MARTINEZ, Calif. – Join the National Park Service (NPS) and Alhambra High School students for the 2017 Ecopoetry Event. This is the 3rd annual event, staged in the historic Victorian home where the celebrated naturalist, John Muir, lived and wrote his books. The event will be held on Friday May …
Read More »Park Service invites public to view Perseid meteor shower from Mt. Wanda
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Join National Park Service interpretive rangers for a night sky adventure, “Path to the Perseids – A Meteor Shower Adventure,” on Friday, Aug. 12, at Mt. Wanda, part of the John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez. This free program begins at 8 p.m. and will …
Read More »Drones subject of next library event
By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – An introduction into the ins and outs of operating drones will be the focus of one of three talks that are on tap at the Martinez Public Library as July rolls on and attentions turn to August. Alvin Alejandro, owner and operator …
Read More »Earth Day-Birthday Celebration draws record crowd
By EMILIA ROSALES Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The aroma of cheeseburgers and franks filled the courtyard of the John Muir House in Martinez, as an unexpected crowd of 3,000 people showed up to celebrate Earth Day, recycling, and the birth of a man who has been dead for almost …
Read More »Martinez to celebrate John Muir birthday, Earth Day April 23
By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Earth Day 2016 celebrations being held locally will mark many milestones and much progress in the environmental movement that can be traced back to the labors of John Muir, whose name graces the national historic site in Martinez. The National Park …
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