-based activities are listed below.
March 1: Naturalist Hike on Big Rock Ridge, Marin Open Space. See our profile of Big Rock Ridge.
March 5: Birds at Pacheco Pond, Marin Audubon Society. See our profile of Pacheco Pond.
March 7: Litter pickup at Rush Creek Preserve, Marin Open Space.
March 7: Birds at Stafford Lake, Marin Audubon Society. See our profile of Stafford Lake.
March 8: Nature for kids at Indian Valley, Marin Open Space. See our profile of Indian Valley.
March 8: Wildflower mountain bike tour at Loma Alta, Marin Open Space.
March 15: Flowers, birds, and amphibians at Indian Valley, Marin Open Space.
March 23: Spring birdsong lecture at Corte Madera Library, Marin Open Space.
March 28: Birds at Olompali State Historic Park, Marin Audubon Society. See our profile of Olompali.
March 29: Hike at Mount Burdell, Marin Open Space. See our profile of Mount Burdell.
Header photo: Tree swallow by Dennis Church.