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Friends
of Santa
Teresa Park

The
Friends of Santa Teresa
Park is a volunteer organization
based in
San Jose whose purpose is to support Santa Teresa County Park. The
president
is Mike Boulland.
Meetings are normally
held the first
Thursday of each month. Check for schedule changes below. The
public is
invited. Typical meeting topics
include
park news, history, trail conditions, community issues, volunteer
opportunities, and
future
plans.
Our meetings are usually held on the
first Thursday of the
month at 7 pm. Our
meetings were previously held at the Santa
Teresa Golf Club upper
clubhouse/banquet room
(on top of the hill) at 260 Bernal
Road, San Jose. We don't know when we'll have
meetings there again. Starting with the COVID-19 shutdown
and until further notice, we will be having virtual
meetings only, using Zoom video conferencing. Send an email
request to fostp@stpfriends.org
to get the Zoom meeting link. (Download
and install Zoom
if you haven't already.)
Our
next virtual meeting will be on
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 7:00 pm.
We
have been having volunteer cleanup work days at Santa Teresa Park,
usually on the first Friday of each month. We meet in front of the
ranch house at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch on Manila Drive at 9:00
am. See the latest news or Santa Teresa Park Pictures for
past work days.
The next work day will be on April 7, 2023. Contact us at fostp@stpfriends.org
or the County
Parks Volunteer Office if you're interested in helping out.
Bring work gloves and sturdy shoes.
Minutes
from past meetings are available
below. See the meeting minutes for park news and upcoming
events.
See
you
Thursday night,
Mike
Boulland
For
more information on the Friends of
Santa Teresa
Park, contact Mike Boulland.
Like us on our Facebook page.
For questions on the stpfriends.org website, contact our webmaster, Ron Horii.
For
County Parks volunteers, enter
your volunteer hours here. This is the new Samaritan sytem. Contact
the County Parks Volunteers Office for access information and
instructions.
Greetings
from Mike
Boulland:
The
Friends of Santa
Teresa Park welcome you and your family to our web
page. We welcome you to participate in our service activities to make
Santa
Teresa Park a gem in the Santa Clara County Park system. Please use
this
web page to find out about our various activities.
We
invite you to explore
and walk in the evening after work
along the
foothill trails to visit some of the most scenic sites in the entire
Santa
Clara Valley. Hopefully, you will visit our majestic waterfall trail
and
eat a snack at its base. Included, in our invitation is a walk to the
upper
meadows. We encourage you to sit in the shade of the Pueblo area and
enjoy
watching the various wildlife animals graze on the wild vegetation.
Those
of you who like views may take an enjoyable hike up Coyote Peak to get
a vista view of the whole county. The trail’s scenic views can stretch
the boundaries of your eye from San Mateo to Morgan Hill.
We
encourage you to use our
web site to help you and your
family gain
information about our activities and events. We are a growing
organization,
whose members are dedicated to improving Santa Teresa County Park’s
resources
for the public to enjoy.
Join us
on our trail
building day events, historical
adventures, docent
activities and other park service projects. We welcome all the
volunteers
we can muster. In the future we will need lots of volunteers to help us
establish a docent program for the Joice-Bernal Museum site.
Our
organization is
recognized with the County of Santa Clara
Volunteer
program and we can offer you and your family an opportunity to
volunteer
for fun service and be rewarded with a free County Parks parking
pass.
We meet
monthly on the
first Thursday night at 7:00 in the
upper Santa
Teresa Golf Course Upper Clubhouse/Banquet Facility.
Mike
Boulland
President of Friends of Santa Teresa Park
Vision Statement: Our
Vision is to help protect, enhance, maintain and restore Santa
Teresa Park and the surrounding neighborhood through education,
volunteer involvement, coordination, and communications with the Santa
Clara County Parks and Recreation Department Staff, the City of San
Jose, and the greater community.

News
2020-2022

- See
here for archived news from 2010-2017.
- See
here for archived news from 2018-2019.
- Jump to
2021 news
- Jump to
2022 news
- For
the second year in a row, the
Friends of Santa Teresa Park were invited to come to Oakridge Mall's
Senior Resource Fair on 2/21/20. Steve Crockett and Mike Boulland
staffed the table with information about FOSTP, Santa Teresa Park, and
the New Almaden Ting (pavilion) project The picture posters
are by Ron Horii.
- On
March 12, 2020, the Health Officer of Santa Clara County issued a
shelter-in-place order because of COVID-19. We
were planning to lead another pre-Mother's Day hike in Santa Teresa
Park on the Stile Ranch, Mine, and Fortini Trails on May 9, 2020. Ron
Horii was planning to teach another photography class and lead a hike
in Santa Teresa Park's Bernal Ranch on May 16, 2020. Both events were
cancelled due to the COVID-19 shutdown. All volunteer activities
and events in the County Parks are cancelled or postponed
until
further notice. The volunteer recognition event that was supposed to be
in April was postponed until September, but is now cancelled.
Our
National Night Out in Santa Teresa Park, originally scheduled for
August 4, 2020 was cancelled. La Fuente/Fandango and similar
events will probably not occur this year because of personnel changes
in the park
interpretive department.
- During
the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, people are still allowed to go
outside for exercise, such as walking, hiking, running, and biking.
Trails in the County Parks are open, but users need to practice social
distancing, keeping at least 6 feet apart from other people not in the
same household. There are signs at the trailheads about these social
distancing rules.
- Social
distancing is easier to practice on wide trails vs. narrow trails.
Below is a Santa Teresa County Park map with the wide trails
highlighted. Click on the small image below for a larger map. Note that
only parts of some trails are wide. (Note that this was made
by
Ron Horii and is his personal opinion, not an official park map.)
- During
the COVID-19 shutdown, parking fees in all County Parks,
including
Santa Teresa, are not being collected. Note that parking is not allowed
on Bernal Road from Heaton Moor to the IBM gates. There is a small
parking lot just before the IBM gates, but no parking is allowed on the
road near it.
- While
County Park trails are open, other park facilities are closed. These
include visitor centers, picnic areas, playgrounds, and drinking
fountains.
- During
the start of the COVID-19 shutdown, the golf course and archery range
in Santa Teresa Park were closed. They have since been reopened, but
with significant safety protocols. Here are the safety
protocols for the Santa Teresa Golf Club. Here are the protocols
for the archery range.
- The Koopman Family made this gorgeous video
of Santa Teresa Park.
Greg Koopman did the videography and text labels. Vanessa Koopman did
the video editing. Roxanne Koopman inspired the production.
- On
6/4/20, there was a fire in the Santa Teresa Hills. It started in the
hills above Colleen and Chesbro. It was named the Colleen Fire. It was
allegedly caused by arson. A suspect was detained. The Greystone
neighborhood in the Almaden Valley was evacuated. No houses were
damaged by the fire. Part of the land that burned was owned by the
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. See this Facebook
album for pictures of the aftermath of the fire.
-
On
6/25-26/20, there was a prescribed burn in the Pueblo Area of
Santa Teresa Park. This was in conjunction with the San Jose Fire
Department, who used it as a training exercise. The city published this
notice about it: "The purpose of this training is to instruct our
recruit firefighters in wildland firefighting practices. This live-fire
training is consistent with previous exercises the San José Fire
Department has conducted in the park, allowing recruit firefighters to
utilize specialized tools and equipment, personal protective equipment,
and employ wildland suppression strategies and tactics in a controlled
setting. Impacts of the training exercise on the surrounding area are
expected to be minimal. Benefits to the areas being burned include
removal of non-native, invasive species of plants, such as the star
thistle. Park visitors are advised that the Mine Trail south of Bernal
Road will be closed as well as the Pueblo Trail and the connector trail
between Pueblo and Mine Trail. The Pueblo day use area and the road to
the equestrian lot will also be closed." Here are Facebook albums
(Facebook sign-in required) with pictures of the fire training and its
aftermath: Firefighter
Training, Santa Teresa Park Part 1, 6/25/20, Firefighter
Training, Santa Teresa Park Part 2, 6/26/20, Aftermath
of Prescribed Burn, Santa Teresa Park, 6/27/20.
- While
organized group events in the County Parks and open space preserves
have been suspended due to COVID-19, videos
and Zoom conferences are available from various organizations.
Here are some examples (note: Facebook sign-in may be required):
- On
8/19/20, there was a small vegetation fire at the corner of Curie Drive
and San Ignacio Avenue along the base of the Coyote Alamitos Canal.
This is part of the Santa Teresa Park Historic Site, which is not open
to the public yet. It is across the street from Bernal Interemediate
School. The fire came close to the historic buildings on the site, but
the San Jose Fire Department brought the blaze under control before any
structures could be damaged.
-
New
Park Interpreter Rob McDonnell,
assigned to Santa Teresa Park's Bernal Ranch, made this video about the
ranch, telling about its history. On 8/20/20, he gave a longer
presentation called "Santa Teresa Spring Across Generations." He talked
more about the history of Rancho Santa Teresa and the Bernal, Gulnac,
and Joice Families that lived there.
-
Author
Jenny Clendenen, who lives in the Almaden Valley, wrote a book called MINE.
It's about Maria Zacarias Bernal de Berreyesa, who was the daughter of
Jose Joaquin Bernal, founder of Rancho Santa Teresa. She married Jose
de los Reyes Berreyesa, owner of neighboring Rancho San Vicente. Here's
how Jenny describes her book: "MINE is
about a Spanish matriarch of early San Jose whose family helped settle
the entire Bay Area. María Zacarías Bernal de Berreyesa lost ten of
eleven beloved men, the Almaden mines, and her south San José ranch to
Americans after the Gold Rush. For the last thirty years her personal
history and mine have shared the same league of land in the Almaden
Valley, and I felt her presence there long before I 'met' her." Here's more
about the book on Jenny's website. It's available on
Amazon.
There was an online interview with Jenny Clendenen about her book,
hosted by the Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Santa Clara County
Parks on October 2, 2020 from 12-1pm. You can view the
interview on Youtube.

- Because
of the pandemic shutdown, we have been unable to have regular in-person
meetings. Starting in April, we have been having Zoom virtual meetings.
In our January 7, 2021 meeting, we invited and talked with Blair Pagano
(see below). She is the new Volunteer Coordinator for the County Parks'
Volunteer Program. You can read about our discussion with her on
volunteer opportunities and procedures in the meeting minutes.
- There's a new bike repair station at
the Hidden Springs Trailhead in the Pueblo Day Use Area. It's called a Fixit by Dero.
The Fixit unit has hanger arms on top, which allow hanging the bike
with both wheels off the ground to make it easier to do wheel repairs
and adjustments. It has an air pump and attached tools. The air pump
doesn't have a pressure gauge, so you'll have to bring your own gauge
or guess at the air pressure by the firmness of the tire. Here are the online instructions.
- There
is a new viewing bench along the Joice Trail, near the PG&E
tower service roads. It was donated by the Hunter Family and says "Do
what makes you happy." It has a panoramic view of the Bay Area and the
Santa Teresa Hills.
- There
is a new trail plan in Santa Teresa Park's Historic Area that was
recently approved by the Board of Supervisors. It is currently out for
bid. It runs from Santa Teresa Spring to San Igacio Ave. near Curie
Drive. Park Director Don Rocha described it in his report to the Park
Commission: "The scope of the project will consist of the following
improvements: an 8-foot wide, graded, dirt/gravel trail along Manila
Drive, continuing through the historic site of the former Jacoba Bernal
property, and ending at the corner of Curie Drive and San Ignacio
Boulevard. Spur trails consisting of two 5-foot wide decomposed granite
trails will connect the residential sidewalk along Curie Drive to the
8-foot wide trail, and another to the corner of Curie Drive and San
Ignacio Boulevard. In addition to the trail construction, other
amenities include security gates, split-rail fencing, wire fencing,
chain-link fencing and barricades, and relocation of the Bear Tree
Monument to an area along the interior trail, closer to the Bear
Tree." It partially implements the original trail
plan shown in the 2009
site plan. It goes closer to Curie and does not
go to the back of the property. Here is a notice about the construction
project that was distributed to the neighborhood. Below is a
map showing the new trails.
Click on it for a bigger picture:
- There
are new signs in the
County Parks. They replace the flip-down signs that say the trails are
temporarily closed to equestrian and bicycle use due to wet trail
conditions. The signs are posted at the entry to the park and
trailheads. They are used during the rainy season. All trails are
closed after measurable rain and are reopened after they dry
sufficiently. This is to prevent damage to trails. Unfortunately, many
bicyclists ignore the signs, don't see them, or don't read them because
they are too wordy. This is what the old sign looked like:
-
This
is the new trail closure sign. It's very simple and direct, without a
lot of fine print. Whether this is more effective than the old signs is
yet to be seen. With the lack of rain, the signs haven't gotten much
use.
- There
are signs posted by the park entrance on Bernal Road, by the entry gate
to the Pueblo Area, and by the parking meter parking lot. They announce
that the $6.00 vehicle entry fees for the County Parks, which have been
suspended during the pandemic, will be reinstated starting April 5,
2021. Fees are required to park in the Pueblo Day Use area, but not at
other Santa Teresa Park entrances, including the tiny Mine
Trail parking lot on Bernal Road. Fees are collected at County
Parks that have developed facilities, like Vasona, Hellyer, Martial
Cottle, Mt. Madonna, Sanborn, Grant, Ed Levin, etc. All of the ones
that charge fees have much more extensive amenities than Santa Teresa.
Usage of the Pueblo Area increased dramatically during the pandemic,
when parking was free. How park usage will be affected by the
reinstatement of the fees has yet to be seen. This is an old issue.
Parking meters were installed in April, 2000. Ron Horii created a webpage about
this in 2001.
A lot has changed since then, such as the opening of the Open Space
Authority preserves, the Rancho San Vicente entrance to Calero, and the
Coyote Creek Visitor Center, all of which have free parking. The
Friends of Santa Teresa Park have concerns about this issue and will be
observing the impact of the parking fees on park usage.
- There
is a new memorial bench below Santa Teresa Spring. The plaque on the
bench says, "Forever at play in Daddy's park. In loving memory Avery
Willow Celaya." The area was cleared
of blackberry vines and landscaped around the bench. There are
decorative rocks placed, and a willow tree was planted. The outlet of
Santa Teresa Spring, leading into a culvert, was lined with rocks.
Picture taken 3/30/21:
- On Friday, 4/2/21, FOSTP members had
their first monthly work day at Santa Teresa Park. They went to the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch and cut weeds in front of the ranch house.
- During our May 6, 2021 meeting,
we had a special presentation by Teri Rogoway, Educational Programs
Coordinator for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. She gave a
presentation about the OSA, how it responded to the pandemic, and
partnership opportunities. This
was the flyer for the meeting.
Santa Teresa Park is very close to the Coyote Valley, which
has a
lot of recently-purchased and preserved land (see below). There may be
opportunities for FOSTP to do activities in partnership with the OSA,
which has a grant program.
- In
1996, at the same time the Clampers installed the monument at the Bear
Tree Lot, a time capsule was buried next to it. It was assembled by
students from Mike Boulland's 4th grade class at Baldwin School. The
Clampers buried it next to the monument. In anticipation of the
relocation of the Bear Tree Lot monument, as part of the Curie Drive
trail construction, the Friends of Santa Teresa Park unearthed the time
capsule on 5/28/21. It will be unveiled and possibly re-buried when the
construction project is complete and the area is re-opened.
- The Friends of Santa Teresa Park had
a
trail work day at Santa Teresa Spring on 6/4/21. They cut brush
blocking views of the spring from the viewing platform and cut vines
and removed dirt from in front of the spring's font and shrine. Here
are pictures from that work day.
- Construction of the new
trails along Curie Drive has begun. This is from 6/4/21.
Construction fences have been put up along the project from Curie Drive
near Korhummel to San Ignacio Avenue. Crews started putting up internal
fences and marking off the trail route.
- On Saturday, 6/5/21, the ranch house
and
west barn at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch were open to the public for
the first time since March of 2020. They will also be open on Fridays
and Sundays as park staff become available. There is a list of
COVID-19 safety protocols posted. The doors of the house and barn are
left open for ventilation. Only one household at a time can be inside.
Everyone over 6 years old must wear a mask. They will go in through one
door and come out the other. A wheelchair ramp is at the exit of the
barn. Hand sanitizers are inside the house and barn. The east barn is
still closed.
- On
7/1-2/21, the San Jose Fire Department, in conjuction with the County
Parks, held a training exercise for newly-recruited firefighters, with
a controlled burn in the Pueblo Day Use Area of Santa Teresa Park. They
have been doing this annually. Here
are pictures from the exercise.
- On
7/2/21, members of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park, Mike and Dorene
Boulland, Youngmee Kim, and Ron Horii, continued cleanup work at Santa
Teresa Spring. They removed mud and vines from the rocks and stone
structures at the spring, and cleared dirt, leaves and vines from the
cistern. Here
are pictures of the cleanup.
- On 8/6/21, members of the Friends of
Santa Teresa Park,
Mike Boulland, Youngmee Kim, Marilyn August, Joan Murphy and
Ron Horii, had a work day at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch. They
removed dead plants and pulled weeds in the garden boxes, pulled weeds
from around the ranch house, and trimmed the trees. Here are pictures from
that event.
- The ranch house and west barn at the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch is open. On Fridays and Saturdays, Park
Interpreter Rob McDonnell is there (see 8/20/20 above). On Sundays, new
staffer
Katrina Semene is minding the store. Here's Katrina and the ranch hours:
- Patrick Joice
passed away on 8/18/21. He was the last of
the Bernal Family descendants who owned Rancho Santa Teresa. He sold
the ranch to IBM, which later sold it to Santa Clara County. The ranch
he lived and worked in is now the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch. He came to
many park events at the ranch. This is him at the Family Fandango on 8/1/09.
The last time he came to a public event at the ranch was at La
Fuente in 2018. He brought his family and memorabilia and
talked to people about his life growing up on the ranch. Patrick's
grandfather, also named Patrick Joice, married Susan Gulnac, who was
the daughter of Carlos Gulnac and Rufina Bernal.
Rufina's grandfather was Jose Joaquin Bernal, founder
of Rancho Santa Teresa. Here's an
interview of Patrick Joice.
- This memorial bench is on the Joice
Trail, just before it turns left under the Vista Loop Trail. This
picture is from 8/31/21, so it was
installed sometime before then. It says, "In Memory of Frank 'Carl'
Ginzel, April 1, 1958-January 20, 2021, Donated Lovingly by Friends."
- On 9/10/21, Friends of Santa Teresa
Park
members Mike Boulland, Woody Collins, Marilyn August, Youngmee Kim,
Joan Murphy, and Ron Horii had a work day at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice
Ranch. They continued weeding the garden boxes, pruned bushes, and
whacked down the grass on the flagstone path in front of the ranch
house. Here
are pictures from that work day.
