General Donations
Your donation to the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy will assist in our mission to support the park through advocacy, education and stewardship. We are grateful for your support, in any amount, and will use it wisely for programs and activities that benefit the people of San Jose and Santa Clara County. You will be sent a thank you letter, acknowledging that your gift is fully tax-deductible. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@grpg.org or 408-298-7657.

Critter Donations
We have several critters here at the Visitor and Education Center including snakes, toads, Patch the rabbit and many more. We love them but they are not cheap to take care of, so we set up a special fund for their care. Using the form to the left will direct your donation to this specific fund rather than our general fund.

The Mel Hulse Fund
The Mel Hulse Fund was established in memory of our former Heritage Rose Garden Volunteer Director. Funds raised are used to enhance the collection of heritage roses at the garden.

Click here to learn more...

Logos can only be engraved on the large $1000 paver size.

Park Bench, $2,500, personalized brass plaque
Large Paver, $1,000, logo or 4 lines-22 characters per line (9 3/8" X 6 1/4")
Medium Paver, $500, 3 lines-15 characters per line (6 1/4" X 6 1/4")
Small Paver, $250, 2 lines-15 characters per line (4 3/4" X 6 1/4")

Any amount! No shipping costs! No Tax!
Give the gift of Guadalupe! We offer gift certificates that can be redeemed for any or all of our classes and workshops for both adults and children. Also good for merchandise from our gift shop.

$40.00 + $5.00 shipping

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Alister Clark, Australia's most prodigious rosarian, bred roses to establish new, improved, hardier varieties that would flourish in the Australian climate, and grow better in Australian soils. He aimed to produce roses that would extend their flowering beyond a season: ideally to bear blossoms all year round. This book is a celebration of the sixtyfive women to whom the late Alister Clark, chose to dedicate Glenara Seedling roses. There is story behind each rose. The authors are noted for their detective work in finding lost Alister Clark roses. With the thread of Alister Clarks forty-year rose-breeding program linking the women together, the book presents biographical sketches of each woman rose name-sake, and provides contemporary rose-growers notes on each womans rose.

$25.00 + $5.00 shipping

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Learn how to get the most out of your year-round food garden. 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.

$12.00 + $3.00 shipping
(price includes tax)

The Guadalupe River Park Conservancy are pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Rebecca Allen and Mark Hylkema entitled Life Along the Guadalupe River - an Archaeological and Historical Journey. The story of this publication begins in Spring 1999 when Caltrans contracted with a team of archaeologists to conduct an excavation of the former Woolen Mills Chinatown site that existed at Taylor Street and the Guadalupe River between 1888-1902. This was done in anticipation of the widening of Highway 87. The archaeological team, headed by Dr. Rebecca Allen, consulting historical archaeologist and President of Past Forward, Inc., and Mark Hylkema, an archeologist for the California Department of Parks & Recreation, did months of planning and research prior to working on the site. During the excavation, remnants of building foundations, redwood water pipes, and streets confirmed the layout of the town. Artifacts discovered in the excavation, together with historical records, told the experts much about the life of the residents. The resulting publication, Life Along the Guadalupe River – an Archaeological and Historical Journey, tells the story of the Woolen Mills Chinatown and the excavation process. The book encompasses much more, however, describing early geological conditions in the Santa Clara Valley, pre-historic peoples, and the industrial changes that have transformed San Jose into the city it is today. It is illustrated with historic photographs throughout, and eight pages of color photographs that bring to life objects from the excavation and scenes of the Guadalupe River today. Life Along the Guadalupe River - an Archaeological and Historical Journey, is available at a cost of $15.00 + tax. It is 8 ½” x 11” and 72 pages, softcover, and illustrated with eight pages of color photographs. Proceeds from the sale of the books will be retained by the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy for the benefit of our educational programs. To order your book, give us a call at 408-298-7657 or click on the link below to print out a .pdf order form.

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$10 + $2.75 shipping
(price includes tax)

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This is a beautiful master plan for the Guadalupe River Park (not the gardens).  It features large full page photos and a giant fold out map of the River Park.

To view a low resolution soft copy:
Guadalupe River Park Master Plan (1.6 MB .pdf file)

Buy the whole set, it makes a great gift!

