Name: Pontoon Boat Tour #1
Trip Leader: Liz Ramsey, PAS Executive Director
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Plumas Pines Resort
Price: $50
Cap: Space is limited to 6 participants
Activity Level: 4
Description: Traveling by pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Almanor with majestic views of Lassen Peak, this trip will take participants to see Western and Clark’s Grebes on their floating nests (from a safe distance of at least 300 feet). While skimming across the water from a comfortable seat, you will have the opportunity to see many different species of birds. Some of the other frequently seen species are Osprey, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, White Pelican, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Goldeneye, Eared Grebe, Ring-billed and California Gulls, Red-necked Phalarope, and Forster’s and Common Terns. Rarities, including Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine’s Gull, may be seen as well.
Name: Pontoon Boat Tour #2
Trip Leader: David Hamilton, District Biologist at the Mount Hough Ranger District of of the Plumas National Forest
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Plumas Pines Resort
Price: $50
Cap: Space is limited to 14 participants
Activity Level: 4
Description: Traveling by pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Almanor with majestic views of Lassen Peak, this trip will take participants to see Western and Clark’s Grebes on their floating nests (from a safe distance of at least 300 feet). While skimming across the water from a comfortable seat, you will have the opportunity to see many different species of birds. Some of the other frequently seen species are Osprey, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, White Pelican, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Goldeneye, Eared Grebe, Ring-billed and California Gulls, Red-necked Phalarope, and Forster’s and Common Terns. Rarities, including Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine’s Gull, may be seen as well.
Name: Pontoon Boat Tour #3
Trip Leader: Lauren James, PAS Field Operations Manager
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM –1:30 PM
Location: Plumas Pines Resort
Price: $50
Cap: Space is limited to 6 participants
Activity Level: 4
Description: Traveling by pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Almanor with majestic views of Lassen Peak, this trip will take participants to see Western and Clark’s Grebes on their floating nests (from a safe distance of at least 300 feet). While skimming across the water from a comfortable seat, you will have the opportunity to see many different species of birds. Some of the other frequently seen species are Osprey, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, White Pelican, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Goldeneye, Eared Grebe, Ring-billed and California Gulls, Red-necked Phalarope, and Forster’s and Common Terns. Rarities, including Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine’s Gull, may be seen as well.
Name: Pontoon Boat Tour #4
Trip Leader: Liz Ramsey, PAS Executive Director
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Plumas Pines Resort
Price: $50
Cap: Space is limited to 14 participants
Activity Level: 4
Description: Traveling by pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Almanor with majestic views of Lassen Peak, this trip will take participants to see Western and Clark’s Grebes on their floating nests (from a safe distance of at least 300 feet). While skimming across the water from a comfortable seat, you will have the opportunity to see many different species of birds. Some of the other frequently seen species are Osprey, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, White Pelican, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Goldeneye, Eared Grebe, Ring-billed and California Gulls, Red-necked Phalarope, and Forster’s and Common Terns. Rarities, including Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine’s Gull, may be seen as well.
Name: Pontoon Boat Tour #5
Trip Leader: Liz Ramsey, PAS Executive Director
Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Plumas Pines Resort
Price: $50
Cap: Space is limited to 14 participants
Activity Level: 4
Description: Traveling by pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Almanor with majestic views of Lassen Peak, this trip will take participants to see Western and Clark’s Grebes on their floating nests (from a safe distance of at least 300 feet). While skimming across the water from a comfortable seat, you will have the opportunity to see many different species of birds. Some of the other frequently seen species are Osprey, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, White Pelican, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Goldeneye, Eared Grebe, Ring-billed and California Gulls, Red-necked Phalarope, and Forster’s and Common Terns. Rarities, including Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine’s Gull, may be seen as well.
Name: Pontoon Boat Tour #6
Trip Leader: Liz Ramsey, PAS Executive Director
Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Plumas Pines Resort
Price: $50
Cap: Space is limited to 14 participants
Activity Level: 4
Description: Traveling by pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Almanor with majestic views of Lassen Peak, this trip will take participants to see Western and Clark’s Grebes on their floating nests (from a safe distance of at least 300 feet). While skimming across the water from a comfortable seat, you will have the opportunity to see many different species of birds. Some of the other frequently seen species are Osprey, Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, White Pelican, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Goldeneye, Eared Grebe, Ring-billed and California Gulls, Red-necked Phalarope, and Forster’s and Common Terns. Rarities, including Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine’s Gull, may be seen as well.
Trip Leader Biographies
Elizabeth Ramsey, PAS Executive Director
Elizabeth “Liz” Ramsey moved to Plumas County from Southwestern Michigan in the Fall of 2017 to begin her education at Feather River College, where in 2019 she obtained her Associate degree in Environmental Studies and a Biological Field Technician Certification. While studying at FRC, she received an interdisciplinary education around environmental topics and became fascinated by the Earth’s biodiversity and interconnectedness. She was the president of the Student Environmental Association at FRC and represented the student body on the Sustainability Action Team and the Associated Students of FRC. In Spring of 2022, she graduated from Humboldt State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies, emphasizing in Ecology & Conservation Science and Media Production.
Lauren James, PAS Field Operations Manager & Development Assistant
While finishing her degree in Wildlife Conservation, Lauren “LJ” moved from Vermont to Arizona and was enamored with the wild landscapes she found in the west. After a season of fuels reduction in the national forests of Colorado, she came to Plumas county to pursue her primary passion of wildlife conservation and found it with Plumas Audubon Society! She spends her free time on the trails with her dogs, foraging & wildcrafting, and reading.