LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Anderson Marsh State Historic Park continues to hold monthly guided nature walks. 

The next walk is scheduled for Saturday morning, Feb. 14.
 
There will be no tour of the Historic Ranch House Museum in February.

Park Docent and AMIA Volunteer Billy Gear, who will lead the walk, says he “plans on hiking the creek trail with an option to do the ridge trail if dry. The theme will be 'Early spring – flowers, buds, birds and insects'.”

Bring binoculars and meet in front of the Ranch House at 8:15 a.m. for time to experience the early morning wildlife to be found in the Ranch House and Barn complex yard – the walk will begin at 8:30 a.m.

Many of the trees are “naked” in the winter, making it easier to see birds.

Recent birds seen in the park: wood ducks; phainopepla; acorn, Nuttal’s and Lewis’s woodpeckers; red-shafted flickers; cedar waxwings; spotted and California towhees; cormorants; white-tailed kites; red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks; great egrets and great blue herons; kingfishers; red-winged blackbirds and robins. 

This also is the time of year a snipe, white-throated sparrows, a bobcat and deer have been seen near the boardwalk. 

Heavy rain will cancel the walk which begins at 8:30 a.m. from the Ranch House parking lot. 

There is no charge for those attending.

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, you may also visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=483 .