Altacal Audubon’s Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway
See you next year at the
25th Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway, January 23 - 26, 2025
Meetings & Events
Meetings are held the third Monday of each month at
6:30 p.m.
All meetings are open to the community via a HYBRID meeting: either in-person at the Chico Creek Nature Center (1968 E 8th St, Chico, CA 95928) or via Zoom.
See descriptions below.
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Field Trips
Liability Waiver
Altacal Audubon Society requires that the Liability Waiver be completed and signed before participating in any field trip. Each participant only needs to complete one per year for Altacal (although this does NOT cover the liability waiver for the Snow Goose Festival). The Field Trip Coordinator will keep the Master File of all completed forms and send the information to the Field Trip Leaders before their trips.
Pre-registration required
- Signing an Altacal Audubon Society Liability Waiver is a requirement to attend all field trips. Altacal Audubon’s scheduled field trips are a great way to experience a variety of birding areas, with an experienced trip leader. Occasionally “Pop-up” Birding Field Trips, that aren’t listed here, will be posted on the Altacal Facebook Page.
Board Meetings
Board of Directors Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Contact Altacal President Ken Sobon for time and location.
Speaker Series Meetings
Speaker Series Meetings for the general community are normally held on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. In December the meeting is held on the second Monday.
In June, July, and August there are no meetings.
April 2024 Speaker Series
Monday, April 22, 2024
at 6:30 p.m.
Chico Creek Nature Center
1968 E 8th St, Chico
and on Zoom
Or join Zoom using Meeting ID: 819 9424 6964
and Passcode: 731042
Living With and Learning about Bumble Bees
Presented by John Whittlesey
John will share his photos taken over the last 8 years sharing his property with six species of bumble bees while weaving a discussion of their life history along with anecdotes of “living with bumble bees,” ending the talk with plants to plant if you too would like to invite bumble bees to visit your garden.
John Whittlesey is a nurseryman, garden designer, and author who has spent the last ten years designing and installing climate-appropriate gardens to attract more wildlife into the garden. He is a strong believer that we become more connected to our garden spaces when our gardens become more than just pretty places, but rather vibrant habitats where birds and insects thrive. Being semi-retired, he now can spend more time on his10-acre homestead enjoying the richness around him, photographing, celebrating, and sharing this diversity with others.