Following are some representative projects taken on by the Friends of Foothills Preserve.
Removal of Invasive Weeds
The Friends cleared or reduced invasive weeds from the following locations:
Vista Hill – invaded by Yellow Star Thistle
Wildhorse Valley – non-native thistle (Yellowstar, Italian, and Milk) had taken over
Hairpin turn behind the Interpretive Center – after a fire more than ten years ago, Yellowstar Thistle thrived
Bottom of #2 hill – this area had been a forest of enormous French Broom
Boronda Lake – at one time the lake was threated with water lilies, The Friends removed them
Boronda Lake Island – lessened non-native plants and poison oak
Grass strip leading to Gate 1 – this is an ongoing project of Yellowstar Thistle removal
Trail Maintenance
Ongoing – remove poison oak from trails
Bench at top of Toyon Trail – built needed steps from the trail to the bench
Carpentry and Painting
Redwood Rest Seats – built and installed over 20 seats on hiking trails throughout the Preserve
3D model of park in Interpretive Center – after it had fallen into disrepair, restored the model and set it up in the center
Moon Bridge – after the landing for the bridge had badly rotted, rebuilt it
Garden outside of Interpretive Center – rebuilt benches, facilitating outdoor meetings
Kiosk at Baylands Duck Pond – while not in Foothills Preserve, the kiosk was designed and built in the Foothills Preserve shop
Lettering on trail signs – repainted lettering on 150 trail signs that had become unreadable
If you would like to assist the Friends of Foothills Preserve, please Volunteer or Contact Us!
