Saturday Feb. 4-Sunday Feb. 5, Feb. 11-12, Feb. 18-19: Sandhill crane tours at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve near Lodi. More details here.
Saturday, Feb 4: California Department of Fish and Game hosts free fishing clinic, 6 a.m. to noon at Oak Grove Regional Park in Stockton. Pond stocked with trout; DFG rods, bait and tackle available to use. Anglers 16 years and older must have valid California fishing license. More details here.
Saturday, Feb. 4: Audubon Society introductory birding field trip. Join leader Lorna Elness at 8 a.m. at the north end of Laurel Avenue in Lodi.
Saturday, Feb. 4: Friends of the Lower Calaveras River walk. Meet at 10 a.m. on the second floor of the DeRosa Student Center, University of the Pacific. Learn about GPS systems and geocaching. Open to the public. For more details call (209) 922-8215.
Monday, Feb. 6: Campaign for Common Ground meeting, featuring former state Sen. Patrick Johnston, a member of the Delta Stewardship Council. 7 p.m., Family Resource & Referral Center, 509 W. Weber Avenue, Stockton. Johnston will discuss impacts that the new Delta Plan could have on Stockton and San Joaquin County, especially when it comes to future development.
Wednesday, Feb. 8: San Joaquin Council of Governments workshops on new plan for smart growth. 2 p.m. at the Lodi Library, 201 W. Locust St., and 6 p.m. at the Tracy Transit Center, 50 E. 6th St.
Wednesday, Feb. 8: Green Team San Joaquin meeting. 9 a.m., Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, 445 W. Weber Avenue, Suite 220. Agenda includes presentation by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on time-varied pricing. For more details email fferral@stocktonchamber.org.
Thursday, Feb. 9: San Joaquin Council of Government workshop on new plan for smart growth. 6 p.m. atthe SJCOG board room, 555 E. Weber Avenue in Stockton.
Thursday, Feb. 9-Friday, Feb. 10: Delta Stewardship Council meeting, West Sacramento City Hall Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Avenue. More details here.
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Audubon Society meeting. 7:30 p.m., Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Avenue. “Photo tour” by Bob Stahmer of California’s wildly diverse habitats.
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Climate change workshop hosted by California Department of Water Resources. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 3500 Industrial Blvd. in Sacramento. More details here.
Wednesday, Feb. 15: California Water Commission meeting. 9 a.m., state Resources Building, 1416 Ninth St., first floor auditorium. Agenda includes consideration of additional “resolutions of necessity” to conduct peripheral canal/tunnel studies on private property in the Delta.
Saturday, Feb. 18: Audubon Society field trip, Woodbridge Wilderness Area. Join leader Susan Schneider at 8 a.m. at the north end of Meadowlark Lane.
Saturday, Feb. 25: “Polar Bear Cleanup” hosted by Friends of the Lower Calaveras River. 9 a.m. to noon. More details to be posted here.
Saturday, Feb. 25: Audubon Society field trip to Panoche Valley. Meet Terry Ronneberg at 8 a.m. at the entrance to the Tracy Outlet Mall. For more details call (209) 835-7847.
Monday, Feb. 27: Sierra Club meeting, 7 p.m., Central United Methodist Church fireside room. Movie: “Mother: Caring for 7 Billion.” More details here.
Thursday, March 1-March 29: “Delta Waters,” an exhibit at the San Joaquin Delta College L.H. Horton Jr. Gallery. Includes free panel discussion from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 8 at Delta’s Tillie Lewis Theatre. More details here.
Wednesday, March 14: Green Team San Joaquin’s annual REXPO recycling fair. 7 a.m. at the Hilton Stockton. More details here.
