Mare Island Historic Southshore Hike
Repeats Friday 9:30am

Walk along the Historic Southshore of Mare Island out to Pier 35 for great views of the San Pablo Bay and Carquinez Strait. We’ll see the original Mare Island where 150 years ago the U.S. Navy sited its first West Coast arsenal. We’ll pass under heron and osprey nests in the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve. This is a level 4-mile roundtrip walk on paved and gravel roads in an area not yet open to public access.

Directions: From I-80 in Vallejo take the Tennessee St. exit west towards Mare Island. Once on Mare Island take the first left on Nimitz and go to 15th St. Turn right and follow to Railroad Ave. at Touro Univ. Go left on Railroad Ave. and go through the gate to the parking area. From Napa take Hwy 29 south to Tennessee St., turn right towards Mare Island and follow above directions. From Marin or Sonoma Counties take the Mare Island exit off of Hwy. 37 and follow Walnut Ave. south to “G” St. (1st stop sign) and turn left. Take the 2nd right at Nimitz and follow above directions. Leader Kenn Browne, 707-319-1846.

Photographing Panoramas with Julio Mestres
Repeats Friday, 10:00am

Local Vallejo resident Julio Mestres has generously offered to show you what he knows about creating panoramic photos. In his presentations, he will give a quick orientation of the technique used for stitching photographs and editing the resulting image by using readily available software from the internet. He’ll offer an explanation of what preparation is necessary to obtain the image using a panohead on a tripod or a simple homemade plumb on any camera and how to obtain the required collection of sequential shots in creating the composition. Also, he will explain the use of photo editing software to highlight the resulting image, sizing the image and setting up the final composition for printing. He will also demonstrate the techniques he uses in the field. His photography is exceptional and his enthusiasm inspirational. Meet in Wildlife Expo Building 897: first room down hallway outside main exhibit hall entrance

Photograph by James A. Martin

Festival and Art Exhibit Opening Reception

Wildlife Expo Building 897, Mare Island

Preview fine art, sample wines of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys and the Carneros region, and enjoy good company and food featuring Whole Foods–Napa and other contributors at the opening of the Flyway Festival and its Fine Art Exhibit with our Opening Reception and Festival Host, Weston Solutions, Inc. We welcome for the first time at the Flyway Festival local recorder and violin duo Bert and Dorothy Barth of flutes of fancy. They will perform Celtic music from Green: Songs that Celebrate Our Natural World. Completed in 2010, Green is Dorothy Barth's sixth anthology of duo arrangements based on traditional tunes by Playford, O'Neill, and Gow.

Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops and North Bay Regional Wetlands Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Shows
Take advantage of the opportunity to meet the artists at our opening reception. Much of the art in our show is for sale. As one of the finest all nature art shows in the region, our Friday evening opening is a good time to consider an art purchase– it will help keep the Festival free and you may arrange your purchase with the artists directly this evening. Art Exhibition Hall, Building 897.

Start your bidding at the Festival Silent Auction and shop early with art and birding supply vendors in the Wildlife Expo Hall, Building 897.

Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve: a world of amazing discoveries: raptor and heron nests, rare native plants, mushrooms, cultural landscapes and mysteries above and below ground.
Slide show and presentation by Brian Collett, landscape architect and Preserve naturalist and Myrna Hayes, volunteer Preserve Manager and Festival Coordinator. Wildlife Expo Hall, Building 897.

Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Fine Art Exhibit, North Bay Regional Wetlands and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Show
Art Exhibition Hall, Building 897.

Nature Art, Learning and Crafts for Kids
Repeats Sunday 9am-4pm.
Kids learn about birds and nature through hands-on activities about bird species and habitat, and art. Grown-ups help their own kids at self-learning stations. Kid’s Krafts Room off the exterior hallway of the Expo. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Flyway Festival Self-Guided Refuge Walk Hosted by Weston Solutions, Inc. and Napa-Solano Audubon Society
Repeats Sunday 9:30am-3pm
Explore the wetland habitats of Mare Island on a self-guided walk with learning stations beginning at Building 505 entrance across Azuar Dr. from Building 897. Volunteer naturalist/biologists, will provide natural history information and scope viewing at some stations. All ages. Bring binoculars.

