Writing Down the Trees at Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Writing Down the Trees at Calaveras Big Trees State Park Sunday, May 4, 2025 – 10 am -5 pm Manzanita Writers Press Hosts the Free event Join writers, artists, photographers, and poets in a creative capture of the essence of the famous trees on the North Grove Trail. This is a free program, but participants need to reserve with Manzanita Writers Press ahead of time, or that morning from 9 am – 10am. The event is held in the Education room next to the Visitors Center. To sign up, email manzanitawp@gmail.com - more information is available on the website: manzapress.com Docents and board members Joan and Jim Allday will be presenting a slide show program from 10-11, and then writers and artists will pick a tree on the North Grove trail to write about and/or create art based on their tree of choice. The polished products will be put into an anthology and then sold to benefit future writing programs involving the park. We will try to be sure the main trees are covered and written about in prose and poetry, with sketches and photos included. Nitya Prema, a certified park naturalist, will conduct a forest bathing walk on the trail..A sharing of our day’s creative work will be from 3-5 pm in the education room where we began our journey.. Bring water, lunch, snacks, a journal, and a folding chair for the trail, if needed. See you then! Contact manzanitawp@gmail.com to register.