An amazing team of young people from across the country have been working on a series of habitat restoration projects in San Lorenzo Valley. The AmeriCorps team, under the skilled leadership of Linda Skeff of the San Lorenzo Valley Restoration Program, has worked at Highlands Park in Ben Lomond, pulling out the rubber around the [...]
The Felton Covered Bridge has been beautifully restored with a new roof. The next step is the celebration, which will take place on December 17 on the bridge at Felton Covered Bridge Park. Many thanks to those who contributed to the completion of the roof -- the late Bill Burton of Ben Lomond, John MacDonald, Judy [...]
Felton Covered Bridge, the historic treasure in our backyard, is getting a new roof. Crews have been working for the past several weeks removing the damaged and old hand-split redwood barn shakes and replacing them with new shakes. The work is being done by Andy’s Roofing Company of San Leandro with grant money for historical [...]
You many have noticed a Sheriff trailer at the Felton Covered Bridge Park recently. This is a temporary site to discourage loitering and camping at the park. Volunteers are staffing the trailer and so far it has been very effective.
The Felton Covered Bridge Advocacy team goals include: Safeguarding the bridge by removing trees that could fall and damage the structure; Opening the view of the bridge by removing or trimming vegetation; and Creating a riverwalk along the Covered Bridge Road side of the San Lorenzo River. In a subsequent meeting with representatives of County [...]