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Western Bluebird by Peter Hart

Field Trip: Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Serpentine Outcrops Tour

The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (JRBP)is operated by Stanford University as a field station for research and teaching and is not open to the public except on docent-led tours. Year-round birding is rewarding due to the variety of habitats including mixed woodlands, chaparral, grasslands and the serpentine outcrops on the top of the ridge. We’ll check and search the varied habitats for songbirds and raptors and learn how a study of butterflies there changed our understanding of evolution.

Trip Type: Standard

Age Limit: Ages 14+ (children 13 years and younger are not allowed on the preserve by Stanford policy), Young birders, ages 18 and under, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Capacity: 10

Price: $50

Trip Difficulty: 2 miles, dirt road, packed-dirt trails, some elevation gain, sun and some shade

Tags: Beginner Friendly

Meet: JRBP Main Gate, 4001 Sandhill Rd. Woodside. Park at the apron in front of the locked gate. We will carpool from there to our starting point on the ridge. Be on time as late comers will not be able to enter the preserve.

Directions: From US-280 exit on Sand Hill Road West. Continue west until you see a wide driveway on the left leading to a locked gate. Park in the driveway and wait there until we enter as a group. If you reach the Sand Hill intersection with Portola Road, you have gone too far. Latitude/Longitude: 37.403290, -122.244664

Facilities: bathroom, drinking water, limited cell phone service

Parking Type and Fees: dirt parking lot, No fees

Leaders: Phil Leighton (650) 665-0467, Diane Hart (650) 766-4252

Questions? Email general questions to centennialevents@scvas.org or contact the trip leader for questions regarding the event.