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San Ramon expands nature programs at Crow Canyon Gardens, launches teen stewardship and birding offerings
Summary
The Parks and Community Services Commission heard a detailed update on an expanding nature program portfolio that has grown from seasonal camps to 14 program types in three years, with new teen stewardship, birding, urban-nature and heritage-skills offerings and rising participation.
Elise Lightfoot, recreation coordinator for historic properties and nature programs, told the Parks and Community Services Commission on June 11 that San Ramon has substantially expanded its nature-based recreation offerings since the city adopted the Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Master Plan in 2020.
Lightfoot said the city added a full-time nature-focused recreation coordinator position in December 2022 and moved from a few seasonal offerings to a program portfolio that now includes summer nature day camps, a spring break day camp, preschool story time in parks, a teen environmental stewardship program, birding classes, letterboxing treasure-hunt events, volunteer workdays at Crow Canyon Gardens and a speaker series.
The coordinator said the department increased nature camp weeks from three weeks to six in 2023 and expanded to as many as 14 program types in 2025. "We went from three program offerings in year one to eight in year two…
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