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​2018 Grebe Festival
Field Trips and Activities

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​Important Information Regarding trips

Please check the trip details for information on meeting place and time and refer to festival maps and directions.
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Please arrive 30 minutes prior to scheduled trip to ensure everyone is checked in and all trips leave on time.  Anyone arriving after the field trip leader has left will not be able to participate in the event and will not be eligible for a refund.  All field trips have a limited number of participants.  Walk-in registration for some trips may be available on the weekend of the Festival.  Walk-in registrants MUST register at the Grebe Festival headquarters: Almanor Recreation Center, 451 Meadowbrook Loop, Chester, California 96020.
 
Most trips will be conducted rain or shine.  Only unsafe weather will cancel the boat trips (high winds, thunderstorms, etc.)  Please bring the following on your trip: layered clothing and clothing appropriate to weather conditions, comfortable shoes suitable to walking on uneven ground, binoculars and field guide (if you have them, some will be provided for children’s events), camera, snacks, water, sun protection, hat, jacket.
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Tips & Etiquette 

Be courteous, pay attention to the leader, stay with the group, walk quietly and slowly, turn off electronic devices, do not disrupt the plants and animals that live where you are exploring, and always stay at least 300 feet away from nesting grebes.
 
Turn up your senses, look all around the sky and horizon including the tops of trees and the ground for traces of wildlife.  Remove litter and leave natural items where they belong.

Field Trip Descriptions

Click on the field trip/activity title links below for more details.  Check trip details for information on meeting place and time and refer to festival maps and directions.  Many trips will meet at Grebe Festival headquarters (Almanor Recreation Center), but not all trips.

^Activity Level

1. Wheelchair accessible.
2. Easy walking, fairly flat, two hours or under.      
3. Moderate, uneven terrain, some distance involved, longer than two hours.
4. Boat tour, water travel. Sun & wind protection needed.
5. Kayak, ability to paddle with rests for two hours. Sun protection & water.

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ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED; WALK-IN REGISTRATION OPEN STARTING 7AM ON FRIDAY AUG 24 AT FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS AT THE ALMANOR RECREATION CENTER (451 MEADOWBROOK LOOP, CHESTER)

*Please note that certain trip prices will increase after August 9, 2018.  

FRIDAY, August 24, 2018

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Trip #	Trip/Activity	Time	Leader	Activity Level^	Price*	Special Notes
1	NEW! Eagle Lake Boat Tour ​FULL	7:00am-11:00am	Val Aubrey	4	$100 >> ​$125*	Eagle Lake is a     1-hour drive from Chester
2	Pontoon Boat Tour (#1)	8:00am-10:30am	Brad Graevs	1 and 4	$65 >> ​$70*	-
3	Photography Workshop: See the Picture, Take the Picture	8:00am-10:00am	Betty Bishop	2	$27	-
4	Botany and Birding at Willow Lake	8:30am-11:00am	​Kirsten Bovee	3	$27	-
5	Scoping from Shore	10:00am-12:00pm	Suzanne McDonald	1	FREE	-
6	Pontoon Boat Tour (#2) ​FULL	11:00am-1:30pm	Brad Graevs	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
7	Pontoon Boat Tour (#3)	2:00pm-4:30pm	Brad Graevs	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
8	Documentary screening: ALBATROSS	3:00pm-4:40pm	Mt. Lassen Theatre	1	FREE	We encourage donations which will be split between Plumas Audubon Society, Mt. Lassen Theatre, and ALBATROSS
35	Scoping from Shore	4:00pm-6:00pm	Kelly Cruce	1	FREE	-
36	NEW! Owls Around the Lake #2	7:00pm-9:15pm	Dax Albrecht & Micah Silver	3	​$27	High profile/​4WD vehicles recommended
9	Owls Around the Lake #1 ​FULL	​​7:45pm-10:00pm	Rachel Bauer	3	$27	High profile/​4WD vehicles recommended

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*Please note that certain trip prices will increase after August 9, 2018.  

