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KELSEYVILLE – The upcoming Heron Festival and Wildflower Brunch, on April 24 and 25, sponsored by the Redbud Audubon Society and the Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association (CLSPIA) promises an array of fun and interesting nature-oriented activities, ranging from pontoon boat tours on Clear Lake to a live bird presentation.
Heron Festival is in its 16th year and since its founding by the Redbud Audubon Society, the event has grown to become one of Northern California’s most popular nature festivals.
The festival is held at the Clear Lake State Park at 5300 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.
Pontoon boat tours on Clear Lake are a popular feature of the festival, but a great variety of other activities and programs are offered.
Boat tours are held on both days beginning at 8 a.m. and last for approximately 90 minutes. Advanced reservations are strongly suggested for the boat tours. This may be accomplished by going to the Heron Festival website at www.heronfestival.org. Price for a boat ride is just $15 per person.
Other activities on Saturday include an Audubon Bird Walk with Brad Barnwell starting at 8:30 a.m., the popular Wildflower Brunch from 9 a.m. until noon, a “Nature Fair,” which features exhibit booths highlighting education displays and information from nature-related government agencies, local environmental nonprofit groups, and nature-related artists and craftsmen.
Keynote speaker on Saturday is Philip Greene, an internationally known photographer of herons and egrets. His presentation will be given at the Visitor Center Auditorium at 10:00 a.m. and repeated at 2:30 p.m. In the Visitor Center there are interpretive displays of Lake County’s natural and cultural resources to enjoy.
Children’s activities will include a wide range of fun educational programs for children to learn about nature, including owl masks, peanut butter birdseed feeders to take home, and making a personalized bird journal. A family nature walk is available both days at 10:00 a.m.
Pontoon boat tours continue on Sunday along with more walks, the nature fair, and a 10 a.m. presentation by Dr. Harry Lyons on “Myths and Music of Clear Lake.”
At 11:30 a.m. children of all ages will enjoy a nature-inspired Sing-along Puppet Show, then at 1 p.m. a live bird presentation, “Raptor Speak,” by Native Bird Connections will give visitors the opportunity to see raptor behavior up close.
The “Raptor Speak” program will repeat at 2 p.m. and the puppet show repeats at 3:15 p.m.
All events except the pontoon boat tours and the Wildflower Brunch are free and open to the public. Registration for both the boat tours and the brunch are required and can be made by going to the festival website or by calling 707-263-8030. The Web site, www.heronfestival.org , also features the full schedule of events for the two day Heron Festival at Clear Lake State Park.
