Coming Up!

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Murmuring About Birds: A Visit to Kalkar Pond, Santa Cruz

Date: Postponed to 2026

Registration will be required.

The Friends of the Norris Center are invited to a special tour of Kalkar Pond. Join us as we visit this hidden pond in the west side of Santa Cruz to observe a diversity of birds and bird behaviors under the guidance of pond manager Ron Goodman. Ron will also share stories about the history and ecology of the area (there’s more there than birds!). If we’re lucky, we’ll see Tricolored Blackbirds and impressive murmurations.

Please note: this event is designed for current members of the Friends of the Norris Center and their families and guests. If you are not a current member, please join us! You can join online here. Space on the tour is limited.

We will send details on where to meet for this tour by Monday, November 24.

Learn more about the Kalkar Pond.

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Past Events

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 11 am – 3 pm
Tour UC Natural Reserve and Bickford House (at the Año Nuevo State Park)

Saturday, November 15, 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Bug Bonanza: The Science & Art of Insects, Festive Card Making, & More!

Saturday, September 6th, 2025, 1p m – 4:30 pm
Volunteer Day at the Norris Center Herbarium

Thursday, August 16th, 2025, 9 am – 12:30 pm
Return to the Redwoods, UC Santa Cruz annual alumni event

Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 10-11:30 am
Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour: Habitat Restoration and Enhancement for the Red-legged Frog

Thursday, June 5, 2025, 9 am – 12:30 pm
Hike at Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument, Davenport

Birding Tour of Elkhorn Ranch Saturday, May 17, 2025, 9 am – 12 noon
Birding tour of a private ranch along the North side of Elkhorn Slough, led by UC Santa Cruz professor Dr. Bruce Lyon

Friday–Sunday, February 21–23, 2025
Radical Then, Critical Now: Interdisciplinary Strategies in Environmental Conservation
Hay Barn, UC Santa Cruz

Sunday, October 13, 2024, 10:45 am – 2 pm
Tour of the Año Nuevo UC Reserve and Bickford House

Saturday, September 21, 2024, 9 am 
Beginners Bird Walk
Rancho del Oso, coastal section of Big Basin Redwoods State Park
3600 Highway 1, between Davenport and Año Nuevo 

Friday, June 7, 2024, 8:15 am – 10 am
Bird Banding Station Visit at the Younger Lagoon Reserve
UCSC Coastal Science Campus, Long Marine Lab