The Santa Clara River Parkway provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore emerging technologies and the impacts they may have on developing stewardship and educational content within the construct of a parkway project. The river creates the opportunity to reveal the history of California, from pre-European settlement through the California Mission era to modern day. Because the Santa Clara River has retained the majority of its natural fluvial processes, it is also an excellent laboratory for the study of California ecology, hydrology and geology. Together, these qualities provide the opportunity both to create learning experiences and to encourage stewardship.

The broad array of issues present within the Santa Clara River Parkway project provides an excellent opportunity for the development of programs that could be applied to park systems around the state and country.

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