6:30 PM Doors Open
7:00 PM Announcements
7:15 PM Refreshments and Raffle
7:30 PM Main Program: Lime Ridge Open Space
*as a conservation organization we encourage you to bring your own mug for coffee or tea

Ron Graydon’s program on Lime Ridge Open Space will focus on the Northern Concord section of the Lime Ridge Open Space. It will include the geologic formation of the Diablo Range, and specifically Lime Ridge. The program will also include the human history of the Diablo Valley, including Lime Ridge, human impact, natural history and ecology. Finally, Ron will discuss the Friends of Lime Ridge, and their efforts toward ecological restoration.

Ron Graydon has over fifty years experience in environmental education and activism. Ron has a B.S. degree in Conservation of Natural Resources, an interdisciplinary environmental major, from U.C. Berkeley, with an emphasis in environmental education and impact analysis.

Upon retirement Ron hiked almost daily near his home at Lime Ridge Open Space in Concord. He was consequently inspired to form the Friends of Lime Ridge, which is a volunteer group involved with the ecological restoration of the park. They have planted about seventy-five Oak and Buckeye trees, developed three native plant gardens, installed four Bluebird nesting boxes, and conducted park clean ups, nature walks, and invasive plant removals.

White-tailed Kites. Photo by Ron Graydon