$22.00 + $3.25 shipping
(price includes tax)

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Catalyst for Change: A History of Civic Plazas in San Jose, chronicles San Jose's seats of government from the colonial period, up to and including the new complex on East Santa Clara Street. The book details the seven buildings that have served as San Jose's city hall from pueblo days, while providing an overview of city government itself, from the Spanish period to the mid-twentieth century. The seven-square-block neighborhood, the site of the new Civic Plaza, had a rich history dating from the mid-nineteenth century, and was home to many of San Jose's early public officials, entrepreneurs and immigrants. This history is also included in Catalyst, along with the neighborhood's close social and economic ties to San Jose State University, located in Washington Square to the south. The impact of growth and industry on the neighborhood, along with the subsequent deterioration which characterized most of San Jose's downtown in the 1970s and 1980s, is also recounted. Written by Historian Dolores Mellon, this book provides new insight into the history of Civic Plazas in San Jose and the Civic Plaza neighborhood, while placing the new City Hall in this context.

$1.00 + $1.25 shipping
(price includes tax)

Our activity book has all sorts of fun activities for kids that relate to the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens.

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These striking umbrellas are small enough to tuck in the car or in bag, but large enough to keep you dry.

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Our sun visors are one size fits all with a handy velcro strap in back.

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$7.00 + $1.25 shipping
(price includes tax)

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• West Santa Clara Valley
• Milpitas & North San Jose
• South San Jose
• Central San Jose & Vicinity
• Baylands & Creeks of South San Francisco Bay

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These decks of playing cards feature local birds of California (one deck is Southern, one is Northern) and mammals of North America.

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These sturdy laminated guides help you instantly identify local birds, tracks, rocks & butterflies.

Good/Bad Bug Guide

$4.50 + $1.25 shipping
(price includes tax)

Two-sided plastic laminated card with color drawings, common and scientific names, information on size and habitat.

$70.00 + $5.00 shipping
(price includes tax)

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The most BREATHABLE continuous flow worm composting system in the WORLD! For easy indoor composting, here is an efficient and fun way to...

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

For more info, click here!

Compost Bins

$50.00, NO SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM! Cash or Check in Office Only
(price includes tax)

The San José Composts! program provides San José residents with composting bins at bargain prices. Subsidies are provided through the Recycle Plus program and therefore, are available only to residents with San José ID or a recycle plus bill and photo ID. Non-San José residents can call their City offices for local composting programs.

We've partnered with The San José Composts! program to act as a store front so that people who cannot attend one of the monthly bin sales can purchase bins during the week. There are only two catches:

1. We do not sell the "Home Composter" -- if you want that bin you have to attend one of the monthly bin sales.

2. We do not ship these items. While you can pay below, you would still need to stop by and pick up your new bin.

SOIL SAVER

• Made for outdoor residential backyard composting
• 50% recycled content, durable polyethylene plastic
• Capacity: 11.5 cubic feet
• Dimensions: 28”W x 28”D x 32”H
• Weight: 27 lbs
• 25 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty
• Unit is open at bottom to allow beneficial organisms to speed the process of breaking down organic matter into high quality compost
• Black color bin absorbs and retains heat, enhancing the composting process
• Weather resistant construction with UV stabilizers
• Efficient square design, ideal for all backyards
• Well-ventilated, patented system to maintain proper temperature and aerobic conditions
• User-friendly instruction booklet
• Easy to assemble and maintain
• Soil Saver is packaged in one box for easy transporting, shipping, and storage. Box can be composted
  (Box Size: 23”W x 8”D x 30”H).
• Bin has 2 slide up doors for easy compost removal; 4 sides are interchangeable
• Easy to stir and mix for aerobic decomposition
• Bin does not need to be moved to be emptied
• The ¼” thick structural foam, black recycled plastic is built to last and hold the heat inside
  

Wriggly Wranch
The Wriggly Wranch uses red wiggler worms to break down kitchen scraps into the world's best fertilizer! The bin is the "Cadillac" of worm bins with a patented design for simple harvesting and a tap to drain liquid fertilizer from the unit. This bin retails for $120. San José residents can buy it for only $50.

Download a Wriggly Wranch Basics Manual in PDF format (48 KB).

Where to buy actual compost:
Compost can be purchased from garden centers at most hardware and home improvement stores. To buy bulk compost at competitive prices, please call BFI at (408) 945-2844, or Zanker RRM at (408) 263-2385.

Where to buy worms: http://www.thewormdude.com/