Photograph by John Klycinski

Trip leader: Susan Young, Weston Solutions, Inc. and former Mare Island Shipyard worker

Join this unforgettable driving tour to the scenic highest point on the “original“ Mare Island planned as the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve. From this spectacular 360 degree vista point(barring fog), view the Carquinez Strait, the Al Zampa and the San Pablo Bay Refuge, the Art Tribute dedicated to Mare Island workers and the adjacent 18-hole golf course. Discover the history, learn about the environmental cleanup and learn when to return throughout the year to both the oldest naval arsenal and cemetery in the West at this unique national historical site. Pre-sign in at the Weston Solutions Exhibit. Meet at the “Vallejo Watershed Alliance Outing Tent” in front of Building 897.

How You Can Help Save State Parks: the State Park Ballot Initiative

A slide presentation reminding us of how precious our state parks are, what's at stake, why the ballot initiative is needed and a training on how to collect signatures. Presentation by Gene Doherty, Regional Coordinator

Photograph by Caroline Kopp

Walking Tour of Historic Mare Island Naval Shipyard
with Peggy O’Drain
Repeats Sunday 10am-11am with Chris Panton

Join Mare Island Historic Park docent Peggy O’Drain for a guided walk through the heart of the former shipbuilding operations at the oldest U.S. Naval facility in the Pacific, founded in 1854 and closed in 1996. See many of the 500 buildings and structures that led the National Park Service to designate Mare Island as a National Historic Landmark, including Alden Park, the Captain’s Row Mansions, the Drydocks and Building Ways where many of the ships were built. Meet at Alden Park at 8th Street between Railroad and Walnut Avenues.

Photographing Panoramas with Julio Mestres
Repeats Friday, 3:30pm

Local Vallejo resident Julio Mestres has generously offered to show you what he knows about creating panoramic photos. In his presentations, he will give a quick orientation of the technique used for stitching photographs and editing the resulting image by using readily available software from the internet. He’ll offer an explanation of what preparation is necessary to obtain the image using a panohead on a tripod or a simple homemade plumb on any camera and how to obtain the required collection of sequential shots in creating the composition. Also, he will explain the use of photo editing software to highlight the resulting image, sizing the image and setting up the final composition for printing. He will also demonstrate the techniques he uses in the field. His photography is exceptional and his enthusiasm inspirational. Meet in Wildlife Expo Building 897: first room down hallway outside main exhibit hall entrance

Walk to the Top of the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
Preserve Volunteers Richard and Val Evans and their delightful daughters guide you on a 2-mile roundtrip walk to the hilltop. The paved route winds from sea level to 384 ft. When you arrive at the hilltop expect stupendous views of 7 Bay Area counties, Mt. Diablo, Mt. Tamalpais, Mt. St. Helena, the Coast Range, East Bay Hills, the Carquinez Bridges and the Sonoma and Napa Valleys. Meet at the “Palmer hut” at the entrance to the Preserve Visitors Center through the gate at the deadend of Railroad Ave.

Directions: From the Mare Island entrance take the first left on Nimitz and go to 15th St. Turn right and follow to Railroad Ave. Go left on Railroad Ave. and follow to gate. From Marin or Napa take the Mare Island exit off of Hwy 37 and follow Walnut Ave. south to stop sign at “G” St. Turn left. Turn right at the 2nd right at Nimitz Ave. Follow directions above.

Let’s Go Birding with Lisa Myers
For the 4th year in a row Lisa will lead a bird walk throughout the wildlife rich habitat of Mare Island wetlands. This has always proven to be a popular event for everyone interested in learning more about the bird life found in the area. While spotting species learn all the aspects of getting into this sport from optics to field guides to clothing and bird identification. The morning walk will be an easy-going adventure and everyone is welcome regardless of experience. Bring your binoculars and scopes or borrow ours while supplies last. Meet at the “Vallejo Watershed Alliance Outing Tent” in Building 897 parking lot. I invite you to come on out & spend time in nature www.LetsGoBirding.com 408-656-7524.

Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
Repeats Sunday 9:30am-3pm.
Preserve volunteers will greet you at the “Palmer hut”. Walk or bike at your own pace as far as you like on the 1.2 mile paved road to the hilltop scenic vista and beyond with 14 interpretive points along the route. Stop at the Mare Island Naval Cemetery. The Visitor Center will be open. Dogs are allowed on leash.

Directions: From the Mare Island entrance take the first left on Nimitz and go to 15th St. Turn right and follow to Railroad Ave. Go left on Railroad Ave. and follow to gate. From Marin or Napa take the Mare Island exit off of Hwy 37 and follow Walnut Ave. south to stop sign at “G” St. Turn left. Turn right at the 2nd right at Nimitz Ave. Follow directions above.

