Improve your birding skills or get started in birdwatching with some friendly, expert help from Golden Gate Bird Alliance. Dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes. Limited binoculars available. Space limited. Reservations required: sign up at the Information Desk or call (415) 355-5770 (starting October 7). Connect: Golden Gate Bird Alliance - Website
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Eight‑hour naturalist‑led whale watching expedition sails from San Francisco under the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands, featuring an expert naturalist, $320 per person, ages 13+.
Fly Ranch Nature Walk (Burning Man Decompression, San Francisco) — Immersive three‑hour walk through dynamic terrain where wild horses, jackrabbits, coyotes and other wildlife appear.
Expert guide from Golden Gate Bird Alliance teaches bird‑watching basics then leads a Portola neighborhood tour, with limited binoculars and layered clothing recommended, for all ages.
Curator discusses rescue animal ambassadors, sharing stories and showing tarantulas, snakes, and birds of prey at the Randall Museum’s Wild in California exhibit, all ages.
Free garden advice at the Library of Horticulture in San Francisco Botanical Garden, with UCCE Master Gardener experts answering questions, for all ages.
Guided insect walk with entomologist Sophia Di Piazza at San Francisco Botanical Garden, exploring pollinators, beetles, true bugs among garden plants; free, recommended donation $5–20, all ages.
A writing workshop led by award‑winning poet and SCW Institute founder Alexandra Kostoulas at the San Francisco Public Library Main, for ages 18 and up.
Cantonese tablet/smartphone tutorial at Sunset Library teaches camera focus, exposure, basic functions, and QR scanning; bring your own Apple or Android device; for ages 60 and up.
Learn about local birds’ role in nature and make a bird feeder at Ingleside Library, San Francisco Public Library — for ages 5–12.
Ocean Escalanti teaches natural dye basics, from plant identification to pigment extraction and application, emphasizing sustainable and indigenous methods, at Ortega Library, ages 18+.
Storytime at Golden Gate Valley Library, followed by playtime, with limited space and first‑come tickets at the side gate, for ages 5 and under.
Watercolor painting at Glen Park Library, materials supplied, self‑guided, all skill levels welcome, 18+.
