Grab your gloves and come join our 3rd Saturday Garden Work Party on Saturday, September 19 and October 17, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Nature Center at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park. Help keep the trail weeded and trimmed, plus prepare the Pollinator Garden for fall planting. Contact us at OakGroveNatureCenter@gmail.com for further instructions if this is your first time volunteering at a work party. Volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent at all times.

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View M27 (Dumbbell Nebula) and M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules) along with Saturn and the Moon at the next Astronomy in the Park on Saturday, October 17 at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park. Stargazing courtesy of giant telescopes provided by the Stockton Astronomical Society begins at 6:30 p.m., bring a flashlight and something to sit on (blanket, lawn chairs). Free event, $6 cash parking fee.

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Join Nature Center docents for "Native Plant Trail Nature Walk" on Sunday, September 20, October 18 and November 15 at 1 p.m. at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park. Bring your family and friends along for an easy 45 - 60 minute walk as we explore the sights, sounds and seasonal changes of fall in the Oak Woodlands. Acorns are ripening, some plants have gone dormant and some are thirstily awaiting the first fall rains. Meet at the Native Plant Trail next to the Nature Center, families welcome, please no pets. Free event, $6 cash parking.

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Explore M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules) along with Saturn, Mercury and the Moon at the next Astronomy in the Park on Saturday, November 14 at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park. Stargazing courtesy of giant telescopes provided by the Stockton Astronomical Society begins at 5 p.m., bring a flashlight and something to sit on (blanket, lawn chairs). Free event, $6 cash parking fee.

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Join Nature Center docents for "Native Plant Trail Nature Walk" on Sunday, September 20, October 18 and November 15 at 1 p.m. at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park. Bring your family and friends along for an easy 45 - 60 minute walk as we explore the sights, sounds and seasonal changes of fall in the Oak Woodlands. Acorns are ripening, some plants have gone dormant and some are thirstily awaiting the first fall rains. Meet at the Native Plant Trail next to the Nature Center, families welcome, please no pets. Free event, $6 cash parking.

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Come for the last one of 2026 as we view M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) along with Saturn and the Moon at the next Astronomy in the Park on Saturday, December 12 at Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park. Stargazing courtesy of giant telescopes provided by the Stockton Astronomical Society begins at 4:45 p.m., bring a flashlight and something to sit on (blanket, lawn chairs). Free event, $6 cash parking fee, weather permitting.

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