Fremont will host a Twilight Marsh Walk at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge this December.
Known for its astounding sunsets, the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge boasts 30,000 acres of wetlands habitat critical for the creatures that live there. From migrating birds to the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, among others, many local wild animals call the wetlands home.
This free event, featuring a low-difficulty walk that lasts less than two hours, will encompass half a mile along the refuge trails. A moment of observation will be taken for when the sun dips below the horizon as day officially turns to night.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteer Mary Bobik hosts the hike, in which participants are encouraged to take note of their senses to see what they hear, see and smell coming from the refuge during nightfall.
The hike is not appropriate for very young children.
It is the goal of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, of which the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge is a part, to transform thousands of former industrial land into a wetland ecosystem.
Wildlife events like this may choose to use brochure printing for field guides.
The Twilight Marsh Walk is happening on December 6 from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge at 2 Marshlands Road in Fremont.