- On 9/14/21, there was an event at
the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch. Park Interpreter Rob McDonnell gave a
presentation about kingsnakes, using a live snake named Morticia from
Martial Cottle Park's visitor center. Rob talked about kingsnakes,
their physical characteristics, life cycle, diet, how they move, how
they hunt and eat prey, coloration, skin, and relation to their
environment. There were over 30 people who showed up, mostly families.
Rob answered lots of questions from kids. This was the first in-person
interpretive event in Santa Teresa Park by park staff since the start
of the pandemic shutdown last March. Here
are pictures of the event.
- On 10/1/21, Friends
of Santa Teresa
Park
members Mike Boulland, Youngmee Kim,
Joan Murphy, and Ron Horii had a work day at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice
Ranch. They continued weeding the butterfly garden box, removed
blackberry vines and other weeds from the front of the ranch house
(pictured), trimmed bushes, and swept up leaves. Here
are pictures of the work day.
- On 11/5/21, Friends
of Santa Teresa
Park
members Mike Boulland, Youngmee Kim, Greg Koopman, and Ron
Horii
had a work day at Santa Teresa Spring. They cut blackberries, repaired
erosion and improved drainage on the ramp to the spring, and cleared
dirt and vines from around the spring itself. Here
are pictures of the work day.
- On 11/6/21, there was a Bay
Area Ridge Trail service day on the Stile Ranch Trail in Santa Teresa
Park. Here's
the description of it: "We plan to prevent erosion on the trails by
creating long lasting drainage points using rock to armor eroded
sections of the trail, as well as block off a shortcut trail, and
remove introduced species in the area." It was a partnership between
the Santa Clara County Parks, the Santa Cruz Mountains
Trail Stewardship,
and the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. The County Parks Trail Crew spent
several days preparing the trail. They put base rock on the lower half
of the switchbacks and marked off the work areas. Here
are pictures of the work day. Here's
what the trail looked like afterwards.
- On
11/7/21, Mike Boulland led a history/ghost tour of Rancho Santa Teresa
for a Meetup group. Mike took the group through the historic ranch
house, the grounds, the barn, Santa Teresa Spring, the new trail by the
Bear Tree Lot, and to the Bonetti Ranch across from Bernal School.
Along the way, he talked about the history of the ranch, the people who
lived there, legends, and some real ghost sightings. Here
are pictures of the tour.
- After
months of construction, the new trail from Santa Teresa Spring to San
Ignacio Avenue, was open to the public in mid-November. Here
is what the trail looked like.
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park and the County Parks are planning to
have a ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 11 at 11 am, at the
trailhead below Santa Teresa Spring. Here is the
announcement. The trail took only a few months to build, but
it has been in the discussion and planning stages for decades. Here is
a collection of
FOSTP meeting minutes, dating back to 2000, with discussions
about the trail and preserving the historic area that it runs through.
Our latest
newsletter talks about the history of the trail.
- In
preparation for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Park Maintenance cleaned
up the area below Santa Teresa Spring. They cleared the area of brush,
put down weedcloth, covered it with mulch, placed picnic tables, and
repaired the fence around the spring. See
this album on the transformation of the area from 2015 to now.
- On
December 11, 2021, there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new
trail, tentatively called the Curie Drive Trail. (It will be given an
official name later.) About 80 people came to it. County Parks Director
Don Rocha, County Supervisor Mike Wasserman, Former Congressman Mike
Honda, FOSTP President Mike Boulland, UNSCC Executive Director Ken
Podgorsek, and Ranger Ruben Suarez gave talks. FOSTP had an information
table and gave out newsletters and snacks. Here
are pictures of the ceremony.
- After
the ribbon-cutting, there was a hike on the new trail, led by Mike
Boulland and Ranger Ruben Suarez. They talked about the history of the
Bear Tree, the Bernal Hacienda, and the historic houses. Here
are pictures of the hike.
- After
the hike, the time capsule that was buried in 1996 behind the Bear Tree
Lot monument and unearthed on 5/28/21 (see above) was opened, and the
contents were revealed. Here
are pictures of the unearthing and the opening of the time capsule.
A new, more durable waterproof container has been prepared and will be
used for a new time capsule, which will be buried in the
future.
It will have new contents.
- On
12/30/21, Park Interpreters Katrina Semene and Rachel Caoili led this
event starting from the Bernal Ranch: "Take a walk in the
late-afternoon light and explore the wonderful oak woodlands along the
new trail at the historic Bernal Ranch. Learn about the value of this
protected habitat for both people and animals, and look for signs of
native wildlife as the daylight fades to darkness." Here
are pictures of the event, the first to be held by
park interpreters on the new trail. There will be a similar hike on
3/13/22 at 6 pm.
- On
1/7/22, members of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park had another First
Friday Work Day and pulled weeds out of the garden boxes at the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch. See
here for more pictures.
-
On
1/16/22, there was this event at the Bernal Ranch: "Join Park
Interpreter Katrina to explore the moon and the night sky on a
dusk-to-dark walk at historic Bernal Ranch. Share your traditions that
involve the moon, get to know the lunar phases, and navigate through
the ranch using only the light from the night sky. Families are
welcome. Best for ages 8+." This was a demonstration of the phases of
the moon using flashlights:
-
There
are numerous young trees and shrubs planted on the hills along the Mine
and Pueblo Trails (2/3/22). They are contained in tree tubes, which are
tied to wooden stakes or metal rods. The tubes protect the young trees
from herbivores and the weather. The tubes are translucent and let
light in, but are vented to prevent overheating. There's a net on top
to keep birds out.
- On
2/4/22, members of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park had another First
Friday Work Day at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch. We went back and
continued weeding the garden boxes and helped park staff members clean
up leaves and brush around the ranch house and the walkway (see below).
We also talked to Dave Zittlow, Volunteer Park Lead at Martial Cottle
Park about what we could do to improve the grounds of the ranch. Here
are pictures from that day.
- There
are 2 new concrete picnic tables and 1 new memorial bench in the Pueblo
Area next to the corral parking lot. The replace the old wooden tables
that were here. They are shaded by a large pine tree and surrounded by
newly-planted trees. There's a drinking fountain next to them. They
were donated by FOSTP member Ed Von Runnen. There's also a new memorial
bench below parking lot 1 in the Pueblo Area and another near the top
of the Vista Loop Trail.
- On 3/4/22, there was this cleanup event
at the Bernal Ranch: "Bernal Ranch
Chicken Coop Cleaning. Chicken-loving
volunteers are needed to help revamp the chicken display coop at the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch of Santa Teresa County Park. Join park staff
to help prepare the coop for a future flock of resident hens. Sign up
to help scoop out old shavings, rake out and pack down the run, and
assist with general repairs." The coop was originally built in 2002 as
an Eagle Scout Project by Neil Steiner and designed by Park Interpreter
John Dorrance. The chickens were cared for by 4-H. After the 4-H
contract expired and wasn't renewed, the chickens were cared for by the
park interpreters. There were 2 chickens left, until one of them, Nina,
died on 1/15/22. The remaining chicken was moved off-site to another
flock, so the coop was empty. The department is looking for someone or
some organization to bring in more chickens and take care of them.
- On
3/4/22, the Friends of Santa Teresa Park had a First Friday Work Day at
the Bernal Ranch. We pulled weeds around the garden boxes, cleared the
weeds from underneath the farm equipment on display next to the west
barn, and cut some of the blackberry vines that are smothering the
ceanothus bushes that are along the pathway between the west barn and
the street.
- On 3/7/22, Ron Horii made a new
Facebook photo album, using pictures from the dedication of
the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch on 6/29/02. He made a webpage on it back in 2002,
but it used small thumbnail pictures due to bandwidth limitations at
the time. The Facebook page shows the pictures at their
maximum
resolution, though they were taken with a 1.3 MP camera. The old
webpage has been updated to link to the higher resolution pictures when
clicking on the thumbnails. This year will be the 20th anniversary of
the dedication of the ranch. The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will be
working with the parks department to see if there's a way to celebrate
that anniversary. More details will follow as plans are formed. In the
picture below, FOSTP President Mike Boulland is giving former Parks
Director Paul Romero an award in appreciation for the work by Paul to
make the ranch a part of Santa Teresa Park. Mike is surrounded by his
4th grade students from Baldwin School. They put on a skit about the
Black-Robed Woman at Santa Teresa Spring. To the right of Paul is Neil
Steiner, the Eagle Scout who made the chicken coop. Next to him by the
palm tree, is Lisa Killough, who was the acting Parks Director at the
time. On the far right is Lorie Garcia from the Historic Heritage
Commission, which helped to fund the ranch restoration.
- On
April 5, 20222, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors authorized
the purchase of the 47-acre property at Fortini and McKean Roads,
adjacent to Calero County Park and Santa Teresa County Park. They
authorized $9.5 million from the County Park's budget to be set aside
for this purchase, $8.5 million for the property itself, $1 million for
closing costs. The north end of the property is across San
Vicente
Avenue from the Stile Ranch Trail entrance to Santa Teresa Park. The
south end is across McKean Road from the Rancho San Vicente entrance to
Calero County Park. The purchase will allow connecting Santa Teresa to
Calero and expand parking for either or both parks. Here
is a TV news story about it. Here's
a Mercury News story about it. See the Board
of Supervisors April 5, 2022 meeting agenda
packet starting from page 18 for more information and
maps. Below
is a view of the property from the Stile Ranch Trail. At the bottom is
the small parking lot for the Stile Ranch trailhead. It often fills up,
and people park illegally on side streets. Fortini Road runs next to
the property on the left. In the distance, at the base of the hills, is
the Rancho San Vicente staging area. Before any trails or parking lots
can be built, the property must go through a multi-year planning
process. It will involve community input, environmental reviews,
permitting, and budgeting. We'll be following the development of this
property and will post updates in the future.

- On 4/23/22, the 27th
annual Volunteer Recognition event
was held at Hellyer County Park, after going virtual the previous 2
years. Among the volunteers receiving honors was Woody Collins (below),
who received the Presidential Lifetime Service Award. He
recorded
4200 volunteer hours, mostly working on trails. Ron Horii was
recognized for 14,000 volunteer hours.
Kitty Monahan talked about the
history of the volunteer program:
- The County
Parks' PixInParks
Challenge
runs from May 1 until December 15, 2022. Participants hike 7
trail
routes in different parks, take a picture at the prescribed destination
points, and post the pictures on social media, with the hashtag
#PixInParks. After completing the challenge, they can get a t-shirt or
bandana. The route at Santa Teresa starts at the Pueblo Area, with the
destination on the Vista Loop Trail (below). Other hikes are at Almaden
Quicksilver, Ed Levin, Mt.
Madonna, Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear, Upper Stevens Creek, and Sanborn.
- Sat. May 21,
7-9 pm. Preservation Awards Night. History San Jose
Park. $15 General Admission, Under 18 Free. In recognition of this
year’s National Preservation Month, the newly formed Santa Clara County
Preservation Alliance will host a Preservation Awards Night to bring
the public and local preservation groups together for a celebratory
event. Former NAQCPA President and FOSTP Vice President Kitty Monahan
and NAQCPA member Bruce Bartlett will be
honored at this event. See here for
more information and to purchase tickets.
The intent of the SCCPA Awards Night is:
- To
recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations in the community
who have made outstanding contributions to historic preservation.
- To showcase
exemplary preservation throughout the community that may serve as
inspiration for future preservation.
- To encourage
preservation of historic homes or buildings that may prevent future
demolition of historic properties.
- To educate the
community on the merits of historic architecture and preservation.
- To share ideas
and projects various preservation groups throughout the county.
-
At
the 1st Annual Preservation Alliance Awards
Night in History San Jose Park, Kitty Monahan received the Preservation
Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented by current NAQCPA
President Tere Johnson. Mike Cox accepted the award for Kitty, who
couldn't attend due to her health. Kathy Sutherland, Executive
Assistant to County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, presented a commendation
to Kitty from the Board of Supervisors. Here are pictures
from the awards night. Below (L to R) are Tere Johnson, Kathy
Sutherland, and Mike Cox:

On 5/25/22, friends and NAQCPA members visited
Kitty Monahan at her house in New Almaden and presented her with the
awards. She was happy to see everyone and receive the awards.
-
2022
is the 30th anniversary of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park. We
celebrated our 20th anniversary in 2012 at the Santa Teresa Library on
3/24/12. Below are District 2 Councilmember Ash Kalra, FOSTP President
Mike Boulland, Supervising Park Ranger Eric Goodrich, and FOSTP Vice
President Kitty Monahan. Mike is holding FOSTP's 20th anniversary
cookie. Here
are pictures of the event.
-
After
2 years of being suspended because of the pandemic, the usually-annual
Fandango/La Fuente event at Santa Teresa County Park's Bernal Ranch
came back this year! It was held on Saturday, July 30 from 5-8
pm. It was a
celebration of the families who have lived at Rancho Santa Teresa.
It included music, dance, historical presentations, crafts,
games, and
exhibits from partner organizations. The Friends of Santa Teresa Park
had an information booth with our newsletter, flyers, pictures of the
park and events, a model of the Bernal Adobe, a time capsule, and a
sponge toss game. FOSTP President Mike Boulland taled about FOSTP's
history, the anniversaries being celebrated this year (see above), and
memories of Kitty Monahan (see below).
Here are pictures of FOSTP
at La Fuente. Here are pictures
of the whole event. The previous La
Fuente was held was on
10/19/19. Here are pictures
from that event.
- FRIENDS
OF SANTA TERESA PARK 2022 Speaker Series, August 4,
2022, 7-8 pm. Here's the
flyer.
PRESENTS: Michael Cox, Local Historian and Geologist, Santa Teresa and
Bernal Mines: Yesterday and Today, On Zoom
Michael
Cox gives fascinating and humorous presentations about Santa Teresa
Park’s and Almaden Quicksilver County Park’s natural geology
and
mining history. You will not want to miss Mike’s slideshow about
his experiences, starting as an eighteen-year-old in the New Almaden
mines and exploring the various deep tunnels and shafts. Then, as an
adult and professional geologist, the Santa Clara County Park and
Recreation Department hired him to document the mines and close up the
various mine portals to make the newly-acquired property safe for the
public.Also, Mike is one of the founding members of the New Almaden
Quicksilver County Park Association, which started the first mercury
museum in the United States. Another reason you don’t want to miss the
presentation is that it includes slides of historical mines and land
formations overlayed on current maps, showing where they were in the
parks.
Mike gave his presentation. Click
here to see it.
- We are
very sad to report that, Kitty Monahan, passed away on July 25, 2022. She
was a co-founder and Vice President of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park
for 30 years. She
has been in declining health the past few months. Most recently, she
fell and suffered a hip fracture. She received hospice care and passed
away peacefully at home. There will be a memorial/celebration of life
for her at the Santa Clara County Horsemen's Association
at 20350 McKean Road, San Jose, on September 4 at
1:00 pm. Here's a biography
of Kitty from 2018. Here's her obituary
in the Mercury News. Kitty was
also the New Almaden
Quicksilver County Park Association's founder and President
for nearly 40 years. Here are pictures of Kitty over the years at
different events:
On
9/4/22, there was a Celebration of Life for Kitty Monahan at the Santa
Clara County Horsemen's Association. Kitty was a lifelong member of the
club. She joined it in 1983 and was an
avid equestrian. A couple hundred people came to the celebration.
There were scheduled speakers and an open mic where anyone could come
up and share their memories of Kitty. Here are pictures and videos of the event:
Long-term County Parks volunteer Roy Ichinaga passed away on September 3 at the age of 84. Here's his obituary.
He worked for IBM for 30 years before he retired. He spent thousands of
hours volunteerin in the County Parks. He helped to build trails
and was a trail crew leader. The picture above is him directing
volunteers working on the Ohlone and Nature Trails in Santa Teresa Park
on California Trail Day (4/20/02).
He helped at South Bay Fishing in the City events, teaching kids how to
fish. In 2014, he received the President's Volunteer Service Award for
over 5000 hours of volunteer work for the County Parks. Here are pictures of Roy volunteering in the County Parks. Mike Boulland and Greg Koopman at the end of the trail on 6/25/22.
New ramps at the end of the trail on San Ignacio Avenue, 10/27/22- There's
a new ramp that was installed on the sidewalk at the end of the new trail
that ends at the corner of San Ignacio Avenue and Curie Drive. There's
also a new corresponding ramp on the other side of San Ignacio Avenue,
next to the Bernal School field. Prior to this, there was only a ramp
leading to Curie. That required bikes coming off the trail to make a
quick 90 degree left turn to Curie. If they wanted to go south on San
Ignacio, they would have to make an immediate U-turn. The trail was
built by Santa Clara County, but the sidewalk is the City of San Jose's
responsibility. After the trail was built, FOSTP Treasurer Greg Koopman
contacted District 10 Councilmember Matt Mahan's office and recommended
that a ramp be put in on the sidewalk inline with the trail. Matt
Mahan's office responded and said that city staff would look into it.
The ramp was completed on 10/27/22. Now bikes can go down the ramp and
turn right to go south on San
Ignacio. It's also easier for them to get onto the trail from San
Ignacio northbound. Wheelchairs can go straight off the trail and cross
to the
sidewalk on the other side.
On
11/18/22, there was a ribbon-cutting celebration for the new trail that
was part of the US 101/Blossom Hill Road Interchange Improvement
Project. It was held at Shady Oaks Park at the south entrance to the
Odette Morrow Trail. It was hosted by the Valley Transportation
Authority, the City of San Jose, and Caltrans. The project was funded
by VTA Measure B of 2016. Here's an album on the ribbon-cutting
ceremony: Blossom Hill Road Trail Ribbon Cutting, Shady Oaks Park, 11/18/22.
It allows a safe pedestrian/bike crossing over Highway 101 to Coyote
Road, near the Coyote Creek Staging Area on Silver Creek Valley Road.
It made this bike ride possible: Santa Teresa Park to Hellyer Park.  - Santa Teresa County Park is getting a new forest of native western sycamore trees in the Pueblo Area. They came from Devil Mountain Nursery .
They were actually rescues and were not purchased or previously
planned. The trees were getting pot-bound and would have ended up being
chipped if the County Parks hadn't agreed to take them as a
donation. They got them in May. They were stored in the Pueblo Area's
corral and had a network of pipes to supply water. They started to
plant them in the fall, with help from students at West College's Park
Management Program. By 11/26/22, most of the trees were planted. New Sycamore Forest, Santa Teresa Park, 11/26/22
- Santa Clara County Parks is in the process of updating the Countywide Trail Master Plan.
The plan was originally adopted in 1995. It is intended to be used for
trail planning. It includes trails of countywide significance, not all
trails. Here's the description of the updates: "Since the Countywide
Trails Master Plan was developed in 1995, trail segments have been
refined and implemented on the ground, local governments have adopted
new trail plans, new public lands have been acquired, mapping and
landscape-level understanding of trail feasibility has improved
substantially, additional constraints and opportunities have been
identified for trail implementation, and potential new trails have been
identified that may serve a regional purpose. The proposed Map Update
will consider these types of changes while remaining centered around
improving regional connectivity and maintaining the core vision of the
Countywide Trails Master Plan." There's an interactive map and feedback tool,
where you can see the map, zoom in and out, and complete a survey about
it. Rebecca Coates-Maldoon is the Countywide Trails Program Manager.Contact: rebecca.coates-maldo@prk.sccgov.org.
