General Information
Date and Place:
November 5-7th, 2010
Walden West Outdoor School
Saratoga, CA
Schedule
Friday, November 5th
5:00pm – 10:00pm Registration
6:00pm – 10:00pm Meet ‘n Greet
8:00pm – 10:00pm Jam Session
9:00pm – 10:00pm Night Hike
Saturday, November 6th
7:30am – 8:20am Breakfast
8:30am – 8:50am Conference Opening
9:00am – 10:20am Workshop 1
10:30am – 11:50 am Workshop 2
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch
1:15pm – 2:35pm Workshop 3
2:45pm – 3:45pm Workshop 4
2:45pm – 5:45pm Long Hike
4:00pm – 4:45p Sproutball
4:00pm – 5:00pm Shorter Hike
4:00pm – 6:30pm Recreation
5:15pm – 6:30pm “Anita” Date
6:15pm – 7:15pm Dinner
6:45pm – 7:15pm Nor. Council Mtg.
7:30pm – 9:30pm Campfire Celebration
8:00pm – 9:30pm No Impact Man
9:45pm – 10:30pm Astronomy
9:45pm – 11:00pm Live Band
Sunday, November 7th
7:45am – 8:45am Breakfast
8:50am – 10:10am Workshop 5
10:20am – 10:45am Closing
11:00am – 12:00pm Conference Clean-up
Getting There:
- Take Highway 9 (Big Basin Way) from Saratoga, towards the Santa Cruz mountains.
- Turn left at Sanborn Road (near Saratoga Springs).
- Make first right (no name).
- Stay right at stone gate – Turn right into Walden West.
- If you want to map it, the address is 15555 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Interested in helping?
Volunteers needed: Let us know if you can help in any of the following ways: Use your vehicle for carpooling; Present a workshop (Presenters’ conference fee waived); Registration/Sign people in; Post conference clean up; Attend Sunday board meeting; Other? Your help keeps your organization’s costs down! Contact Jymn “Scooby” Meier at scoobyjedi@yahoo.com
Things to know and bring:
Camping and dorms are available! Bring your tent or ground cloth if you are camping; everyone will need a sleeping bag, pillow, etc.
Walden West is a dry site.
There is a “zero tolerance” policy for smoking and alcohol.
Please be respectful of the site by following these rules.
Cost includes 3 meals on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. Eat Friday dinner on your own and bring snacks for in between meals. No Camp stoves or fires allowed on site due to fire restrictions.
Musical Instruments (share your talent at Saturday night’s open mic!)
Naturalist Gear (guidebooks, binoculars, etc – if you have a telescope for stargazing, bring that, too!)
Chair (those Crazy Creek chairs sure are nice in workshops!)
Yoga Mat for Yoga Workshop
Notebook/Journal and writing/drawing implements
Ideas to share!
