Saturday, May 30
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Registration is required below and will close on Thursday, May 28 at 4 pm.
Calling All Early Birds — Join a Bird Hike!
Location: Aspetuck Trail
Parking/Gathering Location: Details will be provided to registered participants before the hike.
Start Time: Tour will begin promptly at 7 a.m. — please arrive at least 10 minutes early.
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Guides: Redding Land Trust Trustee, Cole Tucker-Walton and Maggie Perlman, former Redding resident and organizer of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Feminist Bird Club.
Hiking group size: 20 participants
Why you should go: Calling all early birds! This is a lovely, shaded walk along the river on an abandoned portion of Poverty Hollow. The trail crosses the river on a little bridge in a sunny stretch that is surrounded by shrubs, reeds and cattails. It’s an ebird hotspot, with 137 species recorded. We’ll walk to the bridge, watch birds and listen to bird songs before heading back. We will have a limited number of binoculars available to borrow, but if you have your own, please bring them along!
Things to Know Before You Go: Dress appropriately and review these hiking tips.
ABOUT THE REDDING COMMUNITY HIKING CLUB
The Redding Community Hiking Club, a collaboration between Redding Land Trust and Mark Twain Library offers guided hikes in our town’s gorgeous open space. Most hikes are led by trustees from the Redding Land Trust, Town Trail Tenders, (volunteers who maintain both the Town of Redding and Redding Land Trust preserved properties), along with other community members. Typical hikes focus simply on getting outside to enjoy the benefits of nature, outdoor fitness and opportunities to connect with others in our community; and other hikes have a specific educational component, such as plant identification, geology, history, birding, etc.