River Vision Partners
Environmental
Displays, Art Activities & Tours
View the Salinas River through the dual lens of the environment and the arts. Each environmental group below offers information as well as interactive art activities that are suitable for all ages. We encourage you to take the Salinas River Tour and personally experience the beauty of the river environment.
River Vision
- River Vision illustrative
- Grant success story
- What’s in store for acquisition site
“In a Word – River Reflections” Stream your thoughts and channel your inner poet to describe the river and have those words recorded in writing. See how the collected thoughts from the day come together to form a whole.
Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
- Graphics & map with land conservation successes and mission
- Steelhead trout life cycle poster and “Troutopoly” game
- Fish printing on paper with paint & plastic replica fish
“Steelhead Gyotaku (Fish Printing)” Learn how The Land Conservancy improves homes for threatened Steelhead fish by protecting and restoring local lands and what you can do to help. Make a fish print in the Japanese style of Gyotaku to take home as a reminder of the other creatures who rely on a healthy and clean Salinas River.
Upper Salinas - Las Tablas Resource Conservation District
- Graphics and handouts highlighting watershed health & restoration management.
“Recycling – In a Bag” – Learn how to recycle materials in a way that helps the earth and the animals in it. Also create animal footprints of native species in Salinas River sand and experience an Interactive Watershed model.
Amigos De Anza North County Trail Association
- Maps and historical accounting of Juan Batista’s travels
- Docents in period dress/attire
In 1776 Juan Bautista de Anza created the first overland route through California and his trail followed the Salinas River through northern San Luis Obispo County. Enjoy sand painting of historic prints that celebrate his adventures.
Falconer
- Sustainable bird and pest control
- Roaming through park
- River Tour falconry demonstration
Falconry is reportedly the oldest sport in history and is now being used as a natural and sustainable pest control method in farming and viticulture. Brad Felger will roam the park with a falcon to answer questions and will also put on two falconry demonstrations at the river. See River Tour schedule for details.
City of Paso Watershed and Conservation
- Interactive clean water demonstration
- Sammy the Steel Head
- Focus: Water Conservation and Storm Water
Come learn how to use a rain barrel and then paint your "Rain Art" onto a barrel that will be raffled off at the end of the day. You can also enjoy a Clean Water demonstration and introduce the kids to Sammy the Steel Head and take home his coloring materials.
Transition Paso Robles
- Display materials on Centennial Park Community Garden Phases I & II
- Transition Towns sustainable living tips and handouts
- Water conservation
The Food Group of Transition Paso Robles will lead kids through a Fruit and Vegetable Printing project as a fun and silly way to get educated about produce and gardening. Adults can learn more about the Sustainable Community Garden at Centennial Park.
Pacific Wildlife Care
- Docent education on indigenous wildlife
Kids and adults will both enjoy interactive wildlife demonstrations and discussions in the park, celebrating all the different species that call the Salinas River Corridor their home. Meet the spokesanimals, including hawks, opossums, owls and more.
River Tour Partners
“Leaf Art” with the California Native Plant Society help children and adults recognize and memorialize native plant species with this hands-on art technique.
Four roundtrip tours between the Festival and the River Parkway throughout the day provided by The Wine Wrangler. Tours depart at 11 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:30 PM, and 2:45 PM. Learn about native plants and pick up some native plant starters for your own garden. Native plant samples provided by Nature’s Touch Nursery and Harvest in Templeton. Falconry demonstrations planned for the 12:15 and 2:45 tours, weather pending. Schedule subject to change.
