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FEATURED EVENT: Bats Alive! Get to Know Your Native Nocturnal Friends
Join us at our YSI Vasona Park Nature Center for an amazing educational event hosted by bat specialist Dave Johnston. Learn all about bats and their local ecosystems during an introductory educational presentation followed by an evening stroll through Vasona down to the lake to observe our nocturnal friends fly high in the night sky.
Date: October 30th
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Recommended Ages: All ages
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Recommended Ages: All ages
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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All attendants must be registered (parent and child).
Register HereBirding at Alum Rock
Join YSI as we walk around Alum Rock Park and teach you about our feathered friends! Learn how to identify birds by their key characteristics, how to use binoculars, and then make a craft that will help you attract birds into your backyard!
Date: October 19th
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 15350 Penitencia Crk Rd., San Jose, CA 95127
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 15350 Penitencia Crk Rd., San Jose, CA 95127
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereStorytime: The Box Turtle
Join YSI for storytime! We will read "The Box Turtle." Afterward, we will meet a live animal from the story and learn about it!
Date: November 2nd
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereSalamander Search at Sanborn
Sanborn is famous for its amphibians; you just need to do some extra searching to find them! Join us for a fun day of looking under rocks, logs, and other unique hiding spots that Sanborn’s Salamanders call home!
Date: November 16th
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Register HereTime: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Crawlies Aren’t Creepy
Come learn about some of the most interesting animals that call our planet home! Interact with some insects and other arthropods, and get a chance to touch some! This program will show the importance of the world’s “creepy crawlies.”
Date: November 23rd
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Register HereTime: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Stortytime: Snake!
Join YSI for storytime! We will read "Snake! "and then meet and learn about a live animal from the story!
Date: December 7th
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereFungus Among Us at Sanborn Park
Join us for a hike to learn about the fantastic world of fungi! Are they a plant? Which ones are poisonous? What happens to it after the mushroom dies? Learn more about one of the oldest living terrestrial beings on our planet!
Date: December 28th
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Register HereTime: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Storytime: Over in a River Flowing Out to the Sea
Join YSI for storytime! We will be reading “Over in a River Flowing Out to the Sea." Afterward, we will meet a live animal from the story and learn about it!
Date: January 11th
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
All attendants (parent and child) must be registered.
Register HereSalamander Search at Sanborn
Sanborn is famous for its amphibians; you just need to do some extra searching to find them! Join us for a fun day of looking under rocks, logs, and other unique hiding spots that Sanborn’s Salamanders call home!
Date: January 25th
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereStorytime: Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved
Join YSI for storytime! We will be reading "Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved" Afterward, we will meet a live animal from the story and learn about it!
Date: February 8th
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
All attendants (parent and child) must be registered.
Register HereSalamander Search at Sanborn
Sanborn is famous for its amphibians; you just need to do some extra searching to find them! Join us for a fun day of looking under rocks, logs, and other unique hiding spots that Sanborn’s Salamanders call home!
Date: February 22nd
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereStorytime: Everybody’s Welcome
Join YSI for storytime! We will be reading "Everybody’s Welcome. " Afterward, we will meet a live animal from the story and learn about it!
Date: March 1st
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereSalamander Search at Sanborn
Sanborn is famous for its amphibians; you just need to do some extra searching to find them! Join us for a fun day of looking under rocks, logs, and other unique hiding spots that Sanborn’s Salamanders call home!
Date: March 15th
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereAquatic Exploration at Alum Rock
Springtime is a great time for creek exploration! Come to Alum Rock to learn about the creek habitat and what calls it home. Meet some real animals and then go out and see what you can find in Penitencia Creek.
Date: March 22nd
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 15350 Penitencia Crk Rd., San Jose, CA 95127
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: 15350 Penitencia Crk Rd., San Jose, CA 95127
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must always accompany their child(ren) for this event
Register HereStorytime: Verdi
Join YSI for storytime! We will be reading "Verdi." Afterward, we will meet a live animal from the story and learn about it!
Date: April 5th
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereBirding at Alum Rock
Join YSI as we walk around Alum Rock Park and teach you about our feathered friends! Learn how to identify birds by their key characteristics, how to use binoculars, and then make a craft that will help you attract birds into your backyard!
Date: April 19th
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 15350 Penitencia Crk Rd., San Jose, CA 95127
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 10:30 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 15350 Penitencia Crk Rd., San Jose, CA 95127
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereVasona Park Clean-up
Give back to the community with a day of clean-up around Vasona Park! Dress comfortably and prepare to do some cleanup. We will provide gloves, bags, etc. We are super excited to celebrate with you!
Date: April 26th
Time: 10am-12pm
Recommended Ages: All ages!
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
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Time: 10am-12pm
Recommended Ages: All ages!
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HereStorytime: Crickwing
Join YSI for storytime! We will be reading “Crickwing." Afterward, we will meet a live animal from the story and learn about it!
Date: May 10th
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 1-5 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
All attendants (parent and child) must be registered.
Register HereSuper Scaly Critters
Reptiles are some of the most unique animals in the world! Come learn about them and meet live animals that represent this scaly group. Meet local and exotic species that you will even get a chance to pet!
Date: May 17th
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: $25.00 per person
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 4-12 years old.
Location: Vasona Park, 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Cost: $25.00 per person
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
Register HerePlant ID at Sanborn
Join YSI as we walk through the Sanborn trails, look for various plants, and learn how to identify them! Are they native? Medicinal? Edible? Poisonous? Join us to find out!
Date: May 31st
Time: 10:30am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
Time: 10:30am-12 pm
Recommended Ages: 7-12 years old.
Location: 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Cost: Free to Attend
Generous donations to YSI will help to ensure that events like this continue to thrive. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide science education to our community.
Donate to YSI
A registered adult must accompany their child(ren) for this event.
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