Our 2022 Hillside Festival was the best one yet.
Close to 400 people attended one or more of the 16 hikes, talks and family activities that made up the 8th Annual Hillside Festival in mid-May. That’s the most ever.
But more than numbers, it was the quality of our hike leaders’ presentations, in each case both deeply informed and heartfelt, and the contributions of our attendees, that made the event special.
The kids loved seeing the insects and the rocks, spittle bugs and “radiolarian chert.” Questions to our experts on native plants and birds probed deeply, both from expert birders and plant aficionados and from newcomers to the subject.
Our leaders were realists, focusing on damages caused by climate change and human depredation on our ecosystems – and human depredation on other humans.
But all showed a commitment to doing what we all can do to improve our environment and our society for all fauna and flora.
We thank each participant, from our leaders to the hike ambassadors who kept things on track to each and every person who attended, including at least two members of our city council, Tessa Rudnick and Paul Fadelli, and our BART representative, Rebecca Saltzman.
If you missed the fest, please attend next year. Also attend some upcoming Trekker hikes.
Close to 400 people attended one or more of the 16 hikes, talks and family activities that made up the 8th Annual Hillside Festival in mid-May. That’s the most ever.
But more than numbers, it was the quality of our hike leaders’ presentations, in each case both deeply informed and heartfelt, and the contributions of our attendees, that made the event special.
The kids loved seeing the insects and the rocks, spittle bugs and “radiolarian chert.” Questions to our experts on native plants and birds probed deeply, both from expert birders and plant aficionados and from newcomers to the subject.
Our leaders were realists, focusing on damages caused by climate change and human depredation on our ecosystems – and human depredation on other humans.
But all showed a commitment to doing what we all can do to improve our environment and our society for all fauna and flora.
We thank each participant, from our leaders to the hike ambassadors who kept things on track to each and every person who attended, including at least two members of our city council, Tessa Rudnick and Paul Fadelli, and our BART representative, Rebecca Saltzman.
If you missed the fest, please attend next year. Also attend some upcoming Trekker hikes.