marsh tour
The Redwood Area Audubon Society will host free guided field trips at the Arcata Wetland Wildlife Refuge from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Bring your binoculars and meet trip leader Elizabeth Meisman at the end of South I Street (Crop Lake) in Arcata to enjoy easy trails, beautiful views of Humboldt Bay, and a variety of wintering birds, including ducks, snipe, herons, and ducks. Let's. and egrets, birds of prey, and songbirds. Also, keep an eye out for signs of river otters and river otters that frequent wetland ponds.
Wetland working day
The Redwood Area Audubon Society will be holding a “Wiggi Swamp Volunteer Day” from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Volunteers are needed to create native bird-friendly habitat, remove invasive plants and trash, and restore portions of the bay path. The trail section will be located behind Bayshore Mall, and volunteers will meet in the parking lot directly behind Walmart. The Audubon Society will provide tools, gloves and packaged snacks. Volunteers must bring their own drinking water. For more information, contact Jeremy Cashen at jeremy.cashen@yahoo.com or 214-605-7368.
Bird watching walk
The Redwood Area Audubon Society will host a birdwatching walk in southern Humboldt on Saturday.
This walk includes 2-3 miles of gentle walking through riverbanks, meadows and mixed hardwood forest. In winter, white and golden sparrows are abundant, and year-round birds such as Lincoln's sparrow, northern harrier and Wilson's sandpiper, as well as jays, spruce and woodpeckers, and several species of raptors can be observed. there is.
Everyone will meet in the Toobee Park parking lot on Sproul Creek Road, one mile west of Garberville.
This trip takes place on the fourth Saturday of each month, typically starting around 8:30 a.m., and the leader varies from month to month. For exact start times or any other questions, please call Ann at 707-296-8720.
grunge breakfast
Humboldt Grange No. 501 will be serving breakfast “the fourth Saturday of the month” from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grange Hall, 5845 Humboldt Hill Road, Eureka.
The menu includes two types of scrambled eggs, sausage and biscuits, gravy, or all-you-can-eat pancakes. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice are also available. Breakfast costs $10 for a large portion and $5 for a small portion. Children under 5 eat free.
For more information or to volunteer for the event, call 707-442-4890. There are early and late shifts, as well as Friday night preparation and kitchen preparation. Volunteers eat for free.
south sandbar
Redwood Area Audubon Society and trip leader Ken Barton offer a half-day trip to the Humboldt Bay South Sandbar on Sunday.
This largely treeless peninsula contains bay and marine habitats. Everyone will be looking for a variety of species including Tundra Swans, Black-bellied Grebes, Red-necked Grebes, Sandpipers, Barn Owls and more. This is primarily a road trip and includes short walks on sand or other soft ground.
Meet Ken (shrikethree@gmail.com) at 8:30 a.m. in the beach parking lot below Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch. The trip lasts until around noon. Pack food if you want to stay for lunch at the end.
dance party
Dancing with live music and “Great Floors” will be held at the Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton Road, Eureka, on Mondays from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $9.
network mixer
The “LGBTQ+ Professional Networking Mixer” will be held on February 29 from 5-7 p.m. at Fatsy Klein’s Parlor Lounge, 2nd and C Streets in Eureka.
This event provides an open and welcoming environment for friends, allies, and business professionals who value diversity and inclusion, as well as all members of the LGBTQ+ community. Enjoy the opportunity to make new business connections and friends while enjoying food and drinks in a relaxed atmosphere.
About speaking in public
Toastmasters Mid-Day Club typically meets on the first and third Saturday of each month from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Guests are always welcome.
The meeting will also be live-streamed at https://tinyurl.com/zoomwithmidday. Role registration dates can be found on his club's web page at https://4139.toastmastersclubs.org. For more information, contact Jim Samuel at 855-402-8255 or distinguished@rocketmail.com or visit https://4139.toastmastersclubs.org.
Toastmasters International is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to effective oral communication and leadership development. Members meet to present and evaluate prepared impromptu speeches in an effort to improve as speakers and leaders. For more information, visit Toastmasters.org.
