Santa Clara University

Ulistac Natural Area Restoration & Education Project

• Ulistac Natural Area Featured in City of Santa Clara Video!

  Friday, Apr. 11, 2008

  

  Watch the video!

  Visit the City of Santa Clara's Website

  Posted by Lindsey Cromwell | Permalink

• What are people saying about Ulistac Natural Area?

  Monday, Feb. 11, 2008

  

  "There are few natural areas where you can interact with the place and see the results of your labor over time. Helping to build and maintain the native plants demonstration garden at Ulistac is one such place. It is incredibly satisfying to plant penstemon in fall and see it bloom in spring. Or prune a sage to see it burst into silvery blue health the next season. Or weed out invasive grasses to help Zauschneria spread their red blooms. And it's a place that engages all your senses: the smell of sages, the sight of circling hawks, a fox on the run, the songs and calls of mockingbirds and others."

  "My favorite thing about Ulistac is that it is a place where people are deliberately working to foster and nurture native plant and animal life. Its purpose pleases me most."

  Posted by Lindsey Cromwell | Permalink

• Water System Construction Project in the Ulistac Natural Area

  Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008

  Informational Meeting
  January 2008

  The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) owns and manages the Hetch Hetchy water system that delivers drinking water to 2.4 million people in the Bay Area, including residents in Santa Clara County.

  SFPUC is proposing a construction project on two of its largest pipelines that carry water from the Sierra Nevada to the South Bay and the Peninsula. The project would allow the SFPUC to shut down shorter portions of the pipelines and transfer water between the two pipes for maintenance and repair, and would reduce water loss in the event of an earthquake or other emergency.

  One of the three proposed project sites is located on SFPUC-owned land adjacent to the Fairway Glen Pump Station within the Ulistac Natural Area in Santa Clara. Project construction, anticipated between 2009-2011, may temporarily close portions of trails near the southeast end of the Ulistac Natural Area, and access to Ulistac from Lick Mill Boulevard may be limited.

  Please join us at an informational meeting to meet the project team and learn more about the project and how it may affect Ulistac Natural Area users and nearby residents.

  What: Informational Meeting
  When: 6:00 pm, Tuesday, January 29, 2008
  Where: Lick Mill Park Recreation Building. 4750 Lick Mill Blvd. Santa Clara

  For more information, please contact Christina Kerby at (415)-554-3203 or ckerby@sfwater.org

  Posted by Marisa Ornelas | Permalink