Charles Hood, author of Nocturnalia, delivers a talk at the Malibu Creek State Park, “Mammals of the Santa Monica Mountains.”

The park is located four miles south of Highway 101 on Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon Road. 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302.

Charles Hood is a poet and naturalist who lives in the Mojave Desert. His previous books with Heyday include Wild Sonoma: Exploring Nature in Wine Country and A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat: The Joys of Ugly Nature. Always ready for the next excursion, he owns three bat detectors, nine headlamps and flashlights, and a hardcopy world atlas.