Meet in the parking lot for the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center, 2775 Embarcadero Rd. for a leisurely walk on level gravel trails where we will explore this San Francisco Bay treasure trove of waterfowl and shorebirds.
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Preschool Discovery Science at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo — for ages 3–6.
Explore hands‑on tabletop activities on earthquakes, plate tectonics, rock formation, and mineral properties, plus interactive touchscreens and an open‑air duck pond display with bird experts at the EcoCenter.
Third autumn quarter bill posted for graduate students, showing new student charges added since the previous bill.
Multimedia exhibition at Cantor Arts Center features a performance score, a dance‑performance‑derived work, a bench redesign for comfort, and a floor that records visitor marks.
Amazing Animals at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo.
Volunteers work on weeding, planting, irrigation, composting, mulching and flower deadheading at O'Donohue Educational Farm, ages 10+, with guardians required for 10‑14‑year‑olds.
Easy out-and-back dirt trail on Bair Island offers duck, shorebird and songbird spotting with loaner binoculars.
Easy out-and-back dirt trail at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge Bair Island Trail, spotting ducks, shorebirds, and songbirds with loaner binoculars.
Hard‑pack gravel trail provides a 1‑to 1½‑mile hike with a gentle 300‑foot climb and spectacular views, open to hikers, mountain bikers and horses, requires free permit application.
Explore hands‑on Earthquake and plate‑tectonics activities on the EcoCenter deck, plus rock‑formation and mineral‑property stations, with volunteer info available.
Expert EV docents lead a low‑impact hike exploring Baylands science, plant and animal adaptations, and conservation, free at Palo Alto Baylands, ages 6 and up.
Hike, mountain bike, or ride horses on the newly opened hard‑pack gravel Skyline Watershed Ridge Trail, climbing 300 ft for spectacular views.
