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2021 FALL CONFERENCE
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14 - 17 November, 2021
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Check out these fantastic activities.
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Many are filling up fast.
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Have a look at the Draft Agenda.
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PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE HOTEL DIRECTLY !
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If you need to book additional nights either before or after the conference, please call OWAC Director, Bob Semerau (949) 466-3073, OWAC President, Carrie Wilson (831) 402-6003. They will advise our hosts who will arrange the additional accommodation for you.
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OPENS OCTOBER 22
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This brand new lodging, our conference headquarters, opens this month and we will be some of the firsts guests there.
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November 15, 2021, OWAC general membership will convene at the beautiful and inspiring town of Sonora, California, hosted by Tuolumne County’s Go Tuolumne organization.
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OWAC’s fall conference, occurring Nov. 14-17, in beautiful Tuolomne County will be loaded with so many fun outdoor adventures, experiences and excursions that choosing which options will be very challenging.
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Please think about what you can bring or send to our Fall Conference. Your donation can be new or lightly used, unique, valuable or not; but in like-new condition. Your donation can guarantee this raffle will be fun, profitable and support our OWAC programs.
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MEMBER BLOGS
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Peek-a-boo in the Red Sea
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A night dive in the Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, caught this guy hiding in some Acropora coral. Photo: John Loo
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By: California Watchable Wildlife
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A multilingual exhibit exploring connections between people, water, and the region through oral histories, photography, textile arts, and research.
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Resting on my haunches atop a gritty sandstone boulder, I felt the earth tremble beneath my feet. A band of speedy pronghorn antelopes was in the middle of a dead run across the vast Carrizo Plain National Monument, the last of California’s historic grasslands.
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By: California Watchable Wildlife
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California Wildlife Photo of the Year Contest winners for July-Auguat 2026
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California once had 10,000 grizzly bears, and they are still on the state flag. Settlers wiped them out by the 1920s. On August 13, a bill to study bringing them back died quietly in an Assembly committee. Here is the story of SB 1305, why it failed, and how California lost the bear.
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By: California Watchable Wildlife
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Another fantastic selection of wildlife photography. Each images tells a compelling story.
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By: California Watchable Wildlife
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How a Los Angeles Collector & Philanthropist Developed California’s Most Impressive Ornithological Natural History Collection
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Away in the woods you will discover this magical art gallery and park! We just happened by and the rest was a story to share.
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“I only show artists that make me enthusiastic," said owner and artist, Karla Matzke
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OWAC Board Meeting minutes
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NOT YET A MEMBER?
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We are expediting memberships to give everyone the opportunity to participate in our fantastic 2021 Fall Conference next month.
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