Palo Alto Open Space:
Thanks ol' 2765 for almost 20 years of service. Time for the next generation of Patrol 2 to be on the job. #openspace #paloalto
Palo Alto Open Space:
Had to make Dumpster Soup again today. Folks, don't put hot coals in the dumpsters. We clean out the barbecues for you in Foothills Park. Thanks. #openspace #paloalto
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Good morning! #openspace #paloalto
Palo Alto Open Space:
Lots of rain drama this morning with a partial rainbow for leavening. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
Just eyeballing here, but our new rain gauge indicates that we got about 0.57 inches of rain the past 24 hours. Pretty good for May. And we're not done yet. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
Still so green but just starting to fade. #paloalto #openspace
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Lovely muted morning in the mist. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
A giant trillium catches the sun just right on the Fern Loop Trail in Foothills Park. Get out to see the wildflowers this weekend, okay? #openspace #paloalto
Palo Alto Open Space:
Rise and shine, it's a gorgeous day. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
A nice rainbow over Wild Horse Valley in Foothills Park. You can see a faint double rainbow too! #paloalto #foothillspark #rainbow #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
A lovely day to be checking out the wildflowers. This is hounds tongue. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
A big thank you to Steve! He was the first person to donate to our Arastradero donation box we just installed in Arastradero Preserve yesterday. All donations go to the “Adopt a Park” fund. #adoptapark #arastraderopreserve #openspace #paloalto
Palo Alto Open Space:
Join our ranger team! Looking for someone who loves working outdoors, is handy with tools and equipment, knows a thing or two about habitat restoration, can do an Interpretive program, and has great customer service skills. See our bio for the link to the
Palo Alto Open Space:
>Open open open< Beautiful day to enjoy the freshly reopened seasonal trails in Arastradero Preserve. Some bits still sloppy so be aware. #openspace #paloalto
Palo Alto Open Space:
The entire Los Trancos trail is now re-opened! Big thanks to our rangers and trail contractor Dennis for fixing multiple slides and clearing downed trees. #foothillspark #paloalto #openspace #lostrancostrail
Palo Alto Open Space:
Good morning made better by a little sun. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
High winds, lots of rain, and rainbows. About sums up today. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
Taken from Vista Hill just before the next squall hit. #paloalto #openspace
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We'll take it. Good morning, weekend. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
Another fine morning you've gotten us into. #openspace #paloalto
Palo Alto Open Space:
It's not snowy today but it sure is frosty. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
Snow at 675ft at the Interpretive Center, and here's the proof. This baby is now in the staff room freezer so we can enjoy it in the middle of a heat wave this summer.
Palo Alto Open Space:
Sorry to say but part of the Los Trancos Trail has slid into Los Trancos Creek. We are closing the trail. No time line for reopening until we get an assessment on repair needs. We will keep you posted. #openspace #paloalto
Palo Alto Open Space:
No real surprise but the seasonal trails in Arastradero Preserve are closed. At the moment we're up to 0.96 inches of rain overnight, plus another 0.6 from the other day. #paloalto #openspace
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The sky was on fire this morning. A little while later in the pink light there was a pair of coyotes being chased off by a few deer who didn't want them in their space on the hillside above the entrance to the park. The coyotes weren't up for messing with
Palo Alto Open Space:
You too can be a power(washing) ranger! Or rather an Open Space Technician, a great entry-level park job. We have two openings. You get to work alongside the rangers, work with your hands and your head using chainsaws, hand tools, tractors and other heavy
Palo Alto Open Space:
Whew! We got almost 2.5 inches of rain yesterday. That's a lot for us in one day. We suggest you give the trails a couple of days to dry out. Most of them are fine, just soggy. But there are spots.... #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
Dirca occidentalis is starting to bloom in the park. This rare and endangered plant is a harbinger of spring, blooming in January through March. Keep an eye out. #paloalto #openspace
Palo Alto Open Space:
Please join us to do some citizen science this Sunday 1/13 at 11am as we survey Byxbee Park, a former landfill, as it becomes repopulated by plants and animals and birds and insects and other wildlife, especially since we have a new environmental artwork
Palo Alto Open Space:
More fun with planets and moon in the morning sky: today Venus is above the moon. Barely visible below the moon is Jupiter. Mercury has already set. According to @EarthSky, starting Thursday we'll have made the turn around the sun and the sunrises get ear
