About The Stevens Creek Watershed
Come to the Summit to contribute your ideas and meet partners working to deliver
exciting projects from the headwaters to the Bay. This interagency Summit among
the cities, Santa Clara County, Valley Water, Midpen, Caltrans, VTA, resource and
regulatory agencies and local nonprofit organizations will help guide the future
work in the Stevens Creek Watershed. What is the state of the trail and the top
challenges to closing the remaining gaps? What is the state of the riparian corridor
providing essential wildlife habitat through our cities? Importantly, how do we
integrate public access, flood control, water quality protection for people with
protection and enhancement of the natural resources? It’s time to get everyone
in the same room at the same time - please join us!
For information of use to you while attending the Summit, please check the "SUMMIT MATERIALS" menu.
Upcoming Events of interest
Here is a list of several events planned as followup to the State of the Creek Summit, held 26 March 2026.
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These are also listed below:
McClellan Ranch Preserve - Friday, March 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join Grassroots Ecology in our ongoing habitat restoration at McClellan Ranch Preserve
in Cupertino! We will spend our time together weeding invasive plants like thistle and
mustard. Volunteers should expect to walk off trail on uneven ground, kneel or sit on
kneeling pads, use hand tools and body tools, and carry buckets.
Register here
Alameda Creek Fish Ladder Success - Saturday, April 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join Steven Cochrane, Volunteer and Stewardship Coordinator for
Alameda Creek Alliance
for a site visit to the new fish ladder installed at the rail line in Fremont on
Saturday, April 4 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Participants should view the video (link below)
about the barrier removal prior to the site visit. To sign up for the tour please
email Steven Cochrane at www.alamedacreek.org.
He will provide an overview of the watershed, the fish ladder saga and how it solved a
key barrier issue along Alameda Creek.
Meeting location Rancho Arroyo Park, Montecito Drive; lawn; Fremont (Niles District).
The fish ladder is approximately a 10-minute walk along a levee from the meeting location.
Video: Restoring Anadromous Fishes in Alameda Creek (view before the site visit)
Seniors at McClellan Ranch Preserve - Tuesday, April 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Seniors age 65 and older join Grassroots Ecology in our ongoing restoration of the
meadow at McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino! We will pull weeds growing around
our new planting areas. Volunteers should expect to walk paved and unpaved surfaces,
kneel or sit on kneeling pads, and use hand tools. Paths and work areas are flat. Stay
for as long or short as you would like!
Register here
Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga's Backpack with MAK Hike - Saturday, April 18
Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga's community hiking series returns!
You are invited to join the Tony Look/Stevens Creek Trail/Loop Trail hike
in Stevens Creek County Park on April 18 from 9:30am to 11:00am.
Remember to bring water, a hat, sturdy athletic/hiking
shoes and sunscreen!
RSVP at
2026 Backpack with MAK Schedule
Celebrate Trails Day - Saturday, April 25, 9am-12noon starting from Whisman Park
Join the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail in conjunction with the City of Mountain View for
the annual Celebrate Trails Day.
Activities will include trash cleanup, weed pulling, and potentially tree planting.
Event begins at 9:00am and running to noon meeting at Whisman Park.
To learn more go to:
https://www.stevenscreektrail.org/Events/
California Coastal Cleanup Day - Saturday, September 19, 9am - 12noon, starting at 2 locations:
Join the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail in conjunction with the City of Mountain View
Fire Department for Coastal Cleanup Day. The trail and creek cleanups begin at 9:00am
running to noon and starting at two Stevens Creek locations: Central Avenue and
Sleeper Park.
To learn more go to:
https://www.stevenscreektrail.org/Events/
