Our Indian Summer seems to be slipping away quickly. Please join us for our last two member events of the season.

Oct 23 from 10 to noon - our stewardship director, Kim Hayes will show off our Sala property -one of her favorite spots. We've not toured this land with our members for years, so it is a great time to see the restoration efforts and chat with Kim. (As of today the weather forecast is showing rain for this Saturday. We will post any cancellations on the Elkhorn Slough Foundation Facebook page by Friday.)

Nov 7th - early morning birding walk will be held and lead by one of our favorite birding experts, Rick Fournier. Rick will take you down our Long Valley property helping you hear and see the diversity of birds in that beautifully untouched valley. You'll meet at the Reserve at 7:45 and caravan over to the property for a 3 hour walk. If you have ever enjoy the songs or the sight of a bird, you'll want to join us for this walk.

All walks are free, but we do ask you to RSVP to help us ensure the best experience for you and the land. The weather can be "iffy" this time of year. In case of rain, we will post any cancellations on our Facebook page. You can also check with the Visitor Center (831-728-2822) the morning of the walk.

Over the next several months there will be big happenings and changes at Kirby Park. The park has been selected as the staging site for the Parsons Slough Sill project. This project as you might recall is designed to help reduce the tidal scour in Parsons Slough by installing an underwater sill. Later this month equipment will arrive at Kirby Park - big equipment! You can expect to see a crane, barge, and thousands of pounds of steel and rock.

Once the sill is completed it will be time to address Kirby Park itself. As part of the project, we will be repairing the parking lot and creating structures to help slow the erosion of the parking lot and restoring the launch ramp and dock. We appreciate your patience as we work on these major restoration projects that will help promote the health of the slough and ensure the enjoyment of Kirby Park for years to come.

It is a wonderful statement about the commitment community members, neighbors, and friends have for this area as twice a year they merrily walk Elkhorn Road picking up trash and recyclables. Another great group of volunteers did just this late last month. The work isn't easy, but it is productive, by noon the dumpster was half full and by the end of Sunday it was completely full. That is a great deal of trash out of our neighborhood and on its way to be disposed of or recycled.

We want to thank all 35 volunteers that worked for 3 hours, collecting 2000 pounds of trash and about 200 pounds of recyclables. The Elkhorn Slough Foundation would also like to thank Waste Management for donating the dumpster and service to this Clean-Up Day.

The Next official Roadside Clean-Up will be the third Saturday in April next year.

What a surprise to see two bobcats - mother and cub - crossing a path on the Reserve. One of the finest reasons to preserve land is so all creatures can find a place to live. The Reserve is 1700 acres and the Foundation owns/manages another 3,600 acres providing some roaming room for deer, wild turkeys, coyotes, and a few bobcats. We'd like to thank David Eddy for sharing his photos with us.