Thursday, Sept 26, 2024 Sonoma Plaza, Sonoma, CA
Join us for a morning exploring historic Sonoma Plaza featuring points of interest that include California’s last & northern-most mission, the San Francisco Solano Mission; Sonoma City Hall, Presidio of Sonoma and other historic buildings. https://sonomaplaza.com/points-of-interest/
While you’re there, you may want to visit some of the local wineries. Check out this website to discover the wineries easily reachable from the Plaza - both by foot and by car: https://www.sonomacounty.com/articles/guide-wine-tasting-sonoma-plaza/
Trip Essentials
Look forward to seeing you there!
Jeannette Lakness-King, Communications, APS
Thursday, June 27, 2024 Irving Penn Exhibit at the deYoung
Where: deYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Time: Meet at 10:00 am at the Ansel Adams exhibit entrance inside the museum. We will break for lunch at 1pm. Note that the museum opens at 9:30
Tickets: Please purchase your ticket now. The tickets are all access and are not timed.
Pricing: Seniors: $35; Adults <65: $38; Museum Members: Free
Lunch: We’ll plan to have lunch at the deYoung Cafe at 1pm https://www.famsf.org/visit/de-young-cafe
Tags for FLICKR: 2024_Penn; APS FB page: #2024_Penn
Registration Link (members only) : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aps-field-trip-to-irving-penn-exhibit-at-the-deyoung-museum-tickets-909920706327?aff=oddtdtcreator
Deadline for registration: June 26th at 5pm. On the evening of the 26th, we will email a list of trip participants to everyone who has registered. Note that the registration form asks for your mobile phone numbers so that we can reach out to you if need be.
Parking: The Music Concourse Garage is available for de Young Museum parking. The parking lot is a quick walk from the museum entrance. You can reach the parking garage via Fulton Street and 10th Avenue. The current rate for parking in the garage is $5.25/hour. Parking is also available for free along roadways throughout the park
Depending on when you were there last, you might be in for a surprise. The Presidio has undergone a major transformation since becoming a National Park. There is enough here for several field trips, but we will start with...
WHERE: Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Blvd, SF. Highly recommend this be your starting point whether or not you intend to meet up as a group. Visitor Center opens at 10 AM and has a 3D map of the Presidio. The Rangers there are extremely helpful and can direct you to the best photo sites. There are also free Ranger talks everyday; ask for schedule and location.
MAPS: Strongly recommend you download them to your Smartphones before leaving home. They were too large to attach to this email.
https://presidio.gov/visit/presidio-park-maps
PARKING: Paid parking within designated spots; free parking for displayed disabled person placards; pay with credit card at kiosks.
For location of public parking and other important information, check:
https://presidio.gov/visit/getting-to-and-around-the-park/how-to-pay-for-parking
https://presidio.gov/access-and-inclusion-at-presidio-tunnel-tops
LUNCH: Meet up at 1 PM at the food trucks. Food trucks gather in parking lot of Main Parade Lawn between 11 AM and 3 PM. You can check which ones will be there up to one week in advance at:
https://presidio.gov/explore/park-attractions/presidio-pop-up-schedule
Grab some food, bring a blanket/folding chair and meet as a group for a picnic on the lawn nearby as many of the local office workers do.
OR
If available, we can try and get a picnic table behind visitor's center.
TAGS FOR POSTING PHOTOS :
Flickr Tag: APS2024_Presidio
Facebook Tag: #APS2024_Presidio
Saturday, April 20: Field Trip to China Camp State Park
Join us for a day of exploring historic China Camp on San Pablo Bay in San Rafael.
Trip Essentials
- When: Saturday, April 20, 2024
- Where: China Camp State Park 730 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94901
- Time: Meet at 8:00 am at the China Camp Village parking lot. Note: Gates to the parking lots open at 8am. If you arrive earlier, you can park on the side of the road and walk in.
- Parking: A Parking+Trail Day Pass is $5 per vehicle, which includes trail access for up to four people.
- Purchase day-use passes at one of the Electronic Pay Stations, located at the lot above the entrance to the Village as well as throughout the park. Pay stations accept cash (no change), or credit and ATM cards.
- Lunch: Please bring your own lunch. There are plenty of picnic tables throughout the park.
- Registration Link (members only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/874631816307?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Deadline for registration: April 19th at 12:30pm. Note that on the afternoon of the 19th, we will email a list of trip participants to everyone who has registered. The registration form asks for your mobile phone number so that we can reach out to you if need be.
- Tag for posting images: FLICKR: APS2024_ChinaCamp FB: #APS2024_ChinaCamp
- Join our Discussion Forum on this Field Trip to communicate with other members about this trip
March 7, 2024 - Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
The King Tides are back! And, as it is with tides - we have highs and lows. The low tide at Moss Beach's Fitzgerald Marine Reserve happens at 2:45pm on Thursday, March 7th and is minus 0.82 ft. Sunset on the 7th is at 6:10 pm. There will be a lot to see! In addition to all of the sea creatures available to photograph during the low tide, a stroll through the cypress grove located on the bluff just south of the tide pools provides an entirely different environment for capturing interesting images.
WHERE: Fitzgerald Marine Reserve 200 Nevada St. Moss Beach, CA (San Mateo County)
WHEN: Thursday, March 7th, 2024
TIME: 11:00 AM
TAG: for posting images: FLICKR: APS2024_MossBeach FB: #APS2024_MossBeach
LUNCH: Plan to bring your own lunch
RSVP through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/850422916837?aff=oddtdtcreator
Links:
We look forward seeing you there!!
Jeannette Lakness-King, Communications Chair, APS
February 22 - Sacramento NWR and Colusa NWR
February is a great month to visit California's National Wildlife Refuges. On Thursday, February 22nd, APS is heading to TWO of them: Sacramento NWR and Colusa NWR.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL for attached PDF filled with ESSENTIAL INFORMATION including maps and directions
REGISTER at Eventbrite: APS National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip
To pique your interest, at SacNWR six Bald Eagles were spotted on January 20th. Another APS member's recent sightings: Snow Goose, Ross's Goose, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Greater White-fronted Goose, Ruddy Duck, Gadwall, Killdeer, White Pelicans, Great Egrets, Great Horned Owl, Western Meadowlarks, various raptors including Red-shouldered Hawk and Peregrine Falcon, plus more.
February 2-4 - Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery in San Simeon (cancelled due to weather)
If you are interested in participating in this field trip, your immediate NEXT STEPS should be:
- Save the Date & Register: Please save this date on your calendar and register on Eventbrite. We plan to meet up early on Saturday morning (2/3/24) to photograph the elephant seals. Friday (2/2/24) and Sunday (2/4/24) will be travel days.
- Reserve Lodging Now: This will be an overnight (actually two nights) trip at a very popular time for visiting the elephant seals. Securing your lodging reservations now is critical. We have checked lodging search platforms as recently as this morning and there are plenty of rooms in both Cambria and San Simeon that are available to reserve for this specific weekend.
We will send a more detailed Field Trip email shortly. For more information on the elephant seals and this location, see: https://elephantseal.org/birthing-and-breeding/