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SUMMARY:Bilingual Bird Watching - Sol Collective
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a culturally relevant bird watching experience at 
 a nature preserve and nourish your creativity whilst learning the basics o
 f nature journaling to start your exploration of the world..\nhttps://sacl
 ibrary.libnet.info/event/12415228
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a culturally relevant bird wat
 ching experience at a nature preserve in Sacramento County. This beginner 
 level walk\, will introduce you to the natural wonders of the Sacramento r
 egion birds and their habitats. Learn to identify birds\, and the importan
 ce of protecting their habitat.</p>\n<p>In addition\, practice your observ
 ation\, attention\, and curiosity skills. Nourish your creativity whilst l
 earning the basics of nature journaling to start your exploration of the w
 orld. A nature journal is the place where you record your observations\, i
 deas\, questions\, and experiences of the natural world\, using pictures\,
  words\, and numbers. Journaling supplies will be provided during the prog
 ram.</p>\n<p><strong>Location: Cosumnes River Preserve&nbsp\; 13501 Frankl
 in Blvd. Galt\, CA</strong></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/f
 rontend-images/editor/saclibrary/Birding_Updated.jpg" width="840" height="
 417" alt="" /><strong></strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bilingual (English\, Spanis
 h)</li>\n<li>Registration is required for this event.&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>All
  attendees will need to complete a waiver of liability to participate upon
  arrival.</li>\n<li>This event is open to all ages\, identities\, and abil
 ities.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>What to expect:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<ul>\n
 <li>We will gather at the Visitor Center. 13501 Franklin Blvd. Galt\, CA -
 Parking is free.&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Program staff will be available at the a
 rrival location to help guide you to the program area.</li>\n<li>To maximi
 ze your experience\, please plan to arrive 15 minutes early to ensure we m
 ay begin on time.</li>\n<li>We will start with brief introductions and a s
 afety briefing.</li>\n<li>Please contact parksandtranquility@saclibrary.or
 g with any questions or accommodation needs.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>What 
 to bring:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water</li>\n<li>Snacks</li>\n<li>Sun pro
 tection (hat\, sunscreen\, etc.)</li>\n<li>Comfortable closed-toe walking/
 hiking shoes</li>\n<li>Charged phone</li>\n<li>Light jacket or sweater tha
 t can easily be rolled up and put in your backpack.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p
 ><strong>Rules of the Cosumnes River Preserve</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pets
  are not allowed.</li>\n<li>Stay on designated trails.</li>\n<li>Collectin
 g is not allowed. Leave feathers\, plants\, rocks\, animals as you found t
 hem.</li>\n<li>Bicycles are not allowed on the trails\, but they can be lo
 cked up at the Visitor Center.</li>\n<li>Camping\, smoking\, and fires are
  not allowed.</li>\n<li>Hunting is not allowed.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Di
 rections:&nbsp\;</strong> <a href="https://www.cosumnes.org/visitor-center
 -hours/#1614185184213-779c243c-2334">Cosumnes River Preserve Website</a></
 p>\n<p>All Visitors please be advised of road closures in the area. The di
 rections below will provide you with access to the Preserve. The Preserve 
 will remain open during these closures.</p>\n<p><span style="text-decorati
 on: underline\;"><strong>Access from Interstate 5 from Twin Cities Rd.</st
 rong></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exit at Twin Cities Rd.</li>\n<li>Take Twin Ci
 ties Eastbound for approximately 3 miles (Go over the railroad tracks)</li
 >\n<li>Turn right onto Bruceville Rd.</li>\n<li>Merge right onto Desmond R
 d. Go over the railroad tracks.</li>\n<li>Take a left onto Franklin and th
 e Visitor Center will be 1 mile south on the left-hand side.</li>\n</ul>\n
 <p><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">Access from Interstate 5 fro
 m Thornton&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exit at Thornton Rd. Exit 493.</li
 >\n<li>Go west on Walnut Grove Rd for approximately 1 1/2 miles.</li>\n<li
 >Turn right onto Blossom Rd.</li>\n<li>In approximately 3 miles turn right
  onto Barber Rd. Go under the freeway.</li>\n<li>Turn left onto Cameron Rd
 .</li>\n<li>In 2 miles turn left onto Thornton/Franklin Rd. The Visitor Ce
 nter will be 1 mile north on the right-hand side.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><span st
 yle="text-decoration: underline\;">Access from Highway 99</span></p>\n<ul>
 \n<li>Exit at Stockton Blvd/Twin Cities offramp. Exit 277.</li>\n<li>Take 
 Twin Cities Westbound for approximately 7 miles.</li>\n<li>Turn left onto 
 Bruceville Rd.</li>\n<li>Merge right onto Desmond Rd. Go over the railroad
  tracks.</li>\n<li>Take a left onto Franklin and the Visitor Center will b
 e 1 mile south on the left-hand side.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>About Sol Co
 llective</strong></p>\n<p>Sol Collective is a community-based organization
  whose mission is to provide artistic\, cultural\, and educational program
 ming\, promote social justice\, and empower youth through art\, activism\,
  music\, wellness and media experience. Our executive board and staff are 
 made up of BIPOC artists\, educators\, business owners\, and community men
 tors.</p>\n<p>Sol Collective has been offering art\, culture\, and wellnes
 s programming for BIPOC communities in Sacramento and beyond for 19 years.
  The collective has organized several outdoor events that include Day of t
 he Dead: Souls of the City\, Global Local\, and the Pi&ntilde\;ata Festiva
 l\; as well as\, nature walks\, hikes\, and camping trips. Sol Arts\, Soli
 stic Wellness\, and Sol Outdoors\, are some of our programs providing cult
 urally relevant and&nbsp\; multi-generational programming designed to empo
 wer and engage our communities.</p>\n<p><strong>Facilitator</strong></p>\n
 <p>As the Community Wellness Director\, Jesus Sanchez\, LMFT\,&nbsp\; lead
 s and facilitates a number of trainings focused on building community well
 ness through arts\, culture\, and digital media with a number of our organ
 ization&rsquo\;s partnerships. Jesus also implements curriculum\, contribu
 tes in fund development\, and serves as an active committee member for exi
 sting partnerships within our region. Jesus is a beading and multimedia ar
 tist\, as well as a Mexica Dancer. Jesus' work has focused on working with
  Indigenous communities\, LGBTQ youth and adults.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Jesus is 
 currently working on identifying outdoor opportunities for those who are d
 ifferently abled\, as he navigated changes in his own physical health whil
 e supporting elders in the community.</p>\n<p><strong>Assistant Facilitato
 r&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Luis Ram&oacute\;n Campos Garc&iacute\;a (Lurac)
  is an artist\, graphic designer\, cultural worker\, educator\, outdoors e
 nthusiast\, and migrant from Mexico City. His work explores visual art\, g
 raphic design\, and sometimes music to create worlds inhabited by fantasti
 c creatures inspired by his life experience\, culture\, nature\, and every
 day life. He enjoys going outdoors for wellness\, leisure\, culture\, and 
 inspiration purposes. He is currently the Arts and Education Director\, Ga
 llery Manager\, and Outdoors Program Co-coordinator at Sol Collective. As 
 co-leader of the Sol Outdoors program\, he organizes and facilitates cultu
 rally relevant outdoor exposure experiences for people to enjoy the outdoo
 rs\, learn about the environment\, and connect to nature.</p>\n<p><em>This
  program is part of the Sacramento Public Library Parks and Tranquility Pr
 oject and is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the Stat
 e of California\, administered by the California State Library.</em></p>\n
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