Celebrate nature and wildlife at McClellan Ranch Park on Oct. 4 between 10 a.m. and
2 p.m.

Families are invited to join Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and over a dozen other environmental organizations to join in activities that include a bird banding demonstration, birdhouse and bird feeder building, barn tours, a scavenger hunt, educational presentations and a poster contest.

Live animals, including birds, reptiles and insects, will be slithering around there.

For "early birds," Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society will hold a guided shorebird walk at Charleston Slough in Mountain View's Baylands at 8 a.m.

Following the walk, participants will caravan to the Wildlife Education Day festivities in Cupertino.

RSVP is required for the walk only.

Contact Jennifer Peritz at 408.252.3740 for details on the poster contest and the guided shorebird walk.


Vegetarian cooking class begins Oct. 2

The Sunnyvale-Cupertino Adult School invites residents to discover the pleasures of making delicious plant-based meals.

Once a week starring from Oct. 2, instructor Kay Bushnell will hold cooking demonstrations, offer time-saving tips and recipes, as well as teach people how to make healthy choices from the basic vegetarian food groups.

The class will be conducted at Cupertino High School every Thursday evening between 6 and 9:30 p.m.

Registration fee is $29 and material fee is $5.

Call 408.522.2700 for registration.