Newsletters
Santa
Teresa Park
Pictures
Santa Teresa Park web pages &
albums
with pictures (newest first):
2023
- Facebook: Hike to the Boundary of Santa Teresa, Treefalls & Views, 3/27/23
- Facebook: Stile Ranch Trail Flowers and Views, Santa Teresa Park, 3/8/23
- Facebook: Firefighter Training, Santa Teresa Park Pueblo Area, 3/4/22
- Facebook: FOSTP Work Day, Bernal Ranch, Santa Teresa Park, 3/3/23
- Facebook: Post-Snow Views from Bernal Hill in Santa Teresa Park, 2/25/23
- Facebook: Views of Snow in the Hills, From Santa Teresa Park, 2/24/23
- Facebook: Santa Teresa Park Conditions Around the Pueblo Area, 1/30/23
- Facebook: Santa Teresa Park After the Storms, 1/14/23
- Facebook: Coyote Valley Views from Santa Teresa Park, 1/8/23
- Facebook: The Pueblo Area in Santa Teresa Park After the Storms, 1/6/23
- Facebook: Santa Teresa Park Runoff After the Rains, 1/5/23
2022
- Facebook: New Sycamore Forest, Santa Teresa Park, 11/26/22
- Facebook: Bike Ride From Home to Santa Teresa to Hellyer, 10/22/22
- Facebook: FOSTP and Volunteer Clean Up Day at the Bernal Ranch, 12/2/22
- Facebook: FOSTP and Volunteer Clean Up Day at the Bernal Ranch, 11/4/22
- Facebook: Santa Teresa Park's Giant Leather Oaks, 10/3/22
- Facebook: FOSTP and Volunteer Clean Up Day at the Bernal Ranch, 9/2/22
- Facebook:
FOSTP and Volunteer Clean Up Day at the Bernal Ranch, 8/5/22
- Facebook:
FOSTP at La Fuente, Bernal Ranch, Santa Teresa Park, 7/30/22
- Facebook:
La Fuente, Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, Santa Teresa Park, 7/30/22
- Facebook:
Remembering Kitty Monahan With FOSTP (2002-2022)
- Facebook:
Nature Journaling at Santa Teresa Park, 7/23/22
- Facebook:
FOSTP and Volunteer Cleanup at the Bernal Ranch, 7/1/22
- Facebook:
FOSTP Cleanup at the Bernal Ranch, 6/3/22
- Facebook:
Bike to Wherever: Santa Teresa, MCP, Almaden Lake 5/20/22
- Facebook: A42 Phone Camera Test
at Santa Teresa Park Part 2, 5/11/22
- Facebook: A42 Phone Camera Test
at Santa Teresa Park Part 1, 5/10/22
- Facebook:
Friends of Santa Teresa Park Cleanup Day, 5/6/22
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park: Bernal Hill Wildflowers and Views, 4/26/22
- Facebook:
Earth Day Cleanup at the Bernal Ranch, 4/24/22
- Facebook:
Bernal Hill Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 3/23/22
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch/Mine Trail Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 3/20/22
- Facebook:
Mine/Fortini Trail Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 3/20/22
- Facebook:
Firefighter Training, Santa Teresa Park Pueblo Area, 3/20/22
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Hike: Ohlone Trail to Pueblo Area, 3/13/22
- Facebook: Friends of Santa
Teresa Park Cleanup Day, 3/4/22
- Facebook:
Chicken Coop Cleanup at the Bernal Ranch, Santa Teresa, 3/4/22
- Facebook: Bernal Hill
Wildflowers and Views, 2/28/22
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Wildflower Hike, 2/25/22
- Facebook:
FOSTP Work Day at the Bernal Ranch, Santa Teresa Park, 2/4/22
- Facebook:
FOSTP Work Day at the Bernal Ranch, Santa Teresa Park, 1/7/22
2021
- Facebook:
The Life Story of the Plum Tree at the Bernal Ranch 2002-2021
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Twilight Stroll, 12/30/21
- Facebook:
Christmas Eve Hike to Coyote Peak, Santa Teresa Park, 12/24/21
- Facebook:
2nd Waterfall Walk, Santa Teresa Park, 12/24/21
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Between Storms, 12/14/21
- Facebook:
Inaugural Hike on the New Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 12/11/21
- Facebook:
Ribbon-Cutting for the New Trail at Santa Teresa Park, 12/11/21
- Facebook:
Transformation Below Santa Teresa Spring, 7/31/15 to 12/11/21
- Facebook:
Time Capsule Recovery, Santa Teresa County Park, 5/25-12/11/21
- Facebook:
Nature Walk on the Norred Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 12/8/21
- Facebook:
New Trail in Santa Teresa Park, Finally Fully Open, 11/26/21
- Facebook:
New Trail at Santa Teresa Is Open (Almost), 11/17/21
- Facebook:
The Ghost Road in Santa Teresa Park, 11/8/21
- Facebook:
Ghost Tour of Santa Teresa Park, 11/07/21
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail, Santa Teresa, After BART Work Day, 11/6/21
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail BART Work Day, Santa Teresa Park, 11/6/21
- Facebook:
FOSTP Work Day, Santa Teresa Spring, 11/5/21
- Facebook:
Progress on the New Trail in Santa Teresa Park, 10/29/21
- Facebook:
FOSTP Work Day, Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, Santa Teresa, 10/1/21
- Facebook:
Progress on the New Trails, Santa Teresa Park, 9/14-21/21
- Facebook:
Kingsnake Program, Santa Teresa County Park, 9/14/21
- Facebook:
New Interpretive Sign on the Stile Ranch Trail, 9/11/21
- Facebook:
FOSTP Work Day, Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, Santa Teresa, 9/10/21
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa BA Ridge/Anza Trail Hike Part 1, 8/23/21
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa BA Ridge/Anza Trail Hike Part 2, 8/21/21
- Facebook:
FOSTP Work Day, Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, Santa Teresa Pk 8/6/21
- Facebook:
Spring Cleaning, Santa Teresa Spring, 7/2/21
- Facebook:
Firefighter Training/Controlled Burn, Santa Teresa Park, 7/1/21
- Facebook:
Nature Photography Day at Santa Teresa Park, 6/15/21
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Soaproots Blooming, 6/11/21
- Facebook:
New Trails, Santa Teresa Historic Area, 6/4/21
- Facebook:
FOSTP Santa Teresa Spring Cleanup, 6/4/21
- Facebook:
Late Spring Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 5/17/21
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 4/23/21
- Facebook:
Wildflowers, Hidden Springs Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 4/22/21
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 3/28/21
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Wildflowers and Views, 3/24/21
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Birds and Clouds, 2/2/21
- Facebook:
Blood Oxygen Levels w/Mask, On the Joice Trail, 1/2/21
2020
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Nature Pictures for 2020
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Post-Storm, 12/12/20
- Facebook:
Hike to Coyote Peak, Santa Teresa Park (Camera Test), 10/23/20
- Facebook:
Visibility/Light Color Comparison, Santa Teresa Park, 9/10-16/20
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Clearing Skies and Sunset, 9/15/20
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Views With Smoke-Filtered Light, 9/9/20
- Facebook:
Smoky Sunset in Santa Teresa Park, 8/31/20
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Smoky Sunset View, 8/24/20
- Facebook:
Fire Views From Santa Teresa Park, 8/21/20
- Facebook:
Fire and Fire Views at Santa Teresa Park, 8/19/20
- Facebook:
Summer Acorns and Fruits, Santa Teresa Park, 7/18/20
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Slideshow, June 2020,
(picture
files on website, without captions)
- Prescribed burn/firefighter training in
the Pueblo Area, 6/25-26/20:
- Facebook:
Wildlife Pictures, May-June 2020 (mostly in Santa Teresa Park)
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Hike to Coyote Peak, 6/8/20
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park May 2020 Slideshow, (picture
files on website, without captions)
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park April 2020 Slideshow,
(picture
files on website, without captions)
- Facebook:
Air National Guard Flyover of Kaiser Hospital (from Santa Teresa Park),
5/25/20
- Facebook:
Late-Season Wildflowers, Bernal Hill, Santa Teresa Park, 5/9/20
- Facebook:
Bernal Hill Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 4/13/20
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park, Norred, Joice, Bernal Hill Trails, 3/20/20
- Facebook:
CNPS Wildflower Hike, Stile Ranch Trail, Santa Teresa, 3/8/20
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch-Mine-Fortini Wildflower Hike, 3/6/20
- Facebook:
Bernal Hill Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 2/23/20
- Facebook: Friends
of Santa Teresa Park @ Oakridge Mall Senior Fair, 2/21/20
2019
- Facebook:
Bernal Ranch to Bernal Hill, Santa Teresa Park, 12/19/1
- Facebook:
Rainbows and Sunset, Santa Teresa & Albertson Parkway 12/2/19
- Facebook:
Views of Storm Clouds and Snow from Santa Teresa Park, 11/29/19
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Sunset and Moonrise, 11/11/19
- Facebook:
Ron Horii's Photo Class, Santa Teresa Park, 11/10/19
- Facebook:
La Fuente, Santa Teresa Park, 10/19/19
- Facebook:
A Taste of Archery, Santa Teresa Park, 8/31/19
- Facebook:
Impact of Fire Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 8/24/19
- Facebook:
"What's Shaking" Hike, Santa Teresa's Coyote Peak, 8/18/19
- Facebook:
Friends of Santa Teresa Park's National Night Out, 8/6/19
- Facebook:
Malech Fire From Santa Teresa Park, 6/17/19
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Springs, 6/17/19
- Facebook:
Origami and Cattle-Roping at the Bernal Ranch, 5/18/19
- Facebook:
Roxanne Koopman's Stile Ranch Trail Hike Pictures 5/11/19
- Facebook:
Pre-Mother's Day Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 5/11/19
- Facebook:
Late Season Wildflower Hike, Santa Teresa Park 5/7/19
- Facebook:
Ron Horii's Photo Class and Wildflower Hike, Santa Teresa, 4/27/19
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail Wildflowers and Views, 4/2/19
- Facebook:
Wildflower Hike on Joice and Bernal Hill Trails, 3/25/19
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Beautification, Day 1, 3/2/19
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Beautification, Day 2, 3/3/19
- Facebook:
Views of Snow-Covered Mountains from Santa Teresa Park, 2/5/19
- Facebook:
Santa
Teresa Park Waterfalls, 1/17/19
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Curie
Fire Recovery, 7/12/18 vs. 1/7/19
2018
- Facebook:
Joice Trail Views and Selfies, 12/26/18
- Facebook:
Christmastime at the Bernal Ranch, 12/23/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Storm Clouds and Rainbow, 12/1/18
- Facebook:
Rainbows and Rescuers, Santa Teresa Park, 11/29/18
- Facebook:
Smoky Afternoon at Santa Teresa Park, 11/17/18
- Facebook:
Smoky Day on the Norred Trail in Santa Teresa Park, 11/10/18
- Facebook:
Smoky Views from Santa Teresa Park, 11/9/18
- Facebook:
Raptor Migration Program, Santa Teresa Park, 11/3/18
- Facebook:
La Fuente, Santa Teresa Park 10/27/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Brush in Santa Teresa Park: Fire Recovery and Sex 10/23/18
- Facebook:
Moon-Zoom Test, Santa Teresa Park, 10/22/18
- Facebook:
Joice Trail Views, Santa Teresa County Park, 10/16/18
- Facebook:
Coyote by Santa Teresa Park's Norred Trail, 10/15/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park: Rain, Rainbows, Views, & Sunset 10/3/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Sunset 9/27/18
- Facebook:
Viva Calle SJ 9/23/18: D2 Elbow and Friends of Santa Teresa Park
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 9/4-5/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Spring and Bernal Ranch, 8/30/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Peak Hike, 8/18/18
- Facebook:
Friends of Santa Teresa Park's National Night Out, 8/7/18
- Facebook:
Ranger-Led Hike to Coyote Peak, 8/4/18
- Facebook:
Bernal Ranch Community Volunteer Day, 7/19/18
- Facebook:
After the Santa Teresa Park Fire: Norred Trail and Bernal Ranch, 7/12/18
- Facebook:
After the Santa Teresa Park Fire: Joice, Bernal Hill, Mine Trails,
7/12/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Fire, 7/10/18
- Facebook:
Movie Night & Campout at Santa Teresa Park, 6/16/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Plant Quiz
- Facebook:
Soap Plants Opening, Santa Teresa Park, 6/5/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Birds and Water, 6/2-8/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Fire on 5/27/18
- Facebook:
Ohlone Trail Late Spring Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 5/21/18
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail Late Spring Flowers & Views, 5/17/18
- Facebook:
Birds at Santa Teresa Park's Bernal Ranch, 4/27/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Peak Vistas Hike, 4/21/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Peak: Trees, Wildflowers, & Views, 4/17/18
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Wildflower Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 4/3/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Bernal Hill Wildflower Hike, 3/31/18
- Facebook:
#PixInParks Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 3/25/18
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch-Mine-Fortini Trails, Santa Teresa Park 3/19/18
- Facebook:
Wildflowers, Rocks, and Views, Santa Teresa Park 3/5/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Storm Views, 3/3/18
- Facebook:
#PixInParks Hike at Santa Teresa Park, 2/21/18
- Facebook:
Views of Rancho San Vicente from Santa Teresa Park, 2/21/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Sunset Views, 2/19/18
- Facebook:
Coyote in Santa Teresa Park, 2/19/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Vistas, Joice/Bernal Hill Trails, 2/19/18
- Facebook:
Hike to Coyote Peak: Flowers and Views, 2/6/18
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Spring and the Joice Trail, 2/2/18
- Facebook:
Bernal Ranch Chicken Coop Shade Trees 2/2/02-2/1/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Views from Coyote Peak, Santa Teresa Park 1/26/18
- Facebook:
Storm Clouds and Rainbows, Santa Teresa Park, 1/25/18
- Facebook:
Post-Storm Hike to Coyote Peak, 1/19/18
- Facebook:
MLK Day of Service at Santa Teresa Park, 1/13/18
- Facebook:
SJ Fire Dept. Training at the Pueblo Area, 1/19/18 (on
STPFriends Facebook
page).
- Facebook:
Garden
Boxes at the Bernal Ranch 1/5/18 (on STPFriends Facebook
page).
2017
- Facebook:
Coyote in Santa Teresa Park, 12/22/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Peak-Rocky Ridge Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 11/17/17
- Facebook:
New Santa Teresa Park Nature Trail Signs, 11/7/17
- Facebook:
Photo Class, Bernal Ranch, Santa Teresa Park, 9/30/17
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch-Mine-Fortini Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 8/12/17
- Facebook:
Family Fandango, Santa Teresa Park, 8/5/17
- Facebook:
National Night Out, Santa Teresa Park, 8/1/17
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Vista Loop Hike 7/31/17
- Facebook:
Archery Class, Santa Teresa Park, 7/8/17
- Facebook:
Views from the Joice Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 6/29/17
- Facebook:
Post-Fire Pictures of Santa Teresa Park's Pueblo Area, 6/8/17
- Facebook:
Fire Training in Santa Teresa Park, Day 2, 6/7/17
- Facebook:
Fire Training in Santa Teresa Park, Day 1, 6/6/17
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail Wildflowers and Views, 5/1/17
- Facebook:
Rocky Ridge Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 4/30/17
- Facebook:
Hike to Coyote Peak in Santa Teresa Park, 4/18/17
- Facebook:
Hike on the Joice & Bernal Hill Trails, Santa Teresa Park,
4/5/17
- Facebook:
Bernal Ranch and Santa Teresa Spring 3/12/17
- Facebook:
After the Rains at Santa Teresa Park, 1/23/17
- Facebook:
Lower Falls and Nature Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 1/12/17
- Facebook:
Upper Waterfall in Santa Teresa Park, 1/11/17
- Facebook:
Lower Falls and Nature Trail, Santa Teresa Park, 1/12/17
- Facebook:
Upper Waterfall in Santa Teresa Park, 1/11/17
2016
- Stile
Ranch Trail Work Day, 11/5/16, (Facebook
version)
- Facebook:
Sunset Hike on the Joice & Norred Trails, Santa Teresa Park
10/18/16
- Facebook:
A Taste of Archery, Santa Teresa County Park, 9/25/16
- Facebook:
Wash Day and Old-Fashioned Games at the Bernal Ranch, 8/20/16
- Facebook:
Family Fandango, Santa Teresa Park 8/13/16
- Facebook:
Boy Scout Service Project: Planter Boxes at Santa Teresa Park (7/16/16)
- Facebook:
Serpentine Magnetism Study (Santa Teresa Park), 7/8/16
- Facebook:
My Pictures Used in "Open Road" TV Show, 6/26/16 (includes
other parks)
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Bernal Hill Hike 5/26/16
- Facebook:
Amphibian Night at the Bernal Ranch, 5/14/16
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Wildflower Hike, Stile-Fortini 4/30/16
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park History/Wildflower Hike, 4/16/16
- Facebook:
Anza Expedition Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 3/19/16
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Rainbow and Sunset, 3/3/16
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park, Ridge, Hidden Springs, & Ohlone Trails,
2/7/16
- Facebook:
Hike to Coyote Peak, Santa Teresa Park, 2/4/16
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park After the Rains: Waterfalls and Wet Trails 1/24/16
2015
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Views, Hidden Springs to Coyote Peak, 11/25/15
- Facebook:
Ron Horii's Outdoor Photography Class 11/14/15, Santa Teresa Park
- Facebook:
Fallen Tree and Deer at Santa Teresa Spring, 10/24/15
- Facebook:
20th Annual SCCP Volunteer Program Recognition Barbecue 10/17/15
- Facebook:
Santa
Teresa Spring Cleanup, 9/26/15
- Facebook:
Cross
Country Race, Santa Teresa Park, 9/17/15
- Facebook:
Coyote
Valley Views from Santa Teresa County Park, 8/4/15
- Facebook:
Views
of the Rancho San Vicente Fire from Santa Teresa Park, 7/3/15
- Facebook:
Santa Teresa Park Wildflowers, 4/25/15
- Facebook:
Hunt for Wildflowers and Butterflies in Santa Teresa Park 4/2/15
- Facebook:
Day of Service, Santa Teresa County Park, 1/17/15
2014
2013
- Facebook
Album: Bernal Hill Hike, Santa Teresa Park, 12/8/13
- Facebook
Album: Post-Thanksgiving Hike to Coyote Peak in Santa Teresa Park,
11/29/13
- Family
Fandango,
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, 8/24/13
- Meteor
Shower Campout, Pueblo Area, Night Hike to Coyote Peak, 8/10/13
- Hike
on the Hidden
Springs, Coyote Peak, Boundary, and Rocky Ridge Trails, 2/17/13
- Lichen
Hike,
Stile Ranch-Mine-Fortini Trails, 2/16/13
2012
- Coyote
Peak
Views, 12/27/12
- Waterfall,
Rainbow,
and Clouds, 12/26/12
- Black
and White HDR
Photographs of Santa Teresa Park
- Restoration
of the East Barn, Santa Teresa County Park Historic Area
- Wildflower
hike, Mine, Stile Ranch, Fortini Trails, 4/22/12
- Facebook
Album: Santa Teresa Park, 4/11/12, Pueblo Area Sunset
- FOSTP
20th Anniversary Celebration, Santa Teresa Library, 3/24/12
- Facebook
Album: Bernal Hill Hike, 1/8/12
2011
- Facebook
Album: Views from Coyote Peak by Chris Horii, 12/3/11
- Facebook Album: Coyote Peak
(Santa Teresa
Park) December 2, 2011
- Facebook
Album: Santa Teresa Park, November 20, 2011
- Santa
Teresa Park Stile
Ranch Trail Work Day, 11/5/11
- Family
Fandango,
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, August 13, 2011
- Sam
Drake's pictures of wildflowers on the Fortini and Stile Ranch Trails,
4/24/11
- Youtube video: Santa Teresa Park
Waterfall and
Wild Pigs,
3/21/11, Low-Res Version
- Youtube video: Santa Teresa Park
Waterfall and
Wild Pigs,
3/21/11, High-Res Version
- Youtube
video: Waterfall
in Upper Laurel Canyon, Santa Teresa County Park, 2/21/11
- Santa
Teresa
Park Sun, Clouds, and Rainbows Pueblo Area, Ridge Trail, January 30,
2011
- Stile
Ranch
Trail
Sunset, January 29, 2011
2010
- Sam
Drake's panorama taken from Bernal Hill on 11/28/10, where the Golden
Gate Bridge towers are visible.
