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Weekly Walker: Long Ridge Evokes Environmentalist Spirit of Wallace Stegner
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.

Joan has written for several local news organizations, including the Belmont City News and the Palo Alto Daily News, where she was advertorial editor and columnist for nine years. She is active in a variety of community service organizations: Peninsula Humane Society, Companions for the Soul, and Samaritan House. Joan is married to Eric, a wireless product specialist for Cisco; they have two sons in college, a loyal Labrador retriever and two curious cats.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1959, I was raised in Columbus, OH, and attended Ohio University in Athens, where I received a bachelor's degree in journalism. I've been living in the Bay Area for 20 years and am an avid runner, tennis player and SF Giants freak.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.

Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
Sheriff's deputies remind citizens to be wary of online purchases that sound too good to be true.
The author, Judy Sullivan, says the proposed development has significant value and will make a positive economic impact on the city.
Sheriff's deputies remind citizens to be wary of online purchases that sound too good to be true.
Sheriff's deputies remind citizens to be wary of online purchases that sound too good to be true.
Grab your lunch and join fellow Redwood City residents at the main library on Thursday at noon.
A free workshop will be held at the RWC Library this Thursday that will show homeowners how to improve energy efficiency, increase comfort and add value to their homes.
A free workshop will be held at the Redwood City Library this Thursday that will show homeowners how to improve energy efficiency, increase comfort and add value to their homes.
The project includes encompasses two parcels--one on Old County Road and one on Ralston Avenue.
If you have a photo you'd like to share, email the editor at christa.bigue@patch.com.
If you have a photo you'd like to share, email the editor at christa.bigue@patch.com.
If you have a photo you'd like to share, email the editor at christa.bigue@patch.com.
If you have a photo you'd like to share, email the editor at christa.bigue@patch.com.
Parents in Belmont-Redwood Shores give new meaning to the term "Moneyball."
If you have a photo you'd like to share, email the editor at christa.bigue@patch.com.
If you have a photo you'd like to share, email the editor at christa.bigue@patch.com.
A free workshop will be held at the RWC Library this Thursday that will show homeowners how to improve energy efficiency, increase comfort and add value to their homes.