Join us! Saturday, June 27, 2026
Picnic & awards 11:00 am - 2:00 pm | Optional Hikes 1:30-3:30 pm
Location: Red Barn Picnic Area at Bear Valley
(see event location & Parking Instructions below)
Each year, we gather with our members to connect, share a meal, elect our board members, and honor our local leaders with the
Peter Behr Steward of the Land & Sea, Public Service, and Volunteer of the Year awards.
Event Location & Parking Instructions
Inkind Partners
Calling all Members & Volunteers
Join our member community for an outdoor summer gathering with fellow members and friends as we share food, celebrate local environmental champions, and connect in one of the many places you love!
What to Bring & Event Schedule
EAC will provide a sandwich table, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, and PB&J for the kiddos of any age.
Your potluck side dish and serving utensil with your name on it (think greens, fruits, noodles, or grain salads, and desserts). Please note that we can’t be responsible for ingredients in potluck items. The potluck is a long-standing EAC tradition, and we would like to continue in this spirit. If you have food allergies and would like to bring your own lunch, specialty food items, or beverages, please feel free to do so.
Bring a serving utensil and label your dish and any personal items (bowls, utensils, etc.) with your name, and make sure to take them home with you!
Optional:
Hats, Sunscreen & Layers! This year, we will be in the full sun, and it can often be windy. Be prepared for all types of outdoor weather.
Reusable dishware and cup (we’ll have resusables too!) This is a zero-waste event, so we appreciate you helping reduce waste wherever possible!
A chair or picnic blanket, since there is limited picnic table seating and the table benches could be hot.
If you plan to take one of the walks at 1:30 pm, remember good walking shoes and a full water bottle
Event Schedule
11:00 AM – Picnic Begins
Check in, get a nametag, and sign up for the optional hikes on a first-come, first-served basis, while spots last. Visit our sandwich and drink stations, and set out your dish. Mingle, picnic, and meet members and staff.
12:15 PM – Membership Meeting & Environmental Awards
Includes board elections, organizational updates, and honoring this year’s environmental champions.
If you are attending as a friend or family member of an awardee, or as an EAC volunteer, please refrain from voting in the board election. Of course, we would love your member support too! Join, today!
Optional: Following the ceremony, we will take a group photo to remember this occasion and the people who passionately support us! Please refrain if you don’t want your picture taken, as we will share this in multiple media formats.
1:00 - 2:00 PM – Mingle, eat, and connect with our team and other community members.
1:30 - 3:30 PM - Naturalist Walk Join our board director, Sarah Killingsworth, and festival guide Jerry Coe for casual naturalist hikes around Bear Valley on a first-come, first-served basis.
We look forward to celebrating with you, our dedicated members, whose support makes our work possible!
