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7:00pm
LAH Council Chambers
www.prbo.orgNancy Couperes
650-941-4808
Birds are excellent indicators of environmental health and their populations are declining at an alarming rate throughout our region and the country. Presenters Melissa Pitkin, Education & Outreach Director of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory and Bob Power, Executive Director of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society will explain the importance of riparian habitats for birds and what can be done to bring them back to Bay Area streams. This event is being co-sponsored by Hidden Villa and the Los Altos Hills Open space Committee. As seating is limited, please RSVP to Nancy
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10:00am
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
www.hiddenvilla.orgMarc Sidel
650-949-9704
communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org
Are you looking for ways to eat more sustainably? Join Hidden Villa farm manager
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1:00pm to 4:00pm
Los Altos Hills
25745 Bassett Lane
Los Altos Hills
CA
US
www.wildnet.orgWildlife Conservation Network
650-949-3533
nichole@wildnet.org
Please join us for a wonderful and family friendly day to celebrate the inspiring work of Rosamira Guillen and Anne Savage of Proyecto Titi, an organization in Colombia that is working to protect the cotton-top tamarin. There will also be two fun and interactive demonstrations. The first will allow guests the chance to see how one of the world’s smallest monkeys are tracked and give them a chance to try out the technology on stuffed tamarins! Anne and Rosamira will also show our guests how eco-mochilas are woven and give them the chance to try out their own weaving skills!
Delicious Food and beverages will be served.
Please RSVP by Friday, March 28, 2008 by emailing Nichole Baker at nichole@wildnet.org or by calling her at 650-949-3533
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8:00am to 4:00pm
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
Anna Alioto
650-949-8652
aalioto@hiddenvilla.org
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8am to 11am
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
US
www.hiddenvilla.orgMarc Sidel
650-949-9704
communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org
Explore the bird life of the oak woodlands at a time of year when bird song is at its peak. We will do a lot of listening. Beginners welcome. Wear your hiking shoes and bring binoculars if you have them. Carpooling encouraged. Led by the
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Los Altos Hills
Bullis Charter School students will kick off the third annual Los Altos Hills Pathway Pickup. In the past, students, teachers and parent volunteers have covered 22 miles of pathways, collecting up to 800 pounds of trash in a day.
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Westwind Barn
Nancy Couperes
Learn about the environment and sustainability at this wonderful event. Meet green organizations in the local area and learn how you can get involved. The "Big Cats" are back this year and we have other surprises in store for you.
Start the day with guided hikes from Hidden Villa to Westwind Barn and enjoy the festivities.
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10:00am to 3:00pm
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
US
650-941-1068
cnps_scv@yahoo.com
Scores of species of native plants, seeds, and bulbs suitable for California gardens. Speak to experts about lawn alternatives such as native perennials, wildflowers, and grasses. Native plant books, posters, and note cards. Cash or check only. Organized by Santa Clara Valley Chapter of California Native Plant Society. Come early for the best selection; bring boxes to carry your purchases home. For more information, visit http://goingnativegardentour.org/pressroom/2008SpringSalePressRelease.pdf or email cnps_scv@yahoo.com,
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4:00pm
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
US
www.hiddenvilla.orgMarc Sidel
650-949-9704
communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org
Come visit Hidden Villa’s three sustainable buildings; the
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9:00am to 3:00pm
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
US
www.hiddenvilla.orgMarc Sidel
650-949-9704
communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org
Protect the Adobe Creek watershed and “bring the birds back” by restoring stream banks and riparian wildlife habitat with native plants. This hand- on workshop will teach you how to restore eroded stream banks with soft, natural revetment (restoration) methods using willows and other native plants. We’ll give you instructional materials and native plant cuttings to take home. Please wear work clothes, boots, gloves, and bring pruners if you have them.
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9:00am to 12:00pm
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
US
www.hiddenvilla.orgMarc Sidel
650-949-9704
communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org
This lecture will give gardeners, farmers and landscapers humane tools for control of gophers and moles. Barriers ranging from gopher baskets to underground fence designs will be discussed. A lot of attention will be focused on attracting natural predators as well as examining the many types of gopher repellents such as noisemakers, drenches, animal urine and urban myths. A major portion of the lecture will explore various trapping techniques, live and fatal. The trapping section will introduce a new trap, the Cinch trap, which is more effective and humane. Tracking techniques and animal identification and biology will also be presented. Thomas Wittman, owner of Gophers Limited (www.gopherslimited.com) has been a specialist on gophers and most animal pests for many years and has been a favorite lecturer at garden clubs, vineyards, farms and educational institutions.
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10:00am to noon
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills
CA
hiddenvilla.orgMarc Sidel
650-949-9704
communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org
Wildflower Hike
SAT, April 19& SUN, April 27;
Ages 10 and up. $10/person.
Enjoy the wildflowers in bloom on this leisurely stroll led by the