Getting It Done: Ten Years of Measure AA Funds at Midpen
With about a third of the $300 million bond spent, Midpen has preserved more than 9,000 acres, debuted over 30 miles of new trails, and opened five new areas to...
Tag: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Hiking For Who You Want to See in Nature
Nick Collins is the leader of 510 Hikers, a weekly hiking group with a mission to diversify the outdoors.
The Revival of a Clear Creek
In keeping with its three-part mission to acquire, restore, and open land for recreation, Midpen has worked to undo ecological damage to El Corte de Madera.
Room to Roam: Habitat Connectivity
To improve habitat connectivity, Midpen is working with partners to supplement a dark, narrow culvert under Highway 17 near Lexington Reservoir with another underpass designed specifically for wildlife.
Caring for the Land That Cares For Us
Today, Midpen’s expertise extends beyond acquiring land for the public and into the complex work of restoring and sustaining it. It funds studies of local species—from burrowing owls to the...
The Amah Mutsun Are Dancing on Mount Umunhum Once Again
To improve habitat connectivity, Midpen is working with partners to supplement a dark, narrow culvert under Highway 17 near Lexington Reservoir with another underpass designed specifically for wildlife.
Meet Nonette Hanko, Bay Nature’s 2022 Conservation Action Hero
Nonette Hanko helped create the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, then served on its board for 46 years.
A Mountaintop with Panoramic Bay Area Views, Closed to the Public for 59 Years, Opens This Fall
At the "resting place of the hummingbirds," a panoramic view of the Bay Area that few from the general public have ever seen.
How to Enjoy a Fall Taste of Bay Laurel
The California bay laurel is an emblem of the Bay Area.
New Paradigms for Stewardship
In 2005, the tribal elders of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band came to Tribal Chairman Valentin Lopez and reminded him that California Indians have a responsibility to steward Creation. Lopez...
