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Read about our big gala, the UPCOMING EVENTS Some events are still being planned; dates and locations for these will be released along the way on this calendar and on our "event alert" emails. All CGF events are open to the public; we encourage you to invite a friend or two! For more information, contact Karin Lin at (650) 968-7243 x 340. Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival Spend a beautiful summer afternoon at the Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival and don't forget to stop by and say hi at the CGF table. Enjoy music from nationally and internationally recognized musicians, Moshav Band, Dan Nichols, and Six13, as well as local favorites The Klezmakers and The Sinaites. There will be food and drinks for sale, artisan vendors, activities for children, booths hosted by various community organizations, and more. Click here for all the details, including the band schedule, list of food available for sale, and a sampling of the many fun activities. Lawn seating only, blankets and low chairs encouraged. $5 JCC members, $7 general admission, kids 4 and under are free! Buy your tickets by noon on Saturday, Saturday, June 22nd, and be entered into a raffle to win a Nook HD! For more information, call 408-357-7411 or email CJLL@svjcc.org. Devil's Slide Coast Hike Join CGF and the National Park Service for a great hike through Rancho Corral de Tierra, the newest park site in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Come out and explore the open space preserved by the construction of the Devil's Slide Tunnel and get an overview of the 3,800 acres of new parkland. Learn how Rancho fits in with the surrounding open space and listen to the story of how this new park was protected thanks to community activism. Meet our very own award-winning Legislative Advocate, Lennie Roberts, who will join us for lunch to discuss the many years of hard work that culminated in the recent opening of the "people's tunnel". For more information and to register for this event, click here. Farm Tour Keep an eye out for updates on this popular annual event! Coyote Valley Family Farm Feast Come say hi to CGF, we'll be out tabling at this great event. Show your support for a healthy agricultural economy in Santa Clara County. Take this opportunity to experience the taste of fresh farm foods in the beautiful 348-acre Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve! For more information and to register for this event, click here. Seldom Seen Come learn about the behavior and conservation needs of these two elusive species, both holding onto remnant habitat in our urban environment. Join Bill Leikam, to hear his amazing stories and see footage of fox families living in our creeks and baylands. Greg Kerekes, photographer and naturalist, will share his images, songs, and stories about Burrowing Owls in Santa Clara County, a dwindling population that is losing its home to "infill" development. Don't miss out on joining Committee for Green Foothills, Acterra, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, and the Environmental Volunteers for this great event hosted by Google. For more information and to register for this event, click here. Permanente Creek Watershed Tour Do you ever wonder where storm water goes, whether fish live in our streams and how our daily activities affect our waterways? There are approximately 2,110 watersheds in the continental United States, what purpose do they serve and how do we affect their function? It is time to step back and look at the bigger picture of the important role local watersheds play in our communities. Join CGF and GreenTown Los Altos for a Permanente Creek Watershed Tour, a full day bus tour of our local watershed. This tour contains a wide breadth of information from a variety of perspectives, whether you are interested in wildlife, habitat restoration, flood protection, or creek history, this tour has a little something for everyone! Enjoy a bus tour of the Permanente Creek Watershed filled with flora and fauna, expert speakers and a delicious creekside lunch. Be prepared for moderate walking. Tickets: $35, ages 18 and older. To learn more about this event or to register, please click here. Contact Karin Lin at (650) 968-7243 x 340 with any questions. Coyote Hillside Hike Check back next year for this great annual hike! "Mystery" Hike Exciting news! The mystery hike is a mystery no more; CGF has received special permission to give you an exclusive look at the Kammerer property up behind Sierra Vista. Join Santa Clara Open Space Authority and CGF for this great opportunity to explore this newly acquired piece of open space that is completely undeveloped and not yet open to the public. Be one of the first to view this beautiful landscape, bordering the Cherry Flats Reservoir. Space is limited, this hike is open to ages 7 and up. For more information, contact Karin Lin at (650) 968-7243 x 340. Stegner's Bench Hike Come join us in a salute to Wallace Stegner, founding President of CGF, on what would have been his 104th birthday. We will take a moderate 1-1.5 hour hike up to Stegner's Bench in Long Ridge Preserve. There we will relax and enjoy a special presentation by Lynn Stegner, where she will share her favorite passage and memory of Wallace with us. Water and light refreshments will be provided; feel free to bring a packed lunch to fuel your journey. Carpooling is strongly recommended. Click here for a blog post about this event. Turning the Tide Saturday, February 9, 2013 •9:00am-12:00pm CGF and Save the Bay are partnering to bring you an exciting educational program followed by a birding event that will showcase the Baylands, one of the best-known birding sites in the West Coast. Come learn more about local environmental efforts and how you can lend a much needed hand and a voice to help protect open space treasures in our backyard. Take this opportunity to meet CGF's Legislative Advocate, Alice Kaufman, who will share the importance of protecting similar crucial habitat and how you can get involved. Learn from Save the Bay's Habitat Restoration Director, Donna Ball, as she delves into transition zone habitat restoration and invites you to get involved through various volunteer opportunities and a potential citizen-based avian monitoring program. This indoor presentation will be followed by a docent-led birding session, where local birders will share their expertise and love of this birding hot spot. Location: The EcoCenter - 2560 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA A special thank you to Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society for providing binoculars to enhance the birding experience and to the Environmental Volunteers for opening the doors of the EcoCenter for our guests. Click here to read our blog post about this event! Rediscovering Local Trails & Natural History: CGF is partnering with Sempervirens Fund to host author John Muir Laws for an entertaining evening on the natural history of California. In addition to the talk, representatives from four major trail systems ( San Francisco Bay Trail, Bay Area Ridge Trail, SF Bay Water Trail, and Coastwalk California) will be available to answer questions and help you discover the next great local trail to explore! This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. RSVP here to save your seat. Green Foothills Golden Celebration For more information about our Green Foothills Golden Celebration check out our blog and event page! |
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