Canyon Day Schedule of Events
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
MAIN STAGE EVENTS
10:00 AM WELCOME & REMARKS
•Dr. Rita Cepeda, President, San Diego Mesa College
•Rich Grosch, President, Board of Trustees, San Diego Community College District
•Mark Sauer, Representing Councilmember Donna Frye, District 6
10:30 History of Tecolote Canyon, M. Eloise Battle, Chair, Tecolote Canyon Citizens Advisory Committee
11:00 –1:00 Virtual Strangers Bluegrass Band
1:30 Canyon Talk
ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
CANYON WALKS
Some restrictions apply. Please sign up at Information Booth.
9:30 am Anitra Kaye, San Diego Audubon Society
10:30 am Jerry Schad, Mesa Professor, Physical Sciences and author
11:30 am Bill Brothers, Mesa Professor, Biology
12:30 pm Leslie Seiger, Mesa Professor, Biology
WALK & LEARN POSTER DISPLAYS
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY AREA
ORGANIC GARDEN WALK-ABOUT & WORKSHOP
Paul Maschka, Master Gardener; Mesa College Organic Garden Coordinator (Garden area)
INFORMATION TABLES: Linda Vista Town Council;San Diego River Days; Tecolote Canyon Advisory Committee; Mesa College OneClub; Audubon Society.
SNACKS & REFRESHMENTS: For sale by Mesa Culinary Arts Students
Children's Activities Area
Led by students Prof. Laurie Lorence and students in the Mesa Teacher Education Program, and assisted by high school students from the MET High School and Kearny High School of Science, Connections & Technology. Activities may include:
- Love Our Canyons Mural Painting
- Pine Cone Bird Feeders
- Birds, Butterflies and Bugs out of Recycled Materials
- Canyon Critters Rock Painting