Join us for upcoming opportunities to enhance your knowledge as a docent or volunteer with the Open Space Authority. These sessions are designed to provide knowledge and practical experience to help enhance our programs for the public.
Come learn with us!
You need not be a docent to come join us for one of these fun learning sessions; we hope that this inspires new volunteers to want to join us for docent training in winter 2027.
Please note that some of these sessions are in-person at our office at 33 Las Colinas, virtually through Zoom and in the field. When you sign up for a session, please note date, location and time below as it may not correspond to the automatically generated calendar reminder through the volunteer portal. Reminders will be sent 2 days in advance from Kat, at khill@openspaceauthority.org
| Date | Time | Location | Topic |
| 5/7/2026 | 12 -1:30 p.m. | OSA Office | History of Coyote Ridge with Tom F. |
| 5/16/2026 | 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Rancho Canada del Oro | Introduction to Birding with Karen R. |
| 6/3/2026 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Virtual through Zoom | Geology of MOCR with Bill D and Nicole J. |
| 6/6/2026 | 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Sierra Vista | General SVIS Hike Talking Points |
| 7/16/2026 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Virtual through Zoom | BEETLES |
| 7/18/2026 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | North Coyote Valley Hilltop | General Hike Talking Points |
| 8/19/2026 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Virtual through Zoom | Mt. Lions with Mike H. |
| 8/22/2026 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Rancho Canada del Oro | General Talking Points |
| 9/3/2026 | 12-1:30 p.m. | OSA Office | TBD |
| 9/19/2026 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Mayyan Ooyakma | Off-season Hike |
| 10/7/2026 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Virtual through Zoom | TBD |
| 10/17/2026 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Little Uvas | Preserve Intro/BEETLES |
| 11/5/2026 | 12-1:30 p.m. | OSA Office | TBD |
| 11/21/2026 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | South Rancho or Diablo Foothills | Preserve Intro/BEETLES |
Interested in presenting or offering a topic?
Please email Kat to choose an open date and finalize curricula. If you have thoughts on what you'd like to learn as a docent, please also email Kat to see if we can find a lead to offer training
