Annual Park Events
Heron Festival & Wildflower Brunch
Annual Event – Fourth Weekend in April
The Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association (CLSPIA) and the Redbud Audubon Society, Inc. present this annual event.
In 1994 Redbud Audubon Society initiated the Heron Festival in Anderson Marsh State Historic Park at the south end of Clear Lake. They offered pontoon boat tours along the waterways and a weekend of nature related programs. In 2004, the decision was made to move the festival to the Clear Lake State Park and join with CLSPIA who had been featuring since 1996 a spring Wildflower Brunch and specific nature related activities in the park since 1996. The two organizations now present the Heron Festival & Wildflower Brunch the fourth weekend in April.
Admission fee to the park for the two-day event is waived. No other event showcases the natural beauty of Lake County so well. Last year’s attendance was 1,300, with many visiting our area for the first time.
Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association (CLSPIA) and Redbud Audubon Society present this weekend filled with nature related activities. The work of the two groups intermingles and the proceeds from the event stay in the community to further environmental education.
All activities are free except for the Wildflower Brunch and pontoon boat-rides.
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IThe Wildflower Brunch, served Saturday only, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, is prepared by CLSPIA. CLSPIA is renowned for its “fill-your-own” omelets, accompanied by pastries, fruit and coffee. Reservations are requested (see below). | |
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Take advantage of this once a year opportunity for a pontoon boat ride to see lake and shoreline birds. Each ninety-minute tour, Saturday and Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will have an expert bird guide aboard. Reservations are required. (See below)
This fun, family-oriented weekend features birding and nature walks, exhibits, vendor booths, music, and children's activities. The park Visitor Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Visit the museum and gift shop and attend programs in the auditorium.
Keynote speakers are featured each year in the visitor center auditorium. Philip Greene, internationally known photographer of herons and egrets and Dr. Harry Lyons, Myths and Music of Clear Lake , are featured in 2009. Live bird programs are frequently featured.
To
make required reservations and see a full schedule of activities and
speakers, visit
www.heronfestival.org or phone (800) 525-3743.
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