The Secret Lives of Mountain Lions – An Evening Hike at Jack London State Historic Park

Join us for an exciting evening as we explore the world of one of our most fascinating and elusive neighbors, the mountain lion. Discover how trail cameras are helping researchers track and study local mountain lion populations, providing key insights into their behavior and movement.

As part of California State Parks Week, https://castateparksweek.org/, take an educational evening hike (~3 miles roundtrip) with stops along the way to learn about the four-legged residents that call the park home. You will get an inside look at how researchers track mountain lions, study their behavior, and gather data using trail cameras, GPS collars, and DNA samples.

The information collected through the Living with Lions project, led by All Hands Ecology, https://www.allhandsecology.or..., in partnership with True Wild Conservation, https://www.truewild.org/, is shared with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, scientific journals, local media, and presented through engaging community presentations.

This program offers a rare chance to understand the vital role mountain lions play in maintaining a healthy ecosystem, the science behind the trail camera project, and how our local community can help protect these incredible animals. Do not miss this opportunity to get up close with the research and meet the people making it possible.

Guide Kate Remsen has been working with All Hands Ecology’s Living with Lions project as the Trail Camera Project Manager for 5 years. Her job includes community outreach, engagement, and mountain lion research by placing and servicing trail cameras on private properties in the Sonoma and Napa Valleys. Kate has a background in Film and Television Production and in 2019, partnered with UC Davis’ Wildlife Health Center, produced California Mountain Lions, a 9-chapter docu-series on mountain lions in California. The series is being used for educational purposes by organizations such as the Mountain Lion Foundation, the National Wildlife Federation, the Institute for Wildlife Studies, and many more, helping to shed light on the conflicts mountain lions face in California.

California State Parks Week is presented jointly by California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, Parks California, and California State Parks Foundation.