Author: Michele Beasley

Q&A with SMC Parks’ Bilingual Community Engagement Intern, Raquel Henriquez

Raquel Henriquez has been San Mateo County Parks’ Bilingual Community Engagement Intern for the last year. In this role, Raquel works with the communities around Flood and Friendship County Parks to improve the interpretive elements of the parks and provide programming and outreach opportunities. Raquel has been the primary point of contact for Friendship Park’s community gardeners, facilitating regular on-site educational opportunities. Raquel recently sat down with the Parks Foundation for a Q&A as she gets ready to move on to her next big thing after this internship opportunity wraps up.

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Six Hikes for History Buffs!

There are 24 San Mateo County Parks and two of them are historic sites, Sanchez Adobe and the Woodside Store. Sanchez Adobe is the second oldest building in San Mateo County with three major periods of California history represented on-site. The Woodside Store was at one time the only store on the Peninsula between San Francisco and Santa Clara. It became the thriving heart of business and cultural activities for the logging community during the 1850s. The San Mateo County Historical Association runs field trips to both historic sites. But what about the rest of the parks? It turns out they are rich in history too. Here are our top six hikes for history buffs.

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