LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Anderson Marsh State Historic Park remains open and the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA) continues to hold a monthly guided nature walks, followed by a tour of the Historic Ranch House Museum, on the second Saturday of the month.

The next walk is scheduled for Saturday morning November 12th.

Park docent Billy Gear will lead the Nature Walk on the ADA accessible Cache Creek trail.

Experience some of the different habitats in the Park and see up close some of the plants & animals that make the Park such a unique place. Bring your binoculars.

Water and song birds are among the animals enjoying the bounty of the area – at this time of year it’s the small fish, aquatic plants, thistles, grass seeds, acorns, wild rose hips, blackberries, wild grapes and mistletoe berries that provide an abundant variety of food sources for many.

Phainopepla (a crested songbird usually found in the deserts and arid woodlands of the southwestern United States and Mexico) can be found in the Park specifically because of the mistletoe berries. Wood ducks and river otters have recently been seen. Flocks of Cedar Waxwings are active.

Meet in front of the Ranch House at 8:15am for time to experience the early morning wildlife to be found in the Ranch House and Barn complex yard – walk begins at 8:30am.

Park docents Gae Henry and Henry Bornstein will lead a tour of the historic Ranch House Museum immediately after the walk. Walk is cancelled if there is heavy rain. Ranch House Museum tour will still happen, rain or shine.

Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Highway 53, between Lower Lake and Clearlake.

For more information about the walks, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-995-2658.

For more information about the park, visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=483.

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Written by: Editor

Published: 05 November 2011