COYOTE HILLS October 2014 NATURALIST PROGRAMS All programs are held at this Visitor Center unless otherwise noted. Coyote Hills Visitor Center is open Wednesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm GATHERING OF OHLONE PEOPLES   Interpretive Staff 10am-4:30pm, Sunday, October 5 Ohlones from several tribes will share their culture and history, including music, song, dance, and stories. They'll discuss contemporary cultural involvements, and demonstrate basket, jewelry, soaproot brush, and dogbane string making. Visit a more than two-thousand-year-old village site, play an Ohlone game, try making fire without matches, or make a miniature tule boat. Taste native plant teas and acorn soup cooked with heated stones in a basket. For information: (510) 544-3220. COYOTE CUBS   Coyote Hills Visitor Center Francis Mendoza & Interpretive Staff 10:30-11:30am Wednesday’s, October 1, 15, 29 Get your preschooler out and into nature! We’ll play games, explore the park, and do a craft related to the theme of the day. Parent/Caregiver participation required. 3-5 years old. Oct 1: Ohlone Kids, Course #6983 Oct 15: “Rock” and Roll, Course #6984 Oct 29: Creepy, Crawly Creatures Course #6985 Registration Required Fee: $4 ($6 non-res.) SSNAKES, SSTORIES AND SSPIRALS  Dino Labiste, Naturalist 12:30-3:30pm, Saturday, October 4 Drop in anytime to meet the snakes that make Coyote Hills their home. Learn about their unique adaptations and how these slithering reptiles have become part of our folklore. Create a snake spiral craft to take home. 5+yrs For information: (510) 544-3220 HEALTHY PARKS, HEALTHY BIRDING BY BIKE PEOPLE HIKE   Alameda Creek Regional Trail Dino Labiste, Naturalist (Beard Staging Area) 10-11:30am, Saturday, October 4 Francis Mendoza & Jeremy Saito Join us for a leisurely stroll along marsh and bay 7:30am-10am, Sunday, October 12 trails and a short walk over the hills. Get out Look for birds as we ride through the East and get moving! Bay’s largest watershed. We’ll ride to Niles For information: (510) 544-3220 Staging Area and back, covering 10 miles of trail. Loaner bikes, helmets and binoculars available upon request. 15+yrs. For information: (510) 544-2553. COYOTE HILLS FAMILY FUN HOUR   Francis Mendoza & Interpretive Staff 2-3pm, Sunday October 12, 19, 26 Get to know the natural world around you! Stories, games, and activities suitable for all ages communicate fun facts! Each class covers a different topic. Drop in and check us out! 5+yrs Oct 12: All About Acorns Oct 19: Reptiles Oct 26: Red Hill Hike For information: (510) 544-3220 WEEKDAY BIRD WALK  Various Parks Interpretive Staff 7:30-9:30am, Tuesday, October 14 (Garin-May Ave entrance) 7:30-9:30am, Tuesday, October 21 (Hayward Shoreline, W.Winton Ave. Staging Area) Share your enthusiasm for bird life on a tranquil walk through various Bay Area parklands! All levels of birding experience welcome. Bring water, sunscreen, and binoculars or scopes. 12+yrs For information: (510) 544-3220 SKILLS OF THE PAST: ACORN PROCESSING  Garin Regional Park, Garin Barn Visitor Center Dino Labiste, Naturalist 10am-3pm Saturday, October 18, Course # 6959 Acorns were, and still are, a nutritious food of California Native Americans. Watch and participate in the techniques of acorn processing. Stone tools, as well as modern tools, will be used to shell, pound, leach and cook the acorns into a meal. Registration Required: 1888-327-2757 Fee: $5 (non-res: $7) October 2014 HALLOWEEN TWILIGHT HIKE  Dino Labiste, Naturalist 5:30-8:30pm Saturday, October 25, Course #6872 Spend a SPOOKtacular evening as we hike the hills looking for hobgoblins, witches and ghosts during sunset. Find out the ancient origins and modern traditions of Halloween. Don your costume to seek out wondering souls along the trail. Return for treats and a campfire story. 5+yrs Registration Required: 1888-327-2757 Fee: $4 OHLONE VILLAGE SITE   Francis Mendoza, Nauralist 10-noon, Sunday, October 26 Walk one-half mile through vibrant marsh habitat to a more than 2,000 year-old Ohlone village site. Learn about Ohlone cultures, past to present. Tour a reconstructed shade structure, pit house and sweat house. Meet at the Visitor Center For information: (510) 544-3220. COYOTE HILLS October 2014 CALLING ALL TEACHERS The interpretive staff offers unique, handson field programs to help you achieve the California State Content Standards. For more information please call or e-mail the visitor center and request our school program flyer and program application form along with our Program-State Science Standards correlation sheet. Or, visit us on the web to submit an application online. Application deadline for spring programs is December 2, 2014. If you missed our August 4, 2014 fall program deadline, call to inquire about a self-guided field trip option: (510) 544-3220. Parents/Guardians: please share information with your child’s teacher. this Come celebrate your child’s birthday at Coyote Hills Visitor Center! We offer two themes to choose from: Butterflies & Garden Critters or Reptiles. Your nature-themed party will include: * Classroom Indoor Activity * Nature Game and/or Guided Outdoor Exploration * Craft to make and take home * Party Favor Bags For kids ages 3-12 years. Fee: $75 for up to 10 children, then $5.00 per additional child up to 15 children maximum. Offered on selected weekends only. For more info and reservations call (510) 544-3220  Parking Fee may apply  Wheelchair accessible (non-res.) Residents outside of Alameda and Contra Costa counties  Accommodation will be made for visitors with disabilities with advance notice. For assistance please call (510) 544-3220 or e-mail [email protected]. Register online for some classes: www.ebparksonline.org. COYOTE HILLS REGIONAL PARK 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555 Phone: (510) 544-3220 e-mail:[email protected]