WINTER COUNT
This premier event focuses on primitive technology. The Winter Count gathering has a varitety of workshops that will be familiar and will also introduce you to many new and different formats, skills and personalities. Experienced instructors, with diverse primitive skills, will teach you how to brain tan deer hide, create pottery, learn fire-by-friction methods, ply cordage and many other utilitarian skills.
Date: February 15 - 21, 2015
Fee: Early registration - $300 (prior to February 1), Late registration - $375
Location: Maricopa, Arizona
For info & registration: Contact Backtracks for information at http://www.backtracks.net/wintercount.html or access http://www.backtracks.net/Registration.html for registration.
BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOPS WITH CHARLES KENNARD
Coiled Straw Basket - January 31, 2015
On-Going Projects - March 7, 2015
These are classes for adults and teens; beginning and experienced weavers are welcome.
Access the PDF file BasketWorkshop_2015.pdf for registration information and details about the workshops.
Contact Charles Kennard at charleskennard@comcast.net for more information.
OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Learn about Ohlone cultures as we tour a diorama of village life at the Visitor Center. Walk to a 2,200-year-old Tuibun Ohlone village site in the park, see replicated structures and examine reproductions of artifacts. Along the trail, we’ll identify plants that provided food, medicine and tools for the first people of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Date: March 8, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 10:00 am.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
VOLUNTEER DAY: OHLONE VILLAGE SITE
Learn about the Tuibun Ohlone culture, as we help care for an important 2,200-year-old village site. Volunteer to clean, weed and renew the structures and the site. We’ll provide snacks, water, gloves, tools and a presentation about the archaeological village site’s historical and cultural significance.
Dates: March 8, 2015
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Docent/Volunteer Coordinator: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 12-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
Join us for a day of flintknapping. The knapping get-together is open to novice, intermediate and advanced knappers. Anyone who is interested in the skill of making stone tools is more than welcome. Come and work on your lithic project or practice the art of flintknapping and learn practical advice from fellow knappers.
Date: March 14, 2015
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Beard Staging Area, Fremont, CA
Beard Staging Area is along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail in Fremont. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information and directions: California Knappers
WILD EDIBLES AND PLANT USES HIKE
The Ohlone Peoples and European settlers gathered wild plants for food, medicine and tools. Identify edible plants on a springtime hike. Gather Miner’s lettuce for a tasty salad, process Manzanita cider, snack on Black Walnut and sample other savory wild foods.
Date: March 15, 2015
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old and older
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Meet at the Garin Barn Visitor Center (red barn).
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
SKILLS OF THE PAST: FIRE MAKING
Ever wondered how fire was created before matches or a lighter? Unravel the secrets of fire-by-friction, fire-by-percussion and fire-by-compression. Discover the various fire making techniques around the world to produce a glowing ember. We'll practice our fire making skills through hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Date: March 22, 2015
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
SKILLS OF THE PAST: CORDAGE MAKING
The ability to twist, twine or braid fibers into cordage allowed indigenous cultures to tie their world together. Learn the various techniques of gathering, preparation, extracting and plying of plant materials to create cordage. Practice the efficient method of leg rolling dogbane fibers.
Date: March 22, 2015
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
SKILLS OF THE PAST: WILLOW BASKET
Willow was used by California Natives for various ulitarian baskets. What makes this versatile plant of the wetlands so unique? Learn more as we create a traditional style basket from willow.
Date: March 29, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: $35 ($39 for non-resident of Contra Costa and Alameda Counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old and older
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Meet at the Visitor Center and visit the Ohlone exhibits and displays. Then, we'll walk 1/4 of a mile through vibrant marsh habitat to a 2,200-year-old Ohlone village site. Along the trail, we’ll identify plants that provided food, medicine and tools for the Ohlone Peoples. Tour reconstructed structures, like a tule house, shade shelter, sweat house and a circular subterranean house. You'll also get the opportunity to examine reproductions of artifacts of the first people of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Date: April 4, 2015
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 1:00 pm.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOPS WITH CHARLES KENNARD
Coiled Willow Trinket Basket - April 11, 2015
Sunday Series - April 19, May 17, June 14, July 12, 2015
Whole Willow Shoot Twined Basket - May 30, 2015
Coiled Straw Basket - July 11, 2015
These are classes for adults and teens; beginning and experienced weavers are welcome.
