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February 5th - 7th, 2010
Festival Sponsors

2010 Sponsors

Festival Host
($5,500 and up)

Weston Solutions, Inc.
CH2M HILL

Festival Partner
($2,000 to $4,999)
US Fish & Wildlife Service, San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
City of Vallejo In-kind

Major Sponsors
($1,000 - $1,999)

Friends of San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Swarovski Optik of North America
Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District
Vallejo Watershed Alliance
Hertz Equipment Rental - Benicia In-kind

Festival Supporters
($500 to $999)

Crockett Cogeneration
Apollo Internet
In-kind

Festival Donors
($250 to $249)
EnviroTech Services Company
Napa Solano Audubon Society
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau In-kind
Whole Foods - Napa In-kind

Festival Friends
($100 to $249)

California Native Plant Society Willis L. Jepson Chapter
Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge
Down Window Press In-kind
Friends of the Napa River
Goodfellow Wine In-kind
Robin Leong
Madrone Audubon Society
Marin Audubon Society
Mt. Diablo Audubon Society
Out of this World In-kind
Point Reyes National Seashore Association
Reyes Paintings In-kind
Saintsbury Winery In-kind
Save San Pablo Baylands In-kind
Solano County Outdoor Recreation Events
State Park Ballot Initiative
Vaca Valley Volks
VALCORE Recycling, Inc.
Wild Bryde Jewelry In-kind

2010 Festival at a Glance

Click here for Downloadable 2010 Program Guide:
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Saturday, January 30th 2010
*** Note: This outing is the weekend Before the Festival

10am - 12noon Birding Rush Ranch

Friday, February 5th 2010

7:00am - 9:00am Sunrise Boat Tour of Napa’s New Marsh
8:00am – 10:00am Ducks, Shorebirds, and Raptors of American Canyon Wetlands
9:00am – 11:00pm Mid-morning Boat Marsh Tour of Napa’s New Marsh – from Kennedy Park, Napa
9:30am – 12noon Ellis Creek Wetlands Tour
12:45pm – 3:30pm Mare Island Historic Southshore Walk
1:45pm – 5:00pm Mare Island Birding Hot Spots Tour
2:00pm – 3:00pm Suisun Wildlife Center Tour
3:30pm – 4:45pm Photographing Panoramas with Julio Mestres
5:30pm – 7:00pm Festival and Art Exhibit Opening Reception, (Expo)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops and North Bay Regional Wetlands Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Shows, (Expo)
7:00pm Festival Silent Auction - Bidding Begins, (Expo)
7:45pm – 9:00pm Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve: a world of amazing discoveries, (Expo)

Saturday, February 6th 2010

5:30am – 6:45am A Railing We Will Go! Birding Tour
8:00am - 10:00am Sunrise Boat Marsh Tour of Napa’s New Marsh – from Kennedy Park, Napa.
8:30am – 11:00am Birding American Canyon from Wetlands to the Quarry
8:45am – 12noon Birds at Bahia
9:00am – 12noon Birding Hike on King-Swett Ranches
9:00am - 4:00pm American Volkssport Association Sanctioned 5k and 10k Volkswalk, (Expo)
9:00am – 4:00pm Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Fine Art Exhibit, North Bay Regional Wetlands and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Show, (Expo)
9:00am – 4:00pm Nature Art, Learning and Crafts for Kids, (Expo)
9:00am – 4:00pm Come Aboard the USS LCS 102 Mighty Midget Restored WWII Landing Craft Support Gunboat
9:30am – 12noon Ellis Creek Wetlands Tour
9:30am - 3:00pm Flyway Festival Self-Guided Refuge Walk Hosted by Weston Solutions, Inc. and Napa-Solano Audubon Society (Expo)
9:45am - 11:45am Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:00am How You Can Help Save State Parks: the State Park Ballot Initiative, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:00am Walking Tour of Historic Mare Island Naval Shipyard, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:15am Photographing Panoramas with Julio Mestres, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:30am Walk to the Top of the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:45am Morning Boat Tour of Napa’s New Marsh
10:00am – 12noon Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Docent Tour
10:00am – 12noon Let’s Go Birding with Lisa Myers, (Expo)
10:00am - 3:00pm Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
10:00am - 3:00pm Tour of St. Peter’s Chapel and the Mare Island Museum, (Expo)
10:15am – 11:30am Beginning Birding for Families, (Expo)
10:30am - 11:30am Marshlands of Dreams
11:30am - 12:30pm Native Bird Connections Raptor Show “The Wonder of Raptors” Wildbird Show Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, (Expo)
11:45am - 1:45pm Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour, (Expo)
12noon – 1:00pm Take Your Picture with the National Wildlife Refuge Blue Goose Mascot, (Expo)
12:30pm - 1:00pm “Sing Thing” Family Singing with Sandi Morey, (Expo)
12:30pm - 2:00pm Delve Deeply into the History of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery Docent-led Tour, (Expo)
12:30pm - 2:30pm Mare Island Native Plant and Mushroom Walk, (Expo)
12:30pm - 3:00pm Pond 1/Cullinan Ranch Ecology of the North Bay Walk
1:00pm - 2:00pm Suisun Wildlife Center Slide Show and Live Wildlife Visit Wildbird Show Stage Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, (Expo)
1:00pm – 3:30pm Mare Island Hike on the Westside of the Shoreline Heritage Preserve
1:45pm - 3:45pm Discover Mare Island's Historical Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour (Expo)
2:00pm – 3:00pm Mucky Marsh Music, (Expo)
2:00pm – 3:00pm Owls, Head to Toe – Who's Who in the Forest?, (Expo)
2:00pm – 3:30pm Sonoma Baylands Tidal Wetland Walk
3:00pm – 3:30pm Friends of the Napa River Support River Restoration Projects including "Rutherford Dust Society" and "Oak Knoll", (Expo)
3:00pm – 3:30pm Attracting Birds to your Garden with California Native Plants, (Expo)
3:30pm– 6:00pm

