Events

Earth Day Restoration Work Party « All Events Tuesday, April 22 at 10:00 am - 1:00 pm The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park will once again celebrate Earth Day with a restoration work party. This year, it will take place on the actual commemorative Earth Day, which is Tuesday, April 22nd. And it will […]

Speaker: John Kipping Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, at 7 pm For untold centuries California Gray Whales have completed some of the longest annual migrations of any aquatic mammal, swimming from winter’s mating and calving lagoons in Baja California to summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea. These thirty- five- to forty-foot-long leviathans often pass very […]

Sunday, May 4th, 2025 Time: 10 am – 12 pm This is our Spring Nature Walk: Register for a 2-hour nature stroll with J.R. Blair on Sunday, May 4th at 10 am. We’ll get started as soon as everyone has gathered, so please be on time. Remember to take sunscreen, water, hat and a light jacket. […]

Wild Things provides a home for over 60 species of wildlife. Many of these animals are shared in our wildlife education presentations. Their hope is through meeting these animals and hearing their stories, future generations will gain a greater appreciation for the natural world. The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park once again welcome our […]

Join the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park to explore the fantastic lives of beetles, millipedes, hissing cockroaches, walking sticks, whip scorpions and more! You'll be introduced to the extraordinarily diverse world of insects and other arthropods and learn about their key role in the web of life. This interactive program emphasizes scientific observation, insect identification, and […]

Join the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park as they present Stephanie A. Dole, Ph.D. (The Beetle Lady) who educates people of all ages about science and nature through hands-on learning with bugs using curated bug displays and live arthropods for the class to interact with. Bugs are captivating, engaging, and accessible. Register to attend […]

Take A Hike - San Pedro Valley Park Join us for the next hike of the 2025 Take A Hike season! This hike is one of seven hikes we'll be offering as part of the 2025 Take A Hike Challenge. Parking: We'll be meeting at the parking area at the entrance. We will be offering one hike along […]

Speaker: Craig Nikitas Saturday, September 20th, 2025 at 7 pm On Saturday, September 20th, 2025 at 7 pm, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park are pleased to welcome back Craig Nikitas, a wildlife volunteer working with raptors for over fifty years.  On a Zoom webinar, he will present his lecture entitled “Owls of California: The Magical Mystery Birds.”  This presentation […]

Speaker: J.R. Blair Saturday, October 18th, 2025, at 7 pm, welcome back J.R. Blair, retired lecturer from San Francisco State University. On a Zoom webinar, he will present his lecture entitled “Natural History of the National Parks of Southwest Costa Rica and Bogotá, Colombia.” J.R. and his wife spent most of their Costa Rica time in the southwest part […]

On November 1 we will work from 9am-noon to remove invasive and pervasive French Broom plants in the park. The work site is a1.5+ mile hike from the Visitor Center along a narrow, rocky (and potentially, muddy) trail. There is a combination of smaller and large plants to pull; gloves and tools will be provided. […]

This is our Fall Nature Walk: Register for a 2-hour nature stroll with J.R. Blair on Sunday, November 9th at 10 am. This one will be the last walk of the year. We’ll get started as soon as everyone has gathered, so please be on time. Remember to bring a hat and jacket. In terms of […]

Speaker: Maddy Schwartz Saturday, November 15th, 2025 at 7 pm On Saturday, November 15th, 2025, at 7 pm, the Friends of San Pedro Valley Park are pleased to welcome Maddy Schwartz from the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory.  On a Zoom webinar, she will present her lecture entitled “Western Snowy Plovers in the Bay Area.”  In her talk, Maddy will introduce […]