Veteran’s Day event set for Cupertino’s Memorial Park

Vet’s Day event

Cupertino residents are invited to a Veterans Day event on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Cupertino Veterans Memorial located at Memorial Park. The event was created in 2007 after Cupertino resident Matt Axelson, a Navy Seal, was killed in Afghanistan in 2005 during operation Red Wing. This year’s speakers are former Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey and a retired Navy Seal Capt. Thomas Dietz.

Fruit fly quarantine

Some areas of Cupertino are within a portion of Santa Clara County that the California Secretary of Agriculture has placed under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly following the detection of eight flies in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. These areas are expected to remain under quarantine until June 1, 2024.

The oriental fruit fly is known to infest more than 230 fruits and vegetables, including valuable California crops. To prevent their spread, residents in the quarantine areas should not move homegrown fruits and vegetables from their property. This produce may, however, be consumed or processed on the property where they were grown. Store-bought produce is considered safe. Residents should continue to use their green organics cart for disposal of all produce.

For more information, visit https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/off/regulation.html.

Burrowing owls webinar

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority is hosting a Nov. 3 Zoom webinar on the burrowing owls of the Bay Area. This endangered species is one of the only owls active during the day, and the virtual presentation, set for noon-12:30 p.m., will cover what can be done to protect them. Register at Eventbrite.com.