Hudeman Slough Wetland Walk (replaces Skaggs Island hawks walks till 2011)

7:00pm - 11:00pm Mare Island Nocturne - Introductory Night Photography Workshop
Pre-Registration by January 30th Required (Expo)

Sunday, February 7th 2010

9:00am - 11:00am Sunrise Birdwatching Boat tour Lake Hennessey
9:00am – 4:00pm Bay Area Wetlands to Ridgetops Fine Art Exhibit, North Bay Regional Wetlands Paintout and Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Plein Air Paintout Show, (Expo)
9:00am - 4:00pm Nature Art, Learning and Crafts for Kids, (Expo)
9:00am - 4:00pm American Volkssport Association Sanctioned 5k and 10k Volkswalk, (Expo)
9:30am - 12noon Mare Island Historic Southshore Hike
9:30am – 3:00pm Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
9:30am – 3:00pm Flyway Festival Self-Guided Refuge Walk Hosted by Weston Solutions, Inc. and Napa-Solano Audubon Society, (Expo)
9:45am - 11:45am Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour, (Expo)
10:00am – 11:00am Walking Tour of Historic Mare Island Naval Shipyard, (Expo)
10:00am – 3:00pm Tour St. Peter’s Chapel and Mare Island Museum, (Expo)
10:00am – 1:00pm Bird Walk and Wetland Discussion at Cullinan Ranch
10:00am – 3:00pm Come Aboard the former USS LCS(L) 102 Mighty Midget Restored WWII Landing Craft Support Gunboat, (Expo)
10:00am – 3:00pm Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Self-guided Walk
10:00am – 3:00pm Tour St. Peter’s Chapel and Mare Island Museum, (Expo)
10:15am - 11:30am Beginning Birding for Families, (Expo)
11:00am - 1:00pm Mid-morning Birdwatching Boat tour Lake Hennessey
11:30am - 12:30pm Native Bird Connections Raptor Show “Raptors Up Close” Wildbird Show Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, (Expo)
11:45am - 1:45pm Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour, (Expo)
12noon – 1:00pm Take Your Picture with the National Wildlife Refuge Blue Goose Mascot, (Expo)
12:00pm - 3:00pm Guadalcanal Village Wetland Restoration Marsh Shorebird Observation
12:30pm – 1:30pm International Bird Rescue and Research Center and the Flyway: 35 years of Rescue and Rehabilitation, (Expo)
1:00pm – 3:00pm Cullinan Ranch, San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Walk
1:00pm – 3:00pm Afternoon Birdwatching Boat tour Lake Hennessey
1:00pm - 3:30pm Sears Point Cougar Mountain Hike
1:30pm - 2:00pm Why Beavers are Worth A Dam, (Expo)
1:45pm - 3:45pm Discover Mare Island’s Historic Naval Ammunition Depot by Van Tour, (Expo)
2:00pm - 3:00pm California Native Plants of the Napa Valley, (Expo)

 

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