Celebrating Wonder & Wildlife in Marin, Sonoma & Contra Costa Counties
Save the Date: April 25th - 27th, 2025 (date adjusted for Easter)
Join us each April for a three-day extravaganza celebrating the incredible spring bird and wildlife migrations along the breathtaking Pacific Flyway!
This annual event benefits the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin’s (EAC) nonprofit mission to protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of coastal Marin County. There is something for everyone in your brood, with trips and activities for various ages and experience levels. Our weekend includes over 40+ field events, a Saturday Social with the festival community and a keynote speaker, and a free Sunday Family Fun Day in Point Reyes Station for the budding birders in your life.
Point Reyes National Seashore provides the main backdrop for our festival, which offers some of the finest birding in the United States with over 70,000 acres of habitat, including estuaries, grasslands, coastal scrub, and forest. Point Reyes has earned its stripes as the National Audubon Society’s #1 birding hotspot for several consecutive years. Why, you ask? Because more than 54% of all North American bird species have been spotted and recorded right here! In April, the Mediterranean climate of California sets the stage for a spectacular show where wintering and breeding birds overlap in this coastal hotspot. Point Reyes isn't just a haven for our feathered friends; it's a hotspot for whales, elk, wildflowers, amphibians, reptiles, and much more.
“There are few places on the planet that have such an incredible diversity of flora and fauna as Point Reyes and nearby habitats. What’s even more dramatic is that all this is within a two-hour drive of over six million people. All this could have been lost if environmental battles hadn’t been waged, and won, in the 60’s, 70’s and more recently.”
— David Wimpfheimer, Festival Co-Founder, Guide and EAC Board Member
Images: Robin Blaney, Sarah Killingsworth, Carlos Porrata, Festival Attendees
Coast Miwok Land Acknowledgement
The Coast Miwok: The Original Stewards of the Land
"Since time immemorial, as long as the sun has filled our days with the gift of light, and as long as the moon has guided our path at night, Coast Miwok people have occupied, tended, stewarded, held sacred ceremonies, defended, and governed the unceded lands of present-day Marin County, California. The Coast Miwok are the first human inhabitants of the County, and their oral history stretches back at least 10,000 years."
- Coast Miwok Tribal Council
Learn more about the Coast Miwok:
www.coastmiwokofmarin.org
www.gratonrancheria.com
www.marinmiwok.com
