CALIFORNIA REDWOODS
BIRD & NATURE FESTIVAL

General information

FESTIVAL EVENTS INFORMATION
Our Festival provides a diverse selection of events reflecting the diversity of birds, habitats, wildlife, native plants, culture, and heritage found in our unique region. We offer a multitude of specialized programs led by expert local and regional ornithologists, biologists, botanists, naturalists, historians, and American Indians. Each special subject matter can be explored in totality or samplings can be taken from several.

LOCATION, DATES, AND TIMES
Although there is a Thursday Pre-Festival Scouting Trip, the Festival officially begins on Friday morning May 6th at 4:45 A.M. at check-in and ends on Monday at 8:00 A.M. after the last trips leave. All trips will depart from and return to the

Crescent City Cultural Center,
1001 Front Street
Crescent City, California
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Events start and end at the times listed on your registration. Length of times listed for field trips are approximate and include travel time. Workshop and field trip leaders, or their representative, will meet with participants at the Cultural Center and escort them to the designated sites. PLEASE BE PROMPT. Times listed are departure time: Most field trips will go rain or shine! The main exceptions are the water excursions, and evening owl fieldtrips, which are weather dependent.

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WHAT TO BRING
The month of May on the North Coast can be sunny, warm and dry - or rainy, cold and windy. Always prepare for rain. Dress in layers. Waterproof boots and jackets are recommended. Bring personal binoculars, scopes, field guides, and other essentials.

For all water and ocean excursions,
it is extremely important to DRESS WARMLY.

Bring wet weather gear and something to dry and protect fragile optics, and an extra set of dry clothes. Events are scheduled to allow time for meals at local restaurants in between.

PLEASE NOTE

• All Prices are Per Person
• Dress in Layers for Wind and Rain
• Waterproof Boots and Jackets a MUST
• Bring Hats and Gloves