Rush Ranch Stewardship Campaign!
Activities & Events
All events are free and require no reservations unless otherwise noted. Bring drinking water, weather appropriate clothing and a hat. For more information contact Solano Land Trust’s Volunteer and Education Coordinator at (707) 432-0150 x 200 or volunteers@solanolandtrust.org.
Access Adventure Wagon Rides, Blacksmith Shop Demonstration, and Native American Culture Station
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Hosted by Rush Ranch Educational Council and Access Adventure
Volunteer blacksmith Virgil Sellers will demonstrate traditional blacksmithing tools and equipment in the ranch's historic shop. Little Bear will be on hand with a Native American culture display and to talk about his experiences growing up on a reservation. Access Adventure with Michael Muir shows off the ranch in a horse drawn carriage equipped with a wheelchair lift for persons with limited mobility. Able-bodied riders are also welcome. Program cancels if weather makes it unsafe. For more Access Adventure events go to www.access-adventure.org.
Getting the Rush: A Guided Nature Walk
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Meet docent at the Nature Center main entrance. Be prepared for weather and uneven trails.
Rush Ranch Land Stewardship
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
9 a.m. to noon
Join Ken for outdoor stewardship activities. Meet by Kit House.
Native American flute-making workshop
Sponsored by the Rush Ranch Education Council (RREC)
Saturday, August 7, 2010 | 10:00 a.m.
There is a $10.00 charge to cover supplies. Proceeds go to the Rush Ranch Education Council.
Heritage Feast and Solano Land Trust Lands Art Show
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Join Solano Land Trust for an evening of local food, music, carriage rides, silent and live auctions and historic characters. Contact Greg Peterson at (707) 432-0150 x 205 or greg@solanolandtrust.org for information.
Raptor ID and Natural History Workshop and Tour
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Raptor expert Larry Broderick will show how to identify year-round and migratory raptors with over 100 photos. Lecture and handout provided. A birding tour of Rush Ranch will follow.
Self-guided Hikes
Marsh Trail
This popular trail is an easy, mostly level 2.2-mile walk that begins at the Visitor Center and heads west to an overlook of the Suisun Marsh and adjacent lands.
South Pasture Trail
A mostly level (but wet in winter) 2.4-mile trail that begins at the water tower south of the barn and leads to a small overlook and a large Native American grinding rock. The trail loops back around the south pasture, crosses a boardwalk and brings you back to the visitor center.
Suisun Hill Trail
Located across from Rush Ranch on Grizzly Island Road, this 2-mile trail climbs 500 feet to Suisun Hill where you have a 360-degree view of the area. Park near the entrance to Rush Ranch, cross the road, enter the gate and follow posts up the hill.
Please: No dogs, horses or bicycles on Rush Ranch trails (dogs are allowed on Suisun Hill Trail only), and no collecting of flora and fauna.
About Rush Ranch
Imagine a time when Native Americans descended from the nearby hills to hunt for waterfowl. Tule canoes snaked silently through the slough while women pounded dried fish on the grinding rock. Imagine the same landscape where a family later ran a cattle ranch, but left its marshy edges untouched. Enter Rush Ranch, a 2,070-acre open space that has won countless hearts with its vast open spaces, tranquility, history and excellent birding. Rush Ranch supports more than 200 species and 47 families of plants, 15 mammal species and 123 bird species. Three self-guided trails lead through grasslands, provide spectacular views and take you along the edges of the Suisun Marsh. Visit the Kit House, a 1930s Sears and Roebuck mail-order house now used as a museum and visitor center.The Rush Ranch Educational Council (RREC), an all-volunteer organization, is dedicated to providing education and outreach programs from September to June. For information about RREC and the Patwin Program offered to local schoolchildren visit www.rushranch.net.
Real time weather at Rush Ranch
Hours
Rush Ranch is open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (or dusk, if earlier) from March 1 to October 31, and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from
November 1 to February 28. The Suisun Hill Trail across from the ranch is open from dawn to dusk everyday.
Amenities
New and improved facilities are available to rent, including a meeting room for 80; an outdoor, shaded picnic area with barbeque pit; and fully-furnished two-bedroom guest quarters.
Rules
Please no horses or bicycles on Rush Ranch trails. No collecting flora or fauna.
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Rush Ranch Dog Policy
- No dogs are allowed on the Marsh Trail or South Pasture Trail.
- Leashed dogs are allowed around the Rush Ranch buildings, driveway and on the Suisun Hill Trail.
- Owners are required to pick up after their dogs.
- Owners of unleashed dogs will be asked to leave the ranch.
- SLT reserves the right to ask owners of aggressive dogs to leave the ranch.
- All dogs are required to be leashed unless exception is granted by the executive director of Solano Land Trust.
From Highway 12 in Suisun City, head south on Grizzly Island Road for about two miles. The entrance gate is on the right.
Contact Anne DeLozier at (707) 432-0150 x209 or anne@solanolandtrust.org.