Fun talks and walks

Ojai author-naturalist Lanny Kaufer has several fun and informative talks and walks in October. More details and sign-ups are at https://herbwalks.com/

• Oct. 22, 10am – noon, a walk along the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park, also known as El Estero, a rare salt wetland in Southern California. Nearly destroyed by development, the remaining estuary was restored in the late 1990s by a group of concerned citizens along with the City of Carpinteria, UCSB, and the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County. Completed in 1997, the 8-acre portion of the marsh owned by the City of Carpinteria was renamed the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park. It is home to hundreds of migrating birds and other wildlife, including exotic sharks, rays and native fish when conditions are right. There is a great variety of edible and medicinal plants to see and learn from. 
• Oct. 28, 10am to noon, an OAKtober Natural History Walk at Taft Nature Preserve, a world class destination for botanists, plant enthusiasts and nature lovers in Ojai. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/TaftGardens 
• Oct. 28, 5 - 7:30pm, see the full moon rise and the sun set along an Ojai trail viewpoint and learn about edible and natural health plants along the way. Optional After-Party at Ojai Valley Brewery. 
• Nov 11-12, Ojai Herbal Symposium. In person at Krotona Hall in Ojai or live streamed on Zoom. CEUs are available for California acupuncturists. Details at: https://www.ojaiherbal.org

Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is showcasing California’s nine national parks now through Feb. 19, 2014, with the title, California National Parks: Stories of Water. It features 37 artists and 39 selected artworks. One of them is featured below. More details at https://www.wildlingmuseum.org

Shown is Michael Miner’s Water Study from Redwood National Park, a fiber-based silver gelatin print struck from a film negative. Photo courtesy of the Artist and George Rose.