Ryan Berger talks to us about one of his most critical projects as Point Blue’s head biologist on the Farallone Islands: rescuing entangled whales. He also talks about his work on the response of the island’s marine pinnipeds, seals and seal lions, to environmental variation and climate change.

San Mateo County Parks’ Dog Management Committee invites the community to review its recommendations at three meetings

The tick that carries this disease has been found in SPVP, though strangely, the likelihood if its carrying the bacteria is lessened by the prevalence of our fence lizard. The infamous “deer tick” shown above is the carrier of the damaging bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi .

San Mateo Parks will provide tick training at the San Pedro Valley Park visitors center on Nov 15th from  1:30-3: PM.

Due to the overwhelming success of her past program that has enthralled our younger friends and adults alike, Corky will return with her live bats to provide a close encounter with these fascinating creatures.

Lenny Grimaldo will discuss the life history of the steelhead trout & show how our creek’s health is important to them. 

Comb the trails with an expert on mushroom identification, J.R. Blair. We will pluck a variety of mushrooms and then reassemble at the Visitor Center for Mr. Blair to identify and discuss

Geomporphologist Jerry Davis from San Francisco State University will explore San Pedro Creek and how its changed since the arrival of Europeans and what we need to do to restore its ecological functions

The San Pedro Creek Watershed Coalition (SPCWC) is seeking input on its revised 2017 Work Plan from citizens at a meeting on Saturday, February 24th from 2:00-4:00pm at the Visitor Center in the SPV County Park.

Join John Muir Laws' Nature Journal Club as he demonstrates field botanical illustration techniques and how to draw a waterfall.

A 1 PM talk on fern biology and identifying characteristics followed by a hike to observe the parks ferns

Wildlife Assocatiates will bring a boa constrictor, tortoise, alligator, tarantula and monitor lizard live and  "on stage",  to the Visitor Center of San Pedro Valley Park .

Expert handlers plan to "dispel myths and explore the importance these animals have in nature's diverse web of life", helping us see the significance of their existence, as well as that of the reptiles and spiders of our Park.