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.


Send program suggestions to:

Ken Sobon

(530)520-9050

Field Trips

Liability Waiver

AltaCal Bird Alliance 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.

WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY


Pre-registration required

  •  Signing an AltaCal Bird Alliance Liability Waiver is a requirement to attend all field trips. AltaCal'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.

AltaCal Bird Alliance’s Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway 

See you next year at the

26th Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway, January, 2026

    Monthly Program Presentations

    Monthly Programs and Presentations for the general community are held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. In December the meeting is held on the 2nd Monday.

    In June, July, and August there are no meetings.


    Next Presentation

    November 16, 6:30-7:30pm

    Chico Creek Nature Center


    Native Habitat - Bringing New Life to a Legacy Program

    Presenters: Carolyn Short & Danna Moore


     

    Join AltaCal Executive Director, Danna Moore and Neighborhood Habitat Certification Program (NHCP) Coordinator, Carolyn Short as they give an update on the Habitat Certification Program. Established in 2014, the program has certified over 100 yards, many of them converted from monoculture lawns to native plant meccas for biodiversity and bird habitat. The goal of the Certified Neighborhood Habitat Program is to support community members interested in converting unused lawns to natural, drought-tolerant California native landscaping and habitat. 


    Every yard counts! Through this program, we can conserve and protect valuable water resources and rebuild needed wildlife corridors within our community.
    In-Person
    Chico Creek Nature Center is located at     1968 E 8th St, Chico 

    Via Zoom

    Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88354381257?pwd=KyLtBxloyAnHUvmitlZ9WBk77pbb8O.1

    Meeting ID: 883 5438 1257

    Passcode: 088443


    ZOOM MEETINGS Archive

    Board Meetings

    Board of Directors Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Contact AltaCal President Ken Sobon for time and location.

    VIEW CALENDAR PAGE

    November 2026

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    8:30am Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento River NWR

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    9am Rio Vista Unit of the Sacramento River NWR

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    8:30am Beginning Birding – Mendocino Genetic Resource Center aka Chico Seed Orchard

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    10am Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

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    6:30pm November Monthly Presentation: Native Habitat - Bringing New Life to a Legacy Program

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    8am Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

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    9am Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento River NWR

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