Friends of Stevens Creek Trail

The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail promotes community pride and involvement in the completion, enhancement and enjoyment of the Stevens Creek and Permanente Creek trails and wildlife corridors.

Friends of Stevens Creek Trail Events

The Friends are not only dedicated to spreading the word about the Trail but also making it fun and educational for local people, as well as beneficial to our environment.

This is a selection of some of the events we have run, highlighting the regular and best-loved opportunities that you can participate in.

Get Involved

Head to our Volunteering page to find out how you can become more involved in activities on and around the Trail.

If you don't have time to give, Donations are always appreciated. If you have any questions, try our FAQ or Contact Us.

Trailblazer race

Head to our main race page to learn more about our annual race; how you can join in, volunteer to help, what prizes can be won and more!

California Coastal Cleanup

This year, California Coastal Cleanup will be a combination of virtual and in-person events on the third Saturday of the month, 9/18/2021.

All the information you should need is available from the Creek Connections Group - Clean-a-creek website with a short summary below.

“Coastal Cleanup Day is an international day of action to protect our oceans, watersheds, and wildlife from trash and debris. This massive volunteering effort has an astounding impact on many of our local natural habitats and communities. In 2019, the Ocean Conservancy reports that nearly 800,000 volunteers collectively removed more than 20 million pieces of trash from beaches and waterways around the world.”

Stevens Creek Trail Cleanup

This annual volunteer event is held so that you can join us to:

Have fun outside!
Help clean up the creek corridor, trail, and nearby park areas

Stevens Creek Trail Clean-up aims: promoting community pride and involvement in the completion, enhancement, and enjoyment of the Stevens Creek Trail and Wildlife Corridor.

Details

Typically held on a weekend e.g. Saturday morning
The event is on, rain or shine - dress for the weather!
Cleanup team meets at Whisman Park, 310 Easy St, Mountain View off Middlefield between Hwy 85 & Whisman
"Dirty work":
- wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves/pants, and a hat for sun protection.
- Sunscreen recommended.
- Kids might do painting!
Food and refreshments provided
Co-sponsored by the City of Mountain View and Friends of Stevens Creek Trail.
Young people from age 6-18 welcome if accompanied by an adult guardian.
Multiple young people may attend with each adult guardian if the adult agrees and signs a waiver

Sign up

Due to the pandemic this year's cleanup has been indefinitely postponed.

Help us at Community Festivals

Throughout the summer months, cities along the creek have Art and Wine and other festivals. Attending these is one of our favorite ways to get out, introduce people to the trail and share with the community information about what is going on with it. We love having volunteers join our board members! And the volunteers get to learn lots of cool stuff, too.

Habitat Restoration

We have sponsored Habitat Restoration days with our partner, Grassroots Ecology, for several years now by our office at McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino.

Volunteers at these work days might:

lay down cardboard and mulch to eliminate invasive weeds growing in a section of the field.
target specific weeds like Milk Thistle or Vinca to pull out.
plant new native plants that have been grown from seeds and cuttings taken right from the Stevens Creek riparian corridor and cultivated by Grassroots Ecology.