King Tides in Ravenswood, Menlo Park

The shore at Ravenswood Pond SF2. Credit: Aja Yee, SFBWS

Meeting Type

Event

Date(s)

This event has no future dates currently scheduled.

Description

Come out to the Refuge's Ravenswood Ponds to experience and record the high King Tides!

The King Tides event is being held concurrently in two different locations on the Refuge: Ravenswood and Alviso. The same content will be covered. Visit the Refuge's Eventbrite page if you want to attend the Alviso event instead.

Join the Don Edwards Refuge’s nonprofit Friends Group, the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society , at the Ravenswood Ponds in Menlo Park for a guided walk and discover how the highest tides of the year give us a glimpse into the future of sea level rise.

We’ll learn what King Tides are, how sea level rise is reshaping our coastal communities, why habitat restoration matters and how you can contribute as a community scientist. We’ll walk along Refuge trails, observe plant adaptations and discuss the impacts of rising oceans. You’ll also learn how to contribute to the California Coastal Commission’s King Tides Project by uploading photos through the Survey123 app – a statewide effort to record changes to our coast and estuaries. Your photos will be added to a map of this season’s King Tides photos.

This interactive event is suitable for all ages and will take place rain or shine.

The King Tides Walk will take place within the Refuge's Ravenswood Unit, which includes two areas: the Flyway Trail and the Pond SF2 Trail. . The exact meeting location will be shared closer to the event date and will depend on site accessibility conditions.

This program is brought to you by SFBayWS with support from the Menlo Park Community Funding Program.