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Window on the River Park

Our Annual Fundraiser: Wednesday, May 12, 2010.

We need your help: during April, GreatNonprofits is running its second annual Green Choice Campaign to raise visibility for environmental groups working on local, regional, national and global initiatives.

Any nonprofit that receives 10 or more positive reviews during the month of April will be listed on their Top-Rated Environmental Nonprofits list, which will be showcased on their site, on GuideStar, and in the media coverage that accompanies the campaign.

Please go to http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/write/350522, and write about your experience.

• Minimize food waste in landfills and disposal systems
• Create rich fertilizer for plants and gardens
• Decrease methane gas output
• Conserve resources

South
Construction is getting underway to extend the Guadalupe River Trail further south.  The 0.4 mile trail extension will lead trail users from Woz Way at the Children’s Discovery Museum parking lot to Virginia Street.  The linkage to light rail via the Virginia Street Station will be greatly improved, and distance to the Highway 87 Bikeway will be further reduced. More>>>

North
The paving of Guadalupe River Trail from Hwy 880 north to Gold St. in Alviso will start later this year. Unfortunately, that section of the trail will be closed during the construction period, but the resulting paved path should be worth the wait. The project start date hasn’t been determined - we will pass along the information once it’s announced.

The Complete Guide to Year Round Food Gardening!
Saturday, May 22nd
10:30 to 12:30pm
$10/members, $15/non-members
Learn how to get the most out of your year-round food garden. Come join Friends of Guadalupe and meet local author Pam Peirce to learn why her book, Golden Gate Gardening has been the gold standard in gardening books for Northern California. Much has changed in the gardening world since her popular last edition was published a decade ago and the new updated version includes everything from pest control to seed companies. Pam Peirce will share information on crop varieties that are delicious, productive, and pest resistant, recent developments in planning a garden to attract beneficial creatures, and ways to use your garden’s microclimate, and the mini-microclimates within it to best advantage. This new edition includes a specific planting calendar for Santa Clara County gardeners, and is packed with solid information and Pam’s years of experience, making this a must-have for anyone with a bit of soil, some seeds and a dream of green.

“For vegetable gardening in the Bay Area, Golden Gate Gardening is indispensable---- if you buy one gardening book, this is the one”
Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and the Omnivore’s Dilemma

This program takes place at the Guadalupe Visitor & Education Center, 438 Coleman Ave, SJ. Pre Registration is required, space is limited. For more information on the author, to register visit www.grpg.org or call 408 298-7657.

For kids!


Snakes and Worms!
Friday, April 2nd
3:30 to 5:00 pm
$10/members, $15/non-members
Ages: 5-10
How does your body move from here to there? What if you were an animal with no arms OR legs? Join the Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens and learn about our lovable, limbless friends in this class all about snakes and worms. Check out the differences from the inside out and learn more about creatures with and without backbones. And while we learn how our live visitors are similar and different, we’ll learn why they are so important!

The Amazing Life of Bees!
Friday, May 14th
3:30 to 5:00 pm
$10/members, $15/non-members
Ages: 5-10
Just why do we need bees? Do you want to learn about how a bee colony works and that there are jobs that each bee must perform? Did you know that bees have a way of communicating with other bees to tell them where the best flowers are? Come join Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, get acquainted with bees and discover that if you love honey, fruit and pretty flowers, then you can thank a bee. Buzz around and enjoy all this and more from these tiny creatures.

Volunteer Profiles

Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Board Member: Norman Kline Norm is the President/CEO of LibraryWorld Inc., an online automation service for school, business, academic and public libraries, which recently moved its offices to downtown San Jose. Norm has also moved his personal residence to San Jose’s Rose Garden neighborhood, after living in Saratoga and serving on the Saratoga City Council since 2002 and as Mayor in 2005-06. He is on the Citizen's Advisory Council for the Valley Transit Authority (VTA), the Santa Clara University Board of Fellows, Board of Directors for the Valley Medical Center (VMC) Foundation, Board of Directors for Hakone Gardens and a member of the Rotary club of San Jose. Norman is also the Director of the Democratic Forum of Silicon Valley and Treasurer of the San Jose Century Club and member of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG). In the private sector, Norm consults for various boards and commissions regarding high-technology projects and public policy concerns.

Meet Volunteer: Mei-Sheung Chan Mei-Sheung will graduate in May 2010 from San Jose State University with a degree in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism Management and a minor in Business. We are glad Mei selected us for her 300-hour internship.  She quickly became one of our team members, giving us a hand wherever needed.  During her free time she enjoys traveling and treasure hunting, with a special interest in antique clocks.  Mei also spends time container gardening and has collected over 100 different varieties of cactus and succulents.Our best wishes to Mei in her new career.