Trees offer fruit freely to animals, rivers provide water to the land, and ecosystems flourish through interdependence rather than individual ownership. This is reciprocity, a gift economy. Join Docent Naturalists Bobbie Riedel and Interpretive Specialist Katie Renz as you explore some of the ways nature distributes wealth and, in doing so, ensures survival. On this moderately-paced hike, you’ll hike the Long Ridge and Peters Creek trails with a stop at the Wallace Stegner bench. Bring a lunch for a conversation about how nature can show us a more sustainable, just, and community-oriented way of living.
Meet at Peters Creek Roadside Parking, on the west side of Skyline Boulevard, 3.6 miles north of Highway 9 or 3.3 miles south of Page Mill Road. If you are coming from the north on Skyline Blvd., the pullout is just past Portola Heights Road on the right. From the south, the pullout is near the Palo Alto city limits sign on the right. There is additional parking across Skyline Blvd. at the Grizzly Flat trailhead (Santa Clara County Park).