- REI/Bay
Area
Ridge
Trail Work Day, Stile Ranch Trail, 11/6/10
- Spider
Night,
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, 10/30/10
- Ron Horii's
Outdoor Photography Class at the Bernal Ranch 10/2/10
- Family
Fandango,
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, 8/21/10
- Sunset
pictures from the Bernal Ranch, Joice Trail, and Norred Trail, 5/21/10
- Park
Trails by Woody
Collins, report on trail design and maintenance, pictures by Ron Horii
- Pre-Mother's
Day
Hike
& Event, Fortini-Mine-Stile
Ranch Trails, 5/2/10
- Pictures
from the trail workday on the Norred Trail,
3/13/10.
- Sam
Drake's picture of a rainbow over Santa Teresa Park 2/27/10.
- Sam
Drake's pictures of Santa Teresa wildflowers 2/20/10.
- Santa
Teresa
Park
Sunset HDR Pictures, 2/07/10.
- Youtube
video: Upper Laurel Canyon waterfall 1/23/10.
2009
- Kiwanis
Ghost Tour of Santa Teresa Park and New Almaden,
10/17/09
- Family
Fandango,
8/1/09
- Mounted
Ranger Unit
Farewell Event, 6/29/09
- Healthy
Trails
Hike, Fortini-Mine-Stile Ranch Trails, 5/9/09
- Mike
Boulland's
Pre-Mother's Day Wildflower and History Walk, 5/3/09
- Sam Drake's
geocaching class, Fortini-Mine-Stile Ranch Trails, 4/11/09
- Pictures
from Ron
Horii's outdoor photography hike and wildflower walk, 4/4/09
- Trail
day on the Nature and Ohlone Trails, 1/19/09
2008 and Earlier
- Ron
Horii's High Dynamic Range photography demos, with pictures of Santa
Teresa and other parks, part 2.
- Ghost
Tour of
Santa Teresa and Almaden Quicksilver, 10/25/08
- Family
Fandango Day, August 23, 2008, Staff,
Volunteers, and Exhibitors
- National
Trail Day, Santa Teresa Park, Stile Ranch, Mine, Hidden Springs, Ohlone
Trails, June 7, 2008
- Pictures
of the Ohlone Trail from the Archery Range to the Service Road, June 6,
2008
- Pictures
of the Ohlone and Hidden Springs Trails, June 5, 2008
- Pictures of
the
Stile Ranch Trail, June 3, 2008
- Healthy
Trails Mother's Day Walk, Fortini-Mine-Stile Ranch Trails, May 4,
2008
- Fortini
Trail
Work Day, May 3, 2008
- Coyote
Peak, Rocky Ridge pictures of wildflowers and views, Feb.-April, 2008.
- Bernal Ranch, Bernal Hill
pictures of wildflowers and
views, Feb.-April 2008, Part1,
Part
2
- Mine-Fortini-Stile
Ranch Trail pictures of wildflowers and views 4/11/08
- Facebook:
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch Dedication Santa Teresa Park - 6/29/02
Pictures and Special reports:
2000 to 2007
Web
Pages/Photo Albums On Other Local Parks (Newest First)

2023
- Facebook: Golden Oak Park Ribbon-Cutting 1/28/23
- Facebook: Following the Water Nov-22 to Jan-23, CNPS Slideshow
- Facebook: Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve After the Rains, 1/25/23
- Facebook: SVBC King Tide Bike Ride, Sunnyvale Baylands to Alviso, 1/22/23
- Facebook: King Tides at Alviso, 1/22/23
- Facebook: Spreckles Hill Walk, 1/21/23
- Facebook: Coyote Creek BioBlitz, Anderson Lake Park, 1/21/23
- Facebook: Lexington County Park to Sierra Azul OSP, 1/20/23
- Facebook: Calero County Park After the Storms 1/18/23
- Facebook: Bay Trail: Mountain View to Palo Alto, Creeks and Birds, 1/12/23
- Facebook: High Water: Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View, 1/12/23
- Facebook: High Water in Hellyer County Park, 1/10/23
- Facebook: Guadalupe River, Blossom Hill Road to Almaden Lake, 1/9/23
2022
- Facebook: Fantasy of Lights Walk-Through, Vasona Lake County Park, 12/4/22
- Facebook: Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru, Vasona, Volunteers & Staff 12/4/22
- Facebook: "Hike Your Pie Off" at Little Uvas Creek Preserve, 11/25/22
- Facebook: Raptor Fest, Rancho San Vicente, 11/19/22
- Facebook: Hellyer BioBlitz, 11/19/22
- Facebook: Blossom Hill Road Trail Ribbon Cutting, Shady Oaks Park, 11/18/22
- Facebook: Shady Oaks Park to Hellyer Park: Birds and Trees, 11/15/22
- Facebook: Trails and Trees at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve, 11/14/22
- Facebook: Alma Cultural Landscape, Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve, 11/14/22
- Facebook: Upper Lake at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve, 11/14/22
- Facebook: Guadalupe River to Almaden Lake, 11/9/22
- Facebook: Albertson Parkway Weeding, Before and After, 6/8/21, 10/27/22
- Facebook: Stevens Creek Trail: Varian Park to Linda Vista Park, 10/9/22
- Facebook: Remembering John Drew (1930-2022) at Pioneer Days
- Facebook: Remembering Roy Ichinaga, 1937-2022
- Facebook: Albertson Parkway Weeding, Before and After, 6/8/21, 10/27/22
- Facebook: Almaden Quicksilver History Hike, Wood Road Trail, 10/23/22
- Facebook: Bike Ride From Home to Santa Teresa to Hellyer, 10/22/22
- Facebook: Hellyer's Cottonwood Lake: Low Water and Birds, 10/22/22
- Facebook: Blossom Hill Road Crossing to the Coyote Creek Trail, 10/18/22
- Facebook: Coyote Creek BioBlitz, Milpitas 10/16/22
- Facebook: Martial Cottle Park Native Plant Hedgerow, 10/11/22
- Facebook: Stevens Creek Trail: Varian Park to Linda Vista Park, 10/9/22
- Facebook: 1896 New Almaden Voter Registry
- Facebook: Photo Albums on Display at Pioneer Day, 10/8/22
- Facebook: Pioneer Day 10/8/22 Videos
- Facebook: Pioneer Day, Casa Grande, Almaden Quicksilver County Park 10/8/22
- Facebook: Martial Cottle Fall Festival, 10/1/22: Partner Organizations
- Facebook: Martial Cottle Park Fall Festival, 10/1/22: Crowds
- Facebook: Martial Cottle Fall Festival, 10/1/22: Volunteers and Staff
- Facebook: Martial Cottle Fall Festival, 10/1/22: Historic Farm Equipment
- Facebook: Martial Cottle Fall Festival, 10/1/22: Activities
- Facebook: Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch, Coyote Valley, 9/27/22
- Facebook: Almaden Quicksilver Treefall Accident Investigation, 9/17/22
- Facebook: Fish Die-Off in Cottonwood Lake, Hellyer County Park, 9/5/22
- Facebook: OSA's Geology Hike at Alum Rock Park, 8/27/22
- Facebook: Hellyer County Park BioBlitz, 8/28/22
- Facebook: Coyote Creek Habitat Day, Anderson Lake County Park, 8/20/22
- Facebook: History San Jose's Valley Memories Exhibit, 8/16/22
- Facebook: Los Gatos Creek Park's Camden Ponds, 4/27/22 vs. 8/11/22
- Facebook: Bay Trail Bike Ride: Palo Alto Baylands to Shoreline Park, 8/6/22
- Facebook: Alum Rock Park BioBlitz, 7/30/22
- Facebook: Bay Trail Bike Ride in Fremont, 7/17/22
- Facebook: Alviso Slough Bay Trail Bike Ride, w/Closures, 7/16/22
- Facebook: Alum Rock Park Creek Peek, 7/16/22
- Facebook: Stevens Creek Trail to Palo Alto Baylands Bridge, 7/10/22
- Facebook:
Play
Like a Miner, Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum, 7/9/22
- Facebook:
Kingsnake
Program, Martial Cottle Park, 7/8/22
- Facebook:
Almaden
Winery Park, 7/5/22
- Facebook:
North
Coyote Valley Conservation Area BioBlitz, 6/25/22
- Facebook:
BioBlitz
at Coyote Creek Visitor Center, 6/19/22
- Facebook:
Grant
House Tour, Joseph D. Grant County Park, 6/18/22
- Facebook:
Grant House Re-opening, Joseph D. Grant County Park, 6/18/22
- Facebook:
Grant Lake Birds, Joseph D. Grant County Park, 6/18/22
- Facebook:
Nature Photography Day at Coyote Valley OSP, 6/15/22
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Hedgerow, 6/9/22
- Facebook:
Vasona-YSI Nature Center Grand Reopening, 5/28/22
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Northside Wildflowers and Views, 5/27/22
- Facebook:
1st Annual Preservation Alliance Awards Night, 5/21/22 (History San
Jose Park)
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Wildflowers and Views, 5/15/22
- Facebook:
YSI and Visitor Center in Alum Rock Park, 5/14/2
- Facebook:
Alum Rock Park's 150th Anniversary Celebration, 5/14/22
- Facebook:
Hellyer County Park Mural Completion, 4/20/22 and 5/14/22
- Facebook: Hellyer BioBlitz,
5/14/22
- Facebook:
Calero Water & Wags Festival, 5/7/22
- Facebook:
Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara, 5/1/22
- Facebook:
Alum Rock Park BioBlitz, 5/1/22
- Facebook:
Laguna Seca BioBlitz, North Coyote Valley, 4/30/22
- Facebook:
Earth Day Cleanup at the Bernal Ranch, 4/24/22
- Facebook:
Santa Clara County Parks' Volunteer Recognition @ Hellyer 4/23/22
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Earth Day Celebration, Spreckles Hill, 4/23/22
- Facebook:
Spreckles Hill BioBlitz, 4/19/22
- Facebook:
Shady Oaks Park BioBlitz, 4/17/22
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro/Calero Wildflowers & Water, 4/16/22
- Facebook:
CNPS Little Uvas Open Space Preserve Hike, 4/16/22
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver, Wildflowers and Trail Maintenance, 4/15/22
- Facebook:
UCMG Native Plant Garden at Martial Cottle Park, 4/9/22
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Hedgerow Weeding Day, 4/9/22
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Flowers (Test of New Cellphone Camera) 4/3/22
- Facebook:
Anderson Dam Construction & Coyote Creek Water, 4/1/22
- Facebook:
CNPS Hike on Coyote Lake Park's Mummy Mountain Trail, 4/1/22
- Facebook:
Los Gatos Creek Park BioBlitz, 3/28/22
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Dried Up, 3/27/22
- Facebook:
Alum Rock Park Nature Walk, 3/26/22
- Facebook:
Hellyer Park Mural Project, 3/25/22
- Facebook:
Los Gatos Creek Park Ponds and Maintenance, 3/22/22
- Facebook:
Fire Aftermath by the Los Gatos Creek Trail, Campbell, 3/22/22
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver BioBlitz, 3/19/22
- Facebook:
Laguna Seca BioBlitz, North Coyote Valley 3/12/22
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek: Where Did the Water Go? 3/8/20
- Facebook:
The
Easy Trail at Coyote Ridge, 3/5/22
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver History Hike, 2/26/22
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Gardens, Clouds, and Sunset, 2/22/22
- Facebook: Coyote Ridge
Wildflowers and Vistas, 2/20/22
- Facebook: New Almaden Trail
Wildflowers, 2/19/22
- Facebook: Almaden Quicksilver
North, Wildflowers and Views, 2/15/22
- Facebook: Little Uvas Creek
Preserve, 2/12/22
- Facebook: Hellyer Winter
BioBlitz, 2/6/22
- Facebook: Sycamore Terrace by
Almaden Lake, 1/27/22
- Facebook: Coyote Creek Drying Up
After Flooding, Metcalf to Bailey, 1/24/22
- Facebook:
Winter Exploration of Spreckles Hill, 1/8/22
- Facebook: R/C Planes at SCCMAS,
Coyote Creek Trail, 1/2/22
- Facebook: Coyote Creek High
Water Part 3, Anderson north 1/2/22
2021
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek High Water Part 2, Silver Creek to Hellyer, 12/31/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek High Water Part 1, Metcalf to Coyote Ranch, 12/30/21
- Facebook:
The Eagle Has Landed in Martial Cottle Park, 12/19/21
- Facebook: Lake Cunningham Bird
and Native Plant Walk, 12/18/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Lake, Parkway Lakes Filling Up, 12/17/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, After the Rains 12/17/21
- Facebook:
Trail Conditions, Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 12/17/21
- Facebook:
Cormorant Eating Fish at Almaden Lake, 12/16/21
- Facebook:
Water in Guadalupe River, Alamitos Creek 12/16/21
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Winter BioBlitz, 12/5/21
- Facebook:
Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru, Vasona Lake County Park, 12/4/21
- Facebook:
SVBC Bike Ride on the New Coyote Creek Trail, 12/4/21
- Facebook:
North Coyote Valley Conservation Area, South Trail, 11/26/21
- Facebook:
OptOutside at North Coyote Valley Conservation Area, 11/26/21
- Facebook:
Wildlife Tracking 101 at Rancho Canada del Oro, 11/20/21
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Hike, Part 2, 11/14/21
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Pre-BioBlitz Survey, 11/14/21
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Hedgerow Workday, 11/14/21
- Facebook:
Raptor Fest at Rancho San Vicente, 11/13/21
- Facebook:
Hellyer BioBlitz, 11/13/21
- Facebook:
Vasona Lake Lights, Birds, and Fall Colors, 11/12/21
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Memorial Benches, 11/11/21
- Facebook:
Viva Calle SJ, 11/7/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail, Story Rd, Opening Ceremony, 11/7/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail, Phelan to William St. 11/7/21
- Facebook:
Ghost Tour of New Almaden, 10/30/21
- Facebook:
Progress on the New Trail in Santa Teresa Park, 10/29/21
- Facebook:
Water in Los Gatos Creek Park and Creek, 10/25/21
- Facebook:
BioBlitz, Coyote Creek Trail, Milpitas, 10/17/21
- Facebook:
Day on the Bay, Alviso Marina County Park, 10/16/21
- Facebook:
CNPS tour of the Master Gardeners at Martial Cottle Park 10/16/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail Group Bike Ride 10/8/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail Culvert Project, 10/8/21
- Facebook:
CNPS Hike: Stevens Creek Trail, Cupertino, 10/3/21
- Facebook:
Explore Martial Cottle Park Event, 10/2/21
- Facebook:
Master Gardeners Open House at Explore Martial Cottle 10/2/21
- Facebook:
Milpitas Coyote Creek Trail, 2015 vs. 2021
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek BioBlitz, Anderson Lake County Park, 9/26/21
- Facebook:
KCCB Cleanup at Hellyer County Park, 9/25/21
- Facebook:
Viva Calle SJ, 9/19/21
- Facebook:
Exploring the New Hecker Pass Trail in Gilroy, Part 1, 7/31/21
- Facebook:
Exploring the New Hecker Pass Trail in Gilroy, Part 2, 9/18/21
- Facebook:
Exploring DeBell Uvas Creek Park & Trail, Gilroy, Part1, 7/31/21
- Exploring
Uvas Creek & Christmas Hill, Gilroy, Part 2, 9/18/21
- Facebook:
Tarantula Hike, Rancho Canada del Oro/Calero, 9/12/21
- Facebook:
Shady Oaks Park BioBlitz, 9/11/21
- Facebook:
Vasona Lake in the Drought, 9/4/21
- Facebook:
Sunnyvale Baylands Tour, 8/29/21
- Facebook:
Alviso Marina County Park Sights and Signs, 8/29/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail, Anderson Lake to Bailey, 8/24/21
- Facebook:
Hellyer BioBlitz, 8/22/21
- Facebook:
Rancho San Antonio Bike Trail Guide, 8/22/21
- Facebook:
Drought Tour Pt1: Guadalupe River Trail, Perc Ponds, 7/27,8/18/21
- Facebook:
Drought Tour Pt2: Valley Water HQs, 8/18/21
- Facebook:
Drought Tour Pt3: Guadalupe Creek Trail, Perc. Ponds, 8/18/21
- Facebook:
Drought Tour Pt4: Los Alamitos/Calero Creek, 8/18/21
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Smoky Sunset, 8/6/21
- Facebook:
Tree Signs on the Basking Ridge Coyote Creek Trail Spur, 1/25/06-8/1/21
- Facebook:
Shoreline Lake Watercraft, 7/24/21
- Facebook:
Birds of the Baylands, Mountain View/Palo Alto, 7/24/21
- Facebook:
Rosendin Park, View of Anderson Lake, 7/20/21
- Facebook:
Penitencia Creek Trail Sycamore Boardwalk, 7/17/21
- Facebook:
Alum Rock Park BioBlitz, 7/17/21
- Facebook:
Dried Up Coyote Creek and Lake, 7/12/21
- Facebook:
Saved By Nature's Coyote Valley Hike, 7/7/21
- Facebook:
Mountain Mahogany, Fremont Older/Stevens Creek CP, 7/6/21
- Facebook:
Stevens Creek Trail: Blackberry Farm to Linda Vista Park, 7/6/21
- Facebook:
Google's Heron & Egret Rookery, Mountain View, 6/26/21
- Facebook:
Hellyer County Park's Native Plant Garden 6/24/21
- Facebook:
Reopening of the SCC Model Aircraft Skypark, 6/20/21
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park, After a Hot Day, 6/18/21
- Facebook:
Guadalupe River Trail, Almaden Lake, 6/18/21
- Facebook:
The Silicon Fire in the Basking Ridge Hills, 6/14/21
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Community Garden, 6/12/21
- Facebook:
Saved By Nature's Senior Hike at Martial Cottle Park, 6/12/21
- Facebook:
Sanborn: Saratoga to the Skyline Trail Connection, 6/1/21
- Facebook:
Viva Parks at Shady Oaks Park, 6/8/21
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Early Summer Flowers and Views, 6/7/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek BioBlitz, Anderson County Park, 6/6/21
- Facebook:
New Trails, Santa Teresa Historic Area, 6/4/21
- Facebook:
FOSTP Santa Teresa Spring Cleanup, 6/4/21
- Facebook:
Saved By Nature's Hike, Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 6/2/21
- Facebook:
Sierra Azul Woods Trail Late Spring Wildflowers, 5/20/21
- Facebook:
Hicks Road Wildflower Hotspot, 5/20/21
- Facebook:
Late Spring Wildflowers, Santa Teresa Park, 5/17/21
- Facebook:
Longwall Canyon Flowers, etc., Calero/Rancho CDO 5/15/21
- Facebook:
Saved By Nature Walk, RCDO/Calero, 5/15/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, CNC BioBlitz, 5/3/21
- Facebook:
New Road to the Model Aircraft Skypark, Coyote Creek Trl, 5/2/21
- Facebook:
Hellyer Park BioBlitz, 5/1/21
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro Wildflower Hike, Part 1, 4/16/21
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro Wildflower Hike, Part 2, 4/15-16/21
- Facebook:
Llagas Creek Trail Wildflowers & Wildlife, RCDO, 4/15-16/21
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver BioBlitz, 4/11/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Hills Crowds, 4/10/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Hills Wildflowers and Rocks, 4/10/21
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Wildflowers on Poppy Day, 4/6/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail, Metcalf Park to Coyote Creek Golf, 4/5/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge, Lower North Ascent Trail, 4/3/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Lake Mummy Mountain, Coyote Ridge Hike, 3/29/21
- Facebook:
Penitencia Creek Gardens BioBlitz 3/21/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear Ranch Hike, 3/17/21
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Storm Clouds and Rainbows, 3/10/21
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro Hike, 2/26/21
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver North Side on a Warm Day, 2/22/21
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley OSP, Cattle and Greenery, 2/17/21
- Facebook:
Grebe Eating Crayfish, Hellyer Park, 2/5/21
- Facebook:
Hellyer Birds (Cottonwood Lake and Coyote Creek), 2/5/21
- Facebook:
San
Tomas Aquino Creek Trail Bike Ride, 1/16/21
- Facebook:
Three
Creeks Trail Bridge and Los Gatos Creek Trail, 1/8/21
- Facebook:
Saratoga
Creek Trail, 1/3/21
2020
- Facebook:
Saratoga Creek Trail, 1/3/21
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Sunset, 11/21/20
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Sunset Clouds, 11/10/20
- Facebook:
Saratoga Quarry Park's Saratoga to the Skyline Trail, 11/4/20
- Facebook:
Camera Test: Almaden Lake, Guadalupe Creek Trail, 11/2/20
- Facebook:
Calero Hike, Figueroa to Oak Cove Trail, 10/22/20
- Facebook:
Anderson Lake County Park: What's Closed and Still Open 10/4/20
- Facebook:
Goodbye Anderson Reservoir, 9/30/20
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail to Hellyer, 9/28/20
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Martial Cottle Park Orchard Over the Years (5/15/15 to 9/21/20)
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Del Monte Park and the Los Gatos Creek Trail, 9/20/20
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Metcalf Park Playground Shade Construction, 2/19/15 to 9/14/20
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Guadalupe River and Creek Trails, 9/13/20
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Martial Cottle Park, 9/7/20
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Calero/Rancho Canada del Oro Longwall Canyon Trail Hike, 7/29/20
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Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Hike, 7/24/20
