Our Partners

With the continuous support from our partners we are able to care for the creek and educate those who enjoy its beauty.

BioBlitz.club organizes BioBlitzes to explore local parks through public nature events. A BioBlitz is an event where a group of people document as many species as possible in a specific time frame.

California Native Plant Society

The California Native Plant Society is dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and have volunteers who participate in BioBlitz events to share the value of and integration of native plants in nature.

City of San José

The City of San José has provided many types of support, including grants, trash collection, supplies, and event staff for Kelley Park Sunset Walks. As a close partner, we continue to work on restoring the Coyote Creek watershed.

CommUniverCity

CommUniverCity is a program combining the talents of San José State University faculty and students, the City of San José, and underserved communities in Central San José.

Creek Connections Action Group

As a Santa Clara Valley Water District project, this group organizes two regional cleanups a year: Coastal Cleanup Day in September and National Rivers Cleanup Day in May.

Friends of Five Wounds Trail

Friends of the Five Wounds Trail is a group of residents and community groups working towards the acquisition and development of the Five Wounds Trail, an urban trail that links San Jose’s creekside trails

Grassroots Ecology

Grassroots Ecology leverages the power of volunteers to create healthy lands across Silicon Valley. We restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide hands-on nature education.

Green Foothills

Green Foothills protect the open spaces, farmlands, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for the benefit of all through advocacy, education, and grassroots action. We collaborate on action projects related to land use projects.

Open Space Authority

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority conserves the natural environment, supports agriculture, and connects people to nature, by protecting open spaces, natural areas, and working farms and ranches for future generations.

Our City Forest

OCF helps our volunteers cultivate a green and healthy Coyote Creek watershed by offering planting and maintenance projects to grow our urban forest.

Ridge Trail

The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council plants, promotes and sustains a connected hiking, cycling, and equestrian trail on the ridgelines around San Francisco Bay - linking people, parks and open space for today and future generations.

San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory hosts bird banding and other Bay bird education. We work together to share a love of birds through bike outings and restoration activities.

San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society

The educational arm of this organization is the Living Wetlands program, where K-12 students are exposed to the whole of the watersheds through educational talks and field trips. We partner though our walks and bike rides.

San Jose Conservation Corps

SJCC provides young adults an opportunity to work in the restoration field. Their partnership has included loaning tools, working together on creek cleanups, and hosting Resilience Corps members.

San Jose State University

The university’s students and faculty have been very involved in many academic projects related to Coyote Creek, including art, climate change, journalism, performance art, social equity, and more. Students have directly applied their classroom learning to a real-world project.

Santa Clara County Parks

Santa Clara County Parks and KCCB partner to host activities in parks, such as BioBlitz events and bike rides. In 2015, we hosted a team from AmeriCorps NCCC to work on many projects in parks and along Coyote Creek.

Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society

The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society provides education and events related to birding and environmental education.

Sierra Club-Loma Prieta Chapter

The Sierra Club-Loma Prieta Chapter has advocated for a healthy environmental for all, and has a focus on water. Through our partnership, the Sierra Club has helped support cleanups, participated in many events, and continues to offer expertise in advocating for a healthy watershed.

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition creates a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. We partner to offer biking-related activities.

South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition

South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition works on the South Bay watersheds, especially Los Gatos Creek and Guadalupe River through community action as cleanups, education, and science.

The Trash Punx

Founded by Justin Imamura, The Trash Punx cleans up trash and beautifies San Jose in collaboration with neighbors and other community groups, including creek cleanups.

Valley Water

The District protects the water supplies and watershed through its staff. It has also provided funding for our work and organizes creek cleanups through Creek Connections Action Group.