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Coyote Ridge, Lower North Ascent Trail, 4/3/21 by Ronald Horii
Coyote Ridge is an 1,859-acre preserve owned and managed by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. It's on the ridge east of Hwy 101 above the Coyote Valley between San Jose and Morgan Hill. It's a very environmentally-sensitive area that's not open to the public, except for special events. It's famous for its spectacular spring wildflower displays and its rare and endangered plant and animal species. Its signature species is the Bay checkerspot butterfly. In the spring, the preserve is open on selected days for self-guided visits, by reservation-only. Normally, there would also be docent-guided hikes, but they have been suspended due to the pandemic. On 4/3/21, the last scheduled public open access day for Coyote Ridge was held. I helped as a preserve steward at the information booth, giving directions to visitors. Later in the day, as the visitors thinned out, I had enough time to go on a short hike up the lower part of the north ascent trail to check out the wildflowers and look for Bay checkerspot butterflies. While I didn't see as many as I would have if I had climbed all the way to the top, I did see some. Here are pictures.
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Information about Coyote Ridge:
https://www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/preserves/coyoteridge.html
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My Coyote Ridge pictures:
http://www.rhorii.com/#CoyoteRidge
Coyote Ridge is an 1,859-acre preserve owned and managed by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. It's on the ridge east of Hwy 101 above the Coyote Valley between San Jose and Morgan Hill. It's a very environmentally-sensitive area that's not open to the public, except for special events. It's famous for its spectacular spring wildflower displays and its rare and endangered plant and animal species. Its signature species is the Bay checkerspot butterfly. In the spring, the preserve is open on selected days for self-guided visits, by reservation-only. Normally, there would also be docent-guided hikes, but they have been suspended due to the pandemic. On 4/3/21, the last scheduled public open access day for Coyote Ridge was held. I helped as a preserve steward at the information booth, giving directions to visitors. Later in the day, as the visitors thinned out, I had enough time to go on a short hike up the lower part of the north ascent trail to check out the wildflowers and look for Bay checkerspot butterflies. While I didn't see as many as I would have if I had climbed all the way to the top, I did see some. Here are pictures.
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Information about Coyote Ridge:
https://www.openspaceauthority.org/visitors/preserves/coyoteridge.html
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My Coyote Ridge pictures:
http://www.rhorii.com/#CoyoteRidge
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