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.
"Without flintknappers, life would be dull and pointless."

Date: January 20, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Drive, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located across the restrooms, on the far end of the park, near a small pine tree. Look towards the children's playground. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information: California Knappers

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
The knapping get-together is open to flintknappers who like to flake stones, learn from each other, trade for materials and meet fellow lithic knappers. All levels and expertise are welcome --- from novice, intermediate and advanced knappers. There is no fee to attend. California Knappers serve as a source of information and as a means of communication among flintknappers, providing inspiration and friendship. Come and work on your lithic project or practice the art of making Stone Age tools.

Date: February 2, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Drive, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located across the restrooms, on the far end of the park, near a small pine tree. Look towards the children's playground. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information: California Knappers

OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Experience the Ohlone cultures as we tour a diorama of village life at the Visitor Center. Walk to a 2,200-year-old 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. Learn about the past and the present.

Date: March 3, 2013
Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm
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 3, 2013
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 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

SKILLS OF THE PAST: ATLATL
Join us for a day of Stone Age activity. Dart throwers or atlatls were utilized by hunter/gatherer societies. The atlatl, with it’s stone-tipped dart, pre-dated the bow and arrow. See various atlatl designs and learn about this prehistoric tool. Watch a flintknapping demonstration and try your skill at hitting a target with an atlatl.

Date: March 10, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Instructor: 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: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the Dairy Glen campsite (8 minutes walk towards the bay from the Old Quarry parking lot).
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.

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 techniques to produce a glowing ember as we practice our fire making skills through hands-on activities and demonstrations.

Date: March 17, 2013
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 17, 2013
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

EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS HIKE
The Ohlone Peoples and European settlers gathered wild plants for food, medicine and tools. Identify edible plants on a sprintime hike. Gather Miner’s lettuce for a tasty salad, process Manzanita cider, munch on acorn cookies, snack on dried Huckleberries and sample other savory wild foods.

Date: March 24, 2013
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: 12-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
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

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS
If you are interested in flaking obsidian, flint, chert or any glass-like stone, come and join other flintknappers in a knapping get-together at Karl Nordvik Park in Fremont. Work on your lithic project while meeting fellow flintknappers. Join us at the monthly California Knappers get-together. Everyone is welcome . . . . from novice, to advanced knappers, to the curious. There is no fee to attend. It's open to the public.

Date: March 30, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Drive, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located across the restrooms, on the far end of the park, near a small pine tree. Look towards the children's playground. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information: California Knappers. An e-mail response is requested, if you plan to attend the knapping get-together. Contact kahikoarts@yahoo.com

GARIN & SETTLER HISTORY HIKE
Meander along the wooded riparian corridor of Dry Creek on a leisurely 3 mile loop hike. Learn about the history of the Meyer's Ranch and the Garin family. Visit the Garin Barn Visitor Center and look at the equipment and tools of pioneer farm and ranching life. We'll hike back to the Dry Creek Garden and the parking lot.
Date: March 31, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Fee: No fee for the program
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks
Meet at the East Bay Regional Park District parking lot at the end of May Road in Hayward.
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: April 6, 2013
Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm
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: April 6, 2013
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 p
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

MAKING PREHISTORIC SHELL BEADS
Utilize past technology to break, drill and grind shell pieces by hand to create shell beads. Learn about stone tools and prehistoric techniques. Shell beads provided anthropologists with knowledge of trade and exchange networks, the distribution of wealth and status in central California Native societies.

Date: April 13, 2013
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Min/max Age: 12-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
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

SHELL PENDANT & SEED BEAD NECKLACES
Shells and seeds were made into indigenous necklaces for adornment. Create pine nut beads and make an abalone shell pendant. Use a pump drill to produce the pendant hole. Watch a demonstration on making dogbane cordage. Using past technology, we'll make a very unique necklace.

Date: April 13. 2013
Time: 1:00m - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: $12.00 ($14.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Min/max Age: 12-yrs-old (parent participation required) / Adult
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: May 19, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Drive, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located across the restrooms, on the far end of the park, near a small pine tree. Look towards the children's playground. Parking is free.
Access the California Knappers webpage for more information: California Knappers. An e-mail response is requested, if you plan to attend the knapping get-together. Contact kahikoarts@yahoo.com

OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Learn about Ohlone cultures as we tour a diorama of village life at the Visitor Center. Stroll 1/2 mile through a vibrant marsh habitat to a 2,200-year-old Tuibun 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 a reconstructed shade structure, pit house and a sweat house at the village site. We'll also examine reproductions of artifacts.

Date: June 2, 2013
Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm & 1:30 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 10:00 am.
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 16, 2013
Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
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 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.

Date: June 16, 2013
Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
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 barn.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.

BERRY PICKING BASKET
Tule was used by California Natives for various utilitarian items, like mats, boats, houses, was well as baskets. What makes this versatile marsh plant so unique? Learn more as we create a berry picking basket from tule. This is a two-day workshop. Participation in gathering tule is required to take the class. We'll harvest tule on June 23 and make the basket on June 30.

Dates: June 23, 2013 & June 30, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (June 23, gathering tule) & 10:00 am - 3:30 pm (June 30, making the tule basket)
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old and older
Fee: $15.00 ($17.00 for non-residents 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 on both days.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

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: June 23, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 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

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: July 6, 2013
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 10:00 am.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.

SKILLS OF THE PAST: TULE MAT
Acquire the skill to twine a marsh plant called Tule with cordage. Create a comfortable bulrush mat to sit on.
Learn about the cultural significance of this multipurpose plant material. It is and was used by many Native American groups both as a food resource and for manufacturing items of material culture. Baskets, boats, duck decoys, hats, clothing, shoes and thatching for homes are among the Tule items made by the California Native Peoples.
July 13 (10 - 12 pm): Gather Tule for your mat (participation is required).
July 20 (10 - 4:00 pm): Construct your Tule mat.

Dates: July 13, 2013 & July 20, 2013
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (July 13) & 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (July 20)
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: $10.00 ($12.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
The $10.00 fee is for both days.
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, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

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: July 13, 2013
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 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

BOW DRILL & HAND DRILL FIRE MAKING
Learn the secrets of fire-by-friction. Indigenous cultures throughout the Americas utilized the hand drill method, as well as the bow drill technique for fire making. Explore the differences between the two unique methods. Learn how fire was created through hands-on activities and try your skill at creating a lighted ember.

Date: July 27, 2013
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:00 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, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

4th ANNUAL STONE AGE OLYMPICS & KNAP-IN
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 22, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 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.