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BART to BART, Penitencia Creek Trail to Berryessa Station 7/10/20
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Ridge Trail Virtual Dedication: Berryessa BART Station, 7/9/20
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Guadalupe River and Almaden Lake Nature Tour, 6/15/20
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Aftermath of Colleen Fire in Santa Teresa Hills, 6/5-6/20
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Martial Cottle Park: Clouds and Trails During COVID-19, 5/18/20
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Coyote Creek Trail Wildflowers, 4/22/20
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Shady Oaks Park, Odette Morrow Trail, 3/22/20
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Almaden Lake Sunset Walk, 3/19/20
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Stormy Day at Martial Cottle Park, 3/16/20
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Basking Ridge Rainy Day Walk, 3/15/20
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Coyote Ridge South Side, 3/14/20
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Coyote Ridge North Side, 3/14/20
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Anderson Lake and Rosendin Park, 3/7/20
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Lunchtime Walk at Laguna Seca, 3/4/20
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North Coyote Valley Conservation Area BioBlitz, 2/29/20
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What's New at Martial Cottle Park, 2/27/20
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Ridge Trail VIT Hike at North Coyote Valley, 2/16/20
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Almaden Quicksilver Northside Hike, Flowers and Views, 2/11/20
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Chinese Lunar New Year Living History Day, Casa Grande, 2/8/20
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Hellyer Winter BioBlitz 2/8/20
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Start of the New Oak Cove Trail, Calero County Park, 2/3/20
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Groundhog Day Early Blooms Hike, RCDO, 2/2/20
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Hellyer County Park Birds and Lake Views, 1/27/20
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Almaden Quicksilver Northside Views, Plants, and Birds, 1/26/20
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Anza Expedition Hike, Coyote Valley Preserve, 1/25/20
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Los Alamitos Creek Trail, Lake Almaden, Water & Trees, 1/24/20
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North Coyote Valley Cleanup (with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful), 1/11/20
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Wetland Walk, North Coyote Valley Conservation Area, 1/4/20
2019
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Christmas Lights, Santa Teresa and Almaden Neighborhoods, 12/23/19
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Victorian Holiday Living History Day, Casa Grande, 12/15/19
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Laguna Seca Second Saturdays: Bird Walk! 12/14/19
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Stormy Weather at Almaden Lake, 12/12/19
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Vasona Fantasy of Lights, Volunteers and Staff, 12/8/19
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Vasona Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru, 12/8/19
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Kelley Park BioBlitz, 12/8/19
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Rancho Canada del Oro Post-Thanksgiving Events, 11/30/19
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Martial Cottle Park Storm Clouds and Sunset, 11/29/19
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North Coyote Valley Land Stewards Cleanup, 11/23/19
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Coyote Valley OSP Wellness Walk, 11/23/19
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Vasona and Los Gatos Creek Fall Day, 11/18/19
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Plant Walk in Rancho Canada del Oro, 11/17/19
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Martial Cottle Park Sunset, 11/16/19
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Almaden Quicksilver Fall 2019 BioBlitz, 11/16/19
- Facebook:
Raptor Fest, Rancho San Vicente, 11/09/19
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Coyote Valley Press Conference, SJ City Hall, 11/05/19
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Almaden Quicksilver History Hike, 10/26/19
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Wild Pigs at JD Grant County Park, 10-14-19
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FOSTP's Tour of the JD Grant Ranch House, 10/14/19
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Penitencia Creek Trail to Alum Rock Park, 10/15/19
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Day on the Bay, Alviso, Part 1: Activities and Services, 10/13/19
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Day on the Bay, Alviso, Part 2: Exhibitors, 10/13/19
- Facebook:
Tree Life Cycles Park BioBlitz, 10/13/19
- Facebook:
Pioneer Day, Almaden Quicksilver, Casa Grande, 10/12/19
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Fall Festival 10/5/19: 4H & Our City Forest
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Martial Cottle Park Fall Festival 10/5/19: Activities
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Martial Cottle Park Fall Festival 10/5/19: Exhibitors
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Martial Cottle Park Fall Festival 10/5/19: Master Gardeners
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Martial Cottle Park Fall Festival 10/5/19: Staff & Volunteers
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver History Hike, 9/29/19
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Viva Calle SJ, Pt. 1, Arena Green to Rose Garden, 9/22/19
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Viva Calle SJ, Pt 2, Rose Garden to Backesto Park, 9/22/19
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Viva Calle SJ, Pt. 3, Backesto Park to Arena Green, 9/22/19
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Tarantula Hike, Rancho Canada del Oro, 9/15/19
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Coyote Valley Oak and Gall Hike, 9/15/19
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Calero Moonlight Paddle, 9/14/19
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New Almaden Day Jump-In Parade, 9/14/19, New
Almaden Day Carnival, 9/14/19
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POST Rancho San Vicente Hike, 9/8/19
- Facebook:
Shady Oaks Park BioBlitz, 9/7/19
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Wood Road Hike, Almaden Quicksilver, 8/30/19
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Volunteer Fair at the Palo Alto Baylands, 8/17/19
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Alviso Boat Tour, 8/16/19
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Elk in the Hills Above Hellyer County Park, 8/13/19
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Hellyer BioBlitz, 8/11/19
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Play Like a Miner Part 1, Outside Activities 8/3/19
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Play Like a Miner Part 2, Casa Grande & Blacksmith Shop 8/3/19
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Santa Clara County Parks at the County Fair, 8/2/19
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Penitencia Creek Trail Senior Walk 8/2/19
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Coyote Creek BioBlitz, Anderson Lake County Park, 7/27/19
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Almaden Quicksilver Hike to Buena Vista Site, 7/21/19
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Backyard Birding Basics, Almaden Quicksilver 7/21/19
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Almaden Reservoir, Alamitos Rd. Fire, Twin Creeks, 7/9/19
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Casa Grande Fumigation, 7/9/19
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Coyote Fire Views, 7/2/19
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Chitactac Family Day, 6/29/19
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A Taste of Water Skiing, Coyote Creek Lake, 6/26/19
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Almaden Quicksilver Hike: Mine Hill-Hacienda-Capehorn, 6/20/19
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Alum Rock Park BioBlitz, 6/16/19
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Blair Ranch Hike, 6/15/19
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Hellyer Amazing Race, 6/15/19
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Bear Creek Redwoods Hike, 6/14/19
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La Colina Park Sunset, 6/11/19
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Malech Fire, Coyote Ridge, 6/9/19
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Pups n' Parks, Hellyer County Park, 6/8/19
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Kelley Park Sunset Walk, 6/7/19
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek Senior Hike, 6/7/19
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Late Spring Flowers & Views, Almaden Quicksilver Pt. 2, 6/2/19
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Late Spring Flowers & Views, Almaden Quicksilver Pt. 1, 5/30/19
- Facebook:
Bobcat in Rancho San Vicente, 6/1/19
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Late Season Wildflowers, Sierra Azul OSP, 5/25/19
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Hidden Lake BioBlitz, Rancho Canada del Oro OSP, 5/24/19
- Facebook:
Raptor Encounter, Rancho San Vicente, 5/5/19
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Diablo Foothills Photographers' and Nature Hikes, 5/5/19
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek Preserve BioBlitz, 5/4/19
- Facebook:
Senior Hike at Rancho Canada del Oro/Calero 5/3/19
- Facebook:
Hike at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 5/1/19
- Facebook:
Master Gardeners' Native Plant Garden at Martial Cottle Park 4/30
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Hellyer BioBlitz, 4/28/19
- Facebook:
Vasona-Los Gatos Creek Park Nature Ride, 4/25/19
- Facebook:
Scouting for the BioBlitz at Hellyer County Park, 4/23/19
- Facebook:
Kelley Park, Japanese Friendship Gardens, 4/23/19
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada Del Oro Nature Walk & Easter Egg Hunt 4/21/19
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Hike With Johnny Khamis, 4/20/19
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Lexington Reservoir County Park & Limekiln Trail, 4/19/19
- Facebook:
Sierra Vista Wildflowers and Views 4/18/19
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Spring Celebration, 4/13/19
- Facebook:
Our City Forest & 4H at Martial Cottle Spring Celebration
4/13/19
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Master Gardeners' Spring Garden Market at Martial Cottle Park 4/13/19
- Facebook:
BioBlitz at Almaden Quicksilver County Park, 4/13/19
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro Wildflowers and Views, 4/10/19
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge BioBlitz, 4/7/19
- Facebook:
County Parks' 24th Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon 4/6/19
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Press Conference 4/5/19
- Facebook:
Stile Ranch Trail Wildflowers and Views, 4/2/19
- Facebook:
Almaden Lake, Los Alamitos Creek Trail, 3/27/19
- Facebook:
Wildflower Hike on Joice and Bernal Hill Trails, 3/25/19
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Calero County Park Wildflowers, 3/24/19
- Facebook:
Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve Views and Flowers, 3/23/19
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Butterflies, 3/17/19
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Hike: Deep Gulch to English Camp 3/14/19
- Facebook:
Post-Rain Hike on the New Almaden Trail, 3/12/19
- Facebook:
Guadalupe Oak Grove Park Sheep, 3/10/19
- Facebook:
Senior Nature Walk at Alum Rock Park, 3/1/19
- Facebook:
Oakridge Senior Fair: Preparation, Staff, and Officials, 2/22/19
- Facebook:
Oakridge Mall Senior Winter Walk & Resource Fair 2/22/19
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Friends of Santa Teresa Park at Oakridge Senior Fair, 2/22/19
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Rosendin County Park, 2/20/19
- Facebook:
High Water Around Almaden Lake, 2/14/19
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Winter Hike, 2/11/19
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Almaden Lake, 2/10/19
- Facebook:
Almaden Lake/Guadalupe River Trail, 2/9/19
- Facebook:
Uvas Canyon Waterfalls, 2/7/19
- Facebook:
Campbell
Library SCC Parks/Preserves Photo Exhibition 2/1/19
- Facebook:
Sierra
Vista Vistas, 1/27/19
- Facebook:
Sierra
Vista Raptors, 1/27/19
- Facebook:
Coyote
Valley OSP Anza Expedition Hike, 1/26/19
- Facebook:
Martial
Cottle Park Birds, 1/24/19
- Facebook:
Alviso
King Tide and Camera Test, 1/20/19
- Facebook:
Coyote
Creek Trail Walk, 1/12/19
- Facebook:
Coyote
Creek Trail to Hellyer: Green Grass & Rainbow, 1/9/19
2018
- Facebook:
Santa Clara County Wildlife Sightings 2018
- Facebook:
Holidays at Filoli, 12/13/18
- Facebook:
Alum Rock Park BioBlitz, 12/8/18
- Facebook:
History of Almaden Air Force Station on Mt Umunhum 12/7/18
- Facebook:
Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru, Vasona Lake, 12/2/18
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro Plant ID Hike, 11/25/18
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Shady Oaks Park, Odette Morrow Trail, 11/24/18
- Facebook:
Lake Cunningham, Garden and Birds, 11/20/18
- Facebook:
Quicksilver Outdoor Museum and Views, 11/13/18
- Facebook:
Vasona Fall Colors and Fantasy of Lights, 11/11/18
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Almaden Lake Sunset, 11/3/18
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Views, 10/30/18
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Alum Rock Park Hike, 10/14/18
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Fire on the Coyote Creek Trail 10/12/18
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Little Uvas Creek Hike for El Toro Social Club, 10/11/18
- Facebook:
Alviso Day on the Bay, 10/7/18
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Coyote Creek BioBlitz at Anderson Lake County Park, 10/7/18
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Harvest Festival 10/6/18
- Facebook:
Viva Calle SJ 9/23/18: Branham to SoFA
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Viva Calle SJ at Martial Cottle Park, 9/23/18
- Facebook:
Calero Moonlight Paddle, 9/22/18
- Facebook:
Mt. Umunhum Tour, 9/19/18
- Facebook:
Canada Del Oro/Calero Tarantula Hike, 9/16/18
- Facebook:
Sunset Walk at Kelley Park, 9/14/18
- Facebook:
History San Jose Tour by Martial Cottle Docents & Staff, 9/14/18
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek Bat Hike, 9/1/18
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park 8/28/18
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Three Creeks Trail, 8/27/18
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Sunset Pictures, 8/20/18
- Facebook:
Vasona End of Summer Party, 8/12/18
- Facebook:
Kelley Park BioBlitz, 7/28/18
- Facebook:
Hidden
Lake Turtle Hike, 7/27/18
- Facebook:
Play
Like a Miner, Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum, 7/21/18
- Facebook:
Play
Like a Miner Staff & Volunteers, 7/21/18
- Facebook:
Play
Like a Miner Geology Exhibit, Almaden Quicksilver, 7/21/18
- Facebook:
Little
Uvas Creek Bat Survey Hike, 7/19/18
- Facebook
Thousand Oaks Park Woodland Area, San Jose, 7/9/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley OSP Anza Hike, 7/7/18
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek Preserve Hike, 7/5/18
- Facebook:
Vasona Vibrations Concert, Andre Thierry, 6/30/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Lake Visitor Center Grand Opening, 6/30/18
- Facebook:
Almaden Lake Birds, 6/28/18
- Facebook:
North Pajaro River Agricultural Preserve Tour, 6/24/18
- Facebook:
Chitactac Family Day, 6/23/18
- Facebook:
Fisher Flats & Fisher Bend BioBlitz, 6/20/18
- Facebook:
Hellyer Amazing Race, 6/16/18
- Facebook:
Living History Day, Casa Grande, 5/6/18
- Facebook:
Master Gardeners' Gardens at Martial Cottle Park
- Facebook:
County Parks' Volunteer Recognition Event, 4/28/18
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 4/25/18
- Facebook:
Sierra Vista Wildflowers, 4/19/18
- Facebook:
Gold Star Families Memorial Dedication, Oak Hill, 4/14/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Meadows Cleanup, 4/14/18
- Facebook:
Uvas Canyon Waterfalls and Flowers, 4/13/18
- Facebook:
Longwall Canyon Trail Wildflowers, Calero/RCDO 4/12/18
- Facebook:
Llagas Creek Trail, Rancho Canada del Oro, 4/12/18
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Blazing Star Canyon, 4/11/18
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 4/11/18
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Flowers and Plants, 4/8/18
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Hike: New Almaden to Hacienda, 4/8/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Hike, 4/8/18
- Facebook:
Vasona Trail Opening/Construction 4/5/18
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Pre-Sunset, 3/25/18
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 3/25/18
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Almaden Road Entrance, 3/25/18
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Opening Day, 3/24/18
- Facebook:
Lake Cunningham Bird and Plant Walk, 3/18/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Cleanup at Vietnamese Heritage Gardens, 3/17/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley OSP Rainbows, 3/16/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Rainy Day Hike, 3/16/18
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver, Northside Flowers and Views, 3/8/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Bioblitz, 3/4/18
- Facebook:
Tule Elk on Coyote Ridge, 2/24/18
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Preview Hike, 2/24/18
- Facebook:
Living History Day, Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum, 2/11/18
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Sunset, 2/9/18
- Facebook:
Ed Levin PixInParks Route, 7/25/09 (Published 2/9/18)
- Facebook:
Winter (?) Hiking and Wildflowers, Almaden Quicksilver 2/8/18
- Facebook:
Ed Levin Hike: Views, Birds, and Birdmen, 2/4/18
- Facebook:
Fishing in the City, Ed Levin County Park, 2/4/18
- Facebook:
Veggielution, Emma Prusch Farm Park, 2/3/18
- Facebook:
Sierra Vista Headwaters Hike, 1/27/18
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Calcine Roads Project 1/21/18
- Facebook:
Views
of Rancho San Vicente from Almaden Quicksilver, 1/7/18
- Facebook:
Almaden
Quicksilver: Norton to Hacienda Trails, 1/7/18
- Facebook:
Rancho
San Vicente Staging Area Progress, 1/7/18
- Facebook:
Coyote
Valley Walk and Talk, 1/6/18
2017
- Facebook:
OSA
Docents Tour of the Roberto Adobe, 12/9/17
- Facebook:
Vasona
Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru, Part 2 12/2/17
- Facebook:
Vasona
Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru, Part 1 12/2/17
- Facebook:
Coleman
Undercrossing Dedication at Almaden Lake, 12/2/17
- Facebook:
"Hike
Your Pie Off" at Coyote Valley OSP, 11/25/17
- Facebook:
Rancho
Canada del Oro Tree and Shrub ID Walk, 11/19/17
- Facebook:
Living
History Day, Casa Grande, Almaden Quicksilver, 11/18/17
- Facebook:
Alum
Rock Park Hike, 11/5/17
- Facebook:
Sierra
Vista OSP Sunset Hike, 11/4/17
- Facebook:
Sierra
Vista Work Day, 11/4/17
- Facebook:
New Almaden Ghost Tour, 10/29/17
- Facebook:
Photo Class at Japanese Friendship Gardens, 10/21/17
- Facebook:
Saratoga Quarry Park's New Trail Grand Opening 10/19/17
- Facebook:
Pioneer Day, Almaden Quicksilver, 10/14/17
- Facebook:
Alviso Day on the Bay, 10/8/17
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Harvest Festival Highlights, 10/7/17
- Facebook:
"Wonderful Wetlands" Walk, Coyote Valley OSP, 10/1/17
- Facebook:
Grebe Feeding at Hellyer, 9/19/17
- Facebook:
Hellyer Playground 9/19/17
- Facebook:
Mt. Umunhum Public Grand Opening 9/17/17
- Facebook:
Mt. Umunhum Trail Hike 9/17/17
- Facebook:
Hellyer Coastal Cleanup Day, 9/16/17
- Facebook:
Japanese Friendship Gardens Re-Opened 9/14/17
- Facebook:
Tarantula Hike, Rancho Canada del Oro 9/10/17
- Facebook:
Chitactac Family Day 9/9/17
- Facebook:
New Almaden Day: Jump-In Parade, 9/9/17, Part
1, Part
2, Carnival
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail, Metcalf Park to Bailey Ave., 8/27/17
- Facebook:
FOSTP John Muir House Tour, 8/26/17
- Facebook:
FOSTP John Muir Orchard & Martinez Adobe Tour 8/26/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley OSP Hike, 8/21/17
- Facebook:
End of Summer Bash, Vasona Lake County Park, 8/13/17
- Facebook:
Volunteer Recognition BBQ, Casa Grande, 8/12/17
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver Calcine Roads Project, 8/7-8/17
- Facebook:
California Oak Ramble, Coyote Valley OSP, 7/13/17
- Facebook:
Walk The Coyote with a Ranger, Kelley Park 7/7/17
- Facebook:
Play Like a Miner, Casa Grande, 6/24/17
- Facebook:
The Hellyer Amazing Race, 6/17/17
- Facebook:
Oak Ramble in Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, 6/16/17
- Facebook:
Soaproot Hike at Rancho Canada del Oro, 6/11/17
- Facebook:
Santa Clara County Parks' "Wish you were here?" Ad Campaign
- Facebook:
Hike to the Landslide on the Hacienda Trail (Almaden Quicksilver),
6/5/17
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Dedication Ceremony, 6/3/17
- Facebook:
Lisa Killough Trail Hike at Rancho San Vicente, 6/3/17
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Dedication (by Mike Boulland) 6/3/17
- Facebook:
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, Senior Safari, 5/25/17
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek (Melchor Ranch) Picnic, 5/21/17
- Facebook:
La Raza Cleanup, Hellyer County Park, 5/20/17
- Facebook:
HPHP Stretch & Walk, Guadalupe Oak Grove, 5/16/17
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek Preserve (Melchor Ranch) Hike 5/9/17
- Facebook:
Hellyer-Coyote Creek Jane's Walk, 5/7/17
- Martial
Cottle Spring Celebration, 5/6/17
- Martial
Cottle Park Spring Celebration, Volunteers & Staff 5/6/17
- Plein
Air Art Contest, Martial Cottle Park, 5/6/17
- Martial
Cottle Spring Celebration Partners 5/6/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Anza Expedition Hike, 4/29/17
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek (Melchor Ranch), 4/28/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Butterfly Hike, 4/23/17
- Facebook:
Little Uvas Creek Preserve (Melchor Ranch), 4/22/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge HPHP Hike 4/19/17
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro Hike, 4/2/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Hike 3/29/17
- Facebook:
Guadalupe Creek Trail, 2/26/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek at Flood Stage Between Tasman & Montague, 2/22/17
- Facebook:
Lexington Spilling Into Los Gatos Creek 1/24/17
- Facebook:
Calero to Los Cerritos Pond After the Rain, 1/21/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve After Rainstorms 1/19/17
- Facebook:
Anderson Lake, Rosendin Park, Coyote Creek, 1/14/17
- Facebook:
Vasona and Los Gatos Creek Trail Post-Flood 1/13/17
- Facebook:
Post-Flooding Los Gatos Creek, Vasona to Main St. 1/13/17
- Facebook:
Guadalupe River, Almaden Lake, and Los Alamitos Creek, 1/9/17
- Facebook:
Rainy Day Views of the Upper Guadalupe River 1/8/17
- Facebook:
Canoas Creek in the Rain, 1/8/17
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Before the Big Storm 1/6/17
2016
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Trail Day 12/17/16
- Facebook:
Vasona Lake Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru 12/4/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Trail Day, 11/19/16
- Martial
Cottle Park Beautification Day, 11/13/16
- Martial
Cottle Park Tour & Cattle, 11/10/16
- Facebook:
Post-Fire Hike at Rancho Canada del Oro, 10/29/16
- Facebook:
Greening of Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve 10/25/16
- Facebook:
Day on the Bay, Alviso Marina 10/9/16
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Harvest Festival 10/1/16
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Harvest Festival Helpers 10/1/16
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park to Jacobs Farm Stand, 10/1/16
- Facebook:
Our City Forest, Master Gardeners at Martial Cottle Park 10/1/16
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Harvest Fest, Chris Horii Pix 10/1/16
- Facebook:
The Loma Fire, 9/26/16
- Facebook:
Chitactac Family Day 9/24/16
- Facebook:
Coyote Creek Trail, Orchard Park 9/20/16
- Facebook:
Viva CalleSJ 9/18/16
- Facebook:
Village Fest, Village Oaks Shopping Center, 9/17/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente (Calero) Trail Day, 9/17/16
- Facebook:
Tarantula Hike, Canada Del Oro & Calero 9/11/16
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Family Harvest Feast 9/10/16
- Facebook:
Pianos in the Parks 2016
- Facebook:
"Legend of New Almaden" Mural at Los Gatos High School 8/30/16
- Facebook:
County Parks Volunteer Recognition BBQ, 8/27/16 (Martial Cottle Park)
- Facebook:
Stone-Wasserman Breakfast, Casa Grande 8/27/16
- Facebook:
Ron Horii's Nature Photography Class at Ulistac Natural Area, Santa
Clara, 8/20/16
- Facebook:
National Night Out: Cottle to Lean Neighborhood at Southside Community
Center (8/2/16)
- Facebook:
National Night Out: Hayes Neighborhood at Hayes Mansion (8/2/16)
- Facebook:
National Night Out: Silver Leaf Neighborhood at Silver Leaf Park
(8/2/16)
- Facebook:
National Night Out: Basking Ridge Neighborhood at Basking Ridge Park
(8/2/16)
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley OSP Wildlife Tracking Hike 7/17/16
- Facebook:
Westwind Barn, Bryne Preserve to Hidden Villa 7/12/16
- Facebook:
Rose, White, and Blue Parade, 7/4/16
- Facebook:
Living History Day at the Casa Grande, 7/2/16
- Facebook:
Fowler Creek Park and Neighborhood Paths, 6/23/16
- Facebook:
Hidden Lake Western Pond Turtles, 6/21/16
- Facebook:
Play Like a Miner, Almaden Quicksilver, 6/18/16
- Facebook:
Nature Photography Hike, Coyote Valley OSP 6/11/16
- Facebook:
Hellyer Festival in the Park, 6/4/16
- Facebook:
Hike at Uvas Creek Preserve (Melchor Ranch) 5/25/16
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Hike, 5/23/16
- Facebook:
V-O-Cal Trail Day, Almaden Quicksilver, 5/21/16
- Facebook:
Calero Healthy Trails Hike, 5/19/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 5/14/16
- Facebook:
Mt. Umunhum, Guadalupe River/Creek, Lk. Almaden 5/13/16
- Facebook:
Nurturing Nature at Coyote Valley OSP, 5/10/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 4/24/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Trail Work Day, 4/23/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 4/17/16
- Facebook:
Sierra Vista Wildflower Hike, 4/14/16
- Facebook:
Guadalupe River Trail, 4/11/16
- Facebook:
Rancho Canada del Oro Rainy Day Hike, 4/10/16
- Facebook:
Almaden Quicksilver North Spring Hike, 4/6/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 4/3/16
- Facebook:
Anza Hike, Almaden Quicksilver, 3/26/16
- Facebook:
Click and Crawl Photo Hike, RCDO/Calero 3/25/16
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve Public Hike, 3/20/16
- Facebook:
Uvas Reservoir, Full and Spilling, 3/15/16
- Facebook:
Uvas Canyon Waterfalls, 3/15/16
- Facebook:
In Memory of Lisa Killough (former County Parks Director)
- Facebook:
Anza Expedition Hike at Coyote Valley OSP, 3/12/16
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente Docent Preview Hike, 3/11/16
- Facebook:
Pre-Spring Biking on the Los Alamitos-Calero Creek Trails 2/28/16
- Facebook:
Martin Murphy Trail Sunset, 2/23/16 (Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear County
Park)
- Facebook:
Edenvale Gardens Park, 2/11/16
- Facebook:
Almaden Lake and the Guadalupe River Trail, 2/10/16
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve 2/9/16
- Facebook:
Sunnyvale Baylands Park, 2/8/16
- Facebook:
Uvas Canyon Creeks and Waterfalls, 1/27/16
- Facebook:
Coyote Ridge Docent's Hike, 1/26/16
- Facebook:
Following the Water: From Vasona to Los Gatos Creek Park, 1/21/16
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Hike 1/20/16
- Facebook:
Los Alamitos Creek, 1/20/16
2015
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 12/18/15
- Facebook:
Wildlife at the Rotary Playgarden 11/21/15
- Facebook:
Fall Hike on the Arrowhead Loop Trail, Coyote Valley OSP 11/20/15
- Facebook:
Fall Hike in Coyote Valley OSP, 11/19/15
- Facebook:
Fall Color Bike Ride on the Los Gatos Creek Trail 11/18/15
- Facebook:
Rancho
Canada del Oro Stargazing, 11/7/15
- Facebook:
Anza
Expedition Hike at Ed Levin, 11/7/15
- Facebook:
Martial
Cottle After the Rain, 11/2/15
- Facebook:
Martial
Cottle Park Pictures 2014-2015
- Facebook:
Lexington/St.
Joseph's Hill Hike, 10/29/15
- Facebook:
Coyote
Lake Mummy Mountain Hike with the Bay Area Older Adults 10/28/15
- Facebook:
Sunset
and Supermoon Eclipse Viewing, Sierra Vista OSP 9/27/15
- Facebook:
Martial
Cottle Sunset, 9/24/15
- Facebook:
Martial
Cottle Morning, 9/24/15
- Facebook: Hellyer's Cottonwood Lake Dried Up, 9/21/15
- Facebook:
Coyote
Valley Family Harvest Feast, 9/19/15
- Facebook:
Chitactac
Family Day, 9/19/15
- Facebook:
Martial
Cottle Movie Night, 9/5/15
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Crops, 8/7/15
- Facebook:
Meteor-Viewing Coyote Valley OSP, 8/12/15
- Facebook:
Outdoor Skills Class for Kids, Coyote Valley OSP 8/7/15
- Facebook:
Birds at Coyote Valley OSP, Outreach to the Outdoors, 8/6/15
- Facebook:
Coyote Valley Views from Santa Teresa County Park, 8/4/15
- Facebook:
Coyote
Valley OSP Night Hike 8/1/15
- Facebook:
Coyote
Valley Open Space Preserve, 7/24/15
- Facebook:
"Nature
is Nearby" Billboards
- Facebook:
Almaden
Quicksilver Photo Gallery
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Sunset, 7/1/15
- Arrowhead
Loop
Trail Hike in the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 6/27/15
- Coyote
Valley Open Space Preserve Grand Opening, 6/27/15
- Facebook:
Guadalupe
River Trail, Almaden Lake, Los Alamitos/Calero Creek Trail, 6/24/15
- Facebook:
Rancho
Raptors: Big Birds of Prey at Rancho Canada del Oro 6/18/15
- Festival in the Park, Hellyer
County
Park, 6/6/15
- Facebook:
Alviso
Marina Inaugural Boat Tour, 5/29/15
- Facebook:
Almaden
Quicksilver National River Cleanup Day, 5/16/15
- Facebook:
Martial
Cottle Park Core Opening, 5/15/15
- Facebook:
Stojanovich Family Park, Campbell 5/14/15
- Facebook:
Coyote Lake Photo Class/Hike 5/9/15
- Facebook:
Sunset & Moonrise at the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve,
5/3/15
- Bay Nature Hike
in the
Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 4/19/15
- Facebook:
Doan Ranch Tour, 4/12/15
- Facebook:
Doan Ranch Satellite and 3D Maps
- Facebook:
Nesting Knowledge: Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 4/4/15
- Facebook:
Coyote Lake Wildflower Walk 3/21/15, Part 1
- Facebook:
Coyote Lake Wildflower Walk 3/21/15, Part 2
- Facebook:
Coyote Lake Wildflower Walk 3/21/15, Part 3
- Coyote
Ridge Wildflower
Walk, 3/15/15
- Facebook:
Wildflower Hike on the Stile Ranch, Mine, Fortini Trails, 3/14/15
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Update, 3/13/15
- Facebook:
Santa Clara County Parks Slideshow for the Hellyer Visitor Center,
3/11/15
- Facebook:
Santa Clara County Parks Slideshow, Additional Pictures, 3/11/15
- Facebook:
Coyote
Ridge Hike by Open Space Authority Docents, 3/1/15
- Facebook:
Rancho
Canada de Oro Docents Hike, 2/21/15
- Facebook:
Sierra
Vista Open Space Preserve Sierra Vista Trail Winter Hike, 2/16/15
- Facebook:
Sierra
Vista Open Space Preserve Aquila Trail Winter Hike, 2/16/15
- Facebook:
Rancho
Canada del Oro Spring Flowers Before Spring Hike, 2/15/15
- Facebook:
Almaden
Quicksilver County Park, Wood Road Trail Hike, 2/14/15
- Facebook:
View from the John Nicholas Trail, 1/31/15
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Park Progress 1/29/15
- Facebook:
John Nicholas Trail Sandstone Formation, Sanborn County Park, 1/10/15
- Facebook:
Rancho San Antonio Part 1: Hammond-Snyder Trail to Deer Hollow 1/24/15
- Facebook:
Rancho San Antonio Pt 2: Deer Hollow Farm 1/24/15
- Facebook:
Rancho San Antonio Pt 3: Deer Hollow to Hammond-Snyder Trail 1/24/15
2014
- Facebook:
Martial Cottle Opening 12/13/14
- Facebook:
Vasona Lake Fantasy of Lights Walk-Through Event, 12/6/14
- Facebook:
Rancho San Vicente POST Hike, 11/23/14
- Facebook:
The Ghosts of Lexington 2014, 11/18/14
- Birding
Hike in the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve 11/8/14
- Facebook:
Uvas
Reservoir (drought conditions), 11/1/14
- Public
Preview Hikes on the Melchor Ranch, 11/1/14
- Docent
Preview of the Melchor Ranch, 10/28/14
- Facebook Albums 10/12/14: Day
on the Bay, Alviso, Alviso
Slough Trail to San Francisco Bay
- Pioneer
Day, Almaden Quicksilver, 10/11/14
- New Almaden Day, 9/13/14: Jump-In
Parade, Carnival
- Sierra
Vista Staging Area Dedication 8/23/14, Aquila Trail Opening
8/23/14
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Creek Trail, Metcalf Park South 8/9/14
- Hellyer
Festival in
Park 2014; Preparations
and
Volunteers
- Outdoor
Photography Class and Hike, Mummy Mountain Trail, Coyote Lake/Harvey
Bear, 5/3/14
- Coyote
Ridge Wildflower Walk, 4/13/14
- Facebook
Album: Rancho Canada Del Oro, Mayfair Ranch 1/18/14
- Facebook
Album: Post New Year's Hike, Almaden Quicksilver 1/3/14
2013
- Facebook
Album: Fall Hike on the Senador, New Almaden, Mine Hill Trails, Almaden
Quicksilver, 12/1/13
- Facebook
Album: Vasona Lake County Park, 10/27/13
- Facebook
Album: Alviso Day on the Bay, 10/13/13
- Pioneer
Day, Almaden Quicksilver 10/12/13, Hacienda Mining Display Outdoor
Museum and Cornish Miners
- Facebook
Album: Full Moon Paddle, Calero County Park, 8/18/13
- Hellyer
Festival in
the Park, 6/22/13
- Outdoor
Photography Class/Hike, Mummy Mountain Trail, Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear
Ranch 5/4/13
- Ed
Willson Trail, Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear Ranch, 4/9/13
- Calaveras
Trail Wildflowers, Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear Ranch, 4/9/13
2012
- Los
Alamitos-Calero Creek Trail, 12/24/12
- Facebook
Album: Virl O. Norton Trail, the Easy Park, 12/8/12, Almaden Quicksilver
- Facebook
Album: Coyote
Creek Trail to Hellyer County Park 11/24/12
- Facebook
Album: Vasona Lake County Park, 11/23/12
- Facebook
Album: Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve Hike, 11/23/12
- Facebook
Album: Vasona
Birds, 11/17/12
- Facebook
Album: Los
Gatos Creek Park, 11/3/12
- Ed Willson
Trail, Coyote Lake/Harvey Bear Ranch, 11/10/12
- Rancho
San Vicente
Hike 10/14/12
- Pioneer
Day, Almaden Quicksilver 10/13/12, Incline Railroad Sign Dedication
- New
Almaden Day, Jump-In Parade, 9/8/12
- Facebook
Album: Los
Alamitos/Calero Creek Trails, 9/2/12
- Stevens
Creek
Healthy Trails Hike
- Villa
Montalvo Trails, Villa
and Gardens
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Creek Trail, Bailey Ave. to Malaguerra, 7/8/12
- Hellyer
Festival in the Park, 6/23/12
- Ron
Horii's
Photo Class and Hike on the Mummy Mountain Trail, Coyote Lake County
Park, 4/7/12
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Creek Trail, Silver Creek Valley Road to Silicon Valley
Blvd, 3/10/12
- Rancho
La Polka
Trail, Harvey Bear Ranch/Coyote Lake County Park 2/20/12
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Creek Trail, south 2/17/12
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Creek Trail South 2/10/12, Part 2
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Creek Trail South 2/10/12, Part 1
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Creek Trail, Hellyer to Silicon Valley Blvd. 1/28/12
- HIke
on the New Almaden, Buena Vista, Randol, Capehorn Pass, and Hacienda
Trails, Almaden Quicksilver, 1/27/12
- Facebook
Album: Los Gatos Creek Trail, Campbell to Los Gatos, 1/14/12
2011
- Facebook
Album: New Almaden and Randol Trails, 12/28/11
- Harvey
Bear Ranch Hike on the Savannah Trail, 12/22/11
- Facebook
Album: Hiking the Heron and Dutch Flat Trails at Joseph D. Grant County
Park 12/21/11
- Facebook
Album: Rosendin Park (Anderson Lake County Park), November 25, 2011
- Facebook
Album: Vasona Fall Colors November 24, 2011
- Sierra
Vista Open
Space Preserve Trail Dedication, 10/11/11
- Pioneer
Day, Almaden Quicksilver, Dedication of the Outdoor Museum, 10/8/11
- Facebook
Album: Mt. Umunhum, September 24, 2011
- Facebook:
Portuguese Historical Museum, History San Jose Park, 9/4/11
- Hellyer
Festival in the Park, 5/25/11
- Woods
Trail Wildflowers, Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, 5/14/11 and 5/21/11
- Sam
Drake's pictures of the Woods Trail wildflowers, 5/8/11
- Rancho
San Vicente hikes, 4/3/11 and 5/15/11
- Cait
Hutnik's photo collage of the 5/15/11 Rancho San Vicente Hike
- Sam
Drake's pictures from the 5/15/11 Rancho San Vicente Hike
- Cait
Hutnik's photo collage of the 4/3/11 Rancho San Vicente Hike
- Outdoor
photography hike, Mummy Mountain Trail, Coyote Lake, 4/23/11
- Facebook
Album: Coyote Ridge, April 17, 2011
- Youtube video: Lexington
Reservoir Spilling,
High Water
in Los Gatos Creek, 3/27/11
- Cait
Hutnik's
pictures of Rancho San Vicente 2/20/11
- Santa
Teresa Library
Birthday Bash, 2/5/11
2010
- Alviso
Marina
Sunset Pictures, 11/27/10
- Almaden
Quicksilver Pioneer Day, Casa Grande reopening, 11/13/10
- Santa
Teresa Community Fest, George Page Park, 9/18/10, Part 2:
FOSTP and
neighbors
- New
Almaden Jump-In Parade, 9/11/10
- Sierra
Vista Open Space
Preserve Hike, Boccardo Loop Trail, 8/14/10
- Hellyer
Festival in
the Park, 6/26/10
- Rancho
San
Vicente Outdoor Docent Hike, 5/30/10
- Geocaching
class,
Coyote Lake, Mendoza-Mummy Mountain-Coyote Ridge Trails, 5/15/10
- Earth Day
Mummy
Mountain Trail Work Day and Opening 4/24/10
- Coyote
Ridge Wildflower Walks 4/18/10 and 4/3/10
- Pictures
from the
Outdoor Photography/Wildflower Walk, Rancho San Vicente, 4/17/10
- Pictures
from the POST
Rancho San Vicente Hike, 4/10/10
- Pictures
from the Blair
Ranch hike on 3/28/10
- Pictures
from the Canada Del Oro hike on the Mayfair
Trail, 3/14/10
- Sam
Drake's pictures of the Rancho San Vicente Hike, 2/28/10. Pictures
and GPS Track.