Louis Comfort Tiffany stained-glass windows in St. Peter’s Chapel. Photography by John Klycinski

Tour of St. Peter’s Chapel and the Mare Island Museum
Repeats Sunday 10am-3pm

St. Peter’s Chapel, the oldest Navy chapel built in 1900, is home to the most Tiffany glass on a single site in the West. Park across from the Chapel Park located at the south end of Walnut Ave beyond Captain’s Row mansions (requires right turn at end of Captain’s Row onto alley, then left turn and left turn again, onto Walnut Ave northbound to parking lot). The Museum is located in Building 46. Entrance across from Alden Park at 8th St. and Railroad Ave. Donation: $3 per person for each site.

Beginning Birding for Families
Repeats Sunday 10:15am

Napa Solano Audubon Society Field Guide Pat Hildreth will give a brief discussion and description of how to identify birds, followed by a short walk, 30-45 min. out toward the marsh to look at birds (scopes & binoculars provided); Limit: 25 people. Meet at the “Vallejo Watershed Alliance Outing Tent” Building 897. No fee or preregistration.

Photograph by Caroline Kopp

Native Bird Connections Raptor Show “The Wonder of Raptors” Wildbird Show Sponsored by Swarovski Optik
Repeats Sunday 11:30am

Presenter: Jenny Papka, Curator, Native Bird Connections Are you fascinated by birds of prey? Learn about the personal side of raptors in a fun and informative presentation. Live, non-releasable birds will join the presenters and offer an opportunity to see raptor behavior up close.

Photograph by John Klycinski

Trip leader: Susan Young, Weston Solutions, Inc. and former Mare Island Shipyard worker

Join this unforgettable driving tour to the scenic highest point on the “original“ Mare Island planned as the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve. From this spectacular 360 degree vista point(barring fog), view the Carquinez Strait, the Al Zampa and the San Pablo Bay Refuge, the Art Tribute dedicated to Mare Island workers and the adjacent 18-hole golf course. Discover the history, learn about the environmental cleanup and learn when to return throughout the year to both the oldest naval arsenal and cemetery in the West at this unique national historical site. Pre-sign in at the Weston Solutions Exhibit. Meet at the “Vallejo Watershed Alliance Outing Tent” in front of Building 897.

“Sing Thing” Family Singing with Sandi Morey

Have fun singing traditional songs together about birds, animals and marshes. Sing Thing is an ongoing, family-oriented group singing program Sandi has been doing in the East Bay and other places for everyone who likes to sing for more than 30 years. It's a fun way to enjoy music together. Sandi and her husband are regulars at the Flyway Festival as birder watchers and butterfly chasers. We are delighted to welcome her this year to share music and a fun time with you. She'll have her CD's for sale. Learn more about Sandi and the "Sing Thing" at www.sandimorey.com

Delve Deeply into the History of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery Docent-led Tour

Join Cemetery Docent Peggy O’Drain, Mare Island Historic Park volunteer at the Mare Island Naval Cemetery, the Navy’s oldest cemetery in the Pacific founded 152 years ago. Peggy is writing a book about its history and those buried there, including the first recorded burial, Quartermaster George David of Massachusetts, on February 12, 1856. She will focus her detailed docent tour on “Section A” of the cemetery where Anna Key Turner, a daughter of Francis Scott Key, author of our national anthem, is buried with her husband, some of their children and other early residents of Mare Island, many of whom were not Navy officers. Learn more about the cemetery and the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve where it is located by visiting www.mareislandpreserve.org

Directions: Exit Festival parking lots onto one-way Walnut Ave. or from north gate continue on Walnut Ave. to stop sign at G St. Turn left. Continue past flashing stoplight one block to Nimitz Ave. From main entrance to Island turn at first left onto Nimitz Ave. Continue on Nimitz to 15th St. Turn right. Continue one block to Railroad Ave. Turn left. Continue to gate at deadend of Railroad. Walk through gate to cemetery on right .25 miles.

Mare Island Native Plant and Mushroom Walk
Repeats Sunday 2:00pm

Join Jake Rugyt, California Native Plant Society-Napa Chapter field trip leader and Brian Collett, landscape architect and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve naturalist for a combination native plant and mushroom scouting outing on Mare Island and the Shoreline Heritage Preserve. Expect to see some of the greatest variety of mushrooms in the region and remarkable native plant communities, both of which are still being “discovered” on the unique “island habitat” of the former military base. Meet at the “Outing Tent” at the front of Building 897 to form carpool.

