What can you learn about the flora and fauna just by looking down? Join Docent Naturalists Nancy Weintraub, Helena Cohen, Nick Yatsko, and Marie Faust Evitt for this second installment of a four-season series to practice your observational skills, remembering the guideline "don't look up.” You'll begin this moderately-paced hike by exploring the Douglas fir and redwood forests along a route including the Sierra Moreno, Steam Donkey, Timberview, and Methuselah trails. Investigating what is emerging from the trees and bushes this spring, you’ll ask: What are the signs of animals roaming the preserves? What about the little things such as the lichen and moss? What about evidence of human people? You'll have an opportunity to see, feel, and hear the undergrowth in a fresh, engaged way as you observe from the ground up. Bring a snack for a short break.
Meet at the El Corte de Madera Parking Area located on the west side of Highway 35 (Skyline Boulevard), about one mile south of the Caltrans Skeggs Point parking area and 2.7 miles north of the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 84.