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Welcome to The Reading Nook! by David Sandri June, 2023 Hello and welcome to this month’s The Reading Nook – a monthly book review from our library, along with newsworthy items to do with nature....
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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...
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The Reading Nook, May 2023
Article by David Sandri, PWA Librarian* May 2023 Hello and welcome to the first post for The Reading Nook – a monthly book review from our library, along with newsworthy items to do with nature....
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Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids
Register your kids for Dec 31 Christmas bird count. This is a fun event led by PWA Docents. See flyer for details. CBC4Kids Annual Event – flyer...
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ECWRF Owl box camera following 2 owls
After cleaning out the large owl box in the dead Eucalyptus tree in October it has been occupied by same two owls consistently. Good chance this is now a formal pairing and we will be watching for...
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There were 7 and now there are 5
The camera in the owl box at ECWRF has seen the laying of 7 eggs turn into 7 owlets growing white and then brown feathers. Len has been watching daily as have I and Len reports he believes the two...
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PWA Celebrates Ciclovia: A Bike or Walk Event!
On Sunday, July 17th, Petaluma Blvd. was closed to vehicles and opened to walkers and bikers, directing them to cross Washington to access Lynch Creek trail and travel across town to Lucchesi Park...
read moreAnnual Picnic 2022
PWA held its 2022 annual picnic and meeting on Sunday, July 10th, under the redwoods at McNear Park. Several people expressed how good it felt to get together again, as many have either been...
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Shollenberger’s Cliff Swallows under Adobe Creek Bridge
Cliff Swallow Image by Len Nelson By Mary Kadri Working my way through my bird monitoring education with PWA researcher, Len Nelson, I put aside my new fear of spiders to join him in counting cliff...
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Feather Fest Champion, Spring 2022
By Mary Kadri On May 7th, 2022 Sheryl Nadeau, long-time PWA docent and incredible all-around volunteer, pulled off another successful spring Feather Fest. Several dozen children attended, along...
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