- Almaden
Quicksilver HDR Pictures 2/27/10
- Uvas
Canyon Healthy Trails Valentine's Hike, 2/13/10. Sam
Drake's pictures of the hike.
- Joseph
D. Grant
County Park pictures, 1/31/10
- Uvas
Canyon County Park HDR pictures, 1/23/10
- Hellyer
County Park pictures
- Geocaching
Class, Wood Road Trail, Jan. 16, 2010
2009
- Updated
web page on the Coyote Creek Trail
- Pioneer
Day, English Camp Map House, Almaden Quicksilver County Park 10/10/09
- The
Albertson Parkway
- Sam
Drake's geocaching
class at Mt. Madonna 7/11/09
- Festival
in
the
Park, Hellyer 6/20/09 Part 1, Part 2
- Rancho
San Vicente Hike,
6/13/09
- Palassou
Open Space Preserve
Hike, 6/6/09
- Rancho
Canada Del Oro
Hike, 5/16/09
- Visit
to the Blair Ranch,
5/9/09
- Healthy
Trails Hike,
Calero, 4/25/09
- Harvey Bear Ranch-Coyote Lake
Pictures, 3/10/07,
3/20-21/09,
4/18/09
- Earth Day
Trail
Work Day, Savannah Trail, Harvey Bear Ranch-Coyote Lake County Park,
4/18/09
- Ed Levin
County
Park, Monument Peak Trail 3/3/09
- Uvas
Canyon
Healthy Trails Hike 2/21/09
- Sam
Drake's geocaching class at Almaden Quicksilver, 1/17/09
2008
and Earlier
- Doan Ranch 11/22/08 Tour Part
1, Part 2
- The
Penitencia Creek Trail
- Penitencia
Creek Trail, Bay Area Ridge Trail Dedication, 10/25/08
- Santa
Teresa Community Fest. FOSTP,
Paul
Bernal, 4H,
STFNA booths, 9/20/08.
- Festival
in the Park, Hellyer County Park, June 22, 2008
- Geocaching
class, Almaden Quicksilver, Wood Road Trail, June 14, 2008
- Coyote
Ridge wildflower walk pictures, 4/13/08
- Almaden
Quicksilver wildflowers and views, Spring 2008
- Facebook:
Tree Signs on the Basking Ridge Coyote Creek Trail Spur, 1/25/06
- Calero
Canada del Oro Trail Work Day, 4/24/04
- Calero
County Park Canada del Oro Dedication, 4/24/04
- Calero
County Park's Canada del Oro Trail Inaugural Hike, 4/24/04
- Facebook:
Pioneer Day, Senador Mine Site, Almaden Quicksilver, 10/11/03
For more pictures of parks and
trails, see Ron Horii's San Francisco Bay Area Parks, Recreation and
Travel website.
Yahoo
Group Pictures

These
were pictures
for FOSTP
Yahoo Group
members only (anyone can apply
to join, but you need a Yahoo
ID, which is free). Below
is a list of the albums that used to be there.
Note:
due to policy changes by Yahoo, which is now owned by Verizon, after
12/14/19, these pictures were no longer available. Yahoo
Groups will
still be active, but only for email communication. All
the files on the group site have been archived here
(note that this is an archive only and is not formatted for easy
viewing). Some of the photo albums have been re-created as Facebook
albums. Facebook sign-in may be required to view them.
- Albertson
Parkway and other neighborhood walkways and parks (for
landscaping
ideas).
- March-April
Santa Teresa Park pictures (BGJ Ranch, Bernal Hill, Bear Tree
Lot,
Norred Trail, Calero Creek Trail, Stile Ranch Trail
- Volunteer
Recognition Dinner 4/5/07 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- The
Norred Trail 4/10/07
- Bernal
Hill 4/15/07
- Bernal
Hill Wildflower Walk, 4/28/07 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- Picnic
and Norred Trail Walk, 4/28/07 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- Norred
Trail (now open), 5/4/07
- Santa
Teresa Farmers' Market
- Martial
Cottle Ranch 10/21/07
- Tarantula
Night at the Bernal Ranch 10/27/07 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- Pig
Damage at the Pueblo Area and Upper Laurel Canyon Waterfall 1/26/08
- Pictures
of the Norred Trail, 2/5/08
- Bernal
Hill, Norred Trail, 2/10, 2/14/08
- Park
Pictures, March 2008
- Coyote
Peak, Rocky Ridge Trail, 3/8/08
- Fire
House 35, Poughkeepsie Road near Cottle Road, 3/26/08
- Coyote
Ridge, 4/13/08
- Day
Camp, Bernal Ranch, trails, 7/08 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- Free
concert at Vasona, 7/12/08
- Santa
Teresa Spring 9/12/08
- Santa
Teresa Spring over the years, 2000-2008
- Views
of the Pyzak Ranch and Mine Trail, 1/26/09
- Laurel
Canyon Waterfall 2/16/09 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- The
new Albertson Parkway, starting July 17, 2009 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- Foxes, 7/24/09
- 2007 lawn damage 10/7/10 (by Jenel
Vincze)
- Lexington-Los Gatos Creek, 3/27/11 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
- Old Barn Reconstruction at the BGJ
Ranch, 12/19/11 (This
has been re-created on Facebook)
Park
Events

Pre-Mother's Day Hike, Fortini Trail
Park Events
for 2022-2023
Note
that starting March 16, 2020, all in-person County Park events
and
activities were cancelled. There were virtual programs (see links).
They started to come back in 2021. 2021 events are not listed.
See
our Events
Archive pages for information from 2001
to 2006, 2007
to 2008, 2009
to 2010, 2011
to 2012, 2013-2014,
2015-2016,
2017-2018,
2019-2020
The
following activities and
events are in
Santa Teresa Park and/or FOSTP members are involved:
2022-2023 Santa
Teresa Park
Events:
- Sun,
Jan 16, 5:30 - 6:30pm: Full Moon Explorers. Join Park Interpreter
Katrina to explore the moon and the night sky on a dusk-to-dark walk at
historic Bernal Ranch. Share your traditions that involve the moon, get
to know the lunar phases, and navigate through the ranch using only the
light from the night sky. Families are welcome. Best for ages 8+.
- Fri,
March 4, 9:30am - 12pm: Bernal Ranch
Chicken Coop Cleaning. Chicken-loving
volunteers are needed to help revamp the chicken display coop at the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch of Santa Teresa County Park. Join park staff
to help prepare the coop for a future flock of resident hens. Sign up
to help scoop out old shavings, rake out and pack down the run, and
assist with general repairs.
- Sun,
March 13, 6 - 7pm. Family Twilight Oaks Stroll. Take a walk in the
early-evening light and explore
the wonderful oak woodlands along the new trail at historic Bernal
Ranch. Learn about the value of this protected habitat and look for
signs of native wildlife as the daylight fades toward darkness. Be sure
to dress in layers and bring a flashlight for this family-friendly
activity. For more information, email katrina.semene@prk.sccgov.org.
Space is limited.
- Fri.
April 22, 5-6 pm. Walk In The Woods Field Notes In Nature. Have you
ever wondered how new discoveries are made? We can often learn about
the world around us through careful observation and note taking. Join
Park Interpreter Rob in the Santa Teresa County Park grasslands and oak
woodlands for an Earth Day late afternoon nature walk where you can
learn some techniques for field notes, drawing, and nature journaling.
The trail will be unpaved and have slight grades. Be prepared with
comfortable walking shoes. Email rob.mcdonnell@prk.sccgov.org for more
information. Registrations required. Sign
up here.
- Sat.
April 23, 6 - 7pm. Family Twilight Oaks
Stroll. See March 13. Registrations required. Sign
up here.
- Sun.
April 24 9am-12pm. Earth Day Cleanup Event at the Bernal Ranch. Help do
weeding and cleanup around the ranch house and nearby paths. Address:
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch 372 Manila Dr San Jose, CA 95119. Contact
Info: Volunteer Program Office (408) 918-4930.Park in the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch Parking Lot. There will also be street
parking available. Sign
up here.
- Sat.
June 19, 9-10 am. Mindful Walking in Nature. Santa Teresa Park. Relish
the joy of being in the moment and fully aware of your body and mind.
Learn how to be mindful and minimize your wandering thoughts while
walking through nature. Meet at the picnic benches near the
Bernal Ranch House with water, comfortable shoes and layers.
Recommended for ages 18 and up.(408) 335-9208. Register
here.
- Sat.
July 23, 5-6 pm. Walk In The Woods
Field Notes In Nature. See 4/22/22 above.
- Sat.
July 30, La Fuente, 5-8 pm. Bernal-Gulnac-Joice
Ranch. Celebrate the families of the past, present, and future at the
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch and their relationship to the Santa Teresa
Spring. Evening festivities include music, stories, crafts, and games
for all ages. No registration required, just come on by between 5pm and
8pm!Questions? Email rob.mcdonnell@prk.sccgov.org.
- Sun.
August 21, 6:30 pm -7:30 pm. Family Twilight Stroll.
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, 372 Manila Dr, San Jose. Free Guided Nature
Walk. Take your family out on a free guided nature walk in the
late-afternoon light and explore an Oak Woodland ecosystem along the
historic trails around Bernal Ranch. Learn about the value of this
protected land for both animals and the people of the Santa Clara
Valley. Recommended for groups of all ages. Space is limited! Reserve a spot. Questions? Email Katrina.Semene@prk.sccgov.org.
- Saturdays, December 3, 10, and 17 | 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Neighborhood Naturalists. Location: Bernal Historic Ranch Area, Santa Teresa County Park. A
beginner's natural history course for adults. New to the area or
curious about the natural world in your own backyard? This
three-session educational program for adults will introduce
participants to the natural history of the Santa Clara Valley, with a
focus on the South San Jose region's geology, geography, flora, and
fauna. Morning sessions will include nature journaling, brief
presentations, outside activities, and group discussions. Space is
limited. Advance registration required.Questions? Contact Luke.Bailey@prk.sccgov.org or Interp@prk.sccgov.org
2022-2023
Events in
Other Nearby Parks:
- Sat,
Jan 15, 2 - 3pm: Hatch A Dream. January is the best time for seeing
nests! We will explore nest specimens, attempt our own nest weaving,
and take a mindful stroll of discovery. Meet at Anderson Lake Visitor
Center, 19245 Malaguerra Ave., Morgan Hill. Email
janet.shriner@prk.sccgov.org for more information.
- Wed,
1/26, 2/2, & 2/9, 6 - 7:15pm: Neighborhood Naturalists. Curious
about the natural world in your own neighborhood? This educational
program for adults introduces participants to the natural history of
Santa Clara County. Each week will bring expert guest speakers who
cover local geology, native plants, and common wildlife, as well as
"homework" activities including neighborhood walks, stargazing, and
nature journaling. Email luke.bailey@prk.sccgov.org for more
information.
- Jan
15 - 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Weekend of Service. "Everybody can
be great, because everybody can serve" Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor
of the holiday, we celebrate the civil rights leader's life and legacy
as a national day of service, encouraging all Americans to volunteer to
improve their communities. Santa Clara County Parks will be hosting
beautification events throughout the weekend at different county park
locations where volunteers can join park staff to plant, weed and pick
up litter. VOLUNTEER
SITES
- Beginning
Sat, Jan 15: Alivso Weeding Parties. Santa Clara County Parks is
partnering with San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory for multiple habitat
restoration events at Alviso Marina County Park, beginning Saturday,
January 15. We need volunteers to help pull weeds, plant new native
plants, and spread mulch to help restore this coastal habitat. SIGN
UP
- Fri,
Jan 21, 10am - 1pm: Almaden Quicksilver Beautification Day. Do you wish
to give back to your County Parks? Here's an opportunity to volunteer
at Almaden Quicksilver County Park and get in your weekend workout.
Join a Park Ranger in brushing the sides of the Yellow Kid trail to
keep the trail wide and accessible. Tools will be provided, but be sure
to bring sturdy hiking boots, as you will be hiking to the work area.
Bring a refillable water bottle, work gloves, and dress in layers for
working in the cold. SIGN
UP
- Sat,
Jan 22, 9am-12pm: Quicksilver History Hike. Explore what remains of the
once-bustling mining operations in the hills above New Almaden. This
moderate, 4-mile hike in Almaden Quicksilver County Park leaves from
the Wood Road parking lot off Hicks Road in San Jose. Dress in layers
with sturdy hiking shoes, sun protection, and bring plenty of drinking
water. No pre-registration is necessary.
- Sat,
Feb 5, 9am - 12pm: Trail Watch Volunteer Training. Do you love hiking,
biking, or horseback riding in Santa Clara County Parks? As a Trail
Watch volunteer, you could serve to keep our parks friendly, welcoming,
and safe. Attend the virtual Trail Watch Academy training via Zoom to
join our team of volunteers. Questions? Email
volunteer@park.sccgov.org. SIGN
UP
- Sat, Feb
26, 9am-12pm: Quicksilver History Hike. See Jan 22.
- Saturday, March 26th, 9:00 am - 12:00pm. Quicksilver History Hike. Join an Almaden Quicksilver Park Interpreter to
explore what remains of the once-bustling mining operations in the
hills above New Almaden. This moderate 3-4 mile hike leaves from the
Wood Road parking lot of Almaden Quicksilver County Park and is offered
once a month. Registration for the hike opens on the 1st of the month
that the hike is offered. Space is limited. For more information call
408-918-7700. Advanced
registration required.
- Wednesday, March 30, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm .The Stupendous Women of the Santa Clara Valley.
Throughout its history, many incredible women have lived in the Santa
Clara Valley. A look back at the valley in the 19th and early 20th
centuries offers the chance to examine the lives of a few of the women
who stood out from everyone else. Questions? Email
Rob.McDonnell@prk.sccgov.org. Sign
up here.
- Sun. April 24, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm,
Earth Day Event. Help beautify the grounds of the historic Casa Grande.
