YSI Science Safaris
Spaces are limited. Advance registration is required for all Science Safaris. We regret we cannot accommodate drop-ins.
Get FREE science safaris and other benefits by becoming a member of YSI. For membership information, click here or call 408-356-4945, x10.
Redeeming a member pass? Please contact YSI to register at 408-356-4945 x10. (Currently, member passes cannot be redeemed online.)
MARCH
Science Safari: Newt Round-up at Sanborn County Park
- Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
- Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
- Location: YSI Sanborn Science and Nature Center in Saratoga
- Fee: $10/adult; $5/child; $25/family
- FREE if redeeming a Member Pass -- call 408-356-4945 to register or click here for Membership info
Have you ever seen our native California Newt in its own habitat? Join YSI for an interpretive hike around the YSI Sanborn Science and Nature Center to see these little guys where they live. California newts love the cool, wet weather that is prevalent in the Sanborn County Park.
- All ages welcome. Limited to 30 people
APRIL
Science Safari: Spring Has Sprung Nature Hike at Alum Rock
- Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
- Time: 9:30am - 11:00am
- Location: Alum Rock Park, San Jose
- Fee: $10/adult; $5/child; $25/family
- FREE if redeeming a Member Pass -- call 408-356-4945 to register or click here for Membership info
- All ages welcome. Limited to 30 people
Flowers are blooming, and the animals are out! Learn about the nature of springtime and more on a hike at Alum Rock Park. We will take a moderate hike through the park, looking at all the different flowers, wildlife and other treasures Alum Rock has to offer. Space is limited, so sign up soon!
MAY
Science Safari: Rashes and Rattlers at Sanborn
- Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010
- Time: 9:30am-11:00am
- Location: Sanborn County Park, Saratoga
- Fee: $10/adult; $5/child; $25/family
- FREE if redeeming a Member Pass -- call 408-356-4945 to register or click here for Membership info
- All ages welcome. Limited to 30 people
Rattlesnakes, ticks, poison oak and more all call the parks their home. We are the visitors. How do we mind our manners and stay safe in their forest home as we go on our family picnic or weekend hike? Find out where rattlesnakes like to hide. Learn how poison oak changes through the seasons. This YSI Science Safari will teach you and your family what to do if you encounter a rattlesnake, find a tick attached to you, or think you’ve touched poison oak. Most importantly, this Science Safari will teach you about the fearful things we encounter the most in the forests! Sign up early, since space is limited!
