The following classes
are held at either:
Coyote Hills
Regional Park
8000 Patterson Ranch Road
Fremont, California
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer
Regional Park
1320 Garin Avenue
Hayward, California
Quarry
Lakes Regional Park
2250 Isherwood Way
Fremont, California
Registration is through the East
Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD).
Registration information:
1. If there is no fee required, please contact Coyote Hills Regional
Park (or Central Registration) to pre-register. There is a maximum
number of participants for each class. Call the phone number indicated
in the description.
2. If there is a program fee, please register with EBRPD Central Registration,
through on-line registration or by phone. To register on-line,
access http://www.ebparks.org/webreg.To
register by phone, call 1-888-327-2757. Phone registration requires
a credit card. Call between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays
and 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Fridays. The Central Registration office
is closed on weekends and holidays. The course code for fee programs
is indicated in the description.
Visit a 2,000-year-old Tuibun village site. Utilizing hunting/gathering technology and land management techniques, the Ohlone Peoples had a close physical and psychological bond to their environment. View Ohlone plant uses.
Date: June 10, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont
Meet in front of the Visitor Center at 1:30 pm.
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
Enjoy an evening of facts and stories about reptiles and amphibians. Can a turtle crawl out of it's shell? Why don't snakes blink? Do frogs drink water through their skins? Meet our special guests! We'll light up the campfire and enjoy some delicious popcorn as we explore the exciting world of amphibians and reptiles.
Date: June 10, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward
Meet at the Arroyo Flats campsite in the park.
SKILLS OF THE PAST: TULE BASKET
The marsh bulrush, called Tule, was used by California Native Americans for various utilitarian items, like mats, boats, houses, duck decoys, as well as baskets. What makes this versitile plant so unique? We'll learn more as we create a tule berry picking basket.
Date: June 17, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16 yrs / Adult
Fee: $15.00 ($17.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Course Code: 14970
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
SOLSTICE CELEBRATION HIKE
Do what people around the world have done for thousands of years -- celebrate the longest day of the year. Bring your own light dinner to enjoy in the picnic area before the hike. Then don your mysterious solstice regalia (mask, costume, face paint, etc.), pick-up your non-metal instrument (rattles, whistles, drums) and join the procession to the Top of Red Hill for the lighting of the fire and merrymaking. We'll share watermelons, stories and marshmallows as we "put the sun to bed".
Date: June 21, 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30 am - 8:30 pm
Naturalists: Dino Labiste & Gail Broesder
Min/max Age: All ages
Fee: $5.00 ($7.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Course Code: 14971
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
Travel back into time as we explore the daily life of Paleolithic hunters and gatherers. Test your early technology skills at atlatl throwing, create a fire by rubbing sticks together, twist cordage from plant fibers and make a stone tool.
Date: June 24, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: All ages
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Course Code: 14974
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
Ohlone descendents, Mona Garibay and Rita Rodriguez, will speak about their family history. Mona is a Most Likely Descendent (MLD) with the Native American Heritage Commission. She is very active in archaeological site monitoring.
Date: July 7, 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont
Meet at the Ohlone Shellmound (Village Site) in the park.
Call for info : 510-795-9385
SKILLS OF THE PAST: STONE AGE COOKING
Find out how well our ancestors ate. Try ancient cooking styles using warm coals, an earth stove, hot rocks and a pit oven to prepare a delicious meal. We'll feast on steamed pork, roasted salmon and other delectable foods. Bring an appetite and be ready to roll up your sleeves.
Date: July 14, 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 12 yrs / Adult
Fee: $9.00 ($11.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
TULE BOAT CONSTRUCTION
Tule boats were used by California Natives to travel across
inlets, deep marshes, lakes and bays. Learn how this boat was
constructed from a common marsh plant. We'll build a two-person
tule boat and launch it for a paddle around the lake.
NOTE: There is a limited number of participants for this program.
Pre-register early. Participation in gathering tule is required for both classes.
Date & Time: July 21, 2007 (Saturday), 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Gathering tule.
Date & Time: July 28, 2007 (Saturday), 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Constructing and launching the tule boat.
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Quarry Lakes Regional Park, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
EDUCATORS ACADEMY:
OHLONE TOOLS & GAMES FOR THE CLASSROOM
This hands-on workshop is designed for teachers and individulas interested in Ohlone material culture. Participants will enrich their knowledge of the Ohlone culture and create a "cultural teaching kit" that will help cultural history come alive for students. In each session, the participants will create replicas using traditional natural materials. The cultural teaching kit includes dogbane cordage, a bone tool, a pecked stone tool, games of chance, a miniature tule mat, a miniature rabbitskin blanket, a teacher's resource guide and recommended books. This course is aligned with the California State Content Standards.
Date and Time: July 25, 2007 (Wednesday), 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Date and Time: July 26, 2007 (Thursday), 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: Inquire by calling the registration number.
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road,
Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
Acorns were, and still are, a nutritious food of California Native Americans. Join Ohlone elder, Ruth Orta, and Naturalist, Dino Labiste, as they demonstrate the techniques of acorn processing. Stone tools, as well as modern tools, will be used to shell, pound and cook the acorns into a meal.
Date: September 2, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 8-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $5.00 Adult / $3.00 Child ($7.00 Adult / $3.00 Child for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
Enjoy an energetic uphill 5.5 mile loop hike that takes in a beautiful panoramic view of the Bay Area. We'll explore the relationship of the oaks and the animals that feed upon the seasonal acorns. Also, learn about Ohlone culture, bedrock mortars and acorn processing.
Date: September 2, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, Hayward
Meet at the end of Tamarack Drive, in front of the gate entrance.
Call for info : 510-795-9385
Learn the art of turning an obsidian flake into a functional cutting tool. We'll practice beginning skills to create a microblade and shape an arrowhead. Experienced flintknappers will guide you along the way as you percussion flake a spall from an obsidian cobble.
Date: September 30, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $5.00 Adult / $3.00 Child ($7.00 Adult / $3.00 Child for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
During pre-contact California, dart throwers were utilized by hunter/gatherer societies in the Central Valley. The atlatl, with it's stone-tipped dart, pre-dated the bow and arrow. Learn the history of the atlatl, watch a demonstration and try your skill at hitting a cardboard target.
Date: October 6, 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont
Call for info & registration: 1-888-327-2757
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