Altacal Audubon’s Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway
See you next year at the
26th Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway, January, 2026
Events
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.
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.
February 2025 Program Presentation
Monday, February 17, 2025
at 6:30 p.m.
Chico Creek Nature Center
1968 E 8th St, Chico
and on Zoom
Or join Zoom using Meeting ID: 922 795 8804
and Passcode: 468753
Bring Back the Pollinators
Presented by Michelle Graydon, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a research based international organization established in 1972, is dedicated to the conservation of insects and other invertebrates. Because pollinating species are considered keystone indicators of environmental health, by way of their supporting plant reproduction and diversity, Xerces’ programs emphasize creating and preserving habitat for these all important species, including Bumble bees, native bees and Monarch butterflies.
Michelle Graydon, B.S. Biological Sciences, CSU Chico, Xerces Society Ambassador, Bumble bee Watch citizen scientist, Butte County Master Gardener and macrophotography enthusiast, will share the work of the Xerces Society and have information for how you can make a difference in your home and communities.
Michelle recently returned from a macro and nature photography workshop in Brazil, photographing, among other natural wonders, bioluminescent termite mounds in the Cerrado, the largest grassland in the world.
Board Meetings
Board of Directors Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Contact Altacal President Ken Sobon for time and location.
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25th Snow Goose Festival
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8:30am First Saturday at Indian Fishery Day Use Area
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10am Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
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10am SNWR Pine Creek Unit Young Adults Birding
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9am Wetland Birding at the Llano Seco Unit
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6:30pm Bring Back the Pollinators
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8:30am RESCHEDULED Brad Freeman Trail at North Forebay
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8:30am Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary, Laurel Avenue, Sutter County
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9am Logan Creek Trail Winter Debut
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8:30am First Saturday at the Yahi Trail