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05/29/2025

See you there!

Do I hear... a rustle of binoculars? The shushing to hear a bird call? The unmistakable sound of people quietly listening to bird call apps to confirm an ID? 🦉

Yes, the birders are here! Or at least, they will be, and so can you! Everyone is welcome to come to our Thursdays Bird Walk with docent Bruce for an introduction to birds and birding. No binoculars or past experience necessary. Come to the Visitor Center patio at 9:30am every Thursday until about mid-October and enjoy an easy walk around the North Grove area, including the campground, meadow, and fire road.

05/26/2025

05/22/2025

Can’t argue with that math! We’re so excited!

05/22/2025

05/06/2025

REMINDER!

The first Optical Astronomy Night (with telescopes!) is this Thursday, May 8th, at 8:00pm at the Scenic Overlook! To get to the Scenic Overlook, drive straight after you enter the park to get on the Parkway Road. Within a few miles there will be a sign on the right to turn to the parking.

Come prepared to relax under the stars with your camping chair and blanket! We recommend coming early to get a parking spot closer to the telescopes.

We are all made of stardust ~ 🌟

05/03/2025

Dogwood update!
Some of the first trees are juuust starting to bloom, so we’d recommend giving it another week before coming up to see them.

05/02/2025

We're proud to be a sponsor of Calaveras County's second annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival! 🎥
The Calaveras Forest & Fire Film Festival & Forum will be a blend of film screenings and expert panel discussions aimed to spark community action to prevent catastrophic fires.
This FREE event will be held at the Bret Harte Theater in Angels Camp on Saturday, May 31st from 12-5pm. Food trucks will be out front at 10:30 am, and theater doors open at 11am to allow festival goers to explore table displays by:
- Sierra Nevada Conservancy
- Calaveras Big Trees Association
- California writer and artist Obi Kaufmann
- Stanislaus National Forest
- Columbia College Fire & Forestry Programs
- Calaveras Office of Emergency Services, Calaveras Fire Safe Council and Firewise
- The Red Cross
There will be more than $3,000 in giveaways to festival goers from local businesses, including $1,500 worth of home hardening consulting, products and installation, plus $1,000 for tree work and $500 for lot cleanup work (and a pole saw and chainsaw), a free night’s lodging and dinner for two at Bear Valley Ski Resort Lodge, an OARS American River rafting trip for two, a Country Corner fruit pie every month for a year – and more!
For more information go to www.forestfirefilm.com or www.gocalaveras.com