Access the PDF file BasketWorkshops2_2015.pdf for registration information and details about the workshops.
Contact Charles Kennard at charleskennard@comcast.net for more information.
CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The knapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of lithic technology is more than welcome.
Date: April 12, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Beard Staging Area, Fremont, CA
Beard Staging Area is along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail in Fremont. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information and directions: California Knappers
BUCKEYE GATHERING
Ancestral Arts & Primitive Living Skills
The gathering is an educational event that will consist of teachers hosting classes ongoing for five days, on a variety of topics including: hand-drill fire making, plant fiber cordage, stone tools, buckskin, basket weaving, nature awareness, pottery, local flora and fauna identification, food preparation (acorns!), primitive weapons including bows and arrows, fiber arts, herbalism, shelter building, and storytelling. We are excited to have local Native American involvement in both the planning process and the event itself. We will encourage a family-oriented, all-ages event and will emphasize skills and materials indigenous to California, while welcoming students and instructors from all over the map. There will be activities interspersed throughout the week such as a marketplace, panel discussion, and dance night. We will provide breakfast and dinner. Participant camping will consist of cars, tents, tipis, and trailers.
Date: April 26 – May 2, 2015
Fee: Access http://buckeyegathering.net for fee prices.
Location: Lake Concow Campground, Butte Co., CA
Contact califorigin@gmail.com for more information.
CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
Join us for a day of flintknapping. Novice, intermediate and advanced knappers are welcome. Practice the skill of making functional tools from obsidian and other conchoidal fracturing stone. Come and work on your lithic project and meet other fellow knappers.
Date: May 17, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Beard Staging Area, Fremont, CA
Beard Staging Area is along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail in Fremont. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information and directions: California Knappers
28th RATTLESNAKE RENDEZVOUS
Travel back in time for a weekend of Stone Age living skills at Sunol Regional Wilderness' remote Camp Ohlone site. With our intrepid band of primitive instructors, we will attempt to experience as closely as possible the rigors and satisfactions of village life in the old ways. Learn various Stone Age and wilderness skills.
Course #9243
Date: May 15 - 17, 2015
Time: Program starts 6:00 pm on Friday to 3:30 on Sunday
Organizer: Cat Taylor
Fee: $110 / Adult ($122 for non-resident of Contra Costa and Alameda counties), $90 / Seniors ($100 for non-resident of Contra Costa and Alameda counties), $65 / Child ($73 for non-resident of Contra Costa and Alameda counties)
Location: Sunol Regional Wilderness, 1895 Geary Road, Sunol, CA
Meet at the old, green barn.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
For more information, access https://apm.activecommunities.com/ebparks/Activity_Search/8258
CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
Join us for a day of flintknapping. The knapping get-together is open to novice, intermediate and advanced knappers. Anyone who is interested in the skill of making stone tools is more than welcome. Come and work on your lithic project or practice the art of flintknapping and learn practical advice from fellow knappers.
Date: June 27, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Beard Staging Area, Fremont, CA
Beard Staging Area is along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail in Fremont. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information and directions: California Knappers
BERRY PICKING BASKET
Tule was used by California Natives for various utilitarian items, like mats, duck decoys, boats, houses, as well as baskets. The rhizomes were also eaten for food. Learn more about this multipurpose marsh plant as we create a berry picking basket from tule.
Dates: June 28, 2015
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old and older
Fee: $15 ($17 for non-resident of Contra Costa and Alameda Counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Experience the Ohlone cultures as we tour a diorama of village life at the Visitor Center. Stroll 1/4 mile through vibrant marsh habitat to a 2,200-year-old Ohlone village site in the park. Along the trail, we’ll identify plants that provided food, medicine and tools for the first people of the San Francisco Bay Area. See replicated structures and examine reproductions of artifacts at the village site.
Date: June 14, 2015
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 2:00 pm.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
FATHER'S DAY ADVENTURE: FIRE MAKING
Learn how to start a fire without matches or lighters. Unravel the science behind how the bow drill produces an ember. Generate solar power to create a hot coal using an aluminum can or water bottle. Acquire the skill to build a safe and efficient campfire.
