Stojanovich Family Park

Bay Area Wilderness Training will host 4 train-the-trainer outdoor leadership courses at subsidized rates in the Santa Clara Valley for residents, educators, and youth workers in the region. The Authority will help fund two Front country Leadership Trainings, one Wilderness Leadership Training, and one Hiking Leadership Training. These courses will reduce barriers to outdoor access, equipping educators and youth workers with skills needed to take youth on fun, educational, safe, and culturally relevant outdoor trips.

The Authority will help fund BioBlitz events which will allow people to learn about the diverse natural areas with varied wildlife along Coyote Creek and other South Bay parks. Throughout the ten BioBlitz events, naturalists will lead participants, some who may have spent little time in nature, to use iNaturalist, a mobile app, to document biodiversity. These events will continue to expose people to the outdoors in a new way. The four virtual BioBlitzes that will be offered will allow people to learn about local nature in-depth from naturalists and participate remotely

Saved By Nature engages people of all backgrounds and abilities through 3 types of nature education programs: a series of 19 nature walks, virtual and attended, for the general public, a month of in-person summer programs in collaboration with partners for the Boys & Girls Club of Silicon Valley for children 3rd – 5th grades, and an immersive 2 days of outings followed by an overnight camping experience for teens. We will mentor and elevate other organizations through this program.