Suisun Wildlife Center Slide Show and Live Wildlife Visit Wildbird Show Stage Sponsored by Swarovski Optik

Sponsored by Swarovski Optik Monique Liguori, Executive and Education Director assisted by Rehabilitation Director Cindy Forrest focuses on the 27-year effort of the Suisun Wildlife Center to care for and return to the wild injured and orphaned wildlife in Solano County. Non-releasable wildlife will be shown and the general principles of wildlife rehabilitation will be discussed. Monique has been with the Association since 1980 and has served as Executive Director since 1986, supervising construction of the Suisun Wildlife Center, managing wildlife care, and serving as Education Director for the Association’s programs on wildlife and the Suisun Marsh which reach 8-12,000 children and adults annually.

Mare Island Hike on the Westside of the Shoreline Heritage Preserve
Walk out along the wetlands on the remote western edge of the Island between San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge and the Mare Island Dredge Ponds in the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve. This area is prime salt marsh harvest mouse habitat and also provides a home for the endangered California clapper rail and threatened black rail. The route goes past historic ammunition bunkers that were part of Mare Island Naval Ammunition Depot. We'll end up at Pier 35 on the southern tip of Mare Island where we'll note several osprey nests at the confluence of the Napa River, Carquinez Strait and San Pablo Bay. See the historic Marine Barracks and a tribute to the salt marsh harvest mouse.There’s a good chance to view waterbirds resting and feeding. Level 4-mile hike on gravel and dirt roads. Bring drinking water, snack and raingear. No facilities, group must stay together, entering locked gates; plan to arrive early for prompt departure. Leader Kenn Browne, 707-319-1846.

Directions: From I-80 in Vallejo take the Tennessee St. exit west towards Mare Island. Once on Mare Island turn left on Azuar Dr. (at the end of G St.). Follow Azuar to the light at Flagship Dr. and turn right. Go to Nereus and turn left, park along Nereus. From Napa take Hwy 29 south to Tennessee St., turn right towards Mare Island and follow above directions. From Marin or Sonoma Counties take the Mare Island exit off of Hwy 37 and follow Walnut Ave. to G. St. and turn right. Then left on Azuar Dr. Follow Azuar to the light at Flagship Dr. and turn right. Go to Nereus, sturn left and park.

Photograph by John Klycinski

Trip leader: Susan Young, Weston Solutions, Inc. and former Mare Island Shipyard worker

Join this unforgettable driving tour to the scenic highest point on the “original“ Mare Island planned as the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve. From this spectacular 360 degree vista point (barring fog), view the Carquinez Strait, the Al Zampa and the San Pablo Bay Refuge, the Art Tribute dedicated to Mare Island workers and the adjacent 18-hole golf course. Discover the history, learn about the environmental cleanup and learn when to return throughout the year to both the oldest naval arsenal and cemetery in the West at this unique national historical site. Pre-sign in at the Weston Solutions Exhibit. Meet at the “Vallejo Watershed Alliance Outing Tent” in front of Building 897.

Mucky Marsh Music

Join a fun singalong about all the critters in the marsh for kids and their parents(if they promise to sing!) Wildlife Expo Hall

Owls, Head to Toe – Who's Who in the Forest?

Slide show presented by Jay Sheets, Sierra Community College Education Instructor at Roseville and Truckee. Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release past President, past Director at Large, Gold Country Wildlife rehabilitator, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, 10-year member and Lindsay Museum rehabilitator.
Owls, Head to Toe is exactly that: we'll look into owl characteristics and behaviors that make them unique in the animal world. Why do some owls have ear tufts and others don't? Are all owls nocturnal? Do owls migrate? What would you think of an owl with a gopher in one foot and a snake in the other? I'll go over owl ears and ear tufts as they are two different characteristics. Also covered will be owl talons, eyes, and all other parts of owls. Join me for this power point presentation. Wildlife Expo Building 897: Room next to Weston Solutions’ exhibit.

Friends of the Napa River Support River Restoration Projects including "Rutherford Dust Society" and "Oak Knoll"

Digital slide show and videos: Learn about exciting efforts throughout the Napa Valley to restore the river and its wetlands, creeks and habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife. Wildlife Expo Building 897: Room next to Weston Solutions’ exhibit.

