Nature Expo at Daniels Nature Center – Skyline Ridge Preserve

Sunday
April 24, 2022, 1:00 pm -
5:00 pm

Share hands-on science and nature’s wonders with docents and staff naturalists at Midpen’s Daniels Nature Center located on the shores of Alpine Pond in Skyline Ridge Preserve. Learn about local flora and fauna, meet the resident gopher snake, Rolo, and celebrate Earth Day too!

You can also explore the preserve’s trails on a short guided hike with docents, take one of two self-guided interpretive nature walks (download the audio tour in advance https://www.openspace.org/where-to-go/self-guided-walks or check out a listening device onsite; available in multiple languages), or hike on your own.

Directions: Please park in the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve parking lot and walk through the pedestrian tunnel to the Nature Center.

Venue / Location

Daniels Nature Center, Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
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COVID Information for this event

This Bay Area Science Festival event is an outdoor event that is following the county guidelines of San Mateo County.

Event Hosts

From 50 to Forever: Caring for the land that cares for us. Fifty years ago, our community prioritized clean air and water, healthy habitats for diverse native plants and animals, ecosystems that are resilient to the effects of our changing climate and places for people to connect with nature – that’s what Midpen provides in perpetuity. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District supports plants, animals and people throughout the greater Santa Cruz Mountains region by protecting and stewarding nearly 65,000 acres of public land in 26 preserves from bay wetlands to redwood forests and coastal grasslands supporting an incredible web of life making this region one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.

COVID Safety

The Bay Area Science Festival will manage all in-person events with the health, safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, hosts, exhibitors, and guests in mind. In response to COVID-19, we will be implementing public health requirements for all event hosts and attendees in accordance with local and state guidelines in order to celebrate science safely throughout the Bay Area. 

The Bay Area Science Festival encourages you to get vaccinated, wear a mask and practice social distancing. Be sure to check back for updated and more detailed COVID safety information prior to attending.

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We strive to make all Bay Area Science Festival events free, when possible. To produce the Festival, we must annually raise hundreds of thousands of dollars. Every donation helps us make this important work possible.

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