Friends of the Society
of Primitive Technology

THE NATURAL WORLD OF THE MAIDU SERIES
Discover how the Maidu People thrived for thousands of years while positively impacting the land. Their balanced and respectful utilization of the flora and fauna supported the largest population of Native peoples in the whole of North America.
Class 1: Gifts From the Animal People
Explore the bounty and unique relationship that the Maidu had with their animal, bird, fish, bug and mollusk cousins, and how these Animal People enriched every aspect of Maidu lives and culture. You will use stone tools to make and decorate a bone dance whistle and have the opportunity to see and touch hundreds of Maidu artifact replicas. Includes a demonstration of the spear thrower (atlatl) and rabbitstick, hunting weapons that pre-dated the bow and arrow.
Date: February 5, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Fee: $44
Location: Sierra College Community Education, Rocklin Campus, Room C-9
Registration Required: Register at www.sccommed.org or call (916) 781-6280
Pre-registration is required for all classes pertaining to the "The Natural World of the Maidu Series".
Class code: 8376
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com

THE NATURAL WORLD OF THE MAIDU SERIES
Discover how the Maidu People thrived for thousands of years while positively impacting the land. Their balanced and respectful utilization of the flora and fauna supported the largest population of Native peoples in the whole of North America.
Class 2: Gifts from the Plant People
The Maidu didn't just "live off" the land, but carefully managed every aspect of the plants around them to provide them with an abundance of food, medicine, and hunting and fine craft materials unmatched by today's modern world. You will learn to make a sample of a Maidu musical instrument, toy or game and have the opportunity to see and touch hundreds of Maidu artifact replicas. Chuck will demonstrate the ancient art of making a friction fire from local natural materials! Students will have a chance to try it themselves.
Date: February 12, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Fee: $44
Location: Sierra College Community Education, Rocklin Campus, Room C-9
Registration Required: Register at www.sccommed.org or call (916) 781-6280
Pre-registration is required for all classes pertaining to the "The Natural World of the Maidu Series".
Class code: 8377
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com

WINTER COUNT
This premier event focuses on primitive technology. The Winter Count gathering has a varitety of workshops that will be familiar and will also introduce you to many new and different formats, skills and personalities. Experienced instructors, with diverse primitive skills, will teach you how to brain tan deer hide, create pottery, learn fire-by-friction methods, ply cordage and many other utilitarian skills.
Date: February 13 - 19, 2011
Fee: Early registration - $275 (prior to February 1), Late registration - $325
Location: Maricopa, Arizona
For info & registration: Contact Backtracks for information at http://www.backtracks.net/ContactBacktracks.asp or access http://www.backtracks.net/Registration.html for registration.

THE NATURAL WORLD OF THE MAIDU SERIES
Discover how the Maidu People thrived for thousands of years while positively impacting the land. Their balanced and respectful utilization of the flora and fauna supported the largest population of Native peoples in the whole of North America.
Class 3: Gifts from the Stone People
To the Maidu, the stones and minerals were as alive as the animals and the trees. The Stone Peoples’ gifts were valued resources with which they could hunt, build, paint, bring luck or even heal with. You will make a steatite (soapstone) charm stone or pendant and beads, and have the opportunity to see and touch hundreds of Maidu artifact replicas. Chuck will flake an arrowhead from obsidian from start to finish using only traditional native tools! He will then haft it using pine pitch and deer sinew.
Date: February 26, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Fee: $44
Location: Sierra College Community Education, Rocklin Campus, Room C-9
Registration Required: Register at www.sccommed.org or call (916) 781-6280
Pre-registration is required for all classes pertaining to the "The Natural World of the Maidu Series".
Class code: 8378
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS GET-TOGETHER - February
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The knapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of lithic technology is more than welcome. We meet one day in every month.

Date: February 20, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located past the restrooms and near a pine tree. Parking is free.
Contact Dino Labiste for more information at kahikoarts@yahoo.com or access California Knappers
No fee to attend the knapping get-together. Open to the public.

