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Address:   330 Distel Circle, Los Altos, CA 94022

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We can thank the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for 26 open space preserves totaling some 65,000 acres of pristine, gorgeous land for hiking, cycling and horseback riding, and more. This independent special district in the San Francisco Bay Area includes parts of Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. The Midpen is funded largely by property taxes and is governed by a seven-member board of directors, each elected to a four-year term.

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California Local Pin Marker From Los Altos Town Crier...

10/03/2023
Inspired by community concerns about the lack of safe passage for animals crossing Highway 17, Los Altos-based Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has launched a multi-year project to build a wildlife undercrossing and a recreational trail overcrossing.

California Local Pin Marker From Palo Alto Online...

12/27/2022
Four organizations that have hit milestones this year take on a new threat—climate change—that threatens to damage the environments they worked so hard to save.

California Local Pin Marker From Los Altos Town Crier...

08/15/2022
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors could have a morale problem among its rangers if a retirement benefits dispute continues with the district’s 28 peace officers. Midpen’s refusal to negotiate on public safety benefits has forced 21 out of 28 of the rangers “to consider leaving.”

Los Gatan logo From Los Gatan...

02/23/2022
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The largest preserve in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District just got a little bigger, with the purchase of 42 acres in the Mount Umunhum area of the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, district officials said Feb. 9. The property, purchased for $168,000, is located on slopes above Soda Spring Canyon and is surrounded by [...]

California Local Pin Marker From Palo Alto Online...

02/17/2022
Hiking, biking and riding trails run through the foothills, mountains and marshlands of the San Francisco Peninsula. And much of this access to nature is thanks to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

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