2025 Guide Info
(NOT A PUBLIC PAGE - GUIDES ONLY)
16th Annual Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival
in Marin & Sonoma Counties
April 25-27, 2025
Early bird EAC member registration begins on Saturday, February 22nd-28th, 2025. Public registration begins March 1st.
A huge thanks to all of you for your time, skills and generosity to our cause.
Festival Quick Links
Guide Links
Guide Invitation Period is Closed
The Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) is looking for experienced birders, professional outdoor guides and educators, artists, photographers, and/or other nonprofits or museums who may want to partner with us for our annual fundraiser, the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival.
This is our largest educational fundraising event of the year (click the link above for more info), which also coincides with the week of the 55th anniversary of “Earth Day” (April 22) and International Dark Skies Week (April 21-28).
Guide Guidance
Field events should explore birds, wildlife, botany, ecosystems/habitats (tidepools), recreation (kayaking or biking), nature themes, climate change, photography, art, etc. unique to Marin-Sonoma counties, but all proposals will be considered. Let’s get creative for the cause. Contact us with ideas.
Help us keep the festival fresh with new content. This year marks our 16th annual festival, with most of our attendees coming from around the Bay Area, and California. Many attendees have been coming since our inaugural festival in 2010, so it is always nice to offer new events. Consider updating a previous event you led, or providing a new proposal that inspires you now. Do you have a favorite new birding spot in Marin or Sonoma counties? Or are you really into bird anatomy, observing hummingbirds, corvids, or woodpeckers, teaching about bats, reptiles, or insects, or leading something festive like birding from bakery to bakery or geology? Let us know, we can help craft something special with you. If you know other birders or naturalists qualified to lead a trip, please connect us.
View our 2024 field events to get an idea of our format, and what guides have offered.
We will be in touch with you individually to review your event and finalize all the details via email confirmation.
Festival schedule development occurs from October 2024 to January 2025.
Registration will go live in February 2025 with EAC early-bird member registration one week prior to the public opening.
Guides Perks
Honorarium
$75 honorarium per field event
or choose to volunteer your time.
Festival Tee
( 1 ) Guide Festival Tee ($30 value)
Keynote Ticket
( 1 ) ticket to the Friday Fauna Keynote
Friday, April 25, 2025 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
(Value: $65 with mini social and lite snack)
OR
(1) ticket to the Saturday Social & Keynote Benefit with Amy Tan & Keith Hansen in Conversation on Backyard Birds
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
(Value: $150: dinner, drinks, music, games, and keynotes included)
Field Volunteer
We provide one volunteer per event to assist with admin tasks including checking people in, signing liability waivers, and taking photos. Volunteers can assist you with reasonable attendee management - and in return, they get to take your event for free.
Public Acknowledgment
On the website with links to your business, and in print at social gatherings, plus social media opportunities.
Questions? Contact Us
Jessica Taylor | Development (Membership & Events) Director & Resident Hawkeye
Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC)
(415) 663-9312 | Email
Typical Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