Date: June 21, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 8-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Meet at the front entrance of the Garin Barn Visitor Center at 10:00. The fire making activities will be at one of the picnic tables in the immediate area near the back of the barn.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
FATHER'S DAY ADVENTURE: ATLATL THROWERS
Join us for a day of Stone Age activity using a prehistoric dart thrower. Altatls were utilized by hunter/gatherer societies. Watch a demonstration on how to create a Paleolithic stone point. Try your skill at hitting a target with an atlatl dart. Join in on the atlatl contest and win a stone point.
Date: June 21, 2015
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 8-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Meet at the front entrance of the Garin Barn Visitor Center at 1:30. The flintknapping demonstration will be at one of the picnic tables in the immediate area near the back of the barn. The atlatl activity will be located along the hillside behind the barn area.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
KIDS CAMP: STONE AGE TIME TRAVELERS
Practice skills once needed to thrive in the ancient wilds. Learn to create shelter, fire, cordage, tools and many more prehistoric activities. Discover edible and useful plants. Play games of the past and visit an Ohlone village site. Embark on a fun-filled Stone Age journey through hands-on wilderness skills and nature awareness practices.
Dates: July 20, 2015 to July 23, 2015 (4 days)
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste (Naturalist) + park staff
Ages: 9 to 13-years-old
Fee: $200 for residents of Contra Costa & Alameda counties / $220 for non-residents
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2 or go online at http://www.ebparks.org/registration
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for more information: (510) 544-3215
CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
Join us for a day of flintknapping. The knapping get-together is open to novice, intermediate and advanced knappers. Anyone who is interested in the skill of making stone tools is more than welcome. Come and work on your lithic project or practice the art of flintknapping. Learn practical advice from fellow knappers.
Date: July 25, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Beard Staging Area, Fremont, CA
Beard Staging Area is along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail in Fremont. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information and directions: California Knappers
ANCIENT WAYS AT SUGARLOAF PRESERVE
Atlatl Competition comes to Sugarloaf! Join us for our 6th year of competitive primitive technology contests, featuring over a dozen games, and activities. Try your skill at tossing the Atlatl, “The Atom Bomb of the Stone Age.” Throw the rabbit stick, the American Indian boomerang that doesn’t come back. Make and spin an acorn top. Play stick dice and other games. Make simple crafts from cattails, tules, pine nuts, soap stone and more, using only primitive tools. Exhibitors will have more to share. Make this a family day at Sugarloaf.
Date: August 8, 2015
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Organizer: Ranger Bruce Weidman
Fee: No fee for the event
Location: Sugarloaf Open Space Preserve, 2161 Youngs Valley Rd., Walnut Creek, CA
Contact Park Ranger Bruce Weidman for information: (925) 943-5899 x 2665
No pets permitted
CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The knapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of lithic technology is more than welcome.
Date: August 23, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Beard Staging Area, Fremont, CA
Beard Staging Area is along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail in Fremont. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information and directions: California Knappers
COYOTE HILLS KNAP-IN
Join us for our 22nd annual gathering of flintknappers and observe how stone tools and arrowheads were made, or if you’re 13 or older, give it a try yourself! If you have tools and safety gear (eye protection, leather pads, etc) bring them along. Otherwise, we usually have plenty to share.
Date: August 29 & 30, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (both days)
Instructor: Ken Peek & friends
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
*Camping will be available for knappers wanting to attend both days.
Contact Ken Peek for more information at (510) 537-1215
OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Meet at the Visitor Center as we view a diorama of a native village. Walk 1/4 mile through vibrant marsh habitat to a more than 2,000 year old Ohlone village site. Learn about Ohlone cultures, past to present. Tour a reconstructed shade structure, subterranean house and sweat house.
Date: September 6, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 10:00 am or 1:30 pm.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
RABBITSTICK RENDEZVOUS
The Rabbitstick Rendezvous is a totally unique learning experience of various primitive technology and wilderness skills. This premier event focuses on hands-on classes that will introduce you to many new and varied formats, skills and personalities. Rabbitstick will provide you with an unparalleled chance to learn from both journeyman and master teachers. This gathering of experienced instructors and eager participants is made available to you from Backtracks. The Rabbitstick Rendezvous is one of the largest and oldest of the comtemporary primitive skills gatherings.
Date: September 13 - 19, 2015
Fee: Early registration - $300 (prior to September 1), Late registration - $375
Location: Rexburg, Idaho
For info & registration: Contact Backtracks for information at http://www.backtracks.net/rabbitstick.html or access http://www.backtracks.net/Registration.html for registration.