FAMILY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CLASS
Earthquakes, floods or even the loss of electricity can threaten your family's well being. Learn what to do, including short and long-term plans, materials and skills to maximize your chances of survival in an emergency lasting from a few days to a few weeks. Each class session includes hands-on training that apply to the lessons of that class.
Hands on training will include:
- Multiple methods to disinfect water.
- Multiple methods for creating fire and keeping it going.
- Food preparation in the field.
- Shelter fabrication.
Date: March 5 - 26, 2011 (4 weeks)
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Fee: $78 / $72 (Roseville resident discount)
$20 materials fee due at the first class.
Location: Maidu Museum and Historic Site, 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
Registration Required: Call Maidu Museum at (916) 774-5934
Class code: 52566
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com
FREE Class Overvciew will be held on Feb. 26 (Saturday) from 4 to 5 pm. / Fee: Free / Class code: 52564

OHLONE VILLAGE SITE
Learn about Ohlone culture as we tour a model of village life at the Visitor Center. Walk to a 2,500-year-old Ohlone village site in the park, see replicated structures and examine reproductions of artifacts. Along the trail, we’ll identify plants that provided food, medicine and tools for the first people of the Bay Area.
Date: March 6, 2011
Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm and 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 10:00 am or 1:30 pm.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3220.

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS GET-TOGETHER - March
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The knapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of lithic technology is more than welcome. We meet one day in every month.

Date: March 12, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located past the restrooms and near a pine tree. Parking is free.
Contact Dino Labiste for more information at kahikoarts@yahoo.com or access California Knappers
No fee to attend the knapping get-together. Open to the public.

SKILLS OF THE PAST: FIRE MAKING
Ever wondered how fire was created before matches or a lighter? Unravel the secrets of fire-by-friction, fire-by-percussion and fire-by-compression. Discover the techniques to produce a glowing ember as we practice our fire making skills through hands-on activities. Bring a lunch to cook over the fire.

Date: March 13, 2011
Time: 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

SKILLS OF THE PAST: CORDAGE MAKING
The ability to twist, twine or braid fibers into cordage allowed indigenous cultures to tie their world together. Learn the various techniques of gathering, preparation, extracting and plying of plant materials to create cordage. Practice the efficient method of leg rolling dogbane fibers.

Date: March 13, 2011
Time: 2:00 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

EARTHLY EDIBLES, URBAN USABLES
Join Ranger Bruce Weidman for a hike into fabulous Lime Ridge to discover what nature's bounty plants can provide. Miner's lettuce, chickweed, soap root, cattails and other local plants will be available for sampling and using.
Date: March 19, 2011
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Bruce Weidman
Location: Lime Ridge
Meet at the back of the Boundary Oak Golf Course parking lot.
Weather may cancel.
Info: Call Ranger Bruce Weidman at (925) 943-5899 ext 2665.

ATLATL: STONE AGE DART THROWER
Join us for a day of Stone Age activity. The atlatl, with it’s stone-tipped dart, pre-dated the bow and arrow. Dart throwers were utilized by hunter/gatherer societies. Watch a flintknapping demonstration and try your skill at hitting a target with an atlatl.

Date: March 20, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 am - 3:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the Dairy Glen campsite (8 minutes walk towards the bay from the Old Quarry parking lot).
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS HIKE
The Ohlone Peoples and European settlers gathered wild plants for food, medicine and tools. Identify edible plants on a sprintime hike. Gather Miner’s lettuce for a tasty salad, process Manzanita cider, munch on acorn cookies, snack on dried Huckleberries and sample other savory wild foods.

Date: March 27, 2011
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Min/max Age: 12-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Meet at the Garin Barn Visitor Center (red barn).
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

NATIVE CALIFORNIANS AND THE SUTTER BUTTES
Hike the Sutter Buttes with the Middle Mountain Foundation
The Middle Mountains have always been recognized as a special place to the Native Peoples. Journey back to a time with Chuck Kritzon when the Middle Mountains provided everything the local Native Peoples needed to thrive in this rich land. Chuck will have with him numerous samples of Maidu material culture. This is a very easy hike and a great introduction to the Middle Mountains. Bring water and a lunch.
Date: March 27 , 2011
Time: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Fee: $45
Location: Meet in Yuba City
Registration Required: Call Karen at (530) 671-6116 or e-mail her at mmfhikes@yahoo.com
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com

OHLONE VILLAGE SITE
Learn about Ohlone culture as we tour a model of village life at the Visitor Center. Walk to a 2,000-year-old Ohlone village site in the park, see replicated structures and examine reproductions of artifacts. Along the trail, we’ll identify plants that provided food, medicine and tools for the first people of the Bay Area.
Date: April 2, 2011
Time: 9:30 am -12:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 9:30 am.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3220.

