Happy New Year! We are excited about the upcoming year and look forward to sharing it with you.
Mark your calendars now for the 10th anniversary of the Lynch Canyon Trail Run and Community Hike. It's a fun event for all ages and abilities, and a great opportunity to pull together a group of friends to do something active. We hope to see you on the trail on Saturday, June 3.
Also, we are excited to announce that we will be moving our offices to historic downtown Suisun City in the spring of 2017. Stay tuned for an open house date to be announced.
I hope your year is off to a great start and that you enjoyed the holidays. Best wishes to you and yours in 2017!
Kirby and Kaitlin Swickard of Five Dot Ranch don't mind if you call them cowboys, even though they are cowgirls.
The two young women have joined the family business, and represent the newest generation of the Swickard family that has produced grain and livestock in California since the 1850s.
"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own." -Andy Warhol
Safety tips for hikers
Wilderness first-aid classes at Rush Ranch
Vallejo-based Terrie Arnold has been a registered nurse for 30 years. She is also a backpacker, mountaineer, and day hiker.
Three years ago, she broke her leg at 11,000 feet in the Sierras and had to be airlifted out. Soon after, she started a training course for wilderness first aid and CPR instruction called Peak Skills, which she teaches at various locations, including Rush Ranch.
Terrie tells us she was on a summer climb on Whorl Mountain when...
We've all done it. We make resolutions and head into the New Year with determination. Sometimes we stick to the resolutions, and sometimes life kicks in and we sweep them under the rug.
How about we keep it simple this year by putting a few fun and healthy things on our calendars? Here are a few ideas:
- Take a picnic to Rush Ranch & enjoy the views of Mt. Diablo
- Take your favorite kid to the Rush Ranch Open House on April 29
- Fly a kite at the Lynch Canyon Kite Festival on May 6
- Participate in the 10th Annual Lynch Canyon Trail Run & Community Hike on June 3
Bee expert Robbin Thorp will share his knowledge about and enthusiasm for native bees. He will also tell us about the ongoing and devastating deaths of bee colonies worldwide, and what we can do about it.
Thorp is a UC Davis emeritus professor of entomology. This event is brought to you by the Rush Ranch Educational Council, in partnership with Solano Land Trust.
REGISTRATION: This program is very popular, so arrive early to sign in and grab a seat.
Join Larry Broderick for an interactive presentation about the wonderful world of birds of prey. Learn identification methods, natural history and threats, and the importance of habitat protection and restoration. Then enjoy a guided hike to practice your new identification skills!
Join the team that monitors California bluebirds on Solano Land Trust properties.
Training is on March 4, and monitoring begins in mid-March at Lynch Canyon Open Space, King Ranch, Rush Ranch, and possibly Rockville Trails Preserve. There will also be workdays to build, repair, and spring clean the existing boxes.
