LOWER LAKE, Calif. – On the second Saturday of each month, the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA) conducts free, guided nature walks at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, followed by a tour of the Historic Ranch House Museum.

February’s guided nature walk at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9.

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 begins at 8:30 a.m.

Park docents Gae Henry and Henry Bornstein, along with AMIA Board Member Gordon Haggitt, will lead the walk and the ranch house tour.

If rain cancels the walk, the ranch tour will begin at 8:30 a.m.

This month, the walk will include a focus on native and non-native plants and possible ecological restoration.

They will be joined by Dr. Paul Aigner, resident co-director of the UC Davis, McLaughlin Reserve in Lower Lake.

Dr. Aigner has been working for the past three years on an native plant restoration project in an area in Lower Lake that has many similarities to Anderson Marsh and will be able to give us his views on what might be done to return Anderson Marsh to a more “natural” state.

Weather permitting, they will visit parts of both the Ridge Trail and the Marsh Trail via the Anderson Flats area.

Bring your binoculars. Many of the trees are “naked” in the winter, making it easier to see the many species of birds that frequent the park at this time of year.

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 information about how you can help support AMIA’s campaign to keep the park open to the public and available for events such as our monthly nature walks and tours, please visit www.andersonmarsh.org or contact them by telephone or email.