The Grassy
Grassy Hollow/Big Pines Recreation Area
Hikes and Activities-Summer 2010
Programs are free; check for Adventure Pass/Golden Passport requirements. It is recommended that water, snacks, and appropriate footwear be brought on all walks/hikes.
Programs are subject to change or
cancellation. To confirm schedule, please check our website at
www.grassyhollow.net or call
Program Descriptions
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:00 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Mojave Green/Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes
(Memorial Day Weekend)
What makes our local snakes some of the most dangerous snakes in the world? What treatment is recommended if you are bitten by a snake? Learn these answers and more! LIVE snakes!
NOTE: By popular demand, program will be presented twice.
Time: Approx. 1 1/2 hour Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Leader: Joe Banashek, Field Reseacher
Saturday, June 5, 2010 1:00 p.m. Rockin’Geology Talk
What’s underfoot in the
Time: Approx. 1 hour Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Leader: Bruce Garbaccio, Geologist
Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:00 p.m. Lightning Ridge Nature Walk
Walk though an area of the forest containing examples of the forces of nature that shape our region.
Approx. ½ mi. easy hike.
Time: Approx. 45 min.-1 hour Location: Inspiration Point parking lot
Leader: Ellen Wilson, Volunteers of the
Saturday, June 19, 2010 NOTE:10:00 a.m. Bird Walk and Talk
Learn about the local birds we can identify right from our deck at Grassy Hollow and then join us on a bird-sighting walk.
Approx. 1 mi., easy walk
Time: Approx. 1 –2 hours Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Leader: Dan Guthrie & Neil Gilbert Audubon
Society,
Saturday, June 26, 2010 1:00 p.m. Native American Culture
Learn how local plants were used by Native Americans for food, medicine, and more.
Time: 1-1 ½ hours Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Leader: Robin Cornett, of Li’l Hoss & Prairie Fox Native American Presentations
4th of July Weekend Wrightwood Mountaineer Days
Enjoy the celebration and festivities in town, then come to Grassy Hollow and enjoy nature. No special programs planned for Grassy Hollow that weekend.
Location:
Saturday, July 10, 2010 NOTE: 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Reptiles!
See many LIVE specimens. You will learn about the snakes and lizards that slither and crawl around in our area!
NOTE: By popular demand, program will be presented twice.
Time: Approx. 1-1 ½ hours Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Leader: Jim Bass, Herpetologist
Saturday, July 17, 2010
1:00 p.m. Keeping
the
Learn how NOT to start a fire in the forest while protecting humans, animal life and trees.
Time: Approx. 1 hour
Leader: Jim Wilkins, Cpt. S.B. Co. Fire, retired Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Saturday, July 24, 2010 1:00 p.m. Hug-A-Tree
Do you know what to do if you are lost in the mountains? Learn how to keep from getting lost
and what to do to make it easier for someone to find you.
Time: Approx.45
mins.
Location: Grassy
Leader: Tom Schneider,
Saturday, July 31, 2010 1:00 p.m. Plant Identification Walk
Join a botanist who will take you on a walk and teach you to identify some of our local plants.
Approx. 1 mile, easy hike.
Time: Approx. 1-1 ½ hours Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Leader: Kim Williams, Botanist and Biology Professor,
Saturday, August 7. 2010 NOTE: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Smokey Bear’s Birthday
Open House-Come meet Smokey Bear, learn his fire prevention story, & help him celebrate his birthday!
Hosts: Volunteers of the
Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 1:00 p.m. Earthquake Walk
Join us for a walk along a local stretch of the famous
Approx. 1 ½ mi., easy hike.
Time: Approx. 1 ½ hours Location: Apple Tree Campground
Leaders: Don & Marion Shotliff, Volunteers of the
NOTE: Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:00 p.m. Adventures in Dog Sledding
Hear an experienced musher tell what dog sledding is all about! Meet the dogs, see the equipment. He’ll have you jump in and experience it first hand.
Approx. 1- 1 1/2 hours Location: Apple Tree Campground
Leader: Robert Stradley, sled dog trainer
Saturday, August 21, 2010
1:00 p.m.
Learn about our local animals, including the bear,
mountain lion, coyote, squirrels, and birds on display at
Time: Approx. 30-45 minutes Location: Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Leader: Linda Dailey, Volunteers of the
Saturday August 28, 2010 1:00 p.m. History of Big Pines
What do the CCC, a zoo and a skating rink have to do with our local area? Learn these answers and more about the long history of the Big Pines area as a recreation destination.
Time: Approx. 1 hour NOTE: Location: Big Pines Visitor Information Center
Leader: Barbara Van Houten, USFS retired and author
Saturday, September 4, 2010 NOTE: 7:30 p.m. Campfire Program
(Labor Day Weekend) Miner Vincent
Join us for the 23rd presentation of this campfire
program and meet the “old man of the mountain,” Miner Vincent, himself.
Listen to him tell stories of the gold rush and the last of the local
grizzlies. Limited parking. Use your
Time: Approx. 2 hours Location: Table Mountain Campground Amphitheater
Leaders: Fred Hanrahan, John Cromshow, and Volunteers
of the
Sunday, September 5, 2010 NOTE: 10:00 a.m. Miner Vincent’s Cabin Hike
(Labor Day Weekend) Hike to the actual cabin where old Miner Vincent lived.
Approx. 1 mi. easy hike.
Time: Approx. 1 ½ hours Location: Vincent Gap parking lot
Leaders: Don & Marion Shotliff, Volunteers of the
Directions to Program Locations
Apple Tree Campground: From the junction of
Big
Inspiration Point/Lightning Ridge: From
the junction of
Vincent Gap Parking Lot: From the
junction of
