It’s the first day of winter! Join Docent Naturalists Nancy Weintraub, Emma Dohner, and Nick Yatsko to search for manzanitas and other winter-blooming plants. Learn about the importance of this keystone species in the past and present on this moderately-paced trek along the Jones, Novitiate, and Manzanita trails. On your way, you’ll discover some of the other native plants that flower even during this season of shorter days and colder temperatures. While looking up from the plants, you’ll have great views of the Lexington Reservoir.
Meet at the County boat launch parking lot next to the Lexington Reservoir Dam. From southbound Highway 17, take the Bear Creek Road exit, cross over the highway, and go 0.4 miles north on Highway 17 to Alma Bridge Road. Follow Alma Bridge Rd. over the top of the dam. Continue beyond the dam as the road jogs to the right. Turn right into the parking lot just before the road veers to the left. A Santa Clara County Park parking fee is in effect.