Winter is a perfect time to get up close and personal with mosses, lichens, and fungi—small but mighty organisms of the forest. Join Docent Naturalists Ann McCarty and Marie Faust Evitt to learn how to differentiate between the three, discover their important roles in the forest’s ecology, and come away with a renewed appreciation for the small things in nature. You'll begin the leisurely-paced loop hike along the Canyon Trail in the grasslands and will then enter a mixed oak woodlands before descending into the deep creek canyon on the Stevens Creek Nature Trail. Come with your child-like sense of wonder, eagerness to explore, and a lunch or snack.
Meet at the Monte Bello Parking Area on Page Mill Road (across from Los Trancos Preserve), 7 miles west of I-280 or 1.5 miles east of Skyline Boulevard. Those traveling from I-280 on Page Mill Rd. should allow approximately 35 minutes travel time.