Exploring the Arcata Marsh

Cost: $45

Dates

• Tues. & Thurs., Sept. 16 & 18, 10-11:50 a.m.

Location: In person: Arcata

With Elliott Dabill, California Naturalist

The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Refuge is one of the glories of living in this area. Constructed as a municipal utility, it serves so many functions that visitors from all over the world are surprised at its varied purposes.

In the first class meeting we will learn about the flow of water through the many marshes that treat wastewater and other separate ponds. Over 350 species of birds live at the marsh throughout the year, along with river otters, insects, and amphibians.

The second class meeting will be a walk on the trails of the marsh to appreciate its function as a wastewater treatment site, to talk about the many plants that call the marsh home, and hopefully we will spot some birds.

This field trip class is available to OLLI members only.

Class #: 44036

Registration is now open for OLLI members. Non-members may register starting Sept. 3.

Elliott Dabill

Elliott Dabill is a volunteer docent for the Bureau of Management Arcata Field Office, leading Trinidad Lighthouse Tours within California Coastal National Monument, and Salmon Pass Tours within the Headwaters Forest Reserve. 

He is a retired high school biology teacher and enjoys connecting to people to our local natural and cultural history. Elliot is also the president of the Friends of the Arcata Marsh and has lead hikes through the Marsh, local redwood forests, and historic Old Town Eureka.