The Open Space Authority helped to fund the Children’s Discovery Museum’s "Happy Trails" project, which offered a free, multiple-experience program addressing the lack of opportunities for urban children to connect with nature. Happy Trails blazes a path for diverse, primarily low-income children and families to explore nature's health benefits and natural resources of the Santa Clara Valley through facilitated programming in the Museum's unique outdoor learning environment and nearby Guadalupe River, guided activities and trail hikes at open space preserves and a fun nature festival.