So many ways to give:
Adopt A Rose, General Donations,
Rotary PlayGarden,
The Donor Walkway, Memberships,
Endowment, Critter Donations
Upcoming Events
Homeschool Programs
Our Outdoor Environmental Science Program for homeschool students resumes in September.
Click here to learn more.
Wildlife Tracking - Family Workshop
Sunday, August 20th
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
$30/members, $35/non-members
Children ages 12+ welcome with adult chaperone
Dive into the world of awareness and tracking with expert Ryan Taylor! We'll be learning simple, yet powerful, tools and techniques for tracking wildlife through any terrain type. Awareness and tracking are the foundation of all nature skills, identification, and exploring. Come learn to read the ground like a storybook!
Click here to register.
Cool Season Vegetable Gardening - Family Workshop
Saturday, September 23rd
10:00 to 11:30 am
$15/members, $18/non-members
Children ages 12+ welcome with adult chaperone
Vegetables in the winter? You bet! Here in Santa Clara County we can grow vegetables year round. Join UC Master Gardener Karen Schaffer to learn about the wide variety of vegetables that thrive in our cool season: broccoli, kale, peas, lettuce, and many more. Take home some seeds and seedlings to start your delicious fall/winter garden.
Click here to register.
 
Internship Opportunities
Our education team is looking for interns!
Early Childhood Education:
This paid internship supports our early childhood educational programming in the Rotary PlayGarden. Early Childhood Education Interns are integral for providing high-quality, hands-on science programming to the park's youngest visitors. In short, this intern will be responsible for developing an original lesson plan, delivering the material, and evaluating the results.
Interested, or know someone who is? E-mail your resume and cover letter to education@grpg.org.
Animal Care:
We're looking for enthusiastic, passionate individuals that are interested in doing animal care for our educational animal ambassadors! This is a long-term (at least one year) commitment. Candidates must be able to commit to 2 - 5 days during the week.
E-mail Mel for more information.
Critter Corner
It is GRPC's pleasure to introduce our Western Toad, Rocky. If you have dropped by our Visitor & Education Center, you may have wondered if we had a toad at all -- he can be really tricky to find. During summer, this little guy loves to bury himself into the moist soil during the day, and venture out at night for a tasty cricket meal.
Western Toads are a native amphibious species that are excellent examples of a variety of adaptations -- this is why they are great teaching ambassadors! If you listen closely, you might be able to hear him chirping; that's how we know he's male -- female Western Toads do not vocalize. We hope you hop by our center and meet our well-camouflaged toad soon!
Legacy Giving
Retirement accounts, which are subject to income tax, are good vehicles for charitable gifts. Charities aren't subject to income tax so your gift goes farther. |
Jaime is one of our office and garden volunteers; he comes to us as he is recovering from a work injury. When he is not working us you will find him riding his motorcycle or tending his bonsai trees. Jaime has been a great help with maintenance projects around the park and office. We hope he's able to return to work soon, but will miss him when the time comes. Everyone at GRPC would like to give a big round of applause and thank you to Jaime for all that he's doing for us.