April Events
- SPECIAL EVENT
- EARTH DAY CELEBRATION Saturday, April 19th 10:00 am- 5:00 pm
- Come celebrate in Natures Diversity!
- A full day of food, fun and activities from eco-art, nature walks and talks, interaction
with Coyote Point Museum’s non-releasable animals and a special march clean up and tree planting
with Coyote Point Rangers! Come see some new and exciting alternative transportation vehicles,
bikes or visit our “Green Marketplace” featuring eco-friendly vendors.
For more information about exhibitor space, sponsorships or activity schedule call (650) 342-7755.
- Swap O Rama Rama, Fashion Show and Green Auction
- Swap 10 am - 4 pm
Fashion Show 4 pm - 5 pm
Green Auction 10 am- 4pm
- Bring a bag of clothes for the Swap and get into Earth Day for free!
- Swap O Rama Rama the perfect way to recycle gently used clothes or fashions never worn, swap them with others, and have a talented designer/artist create new wearable art for you. Showcase your new creation at the fashion show where prizes will be awarded!
For tweens/teens/20 something’s.
$10 donation suggested for students, $20 for adults.
For more information email: supportcoyotepointmuseum@hotmail.com or call 650-579-2554
Come to the Green Silent Auction and bid on unique recycled goods repurposed as jewelry or items for the home.
- The Green Farm
- Coyote Point Museum newest exhibit, demonstrates sustainable agricultural practices in a fun and informative way. The exhibit features a chick hatchery, and a prototype hydroponic growing mechanism which grows plants without dirt. Visitors can watch eggs hatch, observe baby chicks waddling about and create masterpieces with recycle objects.
Coyote Point Museum's newest addition to the Green Farm is located at the front of the museum, "The Sun Curve" which harnesses solar energy to pump water from a koi pond to grow a kitchen garden.
- NEW EXHIBIT
- "From the Dinghy and Beyond": Nature and Wildlife
Photography by LaVey Norquist. 
April 13- April 27
LaVey Norquist is self-taught both in photography and dark room work. Most of the images have been taken from a moving boat in this exhibit. "My love of nature and wildlife photography has evolved over 30 years of travel with my husband, from back-packing in Yosemite, to African safari, to Alaska, New Zealand and Australia." Her interest have now become focused on the wildlife world.
- A Family Favorite: River Otter Feeding
- Daily at 12:30 pm Always a family favorite, our frisky River Otters frolic and play during their daily feeding. Guests can observe our pair of otters in their habitat from BOTH above ground and through the underwater observation window!
- A Fox Feed
- Daily at 11:30 am (Except Sundays) A family favorite, our fox is the subject of our new interpretive habitat demonstration. Join our Wildlife staff in a question and answer session as you watch him "chow down."
- Wildlife Shows at Coyote Point Museum
- Every Wednesday and Friday at 1 pm Every Saturday at 11 am & 1 pm Every Sunday at 1 pm & 3 pm
"Villains, Bandits and Bad Guys" Not all animals are cute and cuddly! Come join us in our Wildlife Theater for a highly interactive, humorous look at the bad reputations and common misconceptions that have kept people from hugging snakes and kissing cockroaches for centuries. This is a live animal presentation that is sure to give kids a new appreciation for some of nature's less popular critters!- Visitors will experience awesome Wildlife Shows complete with our very own non-releasable animals using their natural behavior to educate and entertain. Suitability: People of all ages who are awed by animals.
- SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION CAMP COYOTE
- Summer Camp 2008 Life in Balance
- June 16 - August 22, 2008
- Young stewards will explore the natural world around them through engaging activities, eco-art crafts and animal interactions.
For questions please call (650) 340-7598 or email scheduler@coyoteptmuseum.org.
- FREE Wednesday
- Wednesday, April 3 Free admission on the first Wednesday of every month.
- Friday's Fables: Story time in the Book Nook!
- Friday, April 4, 11, 18, 25 at 3:00 pm Storytime with animal encounters. Great for children 2-8 years old and their caregivers. Meet in the Book Nook.
- Toddler Tuesday: Amazing Amphibians
- Tuesday, April 8th and 22nd,
10:00 am - 12:00 noon Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders! Come celebrate the “Year of the Frog” and get to know our slimy friends! Make your own egg jelly; learn about amphibians’ warning colors.Toddler Tuesday is a unique hands-on, environmental education-themed, early childhood program. On the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month (except where noted,) Coyote Point Museum hosts this activity from 10am-12 noon for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Toddler crafts, exploration activities, and live animal presentations are part of this program. Each month has a different theme. Check the Museum entrance for the activity locations. Come join in the fun!
