Cupertino teens wanted for Safe Routes to School

Working group includes students from all of the city's high schools.

Teens wanted for Safe Routes group

Cupertino Safe Routes to School (SR2S) is recruiting students who will be in high school next year to serve on the SR2S Working Group and foster sustainable transportation at their campus.

Teens in the group will be tasked with developing ideas about how to encourage fellow students to ditch the car drop-off line in favor of walking, biking, taking transit or carpooling. They’ll also address the transportation challenges of people in wheelchairs.

This group is made up of Cupertino city staff, school staff, district administrators, parents, and community organizers, as well as two student representatives from each of the city’s high schools. Five of the six current SR2S high school student representatives are graduating this year—two at Monta Vista High, two at Homestead High and one at Cupertino High.

Apply by Sunday, April 30 at cupertino.org/saferoutes/hsrep.

Compost site reopens

The Cupertino Compost Site was set to reopen on Friday, April 21. Cupertino residents can pick up free bulk compost every Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, at 12100 Stevens Canyon Road across from the Stevens Creek Reservoir dam parking lot until Oct. 28.

The compost site will close again should rainy weather return or muddy conditions prevail to comply with state stormwater requirements. Call 408-777-1320 to check status.

For more information, visit cupertino.org/compost.

Virtual Pollinator Party

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority is hosting a May 5 Zoom webinar for those who want to learn about the area’s native pollinators and meet some rare species that are special to the Santa Clara Valley.

The free webinar is set for noon-1 p.m. Register at Eventbrite.com to get the Zoom link.