Zoom into Nature

The outdoors are best experienced in-person, of course! But here are some videos, programs, and other online resources that can inform and enhance your experience of San Mateo County Parks.

 

San Mateo County Parks Virtual Backgrounds

Bring San Mateo County Parks into your next Zoom or Teams meeting with our virtual backgrounds. Learn More

 

iNaturalist & BioBlitz

Discover nature all around you and contribute to an important scientific resource with iNaturalist and the San Mateo County Parks BioBlitz. Learn More

Activities for Kids

Reading with a Ranger

Join our interpretive ranger Katherine Wright each Saturday at 10:00 AM, for Reading with a Ranger, a storytelling series that helps kids connect with nature. Follow us on Facebook HERE! And enjoy some of the past readings, listed below.

 

Leaf Art Activity

Leaf Art
Here's a fun and colorful way to learn the leaves of the different trees in your neighborhood.... View moreView Leaf Art Activity

Nature Game: Quick Tree

Quick Tree
This game is a fun way to learn some characteristics of different tree species in the Bay Area!... View moreView Nature Game: Quick Tree

Introduction to Ohlone

The Ohlone are the Indigenous people of the Bay Area. Here are a few fun activities to give you a some insight into Ohlone Culture.... View moreView Introduction to Ohlone

Cloud Finder Activity

Cirrus Cloud
Learn the different types of clouds and then test your skills with a printable cloud finder. Do this activity from your yard or even from inside looking out a window!... View moreView Cloud Finder Activity

Junior Ranger Challenge

Calling all kids, ages 7-12! We invite you and your family to explore San Mateo County’s wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources. Instead of in-person Junior Ranger programs, this year we're doing a Junior Ranger Challenge so you can become a Junior Ranger safely with your COVID pod. The challenge runs from April 1–September 30. Get started!

Field Notes

Dispatches from San Mateo County Parks' Natural Resource Management

Even as some Parks public services remain curtailed due to COVID-19, stewardship of parks as natural spaces continues through the management and conservation efforts of our Natural Resource Management staff. Learn about their ongoing projects and get a virtual dose of the outdoors in their series of dispatches, Field Notes.

Meet Our New NRM Interns - Winter 2021

Posted by Sean Correa on Feb 8th 2021
NRM Interns February 2021
We're excited to introduce our new Natural Resource Management interns. Meet Johanna, Alissa, and Aidan!... View moreView Meet Our New NRM Interns - Winter 2021

Reseeding a Natural Preserve with Native Grass

Posted by Olivia Kurz, Johanna Harrison on Jul 29th 2020
Edgewood Farms
Our task was to level and install seed beds for the Green Grass Project at Edgewood Farms —an amazing project spearheaded by the Friends of Edgewood group, which has been helping steward the park and its incredible diversity of plant life for over 25 years.... View moreView Reseeding a Natural Preserve with Native Grass

San Bruno Mountain Elfin Monitoring

Posted by Olivia Kurz, Johanna Harrison on Jul 29th 2020
San Bruno Elfin Larva
Every other year the Natural Resource Management team does a survey of San Bruno Elfin, an endangered species on San Bruno Mountain. Their larva, or caterpillars, feed an attractive native succulent that grows on rocky outcrops.... View moreView San Bruno Mountain Elfin Monitoring

View more on our Natural Resource Management Page »

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