Contact Info: Volunteer Program Office (408) 918-4930. Address: 21350
Almaden Rd. San Jose 95120. Meet in the main parking lot of Casa Grande
(home of the Quicksilver Mining Museum). See
here for more Earth Day events and to sign up.
- Sun. April 24, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Quicksilver History Hike. See March 26. Advanced
registration required.
- Sat.
April 30, 9:30 am - 10:30 am. Nature Exploration at Vasona! Join a Park
Interpreter to explore Vasona Lake County Park and discover how
movement shapes this park. Guided walk will be 1 mile long on a flat,
paved walkway and will meet at the fishing pier. All ages welcome.
Space is limited. Advanced
registration required. Questions? Email
jaclyn.caldwell@prk.sccgov.org.
- Sat,
May 21, 9am - 12 pm. National River Cleanup Day, multiple locations.
National River Cleanup is a national day of action to protect our
rivers, watersheds, and wildlife from trash and debris. Since its
inception in 1991, American Rivers have engaged more than 1.3 million
volunteers who have participated in thousands of cleanups across the
country, covering more than 261,000 miles of waterways and removing
more than 32.5 million pounds of litter and debris. More
information and sign ups.
- Sat. May 21, 7-9 pm. Preservation Awards Night.
History San Jose
Park. $15 General Admission, Under 18 Free. In recognition of this
year’s National Preservation Month, the newly formed Santa Clara County
Preservation Alliance will host a Preservation Awards Night to bring
the public and local preservation groups together for a celebratory
event. FOSTP President and NAQCPA President Kitty Monahan will be
honored at this event. See here for
more information and to purchase tickets.
- Sat. July 9, 9 am - 3 pm. Play Like a Miner. Casa
Grande. Imagine a
day in the life of a mercury miner and other 19th
century residents of New Almaden at this fun family event, featuring
games, crafts, rocks, and mining-era activities for all ages.
Questions? Email jaclyn.caldwell@prk.sccgov.org.
- Sun. July 24, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Quicksilver History Hike. See March 26. Advanced
registration required.
- Sat.
August 20. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Coyote Creek Habitat Day. Anderson Lake
County Park. Join us for a family friendly day of activities, games,
and wildlife connected with Coyote Creek. Learn about the people and
animals who have made their homes along this waterway - both a long
time ago and today. Event will be held at the Anderson Visitor Center
located at 19245 Malaguerra Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. No registration
required, just come on by between 10am and 1pm!Questions? Email michelle.armijo@prk.sccgov.org.
- Fri. September 2, 8:30 pm - 10:30 p. Summer Movie
Night. Hellyer County Park. Enjoy the last movie night of the summer.
We'll have a Movie Night (TBA) here at Hellyer County Park. Bring a
blanket or low-back lawn chairs and enjoy an evening under the stars.
Note: Dogs are not allowed on movie nights. Parking is $6 per vehicle
and the show starts after sundown.
- Sat.
September 3, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Calero Reservoir Weeding Party.
Looking to volunteer? Help us maintain Calero County Park and
Reservoir! Volunteers will use non-powered tools to pull weeds/ cut and
pile Coyote Brush between the Calero Reservoir Parking Lot and
shoreline. It can be hard work, but very rewarding to help keep the
Park we all use safe and clear. Bring sturdy gloves, closed toe shoes
(boots if possible), and your can-do attitudes! Prepare for the
weather by wearing sunscreen, light moisture wicking
clothing and a hat.
- Sat.
September 3, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Hellyer Weeding Parties. If you are
looking to get outside and connect with new people right in your
backyard, this is the opportunity for you! California native plants
play an important role in the health of our parks. To help them thrive,
we have to work together to remove non-native and invasive plants.
This event is in partnership with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful. Sign
up here.
- Sat.
September 3, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Monthly Trail Days. Villa Montalvo.
Help our Trail Crew staff maintain the more than 350 miles of trails in
our Santa Clara County Parks trail system. Work will include some
brushing and pruning, but will mostly focus on tread work to help
reduce erosion. Tools and gloves will be provided. Bring a water
bottle, snacks, and gloves if you have them. Wear long sleeves and long
pants, and bring a hat. 2022 Locations: August & September:
Villa Montalvo. Please also note that trail work can be physically
challenging and so you should come prepared to work up a sweat! Minimum
age: 14. Sign
up here.
- Sat.
September 3, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Grant House Tour. Joseph D. Grant
County Park. Take
a guided tour of the historic Grant Ranch House.
- Sat. Sept. 10, 11 am. New Almaden Day Jump-In
Parade and celebration at the New Almaden Community Center.
- Sun.
Sept. 11, 9 am - 12 pm. Weeding Party at Almaden Quicksilver, Hacienda
Entrance, 21785 Almaden Road, San Jose. Join park rangers in managing
the forest health of Almaden Quicksilver Park. Work will involve
directed vegetation treatments including removal of excessive brush and
targeted invasive species. Bring layered clothing, work gloves (if you
have them), sun protection, and a water bottle. Additional work gloves,
water, and snacks will be provided. Best for adults and youth age 14
and up. Volunteers may need to hike up the trail to the treatment
area(s). Contact info: Brian Christensen (408) 438-1458. See here to sign up.
- Sat.
September 17, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. California Coastal Cleanup Day.
Various Santa Clara County Parks. Join millions of Americans on Coastal
Cleanup Day to remove litter in our waterways. Litter found around the
County Parks and streets eventually ends up in our local creeks and
rivers which flows out to the San Francisco Bay. You can make a
difference not only in your community but for the whole Bay Area. No
special skills are required for this event, but we ask you bring a
water bottle, sunscreen, and a mask (for when social distancing is not
possible), and wear close-toed shoes. Work gloves and pick up sticks
are provided but you are welcome to bring your own.
- Thu.
September 22, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Visitor Center Host Training.
Address: Anderson Lake Visitor Center 19245 Malaguerra Ave Morgan Hill,
CA 95037. This training is for new and returning Visitor Center Host
volunteers looking to learn skills in formal and informal
interpretation. Visitor Center Hosts are required to complete this
training in addition to specialized on-site training and orientation at
their assigned park. Visitor Center Hosts provide visitor assistance in
the park Visitor Center or Museum; answer questions; provide park
information; interpret the natural and cultural history of the park;
and help with the care and upkeep of the visitor center/museum
facility. Great for those who like interacting with people, sharing
their knowledge, learning, and being indoors!After attending the
training, park staff will work with you to find placement at a specific
park. Contact Info: Volunteer Program (408) 918-4930. Please bring
a mask, water bottle, and dress in layers. See here for more information.
- Sat.
October 1, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Fall Festival. Martial Cottle Park. Come
celebrate our valley's rich agricultural history! The Fall Festival
will have local arts, crafts and foods, kids activities, agricultural
workshops, animal presentations, historical autos, antique farm
equipment, live music, food trucks, exhibitors, entertainment, pumpkin
patch - and More! Join us on October 1, 2022 from 9 am to 2 pm. Free
Admission! $6 Parking Fee - Parking is limited.
- Sat.
October 8, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm. Day on the Bay. Alviso Marina County
Park. This year's event will include a resource fair and showcase the
beautiful Alviso Marina, along with several family-friendly and
recreation activities. This special event is a wonderful opportunity to
share information, services, and resources with the local community. We
are excited to bring this event back last year after a hiatus due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, Day on the Bay has drawn more than
10,000 people to enjoy activities, and celebrate the rich diversity and
abundance of our community's cultural expression. The Mercury News
reports that it is the most attended event in the historic waterfront
town of Alviso. Many thanks to the support of the County of Santa
Clara, the Office of Supervisor Otto Lee, and our sponsors who will
provide this event to the community for FREE.
- Sat.
October 8. Pioneer Day. Casa Grande. 10/8/22 11 am. Here
is a poster for the event.
- Sun.
October 9, 9 am - 12 pm. Weeding Party at Almaden Quicksilver, Hacienda
Entrance, 21785 Almaden Road, San Jose. See Sept. 11.

Friends
of Santa Teresa Park
Meetings
and Minutes:
- Minutes from the March 2, 2023 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the February 2, 2023 virtual meeting
- No meeting in January due to power outage.
- No meeting in December. Had recognition dinner instead.
- Minutes from the November 3, 2022 virtual meeting
- No meeting in October
- Minutes from the September 1, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the August 4, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the July 7, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the June 2, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the May 5, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the April 7, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the March 3, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the February 3, 2022 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the January 6, 2022 virtual meeting
- No
meeting in December
- Minutes
from the November 4, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the October 7, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the September 2, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the August 5, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from the July 1, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from June 6, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from May 6, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from April 1, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from March 4, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from February 4, 2021 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from January 7, 2021 virtual meeting
- No
meeting in December
- Minutes from November 5,
2020 virtual meeting
- Minutes from October 1,
2020 virtual meeting
- Minutes from September 3,
2020 virtual meeting
- Minutes from August 6,
2020 virtual meeting
- Minutes from July 2, 2020
virtual meeting
- Minutes from June 4, 2020
virtual meeting
- No meeting in
May (cancelled due to technical difficulties)
- Minutes
from April 2, 2020 virtual meeting
- Minutes
from March 5, 2020 meeting
- No meeting in
January (holiday) and February (potluck dinner)
- Minutes
from December 5, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from November 7, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from October 3, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from September 5, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from August 1,2019 meeeting
- No meeting in
July
- Minutes
from June 6, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from May 2, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from April 4, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from March 7, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from February 7, 2019 meeting
- Minutes
from December 6, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from November 1, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from October 4, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from September 6, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from August 2, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from July 5, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from June 7, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from May 3, 2018 meeting
- Minutes
from April 5, 2018 meeting
- Minutes from
March 1, 2018 meeting
- Minutes from
February 1, 2018 meeting
- Minutes from
January 4, 2018 meeting
- No meeting in December. We had our
annual dinner.
- Minutes
from November 2, 2017 meeting
- Minutes
from October 5, 2017 meeting
- Minutes
from September 7, 2017 meeting
- Minutes
from July 6, 2017 meeting
- Minutes
from June 1, 2017 meeting
- Minutes
from May 4, 2017 meeting
- Minutes
from April 6, 2017 meeting
- Minutes
from March 9, 2017 meeting
- No meeting in February
- Minutes
from January 5, 2017 meeting
- No meeting in December. We had our
annual dinner.
- Minutes
from November 3, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from October 6, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from September 1, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from August 4, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from July 7, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from June 2, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from May 5, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from April 7, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from March 3, 2016 community meeting
- Minutes
from February 4, 2016 meeting
- Minutes
from January 7, 2016 meeting
- No meeting in December. We had a dinner
honoring Ed Jackson
- Minutes
from November 5, 2015 meeting
- Minutes
from October 1, 2015 meeting
- Minutes
from
September 3, 2015 meeting
- Minutes
from
August 6, 2015 meeting
- Minutes
from
July 2, 2015 meeting
- Minutes
from
June 4, 2015 meeting
- Minutes
from
May 7, 2015 meeting
- No meeting in April. We went to the
County Parks
Commission Meeting
- Minutes
from
March 5, 2015 meeting
- No meeting in February. We had a
dinner at Mike's house.
- No meeting in January 2015 because of
the New Year's
holiday.
- Minutes
from
12/4/14 meeting
- The November meeting was cancelled.
- Minutes
from
10/2/14 meeting
- Minutes
from
8/7/14 meeting
- No meetings in June (we met at Southern
Lumber for
the Historic Photo Contest) and July (holiday)
- Minutes
from
5/1/14 meeting
- Minutes
from
4/3/14 meeting
- Minutes
from
3/6/14 meeting
- Minutes
from
2/6/14 meeting
- Minutes
from
12/5/13 meeting
- Minutes
from
11/7/13 meeting
- Minutes
from
10/3/13 meeting
- No meeting in September
- Minutes
from
8/1/13 meeting
- No meeting in July
- Minutes
from
6/6/13 meeting
- Minutes
from
5/2/13 meeting
- Minutes
from
4/4/13 meeting
- Minutes
from
3/7/13 meeting
- No meeting in February. We had a
dinner at Mike's house.
- No meeting in January
- Minutes
from
12/6/12 meeting
- No meeting in November
- Minutes
from
10/4/12 meeting
- No meeting in September
- Minutes
from
8/2/12 meeting
- Minutes
from
6/7/12 meeting
- No meeting in May
- Minutes
from
4/5/12 meeting
- Minutes
from
3/1/12 meeting
- Minutes
from
2/1/12 meeting
- No meeting in January. We had a
dinner at Mike's house.
- Minutes
from
12/1/11 meeting
- MInutes
from 11/3/11 meeting
- Minutes
from
10/6/11 meeting
- Minutes
from
9/1/11 meeting
- Minutes
from
8/4/11 meeting
- No meeting in July
- Minutes
from
6/2/11 meeting
- Minutes
from
5/5/11 meeting
- Minutes
from 4/7/11 meeting
- Minutes
from 3/3/11 meeting
- Minutes
from
2/3/11
meeting
- No meeting in January. We had a
dinner at Mike's house.
- Minutes
from
12/2/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
11/4/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
10/7/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
8/5/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
7/1/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
6/3/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
5/6/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
4/1/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
3/4/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
2/4/10
meeting
- Minutes
from
1/07/10
meeting (dinner at Mike's house)
- Minutes
from
12/3/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
11/5/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
10/1/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
9/3/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
8/6/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
7/2/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
6/4/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
5/7/09
meeting
- Minutes
from
4/2/09
meetinga
- Minutes
from
3/5/09
meeting
- No meetings in December, January,
and February
- Minutes
from
11/6/08
meeting
- Minutes
from 10/2/08 meeting
- Minutes
from
9/4/08
meeting
- Minutes
from
8/7/08
meeting
- Minutes
from
7/3/08
meeting
- No meeting in June due to
schedule
conflicts.
- Minutes
from
5/1/08
meeting
- No meeting in April due to the
Volunteers Recognition Dinner
- Minutes
from
3/6/08
meeting
- Minutes
from
2/7/08
meeting (dinner at Mike's house).
- Minutes
from
1/3/08
meeting
- Minutes
from
12/6/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
11/1/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
10/3/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
9/6/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
8/2/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
7/5/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
6/7/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
5/3/07
meeting
- No meeting in April due to the
Volunteers Recognition Dinner
- Minutes
from
3/1/07
meeting
- Minutes
from
2/1/07
meeting
- No formal meeting in January. We
had a dinner at Mike's
house instead.
- Minutes
from
12/7/06
meeting
- Minutes
from
11/2/06
meeting
- Minutes
from
9/7/06
meeting
- Minutes
from
8/3/06
meeting
- Minutes
from
7/6/06
meeting
- Minutes
from
6/1/06
meeting
- Minutes
from
5/4/06
meeting
- No meeting in April due to the
Volunteers Recognition Dinner
- No meeting in March
- Minutes
from
2/2/06
meeting
- Minutes
from
1/5/06
meeting
- Minutes from
12/1/05
meeting
- Minutes from
11/3/05
meeting
- Minutes from
10/6/05
meeting
- Minutes from
9/1/05
meeting
- Minutes from
8/4/05
meeting
- No meeting in July due to
vacations
- Minutes from
6/2/05
meeting
- Minutes from
5/5/05
meeting
- Minutes from
3/3/05
meeting
- Minutes from
2/3/05
meeting (partial)
- Minutes from
1/6/05
meeting
- Notes from
12/2/04
dinner
- Minutes of
11/4/04
meeting
- Minutes of
10/7/04
meeting
- Minutes of
9/2/04
meeting
- Minutes of
8/5/04
meeting
- Minutes of
7/1/04
meeting
- Minutes of
6/3/04
meeting (follow-up
to May meeting)
- Minutes of
5/6/04
meeting (special
meeting to discuss issues of neighborhood access around the Mounted
Ranger
Unit.
- No meeting in April due to
Volunteers Awards Dinner
- Minutes of
3/4/04
meeting
- Minutes of
2/5/04
meeting
- Minutes of
1/8/04
meeting
- No meeting in December
- Minutes of
11/6/03
meeting
- Minutes of
10/2/03
meeting
- Minutes
of
9/4/03
meeting
- Minutes
of
8/1/03
meeting
- No meeting in July due to
vacations
- No meeting in June, due to VCC
Awards Dinner
- Minutes
of
5/1/03
meeting
- Minutes
of
4/3/03
meeting
- Minutes
of
3/6/03
meeting
- Minutes
of
2/6/03
meeting
- Minutes of
12/5/02
meeting
- Minutes of
11/7/02
meeting
- Minutes of
10/3/02
meeting
- Minutes
of
9/5/02
meeting
- Minutes
of
8/1/02
meeting
- Minutes
of
6/6/02
meeting
- Minutes
of
5/2/02
meeting
- Minutes
of
4/4/02
meeting
- Minutes
of
3/7/02
meeting
- Minutes
of
2/7/02
meeting
- Minutes of
11/4/01
meeting
- Minutes of
10/4/01
meeting
- Minutes
of
9/6/01
meeting
- Minutes
of
8/9/01
meeting
- Minutes
of
7/12/01
meeting
- Minutes
of
5/10/01
meeting
- Agenda
for 5/10/01 meeting
- Minutes
of
3/08/01
meeting
- Agenda
for 3/08/01 meeting
- Minutes
of 2/08/01
meeting
- Minutes
of 1/11/01
meeting
- Agenda
for 1/11/01 meeting
- Minutes
of
11/9/00
meeting
- Agenda
for 11/9/00 meeting
- Minutes of
10/12/00
meeting
- Agenda
for 10/12/00 meeting
- Minutes
of
9/14/00
meeting
- Agenda
for 9/14/00 meeting
- Minutes
of
7/13/00
meeting
- Minutes
of
6/8/00
meeting
Links
Links
on the
Friends
of Santa Teresa Park:

Links on Santa Teresa Park:

Parks and Trail Links:
Community Links:
Government Links:
Historical Links

For
more
information on the Friends of Santa
Teresa
Park, contact fostp@stpfriends.org.
We
welcome community contributions to our
Website.
If you have pictures, stories, announcements, questions, concerns,
news,
etc., please send them to Ronald
Horii.
Legal
disclaimer: as an organization, the
Friends of Santa Teresa Park does not take an official group position
on political candidates or ballot measures. Members or officers are
free to take a position, but as private individuals only. If they list
membership in the group, it should be construed as being for credential
purposes only, not as an implication of group endorsement.
Note
that the Friends of Santa Teresa Park is a state-registered non-profit
neighborhood organization. We are in the process of applying to
be federally registered as a 501(c)(3) charitable
organization, so
that donations can be tax-deductible, which they are not now.
Donations or correspondence may be sent to our mailing
address:
Friends of Santa Teresa Park
21300 Almaden Road 122
New Almaden, California 95042
Website first created 6/2000, updated 3/30/2023 by Ronald
Horii, secretary of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park
Website
funded by a Beautify San Jose Grant, previously Community
Action and Pride Grant
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