Attracting Birds to your Garden with California Native Plants

Kathleen Chasey, Curator of the Martha Walker Native Habitat Garden in Napa founded and operated by the Napa Chapter of the California Native Plant Society Kathleen will show a couple dozen of the very best native plants that are successful for gardeners and that attract birds. Native Plant Room off outside hallway two doors down from main entrance toward Art Show.

Mare Island Nocturne

Photograph by Tim Baskerville

Introductory Night Photography Workshop on Mare Island With Tim Baskerville,
Founder/Director of The Nocturnes
http://www.thenocturnes.com/workshops/flyway.html

Location: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, established in 1854, was the first naval facility on the Pacific Coast. At one point in its history, more than 40,000 men and women worked at the island’s drydocks, shops and warehouses. The Navy closed its doors in 1996, surrendering it, in various parcels, to the City of Vallejo in the subsequent years. The U.S. Navy’s flag was lowered at the former shipyard for the last time on April 19, 2002.
Tuition and Registration: In the spirit of our commitment to keeping the Festival free, The Nocturnes and the San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival offer a FREE introductory Night Photography workshop again this year. To register for this workshop - fill out our Registration Form and send or FAX it in to Pacific Media Arts (form must be received no later than January 30th). To speak to a live person, call Susan Nichols at Pacific Media Arts - (707) 645-9860. (NOTE: the moonlight will NOT be a factor photographically this year – only available light!).

Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Fine Art Exhibit, North Bay Regional Wetlands Paintout and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Show

Art Exhibition Hall, Building 897.

Nature Art, Learning and Crafts for Kids
Repeats Saturday 9am-4pm.
Kids learn about birds and nature through hands-on activities about bird species and habitat, and art. Grown-ups help their own kids at self-learning stations. Kid’s Krafts Room off the exterior hallway of the Expo. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

American Volkssport Association Sanctioned 5k and 10k Volkswalk
Repeats Saturday 9am-4pm

Mare Island Historic Southshore Hike
Repeats Friday 12:45pm

Walk along the Historic Southshore of Mare Island out to Pier 35 for great views of the San Pablo Bay and Carquinez Strait. We’ll see the original Mare Island where 150 years ago the U.S. Navy sited its first West Coast arsenal. We’ll pass under heron and osprey nests in the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve. This is a level 4-mile roundtrip walk on paved and gravel roads in an area not yet open to public access.

Directions: From I-80 in Vallejo take the Tennessee St. exit west towards Mare Island. Once on Mare Island take the first left on Nimitz and go to 15th St. Turn right and follow to Railroad Ave. at Touro Univ. Go left on Railroad Ave. and go through the gate to the parking area. From Napa take Hwy 29 south to Tennessee St., turn right towards Mare Island and follow above directions. From Marin or Sonoma Counties take the Mare Island exit off of Hwy. 37 and follow Walnut Ave. south to “G” St. (1st stop sign) and turn left. Take the 2nd right at Nimitz and follow above directions. Leader Kenn Browne, 707-319-1846.

Flyway Festival Self-Guided Refuge Walk Hosted by Weston Solutions, Inc. and Napa-Solano Audubon Society
Repeats Saturday 9:30am-3pm

Explore the wetland habitats of Mare Island on a self-guided walk with learning stations beginning at Building 505 entrance across Azuar Dr. from Building 897. Volunteer naturalist/biologists, will provide natural history information and scope viewing at some stations. All ages. Bring binoculars.

Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
Repeats Friday 10:00am

Preserve volunteers will greet you at the “Palmer hut”. Walk or bike at your own pace as far as you like on the 1.2 mile paved road to the hilltop scenic vista and beyond with 14 interpretive points along the route. Stop at the Mare Island Naval Cemetery. The Visitor Center will be open. Dogs are allowed on leash.

Directions: From the Mare Island entrance take the first left on Nimitz and go to 15th St. Turn right and follow to Railroad Ave. Go left on Railroad Ave. and follow to gate. From Marin or Napa take the Mare Island exit off of Hwy 37 and follow Walnut Ave. south to stop sign at “G” St. Turn left. Turn right at the 2nd right at Nimitz Ave. Follow directions above.

