“Oonk-a-lunk” American Bittern

“Oonk-a-lunk” American Bittern

Walking through Shollenberger the other day, I had an unexpected encounter with one of nature’s most elusive creatures – the American Bittern. I was alerted to its presence by its strange, guttural call. It is a deep, resonant “oonk-a-lunk” like a...
River Cleanup Success for Earth Day

River Cleanup Success for Earth Day

Clark, Michael, Joanne and I met at Shollenberger Park at 9 am and went to the South trail near the river to start trash pickup where the prior cleanup left off. We made it to the river side trail where a lot of plastic stuff and other trash piled up on the high...
Full Moon over Shollenberger Park

Full Moon over Shollenberger Park

Pic taken by John Shribbs at sunset while walking Shollenberger Park Dec 2021. Rains have filled the Central Pond with water and the birds have come back.
Trail Map and Guide now on the web page

Trail Map and Guide now on the web page

Tim Fleming, our industrious web designer, just added another new page to our website: Shollenberger Trail Map and Guide. Page was put in the Science menu. We have 15 stations around the 2.2 mile walk. Some of the posts are getting old and some missing and one of our...
Six Kiosk Posters Replaced

Six Kiosk Posters Replaced

John Shribbs created six new posters to 4 of the kiosks at Shollenberger Park. They were printed at Speed Pro in Santa Rosa since it has inks that are more UV resistant. Point Blue is working on a poster on their restoration plantings that will go in the rebuilt kiosk...

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