Spirits Soared at the 2019 Snow Goose Festival! We had it all – spectacular weather, lots of birds, exceptional people, generous community involvement and incredible volunteer support that makes our festival thrive year after year! A huge THANK YOU to all sponsors, presenters, field trip leaders, participants and the amazing, dedicated, hardworking and very talented steering committee members and volunteers who helped organize and plan this celebrated regional event.
“Two Wings Up” for our 2019 Sponsors! Major Sponsors – Snow Goose ($2,500+)
Altacal Audubon Society • California Conservation Corps • California State Parks Northern Buttes District Chico News & Review • Explore Butte County • The Nature Conservancy • Rancho Esquon, inc. • River Partners
Supporting Sponsors – Great Blue Heron ($1,000)
The Printed image • Denis & Carlla Westphal • Llano Seco Rancho
Tundra Swan ($500) California Rice Commission • Central Valley Joint Venture • Chico Creek Nature Center • David & Patria Forster/Yellow Rose Ranch Lake Oroville Marina • Northern California Regional Land Trust • Out of this World Optics • Oxford Suites
Snowy Egret ($250) Brome Bird Care • Chico Chamber of Commerce • Western Canal Water District
White-Faced Ibis ($100) Baker’s Birkenstock • Dr. Scott Hood • Zachary Lipman, MD • Sacramento River Discovery Center • Snow Plows Direct
Super Snow Goosers of the Festival Steering Committee Members/Volunteers
Don Beers / Field Trips • Sherry Bloker / Silent Auction • Barbara Buchanan / Silent Auction • Cathy Carter / Art Reception • Kathryn Carter / Banquet / Reg • Debbie Chakarun / Youth Activities • Pat DelFrate / Silent Auction • Carolyn Denero / Explore Butte Co. • Lollie DeYoung / Silent Auction • Amber Drake / Youth Activities • Dede Ferris / Silent Auction / Art Exhibit • Janet Fournier / Silent Auction / Art Exhibit • Claire Green / Facebook / Youth Activities • Lyn Harrod / Youth Activities • John Merz / Sponsors • Marvey Mueller / Field Trips • Steve Overlock / Field Trips / Workshops • Jennifer Patten / Festival Director • Lynne Pryde / Exhibits • Caitlin Reilly / Silent Auction • Trish & Tom Reilly / Field Trips • Carla Resnick / Media • Sue & John Scott Art Reception / Workshops • Karen Smith / Silent Auction • Billie Sommerfeld / PR / Media • Kathy Trevino / Registration / Program • Pamela Waldsmith / Silent Auction • Liz Webster / Silent Auction • Mary Wrysinski / Art Reception
20th Annual Snow Goose Festival Field Trip Leaders / Workshop Presenters
Carol Anderson • Linda Angerer • Jo Anna Arroyo • Skip Augur • Jon Aull • Everett Ayers • Anasuya Basil • Donald Beers • Jay Bogiatto • Joyce Bond • Keith Book • Jim Burcio • Carol Burr • Dean Carrier • Ranger Zack Chambers • Gary Cole • Andrew Conlin • Charlie Cornell • Robert Cromwell • David Dahnke • Amy Darwin • Michael Denega • Colin Dillingham • Jerry Dirnberger • Amber Drake • Dan Efseaff • Steve Emmons • Kirby Flanagan • Matt Forster • Bill Frey • Henry Ganzler • Dave Garcia • Dawn Garcia • Gaylord Grams • Herman Gray • Matthew Greening • Heidi Gysin • Lora Haller • Timmarie Hamill • Wyatt Hersey • Mike Hubbartt • Scott Huber • John W. Hunt • Phil Johnson • Bob Joseph • Maya Khosla • Jeff Kidd • Paul Kirk • Shelly Kirn • Jesse Klingler • Kathy Landini • Mike Landini • Roger Lederer • Noel Lopez • Laura Lush • Jan Martinez • Charlie Mathews • John Mac McCormick • John Meserve • Mary Muchowski • Gary Nielsen • Michelle Ocken • Joseph O’Neil • Breanna Owens • Ruth Paz • Victor Paz • Gregory Purifoy • Jeffrey Rich • Michael Rogner • Shane Romain • Marilyn Rose • Craig Roth • • David Samuels • Peter Sands • Miguette Sansegundo • Ross Schaefer • John Seid • Joe Silveira • Bill Smith • Lorraine Smith • Lise Smith-Peters • Ken Sobon • Bob Solari • Marty Steidlmayer • Bob Steinacher • Richard Thieriot • Fred Thomas • Scott Thomas • Andy Tomaselli • Scott Torricelli • Pamela Waldsmith • Bruce Webb • Carrie Wendt • Dale Whitmore • John Whittlesey • David Wimpfheimer • SPECiALTY TOuR / PRESENTATiON LEADERS: Henry Lomeli • Christine Mac Shane • Kate Marden – West Coast Falconry • Liz Smith-Oettinger – The Center for Reconnecting with Nature • Lindsay Wood LEAD DRiVERS: Larry Crisman • Alan Mendoza • Warren Patten • Carolyn Short
THE SNOW GOOSE FESTiVAL WOuLD ALSO LiKE TO GiVE SPECiAL THANKS TO the California Conservation Corps, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Rancho Esquon, Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, Sohnrey Farms, Cole Farm, Book Family Farms, Maywood Organic Fig Farm, Black Butte Lake, Chico Certified Farmers Market, Chico Creek Nature Center, iris Software, inc., Mission Linen Service, Museum of Northern California Art (monca) Llano Seco Rancho, Divide Ranch, City of Chico, Kidd Biological, inc. and H. T. Harvey & Associates, Ecological Consultants, Mathews Farms, The Nature Conservancy.
See you all at next year’s 21st Annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway • January 22 – 26, 2020 14
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