Santa Clara County
The Paradise Valley to Calero area is in the center of Santa Clara County on the northern border of the Chesbro and Uvas Reservoirs. The area provides a vareity of habitat types for a diversity of species. The area has breeding habitat for the California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, western pond turtle and other native species in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The area also has riparian habitat used by species such as the least Bell’s vireo and other native songbirds. Other known species that depend on habitat in this area are the foothill yellow-legged frog and the Bay checkerspot butterfly. The area boasts serpentine grassland, serpentine chaparral, and mixed chaparral vegetation. Land conservation in this area would protect these habitats and waterways, while also providing an opportunity for regional trail connections.
For more information about this area, please contact:
Jane Mark, AICP
Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department
Senior Planner
Jane.mark@prk.sccgov.org
(408) 355-2237
http://www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks/
John Falkowski
Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department
GIS Technician
http://www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks/
Don Rocha
Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department
Natural Resources Management Program Supervisor
http://www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks/
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