Below are projects completed in 2007 and 2008...

--June 2007--

Saturday, June 2, 2007
National Trail Days
Trail Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rancho San Antonio

Saturday, June 9, 2007
Trail Construction Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Los Trancos

Saturday, June 16, 2007
Trail Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera Creek

--July 2007--

Saturday, July 14, 2007
Large Scale Resource Mgmt Project (1 of 2) - Resource Management
8:30am to 1:30 p.m.

South Skyline Area
Join us for the 1 st Anniversary of the Large Scale Thistle Removal projects at the S. Skyline Preserves. These projects were very popular last year, and we hope to recruit 30+ volunteers again this summer. To help beat the heat, we will be starting early 8:30 a.m. ) and project sites include Monte Bello, Los Trancos, and/or Skyline Ridge Preserve.

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Fence Construction Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rancho San Antonio

Saturday, July 28, 2007
Trail Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera Creek

--August 2007--

Saturday, August 4, 2007
Large Scale Resource Mgmt Project (2 of 2) - Resource Management
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

South Skyline Area
Join us for the 1 st Anniversary of the Large Scale Thistle Removal projects at the S. Skyline Preserves. These projects were very popular last year, and we hope to recruit 30+ volunteers again this summer. To help beat the heat, we will be starting early (8:30 a.m. ) and project sites include Monte Bello, Los Trancos, and/or Skyline Ridge Preserve.

Saturday, August 11, 2007
Fence Construction Project
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sierra Azul

Saturday, August 11, 2007
Trail Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera Creek

Saturday, August 25, 2007
Fence Construction Project
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Bear Creek Redwoods

-- September 2007 --

Saturday, September 8, 2007
Trail Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rancho San Antonio
Restore/repair a section of the Wildcat Canyon Trail.

Saturday, September 22, 2007 - Resource Management
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thornewood
Removal of non-native invasive species (Slender False Brome).

Thursday, September 27, 2007 - Resource Management
Resource Mgmt Project – Seed collection
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Rancho de Guadalupe (Sierra Azul) or St. Joseph’s Hill
Collect tarweed seeds and prepare plots at either St. Joseph’s Hill or the Rancho de Guadalupe section of Sierra Azul.

--October 2007--

***Please note: Any of these (***DATE***) Oct/Nov/Dec projects may have changed to Native Vegetation Planting projects at El Corte de Madera. The District has a large amount of native shrubs to plant; however, we cannot begin planting until the new Giant Salamander bridge construction is complete. The date for the construction of the bridge is TBD, but once that is complete, these projects (***DATE***) will be changed to Native Vegetation Planting.

Saturday, October 6, 2007
Trail Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Brush and repair damaged sections of the Manzanita Trail

***Saturday, October 13, 2007***
Fence Construction
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
South Skyline Area (Long Ridge, Skyline Ridge, Monte Bello,
Russian Ridge, Los Trancos area)
Construct preserve boundary fence and remove old fallen barbed-wire sections.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - Resource Management
Resource Mgmt Project – Planting native vegetation
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera Creek
Restore the section near the newly installed Giant Salamander bridge by planting native vegetation.

***Saturday, October 20, 2007*** - Resource Management
Resource Mgmt Project – Managing planted native vegetation
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Skyline Ridge
Care for the planted native vegetation in the restoration area near Horseshoe Lake – weeding, managing protective cages, etc.

Thursday, October 25, 2007 - Resource Management
Resource Mgmt Project – Planting native vegetation
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera Creek
Restore the section near the newly installed Giant Salamander bridge by planting native vegetation.

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - Resource Management
Resource Mgmt Project – Managing planted native vegetation
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Pulgas Ridge
Care for the planted native vegetation in various parts of the preserve.

--November 2007--

***Please note: Any of these (***DATE***) Oct/Nov/Dec projects may be changed to Native Vegetation Planting projects at El Corte de Madera. The District has a large amount of native shrubs to plant, however we cannot begin planting until the new Giant Salamander bridge construction is complete. The date for the construction of the bridge is TBD, but once that is complete, these projects (***DATE***) will be changed to Native Vegetation Planting .

