R. Nature Cntr

Rotary Nature Center
re-opening soon

Events:
December 2, 7 - 8 pm. Lakeside Chat on zoom.
A Birder Back in Her Patch - Hilary Powers at Lake Merritt.
Enjoy a virtual bird walk with Hilary Powers, co-leader of Golden Gate Audubon's 4th-Wednesday Bird Walks at Lake Merritt.
Hilary can be seen leading BIRD WALK on Bird page

December 10, RNC Winter Open House
(see flyer -->

December 17, 9-11:30 a.m..
Rotary Nature Center Friends Volunteers. Adopt-a-Spot Cleanup at the Rotary Nature Center Grounds and the Sailboat House Marsh

Summer NEWS: Lake Merritt Algae Bloom

LAKE MERRITT ALGAE BLOOM updates
iNaturalist BioBlitz at LM on 10/29/2022
"Harmful Algal Bloom in Lake Merritt: Are there any survivors?"
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/harmful-algal-bloom-at-lake-merritt-are-there-any-survivors
This Project was mentioned on Ocean Elders Webinar- Nudibranch expert Rebecca Johnson joins Dive In with Liz and Sylvia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-PYo1lEXKo

Try something new:
Download iNaturalist app and start capturing and cataloguing nature at Lake Merritt

iNaturalist
Listings for Lake Merritt:

Lake Merritt
Projects
including BioBlitz

LM Observations
nature captured by local iNaturalists

LM Species
iNaturalist catalogue of LM

Lake Merritt Marine Science. Interview with marine biologists Andrew Cohen and Jim Carlton. 7:11. (Excerpt from "150th Anniversary of the LM Wildlife Refuge")

Prepping the RNC exhibits

Ceremony re-opening the RNC, 02/16/19

Pop-Up Nature Exhibit Saturday,

September 14, 2019

Katie Noonan & Students display the smallest of lake/marine creatures

Terry Smith displays pollinator process and plants used by caterpillars/butterflies

Adrian Cotter with his drawings/puzzle matching bird bodies & legs

Alicia Goode offers a hands-on examination of owl droppings

Golden Gate Audubon offers programs at Lake Merritt. Please register for classes online. If you don’t have access to a computer, call (510) 843-2222 and your call will be returned as soon as possible.