Marin County Parks

Thank you Trail Partners and law enforcement partners who joined together for an outpost on the Mill Valley Sausalito multiuse path. Whether you are on foot, on a bike, or on a horse, travel safely. Go slow and say hello!

Have you been following Fat Bear Week at Alaska's Katmai National Park? Drumroll. The 2006 winner is...

Marin County Parks and our partner Marin Water recently celebrated our exceptional volunteers and their dedicated service. Beautiful day at McNears Beach for a meal, music, and plenty of good cheer.

Check the calendar for volunteer opportunities:
parks.marincounty.gov/discoverlearn/events-calendar

Repairs on two bridges on the Mill Valley Sausalito Path are complete, one month ahead of schedule. Happy travels.

New from Bay Nature magazine: Are Vagrant Birds Lost, or Pioneers? For Clues, Researchers Look to the Farallon Islands.

Vagrants—birds that show up hundreds or even thousands of miles outside their normal geographic range—are notoriously difficult to study. The Farallones are one of the few places on Earth that attract enough vagrants for scientists to even try.

Read the full article to discover what scientists are learning from Farallones vagrants and hear from Point Blue’s Pete Warzybok and Jim Tietz, who have spent years documenting these unexpected visitors: https://shorturl.at/ADygA



📸: Blackpoll Warbler at the Farallones, credit Jim Tietz/Point Blue

In case you need a kitty cutie break today.

California Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 19. Check the calendar and join in. We've got events at Black Point, Hal Brown Park, Lagoon Park, McInnis Park, and Kent Island.

Jornada de Limpieza Costera de California, sábado 19 de septiembre. Consulta el calendario y acompáñanos. Eventos en Black Point, Hal Brown Park, Lagoon Park, McInnis Park y Kent Island.

https://parks.marincounty.gov/discoverlearn/events-calendar