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Rancho Canada del Oro Plant ID Hike, 11/25/18 by Ronald Horii
This hike was at Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve on 11/25/18:
"Trees and Shrubs of Santa Clara Valley: A Plant ID Walk:
Want to learn about the trees and shrubs native to our area? Fall is a great time to be outdoors to observe woody plants, their distinct foliage, fruit, and branching patterns. Join us for a beginner’s plant ID walk where we walk through a variety of native habitats to find oaks, madrone, coffeeberry, snowberry, and more! We will take the Mayfair Ranch Trail and return via the Longwall Canyon Trail for a total of 4.3 miles with 500 feet of elevation gain. Trail vista points offer spectacular views of the Diablo Range and Mt. Hamilton.
Meet in the preserve parking lot, and bring a hat, water, and a bag lunch. Dress in layers, and appropriately for late fall weather. Heavy rain cancels. Prior knowledge of native plants or botany is not required!"
The hike was led by Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority docents and CNPS members Arvind Kumar and Steve Rosenthal, with help from docents Ashok, Joan, and me.
Rancho Canada del Oro webpage with maps: https://www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/preserves/rancho.html
The last part of the hike goes through Calero County Park: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/Calero.aspx
For more of my pictures of Rancho Canada del Oro, see: http://www.rhorii.com/#RCDO
This hike was at Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve on 11/25/18:
"Trees and Shrubs of Santa Clara Valley: A Plant ID Walk:
Want to learn about the trees and shrubs native to our area? Fall is a great time to be outdoors to observe woody plants, their distinct foliage, fruit, and branching patterns. Join us for a beginner’s plant ID walk where we walk through a variety of native habitats to find oaks, madrone, coffeeberry, snowberry, and more! We will take the Mayfair Ranch Trail and return via the Longwall Canyon Trail for a total of 4.3 miles with 500 feet of elevation gain. Trail vista points offer spectacular views of the Diablo Range and Mt. Hamilton.
Meet in the preserve parking lot, and bring a hat, water, and a bag lunch. Dress in layers, and appropriately for late fall weather. Heavy rain cancels. Prior knowledge of native plants or botany is not required!"
The hike was led by Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority docents and CNPS members Arvind Kumar and Steve Rosenthal, with help from docents Ashok, Joan, and me.
Rancho Canada del Oro webpage with maps: https://www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/preserves/rancho.html
The last part of the hike goes through Calero County Park: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/Calero.aspx
For more of my pictures of Rancho Canada del Oro, see: http://www.rhorii.com/#RCDO
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