Get outdoors this week with these local events Get outdoors this week with these local events

PUBLIC HIKE, SEPT. 10

Santa Rosa: Pepperwood Preserve hosts a public hike 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at 2130 Pepperwood Preserve Road. Reservations required. A free, moderate to strenuous 3-4-mile hike. Donations accepted. Contact pepperwoodpreserve.org or call 591-9310.

MINDFUL WALK, SEPT. 10

Glen Ellen: Jeff Falconer leads a walking meditation at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Road. Walk 1.5 miles to Jack's lake 9:30 a.m. with an option to continue another three miles. $15 includes parking. Call 938-5216 for information or visit jacklondonpark.com.

SCIENCE FAIR, SEPT. 11

Sonoma: Wine Country Optics and Nature Fair is 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Sunday, with conservation organizations, artists and optics companies in the courtyard at 20 Spain St., near the Sonoma Barracks. Free, family-friendly event with live music, and birds from area rescue centers. Volunteer interpreters will staff landmarks in the Sonoma State Historic Park. Contact Tom Rusert at 939-8007 or sonomanature@gmail.com or sonomabirding.com.

SOUNDSCAPE ECOLOGIST, SEPT. 14

Sonoma: “Voice of the Natural World: An Evening With Bernie Krause,” a benefit for the Sonoma Ecology Center, features recordings and a talk by the Glen Ellen soundscape ecologist at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ramekins Culinary School, 450 W. Spain St. Tickets are $35 at brownpapertickets.com/event/2581355. Contact Don Frances, 996-0712 ext. 122 or don@sonomaecologycenter.org.

PYGMY FORESTS, SEPT. 9-11

Mendocino County: Discover the miniature trees of the pygmy forests along the Mendocino County coast Friday through Sunday during a guided, four-hour, moderately difficult hike up the Ecological Staircase Trail. Meet at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Sunday, at the Jug Handle State Natural Reserve parking lot on Highway 1 north of Caspar. Bring a lunch or snack and water. More info: Wendell Rickon, 937-0179, or ranger Fred Andrews, 961-0471.

WILDLIFE HIKE, SEPT. 10

Petaluma: Sonoma County Regional Parks' monthly Walk on the Wild Side guided hike is 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Tolay Lake Regional Park, 5869 Cannon Lane. Shelly Spriggs will show you how to set a camera trap to photograph wildlife. Bring a snack and water and wear closed-toe shoes. $3, $5 per family. $7 parking. Register in advance at parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov.

BIO BLITZ, SEPT. 10

Sonoma: Spend the day photographing birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, trees and other biodiversity 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Maxwell Farms Regional Park, 100 Verano Ave. Bring a smartphone with the iNaturalist app or a digital camera. Register at parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov.

FILM SCREENING, SEPT. 15

Sebastopol: A food and wine reception for “Birders: The Central Park Effect,” a film by Jeffrey Kimball, begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 15, followed by a 7 p.m. screening of the film about birds in New York City's Central Park. The Laguna Foundation benefit is held at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley Ave. $75 includes a later bird migration walk and talk, $25 movie only. Tickets at the door or lagunadesantarosa.org. More info: Bev Scottland, 527-9277 ext. 106, or bev@lagunafoundation.org.

CAMPFIRE TALK, SEPT. 16

Sonoma: Sing songs, roast marshmallows and hear a short talk by an interpretive specialist 7-8-p.m. at Sonoma State Historic Park, 20 E. Spain St. Free event for all ages. Call 935-6832 for information.

OLD GROVE FESTIVAL, SEPT. 17

Guerneville: Listen to music by Poor Man's Whiskey and David Luning under the redwoods while raising money for Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods 4:30-10 p.m. Sept. 17. The annual Old Grove Festival is held at Armstrong Woods State Natural Preserve, 17000 Armstrong Woods Road. $30-$75. stewardscr.org, 869-9177.

CHARITY GOLF, OCT. 1

Windsor: Register now for the Chip in for Charity Golf Tournament, held Oct. 1 at the Windsor Golf Course. Proceeds benefit Crossing the Jordan's 18-month Life Transformation Program for women and children who have suffered traumatic experiences. The four-person scramble includes a raffle and prizes. $150 includes green fee, cart and reception. Register at sonomacountygolf.com/tournament. Details at info@sonomacountygolf.com and 348-2188.

