Registration is NOT required for this field trip.

Field Trip Leader: Craig Swolgaard

Willow Flycatcher, Image by Daniel Brown

This part of Auburn SRA is at about 1500 feet, near the town of Cool, and includes a nice variety of foothill habitats including oak woodland, ponds, grassland, and riparian areas. The trails are fairly level and in good condition. Trails will be shared with horses and mountain bikes but is in a low traffic area of the park. Early September is a good time to see fall migrants, including warblers and empids coming down from the Sierra Nevada.

Weather may be warm late morning but probably less than 90 degrees. Hats will help block the sun. The trail has a couple of muddy creek crossings. Please bring your own water and food. We should be done by 12 - 1PM. Rattlesnakes occur in the park so stay on the trails. Care should be taken in oak woodlands to avoid poison oak.

Meeting Location: Meet Craig at the Holiday Market parking lot on the corner of Hwy 193 and Hwy 49 in Cool. Park near Wells Fargo Bank. From there folks can follow Craig to the trailhead, about a mile south on Hwy 49.

COVID 19 Precautions: All participants, including field trip leaders, must be vaccinated.