2016 Open HouseThe 26th anniversary celebration provides a unique opportunity to meet some of the many researchers who have completed work on Soquel Demonstration State Forest.
It is a great way to connect with this special state forest that’s in your neighborhood and to learn about sustainable forest management. When: Saturday, August 6th, 10am to 3pm
Where: Park at the Highland Way Entrance, take the shuttle to Badger Springs. 29400 Highland Way Los Gatos, CA 95033 What: Learn about and experience your state forest. How: Ride your bike, hike or take the shuttle. Why: So much is happening in the state forest and we want to share it with you! Experts will be available to give presentations, answer questions and discuss all the details about this forest and what is happening here! Research about sudden oak death, forest mammals and disease, mountain lions, fish populations and habitat, reptiles and amphibians, geology and archaeology. Demonstrations on timber harvesting, forest management strategies, education opportunities, trail design and construction. Refreshments will be provided. If you will be attending, please click on the RSVP Button below. |
Download the Nature Tour App, created by Professor Matteo Garbelotto
How to get to the Open House.Park at the Highland Way Entrance, take the shuttle to Badger Springs.
RSVP for a free shuttle to the Open House picnic at Badger Springs, deep in the lower reaches of the forest.
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Soquel Demonstration State ForestHighland Parking Area
29400 Highland Way Los Gatos, CA 95033 |
Soquel Demonstration State Forest is situated in the Santa Cruz Mountains along California’s central coast. Originally part of a Mexican land grant, the property was logged by several different owners prior to the State taking ownership in 1988. Today, the Forest provides the public access to the beauty of the coastal redwoods and the wildlife found in this habitat type.
Schedule of Events
10:00 am to Noon
Arrive at the Highland Way Parking Area
Hike, Ride or Shuttle to Badger Spring Picnic Area
Try out the new Nature Tour that you have downloaded from the Google Play Store for your Android device. It is 4.6 miles from the Highland Parking Area to Badger Spring with 18 stops along the way of 2 to 4 minutes of audio at each stop.
Shuttles will be provided throughout the day for those attending the Open House at Badger Spring. There will be shuttles that can also accommodate bikes if you would like to ride in and shuttle out.
Arrive at the Highland Way Parking Area
Hike, Ride or Shuttle to Badger Spring Picnic Area
Try out the new Nature Tour that you have downloaded from the Google Play Store for your Android device. It is 4.6 miles from the Highland Parking Area to Badger Spring with 18 stops along the way of 2 to 4 minutes of audio at each stop.
Shuttles will be provided throughout the day for those attending the Open House at Badger Spring. There will be shuttles that can also accommodate bikes if you would like to ride in and shuttle out.
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Displays and experts will be available at Badger Springs:
Displays and experts will be available at Badger Springs:
- Stewards of Soquel Forest – Non-profit group supporting the education and research goals of SDSF
- SDSF Advisory Committee – information on the development of the SDSF General Forest Management Plan
- UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Lab of Dr. Janet Foley – research on ticks and blood borne pathogens
- UC Berkeley Forest Pathology and Mycology Lab of Dr. Matteo Garbelotto – Sudden Oak Death Research and Management
- Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center – Research on Sudden Oak Death and Pacific Madrone
- UC Santa Cruz Puma Project
- Soquel Demonstration State Forest – Multiple Use Forest, Forest Manager Angela Bernheisel and Assistant Forest Manager Colin Noyes
- Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz – Trail design and collaborative trail building projects
- Big Creek Lumber Company representative Bob Berlage – Timber industry history in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- North American Herpetological Education and Research Project (HERP) - surveys efforts at SDSF with Lawrence Erickson
- CAL FIRE and Loma Prieta Fire and Rescue – Emergency Response at SDSF and information on Preparing for Wildfire
- Monterey Bay Search Dogs
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Tour of Large Wood Habitat Enhancement Project Sites with Cheryl Hayhurst, Certified Engineering Geologist, California Geological Survey.
(Meet at Badger Spring Sign Board)
Tour of Large Wood Habitat Enhancement Project Sites with Cheryl Hayhurst, Certified Engineering Geologist, California Geological Survey.
(Meet at Badger Spring Sign Board)
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Demonstration of timber falling, bucking and scaling with Licensed Timber Operator Kenny Pelphrey and Registered Professional Forester Steve Butler.
(Meet at the bottom of Sawpit Trail.)
Demonstration of timber falling, bucking and scaling with Licensed Timber Operator Kenny Pelphrey and Registered Professional Forester Steve Butler.
(Meet at the bottom of Sawpit Trail.)
Noon to 2:00 pm
Taco Lunch from Dee Dee’s Taqueria at Badger Spring
Taco Lunch from Dee Dee’s Taqueria at Badger Spring
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Demonstration of Habitat Assessment Tools for Fisheries Biologists looking at what fish eat and how they grow with Sue Sogard and Cynthia Kern, Fisheries Biologists and Researchers, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center.
(Meet at Badger Spring Picnic Area near Soquel Creek)
Demonstration of Habitat Assessment Tools for Fisheries Biologists looking at what fish eat and how they grow with Sue Sogard and Cynthia Kern, Fisheries Biologists and Researchers, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center.
(Meet at Badger Spring Picnic Area near Soquel Creek)
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Demonstration of timber falling, bucking and scaling with Licensed Timber Operator Kenny Pelphrey and Registered Professional Forester Steve Butler.
(Meet at the bottom of Sawpit Trail)
Demonstration of timber falling, bucking and scaling with Licensed Timber Operator Kenny Pelphrey and Registered Professional Forester Steve Butler.
(Meet at the bottom of Sawpit Trail)
