Explore transitions in nature's life cycles with Docent Naturalists Catherine Crawford-Swent, Helena Cohen, and Wendy Crowder. Hiking through the forest you'll encounter ferns, wildflowers (time of year dependent), Douglas fir and redwood trees along Sierra Morena, Steam Donkey, Gordon Mill, Timberview, and Methuselah trails. You'll discover how new plants form, identify plant strategies for survival, […]

Join Docent Naturalists Frances Reneau, Wendy Crowder, and Paula Maurano for the 16th in the "All Preserves" series celebrating Midpen's 50th anniversary. El Corte de Madera Creek (the place to cut wood in Spanish) is loaded with interesting history, both human and natural. Evidence of this land's clearcutting in the 1800's is still evident. Points […]

Join us on a guided hike in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains! We’ll hike along El Corte Madera Creek and the Tafoni and Methuselah trails being intrigued by banana slugs, marbled murrelet, rainbow trout, tafoni sandstone formations, and a 1,835-year-old redwood. This is part of an annual series of 12 hikes where we visit a […]