Mar. 19—ROCHESTER — Updates for the Bear Creek Park playground will be the subject of a pair of open house events being held by Rochester Parks and Recreation next week. Plans call for ...

ROCHESTER — Updates for the Bear Creek Park playground will be the subject of a pair of open house events being held by Rochester Parks and Recreation next week. Plans call for replacing the 30 ...

From breaking ground on new playgrounds to restoring an eroding creek, there is lots being done to make nature more accessible on the Peninsula in the year to come.

Nature lovers who enjoy hiking with a dose of history should head to the redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of Los Gatos. They’ll find Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, a ...

The grass at Bear Creek Park is being kept manageable largely due to a goat herd from Goat Green, LLC, and has been ever since the owner, Lani Malmberg, first brought the goats to the park in 1999.