LIFEWAYS OF THE MAIDU PEOPLE
Class 1: Gifts from the Animals
Learn how Native people used and traded animal resources to create a rich and abundant culture. Using stone tools, you’ll create your own bone whistle.
Date: April 2, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $28 / $25 (Roseville resident discount)
$5 materials fee due at the class.
Location: Maidu Museum and Historic Site, 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
Registration Required: Call Maidu Museum at (916) 774-5934
Pre-registration is required for all classes pertaining to the "Lifeways of the Maidu People".
Class code: 52561
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com
FREE Class Overview pertaining to the 3 classes under the title "Lifeways of the Maidu People" will be held on April 2 (Saturday) from 10 to 11 am / Location: Maidu Museum and Historic Site / Class code: 52557

SURVIVAL ESSENTIALS
This introductory workshop will teach you basic principles and methods for wilderness survival. Topics include assembling survival kits. shelter building, fire starting techniques, emergency signaling, water purification and more!

Date: April 9, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Labiste
Fee: $23.00 ($27.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties)
Min/max Age: 14-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Registration Required: 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3

SKILLS OF THE PAST: ELDERBERRY FLUTE
Make your own musical instrument from a piece of elderberry. Create a flute that was played by California Natives throughout Central California. You’ll decorate your flute with earth pigments. With practice, you’ll learn to play notes on your flute. Patience is the key.

Date: April 16, 2011
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: $7.00 ($9.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Location: Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont, CA 94536
Inquire at the Quarry Lake's kiosk entrance for the location of the program in the park.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

SKILLS OF THE PAST: SHELL PENDANT & BEADS
Plants and shells were made into indigenous necklaces for adornment. Twist string from dogbane fibers, make pine nut beads and create an abalone pendant. Use a pump drill to make the pendant hole. Utilizing past technology, we'll make a very unique necklace.
Date: April 16, 2011
Time: 1:00m - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: $12.00 ($14.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Location: Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont, CA 94536
Inquire at the Quarry Lake's kiosk entrance for the location of the program in the park.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

LIFEWAYS OF THE MAIDU PEOPLE
Class 2: Gifts from the Plant People
Learn how the Maidu made use of and increased local plant resources for food, medicine, basketry and hunting. In the class, you’ll get to make a double cane dance whistle.
Date: April 16, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $28 / $25 (Roseville resident discount)
$5 materials fee due at the class.
Location: Maidu Museum and Historic Site, 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
Registration Required: Call Maidu Museum at (916) 774-5934
Pre-registration is required for all classes pertaining to the "Lifeways of the Maidu People".
Class code: 52562
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com
FREE Class Overview pertaining to the 3 classes under the title "Lifeways of the Maidu People" will be held on April 2 (Saturday) from 10 to 11 am / Location: Maidu Museum and Historic Site / Class code: 52557

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS GET-TOGETHER - April
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The knapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of lithic technology is more than welcome. We meet one day in every month.
Date: April 17, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located past the restrooms and near a pine tree. Parking is free.
Contact Dino Labiste for more information at kahikoarts@yahoo.com or access California Knappers
No fee to attend the knapping get-together. Open to the public.

SKILLS OF THE PAST: FLINTKNAPPING
Discover the skill of turning an obsidian flake into a functional Paleolithic cutting tool. Learn about prehistoric equipment, such as hammer stones, and use modern materials, like copper pressure flakers. Practice beginning skills to create a Stone Age scraper or shape an arrowhead.

Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

LIFEWAYS OF THE MAIDU PEOPLE
Class 3: Gifts from the Stone People
Learn how the local Indian people created tools, weapons, art and ceremonial items from mineral wealth. Chuck will demonstrate how to knap an arrowhead. You’ll create soapstone beads and pendants using all stone tools.
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $28 / $25 (Roseville resident discount)
$5 materials fee due at the class.
Location: Maidu Museum and Historic Site, 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
Registration Required: Call Maidu Museum at (916) 774-5934
Pre-registration is required for all classes pertaining to the "Lifeways of the Maidu People".
Class code: 52563
Contact Chuck Kritzon for information: (916) 781-3822 or e-mail chuckk@petroglyphics.com
FREE Class Overview pertaining to the 3 classes under the title "Lifeways of the Maidu People" will be held on April 2 (Saturday) from 10 to 11 am / Location: Maidu Museum and Historic Site / Class code: 52557

2nd ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE GATHERING
Ancestral Arts & Primitive Living Skills
The gathering is an educational event that will consist of teachers hosting classes ongoing for five days, on a variety of topics including: hand-drill fire making, plant fiber cordage, stone tools, buckskin, basket weaving, nature awareness, pottery, local flora and fauna identification, food preparation (acorns!), primitive weapons including bows and arrows, fiber arts, herbalism, shelter building, and storytelling. We are excited to have local Native American involvement in both the planning process and the gathering itself. We will encourage a family-oriented, all-ages event and will emphasize skills and materials indigenous to California, while welcoming students and instructors from all over the map. There will be events interspersed throughout the week such as a marketplace, panel discussion, and dance night. We will provide breakfast and dinner. Participant camping will consist of cars, tents, tipis, and trailers.
Date: May 1 – 7, 2011
Location: Held at Ya-Ka-Ama, a non-profit of confederated Tribal land. Ya-Ka-Ama is located at 7465 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville, CA.
Fee: $300 for the whole week of the event.
Contact califorigin@gmail.com for information. Visit http://www.buckeyegathering.net/Home.html for registration.

NATIVE SHORES WILD FOOD RENDEZVOUS
It's starting this weekend at the Oregon Coast.  If you've been sitting on your hands, now is the time to register before it is too late.  If you want to attend, check the website for detailed information, then contact us so we can plan for you.  This event entails lots of fun, learning, adventuring with other wild food enthusiasts, moving through some of nature's most dynamic and beautiful habitats, and feasting on the wild foods you gather yourself.
Date: May 20 - 23, 2011
Instructor: John Kallas, Ph.D., Director, Wild Food Adventures
Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables
4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR 97217
(503) 775-3828
mail@wildfoodadventures.com
Visit http://www.wildfoodadventures.com/nativeshores.html for more information.

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS GET-TOGETHER - May
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The flintknapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of Stone Age lithic technology is more than welcome. We meet one day in every month.

Date: May 22, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located past the restrooms and near a pine tree. Parking is free.
Contact Dino Labiste for more information at kahikoarts@yahoo.com or access California Knappers
No fee to attend the knapping get-together. Open to the public.

WILD FOOD WORKSHOPS WITH JOHN KALLAS
Visit http://www.wildfoodadventures.com/workshop.html for more information.
5/28/11: Mount Adams Wild Food Expedition
6/4/11: Pacific Coast Clam Dig
6/5/11: Sea Vegetables of the Pacific Coast
6/6/11: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate
6/18/11: Gaper, Butter, and Littleneck Clam Dig
6/19/11: Sea Vegetables of the Pacific Coast
7/23/11: Wapato Island Expedition
7/30/11: Pacific Coast Clam Dig
7/31/11: Sea Vegetables of the Pacific Coast
8/7/11: Marshmallow, Meringue & S'mores from Wild Plants
8/28/11: Wild Foods in Wilderness Survival
9/24/11: Acorn Pudding, & Getting Oil From Plants
9/25/11: Neighborhood Foraging for Fruits Nuts & Vegetables
10/1/11: The Incredible Cattail - From Survival to Pancakes
10/2/11:  Wild Foods of Native Americans

MAKE A RABBIT STICK
The rabbit stick is a non-returnable boomerang used for thousands of years by indigenous people. In addition to hunting, it is a multi-faceted implement used as a digging stick, musical clapper stick, scraper, weapon of war and a work of art. Spend a morning woodworking a tree branch into this ancient tool and then test it on the throwing range. The required minimum age of 16-years-old is due to necessary crafting skills and the use of sharp tools.

Date: May 28, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor: Bruce Weidman
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $10.00 per person material fee
Location: Sugarloaf Open Space, 2161 Youngs Valley Road, Walnut Creek
Registration: Call Ranger Bruce Weidman at (925) 943-5899 ext 2665 to register.

