Thanks to Sue Wilson for capturing the beauty and fun of this unique and remarkable and until now – undiscovered gem, intended for all of the people of this state to enjoy. Sue has faithfully recorded the Preserve in videos and slide shows. Check out her many other Youtube videos featuring the Benicia Plein Air Group, the San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, Emma and Ammo on the run and interviews with favorite artists.
Brian Collett has set up a Mare Island Preserve site on Flckr. Click here to visit the site. Feel free to contribute your own photos.
If you wish to contribute, send us a link to your photos, videos, podcasts and slideshows.
Video Favorites
scroll to the right and down for all Preserve youtube videos by Sue Wilson
December 2009
65th Anniversary Port Chicago Mutiny Commemoration
August 2009
Interview with Lorrie Palmer Seward
August 2009
July 2009
“Delicate Situation” Skunk Rescue and More
June 2009
June 2009
150th Mare Island Naval Cemetery
August 2008
Slide shows
more to be added soon...check back
Podcasts
Peter’s Dream by Sue Wilson
TV Coverage
Link to KXTV News 10 “California Postcard” with Jonathan Mumm
Watch us on CBS Channel 5 KPIX Eye on the Bay
Myrna Hayes introduces show host Brian Hackney and you to Mare Island and the Preserve and other points along the Napa River/Mare Island Strait.
Favorite links
Awesome Osprey Slideshow Link:
Join us for virtual visits to the Preserve
Oak woodlands and foggy day (page background) in the Preserve.
Photos: Brian Collett
August 9 2008
Port Chicago Mutiny Commemoration
August 9 2008 150th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration Mare Island Naval Cemetery
January 14 2009 2nd Saturday includes paintout, moonrise and sunset viewing
April 4 2009 Native Plant Walk with Archie Wessells and Brian Collett
April 15 2009 A Tribute to Raymond James Andersen who inspired us to open the Preserve to the public in April 2008
April 16 2009 Egg Scramble at the 2nd Saturday. Our one year anniversary, too.
May 3 2009 Thanks to the team of Boy Scouts and Adventurers who transformed the Preserve on their Conservation Day
July 19 2009 Introduction to the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
August 9, 2009 An interview with Lorene Palmer Seward, resident of the Naval Ammunition Depot 1930-1952 during the 2nd Annual Mare Faire
July 26, 2009 From Bombs to Music with guitarist Leo Cavanagh
August 9 2009 Part 1 Port Chicago Mutiny 65th Anniversary Commemoration Berth 24 Mare Island Preserve
July 18, 2009 National Park Service Port Chicago Naval Magazine Explosion 65th Anniversary commemoration synopsis of a 6 part series Sue created.
December 7 2009 Sue’s Mt. Diablo Snow Holiday Greeting for all. Enjoy!
December 12 2009 Holiday Concert with “flutes of fancy” musicians Bert and Dorothy Barth
June 17 2009 WESTON’s 2009 Mare a Difference Day at Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
June 13 2009 June 2nd Saturday features a brave rescue of two baby skunks, the dedication of the entrance hut to Bob Palmer and a memorial service for the crew of the USS Boston who died in an explosion in 1892.
August 9 2009 Part 2 Port Chicago Mutiny 65th Anniversary Commemoration Berth 24 Mare Island Preserve
August 9 2009 Part 3 Port Chicago Mutiny 65th Anniversary Commemoration Berth 24 Mare Island Preserve