Upcoming CNPS SCV Events and Activities - December 24, 2024

[CNPS-SCV News]

Dear friends,
Check out our chapter's upcoming events:

[1] Chapter Restoration Activities
RSVP is required for all Chapter restoration activities, in addition to signed waiver forms. Please see the individual Meetup listings for details.

[a] Habitat Restoration at Lake Cunningham Park
Saturday December 28, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Native Garden Parking Lot, Lake Cunningham - 2305 S. White Road, San Jose
https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/events/304924484

Join us to restore habitat (weeding and mulching) in the Native Garden at Lake Cunningham Park. During the winter months, we weed, mulch and plant.

[b] Habitat Restoration at Cataldi Park
Saturday December 28, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Cataldi Park - 1797 Bethany Ave, San Jose
https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/events/304986543

Join us to restore habitat in Cataldi Park, San Jose. We are planting and maintaining native plants in a 1/4-acre area of the park off Bethany Ave. We will be planting around 100 native plants between November - February. In preparation for planting, we will also be sheet mulching to control weeds.

[c] Community Work Day at Kirk Park
Saturday December 28, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Kirk Park Native Garden - Briarwood Drive & Wawona Drive, San Jose
https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/events/304986552

Volunteers meet at the garden on Saturdays, weather permitting, for weeding, watering and other maintenance activities. Occasionally there will be other tasks such as mulching and planting.

[d] Friday Edgewood Restoration
Friday December 27, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Varies - join the email group to receive weekly notices
https://www.cnps-scv.org/events/calendar/eventdetail/11391/-/edgewood-restoration

Help restore habitat at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, known for fabulous wildflowers and amazing diversity near Redwood City. To participate, join the email list and sign the electronic volunteer agreement, by sending an email to weed-warriors-coord @ friendsofedgewood.org.

Here are some events from other chapters and organizations:

[2] A Road Less Traveled - by Midpen
Wednesday, December 25, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Skyline Ridge Preserve
https://www.openspace.org/events/guided-activities/road-less-traveled-1

Enjoy a potentially quiet winter day on the trails with Docent Naturalists Stella Yang and Stephen Buckhout on a short out-and-back hike on the Old Page Mill Trail. This is a leisurely- to moderately-paced hike through mixed evergreen forest and chaparral studded with sandstone rock outcrops. You may see some small waterfalls if there has been winter rain. Anticipate an elevation gain of 500 feet on the return leg.