TULE BOAT CONSTRUCTION
Experience how to build a tule boat from a marsh plant called tule. The California Native Americans made tule boats (or tule balsas) to cross inlets, deep marshes, lakes and the bay.
June 5, 9:00-2:00 pm (meet at the front entance of the Coyote Hills Regional Park Visitor Center): We’ll gather tule. Then, we'll return back to the Coyote Hills Visitor Center to see a slide show about the indigenous uses of tule and learn about California Native tule boats.
June 26, 9:30-3:30 pm (meet at Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area): We’ll build a three-person tule boat and launch it for a paddle around the lake.
Participation in gathering tule is required to take the program.

Date: June 5, 2010 & June 26, 2010
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm & 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 12-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555 - June 5 & Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, 2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont, CA 94536 (inquire at the Quarry Lake's kiosk entrance for the location of the program in the park) - June 26
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

SKILLS OF THE PAST: FLINTKNAPPING
Experience firsthand the skill of turning a volcanic rock into a functional Stone Age cutting tool. Learn the basic principles behind the ability to knock off predictable stone flakes. Try hands-on flintknapping activities with hammer stones, antlers and copper tools. Create an obsidian arrowhead

Date: June 5, 2011
Time: 3:00 am - 5:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

FATHER'S DAY ADVENTURE: FIRE MAKING
Ever wondered how fire was created before matches or a lighter? Unravel the secrets of fire-by-friction, fire-by-percussion and fire-by-compression. Discover the various techniques to produce a glowing ember as we practice our fire making skills through hands-on activities. Bring a lunch to cook over the fire.

Date: June 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Meet at the Garin Barn Visitor Center (red barn).
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

FATHER'S DAY ADVENTURE: ATLATL THROWERS
Join us for a day of Stone Age activity. The atlatl, with a stone-tipped dart, pre-dated the bow and arrow. Dart throwers were utilized by hunter/gatherer societies. Watch a flintknapping demonstration and try your skill at hitting a target with an atlatl.

Date: June 19, 2011
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Location: Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks, 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Meet at the Garin Barn Visitor Center (red barn).
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

GINGERROOT WILD FOOD RENDEZVOUS
The GingerRoot is a little more than a month away taking place in the Hood River Valley. Register now while there are still early registration discounts.  If you want to attend, check the web site for detailed information.  This event entails lots of fun, learning, adventuring with other wild food enthusiasts, moving through some of nature's most dynamic and beautiful habitats, and feasting on the wild foods you gather yourself.
Date: June 24 - 27, 2011
Instructor: John Kallas, Ph.D., Director, Wild Food Adventures
Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables
4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR 97217
(503) 775-3828
mail@wildfoodadventures.com
Visit http://www.wildfoodadventures.com/gingerroot.html for more information.

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS GET-TOGETHER - June
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The flintknapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of Stone Age lithic technology is more than welcome. We meet one day in every month.

Date: June 25, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located past the restrooms and near a pine tree. Parking is free.
Contact Dino Labiste for more information at kahikoarts@yahoo.com or access California Knappers
No fee to attend the knapping get-together. Open to the public.

SKILLS OF THE PAST: TULE BASKET
Create a berry picking basket from a marsh plant called tule.
July 2, 10:00-12:00 pm: We’ll gather tule.
July 9, 1:00-4:30 pm: Make a tule basket utilizing twining techniques. Learn to make cordage for the basket carrying loop.
Participation in gathering tule is required to take the program.
Date: July 2, 2011 & July 9, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $10.00 ($12.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

BOW DRILL & HAND DRILL FIRE MAKING
Learn the secrets of making fire. Indigenous cultures throughout the Americas utilized the hand drill method. The bow drill is used more by contemporary practitioners of fire making. Explore the difference between the two techniques of fire-by-friction. Learn how fire was created through hands-on activities.
Date: July 16, 2011
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 12-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

