Enjoy an afternoon of adventure experiencing wildlife from many perspectives! ADWN 2010 will be our 9th offering of this fun, family-oriented celebration of Orange County wildlife!

The ADWN main stage program will include native instrument musician Martin Espino, raptor rescuers Sky Hunters, a live animal show by Nature of Wildworks, and a talk by Winston Vickers, UC Davis veterinarian lead investigator on a local study of cougars.

Exhibitors will show off local wildlife–from plants and mushrooms to reptiles and bats–and equipment used to study them. Outdoor family-oriented activities include nature & bird walks, digging for fossils, a scavenger hunt, a campfire and more!

Exhibitors include:

• California Turtle & Desert Tortoise Club, OC Chapter
• Caspers Park Park Preservation Foundation
• Cleveland National Forest
• Climb-It Mobile Climbing Walls
• Dr. Sue's Bug Zoo
• Earthroots Field School
• Environmental Nature Center
• Inside the Outdoors
• Los Angeles Mycological Society
• Master Gardeners of Orange County
• North American Butterfly Association, Orange County Chapter
• Obsession With Butterflies
• OC Parks
• Ocean Institute
• Orange County Natural History Museum
• Orange County Zoo
• Project Wildlife
• R.E.I.
• Saddleback Environmental Awareness Club
• San Clemente Garden Club
• Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD)
• Sea & Sage Audubon Society
• Sierra Sage Chapter, Sierra Club
• South Orange County Gem & Mineral Society
• Tree of Life Nursery
• Western Monarch Guardians
• Wonders of Wildlife

ADWN 2010 is jointly hosted by The Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy (DOLC) and The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo (The Reserve), steward of the future 21,000 acre Rancho Mission Viejo (RMV) habitat reserve.

DOLC and The Reserve both share the mission of protecting RMV's rich natural and cultural resources through environmental education & programs providing sensitive recreational access to RMV lands.