Photograph by John Klycinski

Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
Repeats Saturday, 9:45am, 11:45pm and 1:45pm and Sunday, 11:45am and 1:45pm

Photograph by Caroline Kopp

Walking Tour of Historic Mare Island Naval Shipyard
with Chris Panton
Repeats Saturday 10am-11am with Peggy O’Drain

Join Mare Island Historic Park docent Chris Panton for a guided walk through the heart of the former shipbuilding operations at the oldest U.S. Naval facility in the Pacific, founded in 1854 and closed in 1996. See many of the 500 buildings and structures that led the National Park Service to designate Mare Island as a National Historic Landmark, including Alden Park, the Captain’s Row Mansions, the Drydocks and Building Ways where many of the ships were built. Meet at “Vallejo Watershed Alliance Outing Tent”at the Wildlife Expo, Building 897 to carpool or meet at Alden Park 8th St. & Railroad Ave.

Louis Comfort Tiffany stained-glass windows in St. Peter’s Chapel. Photograph by John Klycinski

Tour St. Peter’s Chapel and Mare Island Museum
Repeats Saturday 10am-3pm

St. Peter’s Chapel, the oldest Navy chapel built in 1900, is home to the most Tiffany glass on a single site in the West. Park across from the Chapel Park located at the south end of Walnut Ave beyond Captain’s Row mansions (requires right turn at end of Captain’s Row onto alley, then left turn and left turn again, onto Walnut Ave northbound to parking lot). The Museum is located in Building 46. Entrance across from Alden Park at 8th St. and Railroad Ave. Donation: $3 per person for each site.

Presenter: Jenny Papka, Curator, Native Bird Connections
Are you fascinated by birds of prey? Learn about the personal side of raptors in a fun and informative presentation. Live, non-releasable birds will join the presenters and offer an opportunity to see raptor behavior up close.

Photograph by John Klycinski

Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
Repeats Saturday, 9:45am, 11:45pm and 1:45pm and Sunday, 9:45am and 11:45pm

Guadalcanal Village Wetland Restoration Marsh Shorebird Observation

Join Refuge volunteers to view the Caltrans Guadalcanal Village wetland restoration site. Information about the restoration and telescopes for shorebird viewing will be provided. A Refuge van shuttle will leave from the “Outing Tent” in front of Building 897 every 30 minutes for transport to and from the site, or drive and park.

Driving Directions from Festival Expo: Turn one-way right from Building 897 eastern exits from parking lots onto Walnut Ave. Turn left onto G Street. Turn left at flashing stoplight onto Railroad Ave. Continue north through North Gate. Make immediate left onto Hwy 37 overpass. Turn left into parking lot at end of overpass. No facilities. Due to high tides on Saturday, there will be no scheduled viewing, but get a great perspective on the restoration site from a viewing platform reached by climbing the spiral staircase onto the Mare Island Overpass from the parking lot.

International Bird Rescue and Research Center and the Flyway:
35 years of Rescue and Rehabilitation
Slide presenter Megan Prelinger [www.prelingerlibrary.org] has been on the staff of IBRRC's emergency response team since 2001 and a former assistant rehabilitation manager at IBRRC's Fairfield clinic.
IBRRC is a world leader in aquatic bird rehabilitation. Its local clinic treats over 2,500 patients a year at its Fairfield headquarters. The center specializes in the care and housing of shorebirds, migratory waterfowl and diving birds. This illustrated talk explains some of the basics of aquatic bird care that are practiced in the clinic. It also describes how IBRRC contributes to our regional Bay Area ecological community through oil spill and other emergency response, orphan bird fostering, and skilled treatment of illness and injury. Recent responses such as the Fall 2009 algae outbreak are highlighted. Wildlife Expo Building 897: Room next to Weston Solutions Exhibit.

Why Beavers are Worth A Dam

Slide show presented by Heidi Perryman, Ph.D.
The Martinez Beavers have been the center of controversy, environmental growth, and community action since 2007. This presentation will use footage and stills from a collection of local photographers to show the beavers’ unique impact on the habitat, including birds and other wildlife. It will outline tools used by the city to manage their continued presence. Heidi Perryman is a child psychologist who became an accidental beaver advocate when the family moved into the urban creek near her home. She began filming the beavers and writing articles for the local paper. Eventually serving on the “beaver subcommittee”, she formed the group Worth A Dam (associated with the 501.3 (c) Land for Urban Wildlife) to advocate for their continued care and teach others about the value of this Keystone Species. Learn more at www.martinezbeavers.org Join an artist from their team for a kid’s “beaver art” project on Saturday at the Wildlife Expo.

Photograph by John Klycinski

Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour
Repeats Saturday, 9:45am, 11:45pm and 1:45pm and Sunday, 9:45am and 11:45pm

California Native Plants of the Napa Valley

Slide show presented by John Pitt, President California Native Plant Society, Napa Valley Chapter