American Sign Language Bird Walk - Rancho San Rafael/May Arboretum

Space is limited, and advance registration is recommended.

Date/Time: Monday, June 20, 2022 / 8:00-10:00 am
Location: Rancho San Rafael Park and May Arboretum.  1595 N Sierra St., Reno, NV  89503.  We will meet at the parking lot by the Wilbur D. May Center. 

From the I-80 & US 395 interchange, drive approximately 1 mile west on I-80 to Exit 13 North Virginia Street. Turn right (north) on North Virginia Street and proceed 1 mile to the stoplight at North Sierra Street. Make a very sharp left onto North Sierra Street and drive 0.3 mile south to the entrance to Rancho San Rafael. Turn right into the park, and enter the second parking lot located opposite the park gate off of Washington St.  https://goo.gl/maps/i9HpF3xYicJrQ9a97 

Leader:  Parker Flickinger , Co-Leader:  Jo Ann Cobb  ASL Interpreter:  Karla Johnston, EIPA 4.7, RID-ED

Join Parker Flickinger and Jo Ann Cobb on a walk through Rancho San Rafael Park and May Arboretum to look for birds with American Sign Language Interpreter Karla Johnson.  This is an easy walk on park paths along slightly rolling terrain. Rancho San Rafael Park, located next to the University of Nevada, Reno, offers open green space with well-maintained pathways along slightly rolling terrain.  From the parking lot, we will explore the paths through the Arboretum, pass a marsh and look to see which birds may be on Herman’s Pond.  As time allows, we can continue walking through the park toward the McCarran Tunnel and bird mural, sponsored by the Lahontan Audubon Society and painted by Edwin Martinez-Escobar, with the help of many community members.  Marsh and riparian areas provide habitat for a variety of birds.