Check out these tarantulovable fun facts and brace yourself for some spider pictures.

Learn how to be prepared for and keep yourself safe from a wildfire while enjoying nature.

The Open Space Authority is restoring three former cattle ponds that now serve as critical habitat for threatened and endangered species including California red-legged frogs, California newts and western pond turtles.

Two new sets of placemaking and educational signs installed in Coyote Valley act as symbolic and physical reminders of the conservation work of the past and the work that still lies ahead.

Learn five interesting facts about American badgers which can be found in many places along the western side of North America!

This summer, the Open Space Authority partnered with Breakthrough Silicon Valley (BTSV) for the second year to provide a “Breakthrough Summer Experience” for a small cohort of high school students whose sights are set on college.

Meet Mel Sarmento! Through her position as the Open Space Authority’s Educational Program Administator, Mel combines her passions to plan free, environmentally-focused educational programming for all community members throughout Santa Clara Valley to help connect them with nature and empower them to access their open spaces.

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority has an opening on its Expenditure Plan Oversight Committee, whose members review the use of all public funds collected via the authority’s parcel tax.