The Irvine Ranch Water District San Joaquin Marsh provided the ideal setting for OC Wild’s 16^th Annual Docent Day on October 19.

Ian Swift, IRWD’s Supervising Wetlands Biologist, was among the nine guest lecturers during the day-long event. The docent workshops featured presentations by researchers, biologists and specialists from Orange County.

The 80 participants could learn about wetlands, cavity nesters, snakes, the Channel Islands, the best hiking opportunities in the county and take guided bird walks. There was even a workshop on scat, the technical term for animal poop.

This is the second time the event was held at the Marsh campus. The first time was in 2009.

OC Wild is a coalition of wilderness land managers and stewards that educate the public about the importance of Orange County’s natural resources. Each October, OC Wild has hosted Docent Day as continuing education for the county’s naturalists, docents, rangers and others who lead public walks and talks about nature.

More information about OC Wild is located on their website. San Joaquin Marsh information is available on our website.

Contact: Shannon Reed, Public Affairs Manager
reeds@irwd.com, (949) 453-5500