FRLT Events

Building place-based community

Join us on the land and meet other nature enthusiasts and conservation-minded folks. From birding to botany, history to living Maidu and Washoe culture, get to know the places you’re helping to protect.

May 16 + 17 | Lost Sierra Plein Air Festival Artist Reception

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Join us for the 4th annual Lost Sierra Plein Air Festival! The Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on May 16th at the Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center. Join us on Friday from 6–8pm to enjoy the art and meet the artists!

Can't make it Friday? Head to the Nature Center on Saturday from 9am to 4pm to view the art!

Courtesy of Mark Reynolds

Courtesy of Musica Sierra

May 22 | A Season on the Wind: Concert

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Musica Sierra proudly presents ‘A Season on the Wind’, a cinematic concert based on author, ornithologist and conservationist Kenn Kaufman’s book of the same name, featuring musicians Anthony Albrecht, Simone Slattery, and Majel Connery.

May 24 | Birding by Ear

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Improve your birding-by-ear ID skills with Daniel Edelstein, Consulting Avian Biologist & Birding Guide, who has led birding tours for more than 25 years!

Photo by Kristi Jamason

Nature Journaling Club

Join our new Nature Journaling Club, led by an FRLT volunteer, as we visit each of our five public preserves over the course of a year.

Wednesdays | Yoga with Cindy Noble

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Join Sierra Valley local Cindy Noble every Wednesday afternoon for a restorative nature-based yoga workshop!

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