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PUBLIC HIKE, SEPT. 10

Santa Rosa: Pepperwood Preserve hosts a public hike 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at 2130 Pepperwood Preserve Road. Reservations required. A free, moderate to strenuous 3-4-mile hike. Donations accepted. Contact pepperwoodpreserve.org or call 591-9310.

MINDFUL WALK, SEPT. 10

Glen Ellen: Jeff Falconer leads a walking meditation at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Road. Walk 1.5 miles to Jack's lake 9:30 a.m. with an option to continue another three miles. $15 includes parking. Call 938-5216 for information or visit jacklondonpark.com.

SCIENCE FAIR, SEPT. 11

Sonoma: Wine Country Optics and Nature Fair is 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Sunday, with conservation organizations, artists and optics companies in the courtyard at 20 Spain St., near the Sonoma Barracks. Free, family-friendly event with live music, and birds from area rescue centers. Volunteer interpreters will staff landmarks in the Sonoma State Historic Park. Contact Tom Rusert at 939-8007 or sonomanature@gmail.com or sonomabirding.com.

SOUNDSCAPE ECOLOGIST, SEPT. 14

Sonoma: “Voice of the Natural World: An Evening With Bernie Krause,” a benefit for the Sonoma Ecology Center, features recordings and a talk by the Glen Ellen soundscape ecologist at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ramekins Culinary School, 450 W. Spain St. Tickets are $35 at brownpapertickets.com/event/2581355. Contact Don Frances, 996-0712 ext. 122 or don@sonomaecologycenter.org.

PYGMY FORESTS, SEPT. 9-11

Mendocino County: Discover the miniature trees of the pygmy forests along the Mendocino County coast Friday through Sunday during a guided, four-hour, moderately difficult hike up the Ecological Staircase Trail. Meet at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Sunday, at the Jug Handle State Natural Reserve parking lot on Highway 1 north of Caspar. Bring a lunch or snack and water. More info: Wendell Rickon, 937-0179, or ranger Fred Andrews, 961-0471.

WILDLIFE HIKE, SEPT. 10

Petaluma: Sonoma County Regional Parks' monthly Walk on the Wild Side guided hike is 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Tolay Lake Regional Park, 5869 Cannon Lane. Shelly Spriggs will show you how to set a camera trap to photograph wildlife. Bring a snack and water and wear closed-toe shoes. $3, $5 per family. $7 parking. Register in advance at parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov.

BIO BLITZ, SEPT. 10

Sonoma: Spend the day photographing birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, trees and other biodiversity 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Maxwell Farms Regional Park, 100 Verano Ave. Bring a smartphone with the iNaturalist app or a digital camera. Register at parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov.

FILM SCREENING, SEPT. 15

Sebastopol: A food and wine reception for “Birders: The Central Park Effect,” a film by Jeffrey Kimball, begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 15, followed by a 7 p.m. screening of the film about birds in New York City's Central Park. The Laguna Foundation benefit is held at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley Ave. $75 includes a later bird migration walk and talk, $25 movie only. Tickets at the door or lagunadesantarosa.org. More info: Bev Scottland, 527-9277 ext. 106, or bev@lagunafoundation.org.

CAMPFIRE TALK, SEPT. 16

Sonoma: Sing songs, roast marshmallows and hear a short talk by an interpretive specialist 7-8-p.m. at Sonoma State Historic Park, 20 E. Spain St. Free event for all ages. Call 935-6832 for information.

OLD GROVE FESTIVAL, SEPT. 17

Guerneville: Listen to music by Poor Man's Whiskey and David Luning under the redwoods while raising money for Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods 4:30-10 p.m. Sept. 17. The annual Old Grove Festival is held at Armstrong Woods State Natural Preserve, 17000 Armstrong Woods Road. $30-$75. stewardscr.org, 869-9177.

CHARITY GOLF, OCT. 1

Windsor: Register now for the Chip in for Charity Golf Tournament, held Oct. 1 at the Windsor Golf Course. Proceeds benefit Crossing the Jordan's 18-month Life Transformation Program for women and children who have suffered traumatic experiences. The four-person scramble includes a raffle and prizes. $150 includes green fee, cart and reception. Register at sonomacountygolf.com/tournament. Details at info@sonomacountygolf.com and 348-2188.