Being climate ready means planning for the future. And the managers of a Bay Area open space are using a colorful method to do just that. In fact, it’s a mixture of passion, planning and photography.
In fact, hen we first met Ron Horii, he was leading us up a trail at the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve camera in hand. An avid photographer, Horii is one of the participants in a photo contest sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority which manages the preserve. It’s goal is to capture the magic of the open space, through the eyes of its visitors.
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Birders are getting up early in the morning looking for a Slate-throated Redstart at Pine Lake Park near Stern Grove in San Francisco.
“I bet a lot of people don’t realize that there’s a trail down there they can ride their bikes on and walk and such. And there’s a lot to see down there,” says Horii.
And what Horii saw on one moonlit night, was a bald eagle perched on a branch in front of the darkening sky. What happened next was a delicate combination of skill, and a little luck.