Events at Fort Ross State Historic Park

Windmill maintenance by Friends of the Windmill occurs on the second Saturday of each month. Join us for an informal talk about the windmill while volunteers spin the blades and rotate the house.

Questions? Email California State Parks Interpreter Lindsey Elliott @ Lindsey.Elliott@parks.ca.gov

Windmill turnings for 2013: April 13th, May 11th, June 8th, Fort Ross Festival July 27th, August 10th, September 14th, October 19th, November 9th, and December 14th.

Sunday, May 26, 10:00 AM Fort Ross Steller Sea Lion Monitoring and Training (Meet at Fort Ross Visitor Center)

Please join Fort Ross Conservancy and Joe Mortenson, coauthor of the Field Guide of Marine Mammals of the Pacific Coast, as we monitor the largest of the sea lions, the Steller Sea Lions, found here on our Sea Lion Rocks just north of Fort Ross.

Upcoming Fort Ross Harbor Seal Surveys:
Meet at Hwy One Mile Marker 33.52, just north of FRSHP entrance

• Saturday, June 1, 11:00 AM
• Saturday, June 15, 9:00 AM

For more information, please contact: Hank Birnbaum, Fort Ross Conservancy (707) 847-3437 or hankb@fortross.org.

Join the Su Nu Nu Shinal dancers for a Bigtime at Fort Ross. The Kashaya will be joined by neighboring tribes for dancing and gaming at Metini/Fort Ross. Dancers from Su Nu Nu Shinal (Kashaya), Alaskan, Pomo, & Aztec tribes will dance at Ross. Please join them for authentic native food, arts and crafts, and dance at historic Ross. This event is organized by our Kashaya neighbors, please come show your support!
Event runs from 10am - 7pm. Special entrance fee is $15 per car.
For more information contact Billyrene at mncf13@yahoo.com

See Fort Ross through the eyes of an artist. Join featuring Russian American artists Valeriy Kagounkin and Tamara Magdalina, graduates from Moscow Art Academy of Seiko with Masters Degrees and Red Diplomas. Both have experience at the Fine Art Department in Siberian Art institute. They now live and teach classes in Sacramento. All experience levels welcome to join us for a day or the full weekend. More details posted soon, or email hankb@fortross.org.

CELEBRATE POETRY AT FORT ROSS

ДЕНЬ ПОЭЗИИ В ФОРТЕ РОСС

Enjoy poetry and support Fort Ross Conservancy!

Tickets are now on sale via Eventbrite. Price is $18. per person, which includes gate entrance to the park. Get your printable brochure here!

Join us for a convivial outdoor afternoon benefit poetry reading featuring Pulitzer Prize winning poet and environmental activist Gary Snyder, and Kashaya Pomo poet Martina Morgan. With the Pacific ocean as our backdrop, they will read original works as well as poems of the first European poets in Russian California, Alexander Rotchev and Adelbert von Chamisso.

This is a fundraiser for Fort Ross Conservancy. Enjoy the day knowing you are supporting parks and stewardship along our coast.

Gary Snyder has donated his day to us & we are grateful for his support. Wine courtesy of Fort Ross Vineyard will be for sale by the glass, and food will be available for sale from Raymond's Bakery.

We had such a good time at our bicentennial celebration, we've decided to throw a repeat performance! Help us welcome Fort Ross into its 201st year by joining us for a weekend celebration. We are bringing back the big stage and we're thrilled to announce that Inna Zhelannaya will be headlining from Russia, thanks to sponsorship from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

For a full list of performers and activities, see our Fort Ross Festival page.
More announcements to come over the next month. Email with questions: info@fortross.org

Thanks go to Chevron, and Russian companies Transneft and Sovcomflot, for underwriting this event.
Inna Zhelannaya brought to Fort Ross by Russia's Ministry of Culture.
Northern Rainbow Folkloric Dance brought to Fort Ross by the Vologda regional government.