Hike 17 Bugs & Galls

Wednesday October 8, 2025 from 09:15 AM to 01:30 PM

Join us for a thoughtful stroll at McClellan Ranch Preserve while we look for, see and learn about the insects that inhabit the area with a focus on fall gall wasps. Our expert entomologist may find a diversity of colorful beetles, grasshoppers, dragonflies, ants and bugs. We will end our journey with an included picnic lunch.

Level of Difficulty: : Easy
Number of Miles: : 2.0
Location: Meeting location is San Jose CA 95120 or Cupertino CA 95104
Additional Benefits: Transportation and picnic lunch are included


Day Trip 12 Pumpkins & Adobe Day Trip

Tuesday October 14, 2025 from 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM

Enjoy the fall with a day full of healthy food tasting, sunshine, painting and learning about inspirational work and history. For more details and to register, please use this link www.bayareaolderadults.org/BAO-October2025-day-trip

Location: Saratoga CA 95070
Additional Benefits: Fee includes transportation, lunch, activities, gratuities and two tour leaders.


Event 4 Overfelt Garden Cleanup Day

Thursday October 16, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Join us for a FREE social volunteering event and improve wildlife habitat and our cultural history! Overfelt gardens is an historic site representing San Jose agriculture and Chinese history. It is also home to percolation ponds that provide habitat for local wildlife. All volunteering activities will be standing up and supplies and tools are provided in addition to snacks, lunch and a bottle of water. This program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water. Images by Anne Ferguson.

Location: Meeting location is Cupertino, CA 95014
Additional Benefits: Transportation, snacks, bottled water and lunch are included.


Event 5 Alviso Habitat Restoration Day

Sunday October 19, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Join other BAO members for this FREE social and environmental volunteering event to help restore the wetlands for the vital birds, insects and mammals that live by the bay! Help with raking and mulching to prepare the area for native plants. All activities will be standing up and supplies and tools are provided in addition to snacks, lunch and a bottle of water. This program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water.

Location: Alviso, CA 95002
Additional Benefits: Lunch, snacks and water are included.


Hike 18 Guadalupe River Birding and Native Plants Walk

Wednesday October 22, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Join us for an expert-led, one-way leisurely walk along Guadalupe River, a major migratory flyway for birds, from Alviso to Ulistac Nature Area, the only dedicated natural open space in the City of Santa Clara. We will learn about Guadalupe River conservation efforts. Our expert guide will find birds and native plants and teach us about the California native plant habitats and the ecosystems in this park. We will walk along the Guadalupe River and see the garden. We will end the day with a social picnic lunch. This special program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water.

Level of Difficulty: : Easy
Number of Miles: : 2.5
Location: The two bus pickups are Saratoga, CA 95070 and Santa Clara CA 95054
Additional Benefits: Transportation and lunch are provided.


Event 6 Don Edwards Habitat Restoration Day

Saturday October 25, 2025 from 8:15 AM to 1:00 PM

Join other BAO members for this FREE social and environmental volunteering event to help restore the wetlands for the vital birds, insects and mammals that live by the bay! Help with raking and mulching to prepare the area for native plants. All activities will be standing up and supplies, tools, snacks and bottled water are provided. At the end of our hard work, we will have an included social lunch. This program is hosted in partnership with Valley Water and San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory.

Location: Transportation from San Jose 95120 or meet at Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge San Jose
Additional Benefits: Transportation, snacks, bottled water and lunch are included.