Come Out to the Sunol Wildflower Festival and Learn How to Protect Our Wildlife!

Sunol Valley is teeming with life from wildflowers to wildlife this spring! As stewards of 36,000 acres in this part of the watershed, we want to share ways that you can protect the plants and animals that call Sunol Valley home. Stop by our booth at the thirteenth annual spring Sunol Wildflower Festival this Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sunol Regional Wilderness.

Come by our booth to spin the prize wheel and test your Sunol Valley watershed knowledge

In addition to stopping by our booth, make sure to check out the scheduled nature hikes, crafts, live music and nature activities. There will be a variety of other organizations exhibiting nature-themed booths. The festival itself is a production of the East Bay Regional Park District. For more information about the festival, visit their website www.ebparks.org. We hope to see you there!

Daylight Savings: San Antonio Reservoir at Dawn

Losing that hour of sleep for daylight savings last weekend was brutal.

SFPUC Watershed Keeper Pat Jones reminded us today of one small side benefit: he is out on his rounds before the sun comes up.

He shared this gorgeous photo of the SFPUC's San Antonio Reservoir in the Alameda Creek Watershed at dawn. 









San Antonio, like all of our reservoirs, is a protected, managed watershed that supports many rare and endangered plants and animals. No humans, though, with the notable exception of Pat.

See you around Sunol Valley!

Sunrise at Calaveras Reservoir

I hope this blog post finds you safe, warm, and dry during this storm!

We thought you might like to take your mind of the rains and wind outside. 

So, for your viewing pleasure, we are happy to present, Calaveras Reservoir at Sunrise, November 2014, courtesy of watershed keeper Pat Jones.

Our Watershed Keepers patrol the 36,000 acres of land the SFPUC owns in the Southern Alameda Creek Watershed in every kind of weather.

They also fight fires, respond to all sorts of calls, help maintain the watershed, and when we are lucky, share the photos they take while going about their duties. We will be posting more of Pat's photos, so keep an eye out!

See you around Sunol Valley!