Special Event
Build a Bird or Bee House!
Join our first ever workshop to create your own bird or bee house. Keep or donate your masterpiece to the Annual Birdhouse Auction in March. Who: Teens and adults (ages…
Read MoreChristmas Bird Count Friday, December 30
Calling all birders for the 2016 Christmas Bird Count! All levels of birders welcome! For the Oceanside CBC (which includes the Buena Vista Lagoon, Whelan Lake, Anstine Nature Preserve, Oceanside…
Read MoreANNOUNCING: JANUARY 2017 UC CALIFORNIA NATURALIST CERTIFICATION COURSE
If you enjoy exploring and learning about our local ecology, engaging in citizen science and sharing your knowledge with others, this program is for you! The 40 hour course combines…
Read MoreCelebrating Bats! recipe and bat conservation notes
For those who enjoyed the Celebrating Bats! event at the BVAS nature center, here is a flyer with the wonderful and simple parfait, made with foods pollinated by bats and…
Read MoreHelp clean up the Buena Vista Creek Ecological Reserve!
Join Preserve Calavera on Saturday, November 5th from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the west end of Haymar Street (near the Marron Adobe) for a creek clean-up event. Please RSVP Paige at:…
Read MoreThe Art and Science of Wildlife Tracking
October 21 & 22, 2016 Become a Nature Detective through this two-day wildlife tracking workshop! Wildlife trackers piece together clues left behind in the environment to gain a richer…
Read MoreThe Art and Science of Wildlife Tracking
Become a Nature Detective through this two-day wildlife tracking workshop! Learn basic track and sign identification, avoid the pitfalls of perception, learn how to distinguish between mountain lion and domestic…
Read MoreJoin local celebrities for a free kids event celebrating bats and bat-pollinated food!
Children’s author and illustrator Janell Cannon teams up with Amanda Mascia, creator of The Good Food Factory children’s healthy cooking show at the BVAS Nature Center on Saturday, October 15th…
Read MoreMeet “Caulerpa Conquest” author Eric Muñoz!
From 2000-2006, the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and the Southern California coastline were endangered by an invasive Mediterranean seaweed, Caulerpa taxifolia. Thanks to a community outpouring, the lagoon was saved. A…
Read MorePaul Weber, aka ‘Dr Duck,” to sell select pieces of art at Oceanside Art Gallery
Popular local metalworker artist, Paul Weber, of ‘Dr Duck’ fame, will be selling a select few pieces of his beloved metal bird art. Following the art exhibit at the BVAS…
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