POST EVENTS

Peninsula Open Space Trust has resumed small, outdoor public events. Guests are asked to agree to COVID-19 guidelines, which are listed for each event. Follow this webpage and POST’s newsletter for more event program updates.  

We also continue to offer engaging and informative virtual events. We hope you’ll join our upcoming online events listed below, or view recordings of our past webinars on POST’s YouTube channel.

Our Community Events Series Sponsors

Bill and Jean Lane Endowment

The late Ambassador Laurence W. “Bill” Lane, Jr. and his wife Jean sponsored POST’s Wallace Stegner Lectures from their inception in 1993. Jean passed away in 2017, but had established the Bill and Jean Lane Endowment to provide for their annual lead sponsorship of this beloved series. We applaud Jean and Bill, whose unwavering support has enabled us to evolve our former lecture series into a diverse, program of quality monthly events, offering a variety of ways for community members to learn and engage throughout the year

March 24, 2023
Bair Island - Mar 24, 2023 - 10 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
  • Bair Island
  • 10 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Event Details
Enjoy a docent-led tour of POST-protected Bair Island on Bay Day. This easy, interpretive walk takes place at 10:00 AM. You'll learn about the marine life on the island, and about the work that important organizations like SFBBO do to restore Bair Island. Sign up now!
March 25, 2023
La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve - Mar 25, 2023 - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve
  • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Event Details
Moderate to strenuous 6-mile hike through POST-protected land providing context to the human & natural history of this beautiful preserve!
March 26, 2023
Pillar Point Bluff - Mar 26, 2023 - 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Pillar Point Bluff
  • 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Event Details
Come enjoy sweeping panoramic views of the ocean on this easy, family-friendly 2.5-mile walk! Explore the Jean Lauer Trail and hear about the history of this beautiful trail and the role that POST played in protecting this bluff.
March 29, 2023
Cowell Purisima Trail - Half Moon Bay - Mar 29, 2023 - 10 a.m. - noon
  • Cowell Purisima Trail - Half Moon Bay
  • 10 a.m. - noon
Event Details
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust for a Wednesday Walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter season.
April 1, 2023
San Vicente Redwoods Trail - Apr 1, 2023 - 10 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
  • San Vicente Redwoods Trail
  • 10 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Event Details
Join us for a community hike at San Vicente Redwoods, a moderate hike of 3.5 miles on fairly level trails with little elevation gain.

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March 19, 2023
The Tech Interactive 201 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 - Mar 19, 2023 - 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
  • The Tech Interactive 201 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113
  • 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
  • 10
Event Details
Stories connect our communities and cultures to nature and the environments in which we live. Join POST as we screen Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke in Theatre on Sunday, March 19, doors open at 6 PM.
March 19, 2023
Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve - Mar 19, 2023 - 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
  • 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Event Details
**UPDATE - This hike has been CANCELED due to a county road slip out and the upcoming weather forecast. We hope to see you at our next Mindego Hill hike on April 15**

Join Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful 5-mile hike from the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to the top of the POST-protected Mindego Hill. You will be guided by POST ambassadors who will share details about how we protected this beautiful property featuring panoramic views of redwood ridges and undulating hillsides.
March 18, 2023
Bair Island - Mar 18, 2023 - 9 A.M. - 12 P.M.
  • Bair Island
  • 9 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Event Details
Join POST and SFBBO for this unique opportunity to volunteer at Bair Island and support its unique ecosystem by weeding, seeding or planting! Sign up now to reserve a spot and help us protect this valuable ecosystem!
March 15, 2023
Cowell Purisima Trail - Half Moon Bay - Mar 15, 2023 - 10 a.m. - noon
  • Cowell Purisima Trail - Half Moon Bay
  • 10 a.m. - noon
Event Details
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter season.
March 11, 2023
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve - Mar 11, 2023 - 9 a.m. - noon
  • Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
  • 9 a.m. - noon
Event Details
Calling all women and non-binary identifying community members! Join Peninsula Open Space Trust and Grassroots Ecology for an affinity group volunteering event.

Volunteers will remove weed species from restoration zones and sensitive habitat areas within Arastradero Preserve. Early season weeding is generally more detailed work, removing cotyledons (baby weeds) while remaining close to the ground. We may begin to move around and remove some of our larger weeds as well, depending on progress made during the event. Additionally, we may support maintenance of planting areas by shoveling and moving mulch with wheelbarrows. This event will involve lifting, digging, carrying, bending, and walking on uneven terrain.

This event will involve lifting, carrying, bending, and walking on flat and uneven terrain.

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