THROW IT! ATLATL AND RABBIT STICK
Atlatl, that primitive “throwing-stick-and-spear-thing”, is having resurgence as a sport worldwide, and as a hunting weapon is many U.S. states. The Rabbit Stick is a non-returnable boomerang. Join us as we toss and fling our way back in time to experience skills our ancient ancestors mastered. ISAC rounds will be scheduled.
Date: July 16, 2011
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Instructor: Bruce Weidman
Fee: Free
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Location:  Sugarloaf Open Space, 2161 Youngs Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Meet in the Orchard Picnic Area.
No registration, drop-in.
Info: Contact Ranger Bruce Weidman at (925) 943-5899 ext 2665 or e-mail weidman@walnut-creek.org

SKILLS OF THE PAST: MAKE AN ATLATL
Dart throwers were utilized by hunter/gatherer societies. Learn to create an atlatl, a prehistoric tool that pre-dated the bow and arrow.
July 23, 1:00-4:30 pm: Construct the atlatl thrower.
July 30, 3:00-5:00 pm: Make the atlatl dart to complete your set.
Participants must register for both sessions.
Date: July 23, 2011 & July 30, 2011
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm & 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $45.00 ($51.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) for both sessions + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

SKILLS OF THE PAST: TULE MAT
Experience how to construct a tule mat from a marsh plant.
July 23, 9:30-11:30 am: We’ll gather tule.
July 30, 9:00-2:00 pm: Learn the skill to twine tule with cordage to create a comfortable mat to sit on.
Participation in gathering tule is required to take the program.
Date: July 23, 2011 & July 30, 2011
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am & 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: $10.00 ($12.00 for non-residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties) + $5.00 parking fee/vehicle
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

THE TAO OF ATLATL
Join Ranger Bruce Weidman for an inward experience with an outward twist! Using modern tools, we'll spend two mornings learning to make the Atlatl, the "Atom Bomb of the Stone Age". On the 23rd, we fabricate our atlatl (throwing stick). On the 30th, we'll make the dart (spear). Time will be scheduled for target practice to prepare for the ISAC on August 13th. As time permits, we'll check out other primitive tools. The required minimum age of 16-years-old is due to necessary crafting skills and the use of sharp tools.

Date: July 23 & 30, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor: Bruce Weidman
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult
Location: Sugarloaf Open Space, 2161 Youngs Valley Road, Walnut Creek
Fee: $20.00 per person material fee
Registration: Call Ranger Bruce Weidman at (925) 943-5899 ext 2665 to register.

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS GET-TOGETHER - July
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The flintknapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of Stone Age lithic technology is more than welcome. We meet one day in every month.

Date: July 31, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located past the restrooms and near a pine tree. Parking is free.
Contact Dino Labiste for more information at kahikoarts@yahoo.com or access California Knappers
No fee to attend the knapping get-together. Open to the public.

ANCIENT WAYS AT SUGARLOAF PRESERVE
Atlatl Competition comes to Sugarloaf! Join us for our 3rd year of competitive primitive technology contests, games and activities. Try your skill at tossing the Atlatl, the "Atom Bomb of the Stone Age". ISAC rounds will be scheduled. Throw the rabbitstick, an American Indian boomerang that doesn't come back. Make and spin an acorn top. Play stick dice and other games. Make simple crafts from cattails, tules, pine nuts and more, using only primitive tools. Enjoy Kiowa drumming and dancing. Exhibitors will have more to share.
Open to the public
Date: August 13, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Sugarloaf Open Space, 2161 Youngs Valley Road, Walnut Creek
Free admission
Info: Call Ranger Bruce Weidman at (925) 943-5899 ext 2665.

18th ANNUAL COYOTE HLLS KNAP-IN
Come join us at the Bay Area’s longest-running flint-knapping event. Try your hand at making arrowheads and other stone tools, or just come and observe other stone-workers. Bring stone to work, tools and eye protection if you have them. If not, there’s usually plenty to share, so come on down!

Date: August 27 - 28, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Organizers: Bev Ortiz and Ken Peek
Fee: No fee for this program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Contact Ken Peek for more information: call (510) 537-1215 or e-mail kspeek123@att.net

OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR
Learn about Ohlone culture as we tour a model of village life at the Visitor Center. Walk to a 2,500-year-old Ohlone village site in the park, see replicated structures and examine reproductions of artifacts. Along the trail, we’ll identify plants that provided food, medicine and tools for the first people of the Bay Area.

