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EVENTS - FESTIVALS
WORKDAYS
Saturday, April
26, 2008 - South
Fork Butterfly
Count. RSVP.
Email
Sunday, April 27,
2008 - Kelso
Valley Butterfly
Count. RSVP.
Email
Wednesday -
Tuesday, April 30 -
May 6, 2008 - 9
a.m. - 5 p.m. -
Kern River Valley
Spring Nature
Festival
(formerly Bioregions
Festival).
Saturday, May 17,
2008 – 8 a.m. –
Spring Cleaning.
RSVP.
Email
Friday, June 6,
2008 - 1 p.m. -
Friends of the Kern
River Preserve
Monthly Meeting.
Email
Saturday, June
14, 2008 - 9
a.m. - 4 p.m.
California Amphibian
& Reptile
Celebration.
Kern River Preserve
HQ, Weldon.
Saturday, June
21, 2008 – 8
a.m. – clean HQ,
groom nature trail.
RSVP.
Email
Thursday-Sunday,
June 26-29, 2008
North American
Butterfly
Association (NABA)
Biennial Meeting.
Kernville School,
Kernville
Saturday, July
12, 2008 – Bird
Count - South Fork
Rapid Assessment
Bird Survey.
Email
Saturday, August
9, 2008 - 9 a.m.
- 4 p.m.
Kern Valley
Hummingbird
Celebration.
Kern River Preserve
HQ, Weldon. Website:
Schedule of
California Christmas
Bird Counts
Schedule of California Nature Festivals
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KRP Friends
Spring 2008 Newsletter
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14th Annual Spring Nature Festival |
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 Time
is running out to reserve a spot for dinner or field trips.
Sign up today after viewing the
schedule of events. Where
you can potentially see 244 species of birds, 40 species of
reptiles, 500+ species of plants, 50 species of mammals! Find out why we are
so excited about this geologically and biologically diverse
area. The schedule of field trips and exciting presentations and
educational workshops are posted on the festival webpages.
Our keynote speakers offer beautiful images along with
entertaining narratives of regional birds and wildlife.
Bob Steele is an
editor for some National Geographic publications and has had
his photographs in magazines and other periodicals throughout
the world. He will give a presentation on Friday evening
beginning at 6:30 p.m. on "Warblers of the Region and
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Crested Caracara on the Preserve |
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 On
March 25th, Bill Foster, Darrell Barnes, Chris & Gordon
Hancock observed a Crested Caracara on the Kern River
Preserve. It was refound on March 27th by Walter Mecham who
notified Alison Sheehey, KRP's Outreach Coordinator. It
flew over Alison, Walter, and Guy Straker as John Schmitt,
raptor expert arrived on scene. This is the first county
record for a Crested Caracara and closely follows one observed
over the winter in San Bernardino County. |
Poppies!!!! and lots of
other flowers |
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 The
hills above the South Fork Forest are full of wildflowers.
Sprague Ranch acquisition lands are adding new species to the
Kern River Preserve plant list. Most of best poppy displays
are on the land acquired in 2005.
See our plant list and visit soon to
enjoy spring's bounty on the Preserve and in the entire Kern River
Valley. |
Leaving A Legacy for
the land
The Kern River Preserve was named a
beneficiary in the will of local artist, Robert Linden. Bob's bequest of over
twenty-two thousand dollars is one of the largest gifts that we have ever
received from an individual. He enjoyed taking his beloved dog, Sophie, on walks
along the Kern River while taking in the beauty of preserve's magnificent
forest. As a former city person, Bob appreciated the uniqueness of our area and
through his executor chose to help protect local open
spaces. His legacy will live on while supporting Outreach and Education, Land
Protection, Research and Land Stewardship at the Kern River Preserve. Our staff
and volunteers will work to use this generous gift to the best of our ability to
honor Bob and his love for wildlife and nature.
Is is easy to follow Bob's example and
help the Kern River Preserve to protect this land in perpetuity. Planned giving
is one of the most powerful ways for an individual or family to help create a
lasting benefit for the wildlife, the land and the people at this Preserve. It
is really simple to do find
specific instructions on our legacy webpage. |
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Current Weather Conditions at the Preserve provided by NOAA |
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Visit the Kern River Preserve in Weldon, California. Open every day of the year from
dawn to dusk.
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down to the preserve and help us winterize. Please donate to KRP today.
Information on Planned Giving - Bequests,
Annuities, and other Long Term Gifts
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active conservation advocate with Audubon
Live in the Kern
River Valley? Would you like to help feed the birds, help
plant and maintain the hummingbird garden, or help with the
trail projects? Then please
Contact Us
to help.
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the Kern River Preserve.
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The Friends of the Kern River Preserve prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or
family status.
Frontispiece:
A Rufous Hummingbird visits the feeders at the preserve during
spring migration in April 2008. ©
All photos courtesy Alison Sheehey, Audubon All rights reserved.
KRP logo: Western
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Summer Tanager, and Southwestern Willow
Flycatcher by Keith Hansen © |
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