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SCVAS Photo Walk

Photowalks are an opportunity for photographers to discuss tips and techniques in the field while engaging with live subjects. We'll move much more slowly than a typical birding field trip, emphasizing subjects with good lighting and backgrounds over maximum species count. In this Photo Walk we'll visit Don Edwards Environmental Education Center in Alviso, which features New Chicago Marsh, a salt pond with man-made islands, and a native garden. We'll look for shorebirds on the entrance road first, then check out the New Chicago Marsh boardwalk and the native garden paths.

Trip Difficulty: 2-3 miles, flat dirt trails and boardwalks

Other Trip Notes: Please bring your camera and telephoto lens, spare batteries and flashcards, monopod and/or tripod

Leaders: Bill Walker (408) 887-4572 and Sarah Chan ‪(650) 549-4576‬

Meet: Don Edwards Environmental Education Center main parking lot

Directions: From CA-237 exit north onto Zanker Rd. Continue on Zanker Rd for about 2.5 miles (Zanker Rd becomes Los Esteros Rd). Make a sharp right turn onto Grand Blvd and continue into the park. Latitude/Longitude: 37.439242, -121.959694

Facilities: porta-potty

Parking Type and Fees: free

Banner Photo: Caspian Tern by Elizabeth Steward

Questions? Email general questions to fieldtrips@scvas.org or contact the trip leader for questions regarding the event.