Events

It's finally summer and that means it's once again time for our annual children's programs! This year, we still have one wonderful event remaining that is sure to excite and intrigue your young ones.  The program will be held in the Visitor Center and begin at 11 am.  No registrations or tickets are required at attend, […]

On Saturday, September 24th at 4 pm, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcome ornithologist and Pacifica resident Joseph Morlan.  His talk is entitled, "Neotropic Migrants."  This presentation will focus primarily on birds that breed in the San Francisco Bay Area, but migrate long distances to Mexico, Central America and South America for the winter.  The […]

On Saturday, October 15th at 4 pm, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcome back Tom Parker, Professor of Biology, Emeritus, San Francisco State University for his presentation entitled, "Manzanitas as a whole ecosystem; their place in the ecology of California."  Tom tells us: "While I’ve given a few talks on manzanitas, I’ve been impressed […]

On Saturday, November 12th at 3 pm, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcome Dr. Shannon Bennett. She joined the California Academy of Sciences in 2011 as the institution's first-ever Associate Curator of Microbiology, where she broadened the Academy’s research scope to include a dedicated focus on viruses and bacteria. Dr. Bennett's specialty lies in infectious […]

  On Saturday, December 10th at 3 pm, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcome Lewis Stringer. He will discuss the decades long effort to restore the Tennessee Hollow Watershed and Mountain Lake. Topics will include ecological design, revegetation, invasive species control, water quality and ecological monitoring. Innovative wildlife reintroductions that help improve ecological function, such […]

Edwin Hacking will be leading our fun and informative photography workshops. He will cover Technical Setup, Creative Control and apply these principles in a field trip.

On Saturday, January 21st at 4 pm, discover the world of Leatherback Sea Turtles with Catherine Kilduff from the Center for Biological Diversity. She has graciously agreed to join us from the East coast via Zoom and talk to us about the Pacific leatherback. This is a turtle that has survived in the ocean waters since […]