Welcome to the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy web site!
The
Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
provides community leadership for the development and active use of the
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens through education, advocacy and
stewardship.
Past efforts by the Conservancy contributed to collaboration among government agencies and
community interest groups seeking to solve problems related to the
Guadalupe River flood control project. The Conservancy is continually
involved in completing the master plans for both the park and
gardens, creating educational programs,
promoting awareness of
the Park & Gardens, and developing membership and volunteer opportunities to increase public support and
involvement.
Guadalupe River Park is a three-mile ribbon
of park land that runs along the
banks of the Guadalupe River in the heart of downtown San Jose from
Highway 880 at the north, to Highway 280 at the south. It is a resource
of regional importance to the people of Santa Clara County and the Bay
Area.
Guadalupe Gardens, which
already features a renowned Heritage Rose Garden with over 3,600
varieties of roses, is being created adjacent to the River Park on
land just south of the Mineta San Jose International Airport.
The Gardens are a place of great beauty, planted in a variety of
gardens for the enjoyment and education of visitors.
A Festival Celebrating Guadalupe Gardens, Earth Day and the Great Outdoors
Saturday, April 28, 2012
10 AM - 3 PM Guadalupe Gardens
Between Coleman Avenue and Taylor Street
408-298-7657
40+ vendors selling plants, garden art, etc.
Heritage Rose Garden in full bloom Fun Run
Free Compost
Compost Bin Sales (SJ residents only!)
Alternative Energy Displays
Volunteers needed! Click here to sign up.
Our 5K Fun Run also returns on April 28th, with tremendous volunteer support from the Junior League of San Jose. For more information and to register, click here.
In the News...
When we get good news coverage, we like to share it with the world. Explore the links below to see or hear what people are saying!
Riverside class is now in session
On a recent adventure to Guadalupe River Park & Gardens, second-grade students from San Jose's Washington Elementary separated river rocks, touched a snakeskin and smelled a bay laurel tree leaf...more>>>
Lazy Days at Guadalupe River Park
Like a long, green ribbon, Guadalupe River Park winds through the heart of downtown San Jose, a sight to soothe jaded urban eyes and remind us that nature can, indeed, coexist with a city. This unique open space truly has something for everyone. More>>>
Applied Materials Blog About HRG
Applied Materials’ employees and their families gathered at the Garden on a beautiful Saturday morning to volunteer – “deadheading” rose bushes and pulling weeds. More>>>
Pesticide-free urban park
The city of San José, with help from the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, plans to create a model, pesticide-free urban park at the 4.5-acre Courtyard Gardens. The gardens are located within the Guadalupe River Park, a three-mile ribbon of parkland in the heart of downtown San José.
Our partnership and volunteer efforts with Cisco received national attention...more>>>
Community Gardens in the Examiner
Despite the intermittent roar of planes overhead which caused momentary pauses and jokes by the speakers at today's opening of the Guadalupe Community Garden, it was a grand success followed by the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony. More>>>
Green Birthday Parties
Our ED is quoted in this Bay Area Parent article about Green Birthday Parties.
One of the goals for San Jose’s Green Vision is a commitment to build 100 miles of interconnected trails in San Jose. WG Times and Judy Chirco give an update which includes the GRPG. Read More!
Information Hub
Click the accordian tabs below to reveal fun facts or excellent suggestions all about the GRPG!
Historic Orchard Fun Facts
►The Historic Orchard contains 214 fruit and nut trees of many types including cherry, apricot, French prune, plum, peach, nectarine, apple, pear, almond, walnut and more!
►The Orchard has served as a site for a compost case study overseen by the City of San Jose.
►All of our cherry, apricot and prune trees are heritage varieties that have been grown in the Santa Clara Valley for generations.
►Trees grown in the “Family Orchard” section can be grown in any San Jose backyard.
►Sheep have been allowed to graze in the orchard as an environmentally friendly method of weed control.
►A growing community of volunteers cares for the orchard with guidance from a small, dedicated team of staff.
Just some of the classes we've offered
FITNESS
Twilight Yoga
Walking Series
Bike Ride to Alviso
Pilates
GARDENING
Compost Workshops
Growing Fruits & Berries Sustainably
Best of the Best – Fruit Varieties for Santa Clara County
Dormant Fruit Tree Pruning
What’s Bugging you?
Good Bugs/ Bad Bugs
Wreath making Workshop
Gardening with Succulents
123’s of Flower Arranging
BOOK TALKS
Andrew & Tilly Govanstone – The Women Behind the Roses
Pam Peirce – Golden Gate Gardening
Amy Stewart – Wicked Plants
Mark Hylkema – Tamien Station Ohlone Indian Excavation
KIDS CLASSES
Art in the Park
Critter Corner
Heart to Heart
Snakes and Worms
Secret life of Bees
Fun Facts
►The GRPG stretches for 2.6 miles between HW's 280 and 880.
►Annually, the GRPG attracts over 300,000 visitors.
►It features 254 acres with 15,000 trees, 9,000 shrubs, and 60,000 groundcover plants.
►It provides 100-year flood protection for downtown San Jose.
►The Heritage Rose Garden has 3,600 roses with 2,600 varieties. That's more varieties than any other rose garden in the Western Hemisphere!
►Every year the Conservancy hosts over 5000 children and adults in everything from science based field trips to classes on gardening and healthy living.
►In our role as stewards, we coordinate over 14,000 volunteer hours each year
