Celebrating Wonder & Wildlife in Marin, Sonoma & Contra Costa Counties
Save the Date: April 18th - 20th, 2025
Join us each third week in April for a three-day extravaganza celebrating the incredible spring bird and wildlife migrations along the breathtaking Pacific Flyway!
This annual event benefits the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin’s (EAC) nonprofit mission to protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of coastal Marin County. There is something for everyone in your brood, with trips and activities for various ages and experience levels.
Point Reyes National Seashore provides the main backdrop for our festival, which offers some of the finest birding in the United States with over 70,000 acres of habitat, including estuaries, grasslands, coastal scrub, and forest.
Point Reyes has earned its stripes as the National Audubon Society’s #1 birding hotspot for several consecutive years. Why, you ask? Because more than 54% of all North American bird species have been spotted and recorded right here! In April, the Mediterranean climate of California sets the stage for a spectacular show where wintering and breeding birds overlap in this coastal hotspot. Point Reyes isn't just a haven for our feathered friends; it's a hotspot for whales, elk, wildflowers, amphibians, reptiles, and much more.
“There are few places on the planet that have such an incredible diversity of flora and fauna as Point Reyes and nearby habitats. What’s even more dramatic is that all this is within a two-hour drive of over six million people. All this could have been lost if environmental battles hadn’t been waged, and won, in the 60’s, 70’s and more recently.”
— David Wimpfheimer, Festival Co-Founder, Guide and EAC Board Member
Images: Robin Blaney, Sarah Killingsworth, Carlos Porrata, Festival Attendees
