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Stay up to date with our most recently published articles“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,...
read moreRiver 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...
read moreFull 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...
read moreChristmas Bird Count 4 Kids Jan 1
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read moreTrail 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...
read moreSix 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...
read morePozo Family gather at their bench together for first time.
Jerry and Diane Pozo finally were able to bring their family out to their new bench after all were vaccinated. This is the new style and material of bench that is guaranteed for 50 years. They are...
read more3 days of Earth Day Cleanup at Shollenberger Park Central Pond
Twelve people showed up today to help pick up the litter that came with the river dredging. PWA showed up in force as well as some FOPR folks and Sunrise Rotary. This is the first of a 3 day event....
read moreShollenberger Cleanup
We have been working on cleaning up the plastic, rubber, and synthetic materials deposited from the dredging process. We are on Day 8 with over 100 volunteer hours from many people in our...
read moreAmerican Bittern Seen & Heard at Shollenberger
From Roger Elliott, 5-2020 Living just a few blocks from Shollenberger Park in Petaluma for 15 years I’ve become quite familiar with its 2-mile loop starting from the parking lot off S. McDowell...
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