Stevens Creek Watershed

Stevens Creek flows from the mist-shrouded hills of Skyline Ridge through the heart of Silicon Valley into San Francisco Bay. There are many public and private landowners and stakeholders working to complete the Stevens Creek Trail which will extend approximately 27 miles to connect the Bay Trail to the Ridge Trail. Stevens Creek provides essential habitat and serves as an important corridor for both resident and migratory wildlife. It is home to steelhead trout, three species of newts, the beautiful lazuli bunting and so many more native plant and animal species.

 
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Stevens Creek Watershed - Summit Presentations

Here are links to all the presentations given at the State of the Creek Summit held on 26 March 2026, plus some supporting documentation. The content has been provided by the leading concerned scientists and local leadership who attended the Summit.

Speaker Presentations

Keynote Presentation by Robin Grossinger, Second Nature Ecology + Design

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Lower Peninsula Watershed Master Plan by Elizabeth "Lizzie" Mercado, Valley Water

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Fish Passage and Habitat Enhancement Projects - Panel Discussion

Charles "Chuck" Hansen, Ph.D. - Senior Fishery Biologist, MODERATOR

Chuck did not have presentation slides.

Jerry Smith, Ph.D, Professor emeritus, San Jose State University

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Clayton Leal, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Valley Water

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Kevin Sibley, Senior Civil Engineer, Valley Water

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Stevens Creek Trail Video - From the Mountains to the Bay

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Gail Seeds, former Park Improvement Manager, City of Cupertino, MODERATOR

Linking Upper and Lower Stevens Creek County Parks

Rebecca Coates-Maldoon, Countywide Trails Program Manager, Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation

Jared Hart, Senior Planner, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Download the PDF (shared by the 2 panelists)

Providing Trail Connectivity between Mountain View and Sunnyvale

Angela Obeso, Transportation and Traffic Manager, City of Sunnyvale

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Joseph Cervantes, Senior Civil Engineer, City of Mountain View

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Partnerships for a Healthy Watershed - Panel Discussion

Lynne Trulio, Ph.D., Professor emerita, Environmental Studies, San Jose State University, MODERATOR

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Stephanie Saffouri, Project Manager, Grassroots Ecology

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Katie LaBarbera, Ph.D., Landbird Program Science Director, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

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Coty Sifuentes-Winter, Senior Resource Management Specialist, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

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Sanjeet Sen, Environmental Director, Heidelberg Materials Restoring Permanente Creek through Heidelberg Materials’ Permanente Quarry

Sorry, but this presentation is not available at this time.

Dave Halsing, Executive Project Manager, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project

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Stevens Creek Watershed in the Years Ahead - Thinking Beyond the Planned, Programmed and Funded

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