John Muir Birthday Earth Day

Saturday, April 16th
10:00am - 4:00pm

John Muir National Historic Site

4202 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA 94553

This year’s special event will feature over 50 exhibitors offering a host of earth day activities and environmental awareness information for children and adults. Enjoy Scottish bagpipers and dancers, Frank Helling performing as John Muir, nature walks with a ranger, tours of the John Muir historic home, silent auction, recycled fashion show and guest speakers.

Admission to the park is free; food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information see www.johnmuirassociation.org or call the John Muir National Historic Site at (925) 228-8860.

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Concert to Benefit the

Acalanes Ridge Acquisition

Sunday, May 1

3:00 - 4:30pm

Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
49 Knox Drive, Lafayette, CA 94549

A special concert featuring extraordinary singers and instrumentalists from the San Francisco Opera along with the Acalanes High School Chamber Singers, all to benefit the Acalanes Ridge Acquisition Project. Suggested contribution of $25 at the door.

For more information visit: www.muirheritagelandtrust.org or call the Land Trust at 925-228-5460

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Directions to the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church

Friday, May 20 through
Sunday, May 22

Find out just how rewarding building a trail can be! We will hold a three-day event to build trails on Acalanes Ridge, with the help of Volunteers for Outdoor California (V-O-Cal). Sign up for just one day, or bring your camping gear and spend some fun time camping Friday and Saturday nights with fellow volunteers. We bring the tools, you bring the person-power. Breakfast and lunch provided, and a delicious dinner awaits those who camp overnight.

Registration with V-O-Cal is required: register at www.v-o-cal.org or call (650) 298-9774.

Saturday, June 5, 10:00am

Join us for the dedication of our newest property!

More details to come—for information, call (925) 228-5460

Saturday, August 13
5:00-9:00pm

Look for your invitation in the mail this summer! Our much - anticipated annual gala will again be an elegant evening under the stars in the pear orchards of John Muir’s Victorian estate. We will all look forward to very special guests, celebratory wines, a delicious dinner, and lively auctions.

This magnificent property was opened to the public on June 5, 2010.

Purchased in 2005, 702-acre Fernandez Ranch has undergone a major restoration project. Highlights include a new staging area, picnic areas, 156 ft. clear span bridge, large-scale creek restoration, more than 10,000 native plants and trees, 3.5 miles of multi-use trails including sections accessible to people with disabilities and an important new segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail. The property has only previously been available for docent-led tours, but is now open to the public from dawn to dusk.

All trail users are invited – hikers, bikers and equestrians. Dogs are also welcome at Fernandez Ranch.

For directions, maps and brochures please visit: www.muirheritagelandtrust.org