In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.

—John MuirFACILITIES • Lucy Evans Baylands Nature

Interpretive Center Hours: Tu-F 2-5 pm, S & S 1-5 pm • Byxbee Park Hills (Art Park) • Emily Renzel Wetlands • Baylands Athletic Center

(baseball and softball) • Wildlife observation platforms

and benches • Picnic facilities and barbecues

PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES • Walking and biking trails, bird watching,

sailboarding and boating with non-motorized, hand-launched watercraft such as canoes and kayaks.

• Nature walks and programs on ecology and natural history are presented for all age groups and are offered on weekends throughout the year. A schedule of programs is available in the City’s Enjoy! catalog or on the Internet at http://enjoyonline.cityofpaloalto.org

Call 650-329-2506 for information.• School programs are offered September

through June, Monday through Friday. Call 650-329-2506 for information.

HISTORYOver a century ago, the Palo Alto

Baylands salt marshes ex tended inland, approximately to the location of the Bayshore Freeway. The marshes were a valuable resource providing Native Ameri cans and early city residents with fish, shellfish, small mammals, water fowl and plants for food, medi-cine, and construction materials.

Palo Alto’s stewardship of the Baylands began in 1921 with the pur-chase of 40 acres. In the 1930s the yacht harbor clubhouse, a salt water swimming pool (now the Duck Pond), and the lagoon were constructed.

Today, the Baylands covers 1940 acres—1600 acres are protected in the Baylands Nature Preserve. The preserve includes some of the last remaining salt marsh/mudflat habitats on the West Coast. It is home to the endangered California Clapper Rail and the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse.

Unlike other Bay marshes which have plants that grow in dis - tinct zones, the Palo Alto marshes have a mixed plant distribution. This includes pickleweed and cord grass habitats that are interspersed between mudflats.

Bird watching in the Baylands is excellent year-round. In wintertime extreme high tides bring bird watchers from around the world. In the spring and fall, this is a prime stopover or desti nation for birds traveling on the Pacific route of their migratory flyway.

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1,940-acre Bay lands Preserve

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The Baylands Nature Preserve, Pearson-Arastradero Preserve, and Foothills Park include almost 4,000 acres maintained and managed by the City of Palo Alto as open space for recreation and wildlife habitat preservation.

For information, call 650 329-2506 or email recreation@cityofpaloalto.org

BAyLANDS PRESERvE HOURSOpen to the public

8 am to sunset, every day.

The entrance gate near the Duck Pond and Byxbee Park Hills parking lots are

closed according to the time depicted on the sign near Preserve entrances.

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PRESERVE RULES

• Park in designated parking areas

• Dogs on leash permitted, unless posted in special nesting areas. If you would like to exercise your dog off-leash, please visit the Mitchell Park Dog Run, located behind 455 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto

• Speed limit 20 MPH

• Bicycle helmets required

• Because roadways are narrow, skates and coasting devices are not allowed on Preserve roads or trails.

• Please do not feed wildlife!

• No hunting or collecting

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