SKILLS OF THE PAST: FIRE MAKING
Ever wondered how fire was created before matches or a lighter? Unravel the secrets of fire-by-friction, fire-by-percussion and fire-by-compression. Discover the various fire making techniques around the world to produce a glowing ember. We'll practice our fire making skills through hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Date: September 20, 2015
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
SKILLS OF THE PAST: CORDAGE MAKING
The ability to twist, twine or braid fibers into cordage allowed indigenous cultures to tie their world together. Learn the various techniques of gathering, preparation, extracting and plying of plant materials to create cordage. Practice the efficient method of leg rolling dogbane fibers.
Date: September 20, 2015
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
6th ANNUAL STONE AGE OLYMPICS
Join us for a day of primitive technology contests and stone tool making demonstrations. Cast a prehistoric dart thrower called an atlatl, create fire by rubbing two sticks together, throw a rabbit stick, fling a bolas and participate in other age appropriate primeval activities. Watch skilled knappers transform rocks into functional tools. There will be an atlatl International Standard Accuracy Competition (ISAC) scheduled in the morning. The ISAC Competition will end at noon. Stop by, if you want to compete for ISAC scores. Plaques will be awarded for 1st place winners in the Men's Divison, the Women's Division and the Youth's Division.
Date: September 27. 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Organizer: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the event (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the Dairy Glen campground (8 minutes walk on the Bayview Trail towards the bay from the Old Quarry parking lot).
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
Open to the general public. The event is family-friendly.
SKILLS OF THE PAST: ACORN SOUP
Acorns were, and still are, a nutritious food of California Native Americans. Watch and participate in the techniques of acorn processing. Stone tools, as well as modern tools, will be used to shell, pound, leach and cook the acorns into a meal.
Date: October 17, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: $5.00 ($7.00 for non-residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
$5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
SKILLS OF THE PAST: BASIC FLINTKNAPPING
Unearth the art of transforming a stone into a functional obsidian tool. Learn about prehistoric equipment, such as hammerstones, and use modern materials, like copper pressure flakers. Practice beginning skills to create a Stone Age microblade or shape an arrowhead.
Date: October 24, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
GOURD / KNAPPING DAY AT THE PEEK'S
Ever wondered what’s involved in making those beautiful crafted gourds that you’ve seen in the gift shops? Or how arrowheads and stone tools were made? Well, here’s your chance to find out by trying your hand at either or both of these activities! Join us for an informal day of gourd-crafting and flint-knapping. Bring along an item to share at the pot-luck lunch table. Hope you can join us!
Date: October 24, 2015
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Instructors: Ken and Elizabeth Peek & friends
Location: 27361 Palomares Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94552
Contact Ken Peek for more information at (510) 537-1215
CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
Join us for a day of flintknapping. The knapping get-together is open to novice, intermediate and advanced knappers. Anyone who is interested in the skill of making stone tools is more than welcome. Come and work on your lithic project or practice the art of flintknapping and learn practical advice from fellow knappers.
Date: November 22, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Beard Staging Area, Fremont, CA
Beard Staging Area is along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail in Fremont. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information and directions: California Knappers
WILLOW PRUNING & GATHERING
Find out about Ohlone land management techniques to tend nature, then apply those methods to increase the health, extent and habitat potential of a lakeside willow patch. Help us prune and gather willow for use in next year's cultural programs at Coyote Hills Regional Park.
Date: December 12, 2015, Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Date: December 19, 2015, Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program
Location: Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont, CA 94536
Meet at the parking lot located near the back of the entrance kiosk booth. Please arrive on time. We will all walk together to the willow patch.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
MINI-TULE BASKET ORNAMENT
Learn about the marsh plant called tule. We'll create a small tule basket ornament that can be given as a gift or hung on your Christmans tree. Come and join us as we discover the many uses of this versatile plant.
Date: December 19, 2015
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 14-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215
OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Learn about Ohlone cultures as we tour a diorama of village life at the Visitor Center. Walk to a 2,200-year-old Tuibun Ohlone village site in the park, see replicated structures and examine reproductions of artifacts. Along the trail, we’ll identify plants that provided food, medicine and tools for the first people of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Date: December 26, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 10:00 am or 1:30 pm.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.