Date: September 4, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Naturalist: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Coyote Hills Visitor Center at 10:00 am or 1:30 pm.
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3220.

A CENTURY OF ISHI
A one day conference celebrating 100 years of Ishi at the University of California in Berkeley. This conference honors the contributions of Ishi as an educator and cultural ambassador. It is an opportunity to reflect on contemporary interpretations of his legacy and of the Native American experience in museums.
Date: September 7, 2011
Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fee: The conference is free of charge, but registration is required. Access http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ueoawbeab&oeidk=a07e4apkb1i4dd4ed0f for registration.
Location: Clark Kerr Campus, Krutch Theater, Building 14, 2601 Warring Street, Berkeley, CA 947201
Reception for conference attendees to follow at the Hearst Museum, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

RABBITSTICK RENDEZVOUS
The Rabbitstick Rendezvous is a totally unique learning experience of various primitive technology and wilderness skills. This premier event focuses on hands-on classes that will introduce you to many new and varied formats, skills and personalities. Rabbitstick will provide you with an unparalleled chance to learn from both journeyman and master teachers. This gathering of experienced instructors and eager participants is made available to you from Backtracks. The Rabbitstick Rendezvous is one of the largest and oldest of the comtemporary primitive skills gatherings.
Date: September 11 - 17, 2011
Fee: Early registration - $275 (prior to September 1), Late registration - $300
Location: Rexburg, Idaho
For info & registration: Contact Dave Wescot at dwescot@aol.com or access http://www.backtracks.net/Rabbitstick.html

2nd ANNUAL STONE AGE OLYMPICS & KNAP-IN
Join us for a day of primitive technology contests and stone tool making demonstrations. Cast a prehistoric dart thrower called an atlatl, create fire by rubbing two sticks together, throw a rabbit stick and participate in other age appropriate primeval activities. Watch skilled knappers transform rocks into functional tools. There will be an atlatl International Standard Accuracy Competition (ISAC) before noon.

Date: September 25, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Organizer: Dino Labiste
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the Dairy Glen campground (8 minutes walk towards the bay from the Old Quarry parking lot).
No registration, drop-in, for information call (510) 544-3215 or (510) 544-3220.

SKILLS OF THE PAST: FIRE MAKING
Ever wondered how fire was created before matches or a lighter? Unravel the secrets of fire-by-friction, fire-by-percussion and fire-by-compression. Discover the techniques to produce a glowing ember as we practice our fire making skills through hands-on activities.

Date: October 1, 2011
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 16-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

SKILLS OF THE PAST: CORDAGE MAKING
The ability to twist, twine or braid fibers into cordage allowed indigenous cultures to tie their world together. Learn the various techniques of gathering, preparation, extracting and plying of plant materials to create cordage. Practice the efficient method of leg rolling plant fibers.

Date: October 1, 2011
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 9-yrs-old / Adult, Parent participation required
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

SKILLS OF THE PAST: FLINTKNAPPING
Unearth the art of turning an obsidian flake into a functional paleolithic cutting tool. Learn about prehistoric equipment, such as hammer stones, and use modern materials, like copper pressure flakers. Practice beginning skills to create a Stone Age microblade or shape an arrowhead.

Date: October 8, 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Min/max Age: 18-yrs-old / Adult
Fee: No fee for the program (only $5.00 parking fee/vehicle)
Location: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Meet at the front entrance of the Visitor Center.
Registration Required: Call 1-888-327-2757, option 2, 3
Contact Naturalist Dino Labiste for information: (510) 544-3215

CALIFORNIA KNAPPERS GET-TOGETHER - October
The California Knappers is a knapping get-together of people who like to make stone tools, learn from each other, trade for materials, socialize and meet fellow flintknappers. The flintknapping get-together is open to beginners, intermediate and advanced flintknappers. Anyone who is interested in learning the skill of Stone Age lithic technology is more than welcome. We meet one day in every month.

Date: October 23 , 2011
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Karl Nordvik Park, 5850 Commerce Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
The park is on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Ardenwood Blvd. We will be located past the restrooms and near a pine tree. Parking is free.
Contact Dino Labiste for more information at kahikoarts@yahoo.com or access California Knappers
No fee to attend the knapping get-together. Open to the public.