San Jose Garden Club recently celebrated 50 years of service to the San Jose community. Shown here are Santa Clara Valley District Director Roseann Costable, left, with past club presidents Sue Swackhamer, Natalie DiGrazia, Susan Mosher, Erna Siegel, Anita Calkins and Kathy Argabright and current president Laura Carroll. (Courtesy photo)
Winter welcome walk
The California Native Plant Society, the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority are organizing a walk Dec. 17 to celebrate the first day of winter and identify birds and plants in Lake Cunningham Regional Park.
On this walk, a docent will show beginners how to identify the common birds of the area, and another docent will point out the native plants they depend on for food, shelter and nesting places. This walk is 4 miles round trip on a level path. Bring a hat, water, your bird and plant list and binoculars, and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Lake Cunningham Regional Park is located at 2305 S. White Road, San Jose. Walkers should meet at the Marina Building next to Raging Waters at 9 a.m. Parking fee is $6.
Registration is required to https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/events.
Salamanders’ secrets
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority is hosting a virtual Friday lunch presentation Dec. 16 to learn all about the shy and sensitive tiger salamander. Topics will include their lifecycle, where salamanders live and breed, why they are endangered and how the authority works to protect tiger salamander habitat.
The Zoom webinar is set for noon-1 p.m. Register at Eventbrite.com to receive the meeting link.
Neighborhood Notes
WILLOW GLEN>>San Jose Garden Club recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1972, the club exists to address local issues of food insecurity, promote the study of horticulture and landscape design and participate in civic beautification projects. Its annual spring plant sale has become a major community event to raise funds for donation to various causes.
Originally published at Anne Gelhaus