***Saturday, November 3, 2007***
Fence Construction
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
South Skyline Area (Long Ridge, Skyline Ridge, Monte Bello,
Russian Ridge, Los Trancos area)
Construct preserve boundary fence and remove old fallen barbed-wire sections.

Saturday, November 17, 2007 - Resource Management
Resource Mgmt Project – Planting native vegetation
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera Creek
Restore the section near the newly installed Giant Salamander bridge by planting native vegetation.

--December 2007--

Saturday, December 1, 2007 - Resource Management
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
A Foothills Preserve TBD
A specific preserve and project will be chosen in November to ensure volunteers work on the highest priority project.

***Saturday, December 8, 2007***
Habitat Restoration Project – Broom removal
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Purisima Creek Redwoods
Continue work on the long-term broom removal project along Purisima Creek Road, Soda Gulch Trail, etc.

--January 2008--

Saturday, January 12, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Hill
Continue work on the SJH broom removal project

Thursday, January 17, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Saratoga Gap
Remove invasive, non-native French broom – project 1 of 3

Saturday, January 19, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Purisima Creek Redwoods
Continue work on the Purisima broom removal project

Friday, January 25, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Saratoga Gap
Remove invasive, non-native French broom – project 2 of 3

Saturday, January 26, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Bear Creek Redwoods
Continue work on the BCR broom removal project

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Saratoga Gap
Remove invasive, non-native French broom – project 3 of 3

--February 2008--

Saturday, February 2, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
La Honda Creek
Continue work on the LHC broom removal project

Saturday, February 9, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Purisima Creek Redwoods
Continue work on the Purisima broom removal project

Thursday, February 14, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thornewood
Valentines Day Special – I Heart Thornewood

Saturday, February 16, 2008
Resource Mgmt Project – Managing planted native vegetation
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Pulgas Ridge
Care for the planted native vegetation in the restoration areas

--New February Project, added 2/11:

Saturday, February 23, 2008
Fence Construction Project
9:30am to 2:30pm
Picchetti Ranch

--March 2008--

Saturday, March 1, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30am to 2:30pm
Purisima Creek Redwoods

Thursday, March 6, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30am to 2:30pm
Saratoga Gap

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
10:00am to 2:30pm
St. Joseph’s Hill

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30am to 2:30pm
Saratoga Gap

Saturday, March 29, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
9:30am to 2:30pm
Skyline Ridge – Big Dipper Ranch Area

--April 2008--

Saturday, April 5, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
10:00am to 2:30pm
Bear Creek Redwood

Saturday, April 12, 2008
Tree Farm Restoration Area Maintenance
9:30am to 2:30pm
Skyline Ridge

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Earth Day Event #1
Habitat Restoration & Interpretive Hike
9:30am to 2:30pm
Lower Windy Hill

Sunday, April 20, 2008
Earth Day Event #2
Wildflower Survey Project
10:00am to 2:30pm
A Southern Foothills Area Preserve TBD

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Earth Day Event #3
Wildflower Survey & Thistle Removal Project
9:30am to 2:30pm
Russian Ridge

--May 2008--

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Habitat Restoration Project
10:00am to 2:30pm
St. Joseph’s Hill

Saturday, May 17
Trail Construction Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera

-- June 2008 --

Friday, June 6
Resource Management Project - Native Seed Collection
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Russian Ridge

Saturday, June 7 - FULL
National Trail Days Event
Trail Restoration Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Fremont Older

Saturday, June 7 - FULL
National Trail Days Event
Trail Construction Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
El Corte de Madera

Thursday, June 12
Habitat Restoration Project - native shrubs care
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Pulgas Ridge

Saturday, June 21
Resource Management Project - Native Seed Collection
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Russian Ridge

--July 2008--

Thursday, July 10
Habitat Restoration Project - Tree Farm Restoration Area
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Skyline Ridge

Saturday, July 19
Fence Construction Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Bear Creek Redwoods

Saturday, July 26
Habitat Restoration Project - Thistle Removal
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Skyline Ridge

--August 2008--

Saturday, August 2
Resource Management Project - Native Seed Processing
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Russian Ridge

Saturday, August 9
Habitat Restoration Project - Thistle Removal
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Los Trancos

Saturday, August 23
Fence Construction Project
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Rancho San Antonio