​SATURDAY, August 25, 2018

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Trip #	Trip/Activity	Time	Leader	Activity Level^	Price*	Special Notes
10	North Fork Feather River Riparian Bird Walk (#1)	7:00am-10:00am	Dan Lipp	3	$27	-
11	Kayak Tour Northshore Lake Almanor (#1) ​FULL	7:30am-10:00am	Ryan Burnett	5	$45 >> ​$50*	2 double kayaks available by request; option to bring your own kayak
12	Tásmam Koyóm (Humbug Valley) Tour of Ancestral Lands of the Mountain Maidu	7:30am-2:30pm	Ken Holbrook and Shelton Douthit	3	$60 >> ​$65*	Half of this trip's proceeds benefits Maidu Summit Consortium and its traditional land management plans for Tásmam Koyóm
13	Birding in Lassen Volcanic National Park	7:00am-1:00pm	Scott Huber	3	$75 >> ​$80*	​Must carpool to Park entrance in 3 cars or pay park entrance fee for your own vehicle
14	Pontoon Boat Tour (#4)	8:00am-10:30am	David Hamilton	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
15	Pontoon Boat Tour (#5)	9:00am-11:30am	Brad Graevs	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
16	Scoping from Shore	10:00am-12:00pm	Terry & Jerry Williams	1	FREE	-
17	NEW! Learn to Paint a Grebe	10:00am-11:30am	Becky Compton	1	$27	Materials supplied
18	Olsen Barn Docent & Self-Guided Tour	10:00am-1:00pm	Feather River Land Trust	2	FREE	-
19	Pontoon Boat Tour (#6)	11:00am-1:30pm	David Hamilton	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
20	Pontoon Boat Tour (#7)	12:00pm-2:30pm	Brad Graevs	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
21	​NEW! Wildlife Stamp Carving Workshop	2:00pm-3:30pm	Emily Robinson	1	$27	Materials supplied
22	Pontoon Boat Tour (#8)​	2:00pm-4:30pm	David Hamilton	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
23	Social Mixer, and Silent Auction	5:00pm-7:00pm	Plumas Audubon Society	1	FREE	Live music and local beer from Waganupa Brewery
24	NEW! Upper Feather River Region Conservation Presentations	7:00pm-9:30pm	Lorena Gorbet,  Colin Dillingham, ​Darla DeRuiter, Ryan Burnett, Shelton Douthit	1	$25	-

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*Please note that certain trip prices will increase after August 9, 2018.  

​SUNDAY, August 26, 2018

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Trip #	Trip/Activity	Time	Leader	Activity Level^	Price*	Special Notes
25	Kayak Tour Northshore Lake Almanor (#2) ​FULL	7:30am-10:00am	David Hamilton	5	$45 ​>> ​$50*	2 double kayaks available by request; option to bring your own kayak
26	North Fork Feather River Riparian Bird Walk (#2)	7:00am-10:00am	Colin Dillingham	3	$27	-
27	Pontoon Boat Tour (#9)	8:00am-10:30am	Suzanne McDonald	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
28	Pontoon Boat Tour (#10)	9:00am-11:30am	Brad Graevs	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-
29	Scoping From Shore	10:00am-12:00pm	Kelly Cruce	1	FREE	-
30	Olsen Barn Docent & Self-Guided Tour	10:00am-1:00pm	Feather River Land Trust	2	FREE	-
31	Pontoon Boat Tour (#11)	11:00am-1:30pm	Suzanne McDonald	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-​
32	Intro to Dragonfly Odeing  Intro CANCELED; Trip (#33) still ON!	11:00am-12:00pm	Sandra Hunt-Von Arb	1	FREE	Intro CANCELED; Trip (#33) still ON!
33	Dragonfly Odeing at Willow Lake	12:00pm-4:30pm	Kathy Biggs	3	$40	-
34	Pontoon Boat Tour (#12)	12:00pm-2:30pm	Brad Graevs	1 and 4	$65 ​>> ​$70*	-

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED; WALK-IN REGISTRATION OPEN STARTING 7AM ON FRIDAY AUG 24 AT FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS AT THE ALMANOR RECREATION CENTER (451 MEADOWBROOK LOOP, CHESTER)

*Please note that certain trip prices will increase after August 9, 2018.  

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Free Activities

There is also free information, activities, vendors, artwork, and prize drawings all weekend at the Festival headquarters (Almanor Recreation Center) at 451 Meadowbrook Loop in Chester.

Trip #	Trip/Activity	Day	Time	Leader/Location	Activity Level^	Special Notes
5	Scoping from Shore	Friday	10:00am-12:00pm	Suzanne McDonald / causeway	1	-
8	Documentary Screening: ALBATROSS	Friday	3:00pm-4:40pm	Mt. Lassen Theatre	1	donations encouraged
35	Scoping from Shore	Friday	4:00pm-6:00pm	Kelly Cruce / causeway	1	-
16	Scoping from Shore	Saturday	​10:00am-12:00pm	Terry & Jerry Williams / causeway	1	-
18	​Olsen Barn Docent & Self-Guided Tour	Saturday	10:00am-1:00pm	​Feather River Land Trust / Olsen Barn	2	-
23	​Social Mixer and Silent Auction	Saturday	5:00pm-7:00pm	Almanor Recreation Center	1	​Live music and local beer from Waganupa Brewery
29	Scoping from Shore	Sunday	10:00am-1:00pm	causeway	1	-
30	Olsen Barn Docent & Self-Guided Tour	Sunday	10:00am-1:00pm	​Feather River Land Trust / Olsen Barn​	2	-

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​Printable 2018 Schedule of Events Timetable

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED; WALK-IN REGISTRATION OPEN STARTING 7AM ON FRIDAY AUG 24 AT FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS AT THE ALMANOR RECREATION CENTER (451 MEADOWBROOK LOOP, CHESTER)

Waivers and Cancellation Policy

• Cancellation Policy
• Grebe Festival Waiver for Adults
• ​Grebe Festival Waiver- Parental Release for Youth