Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Overview

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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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Midpen Project Aims to Make it Easier for Wildlife to Cross Highway Safely

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.

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Local Environmental Advocacy Now Faces Climate Challenges

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.

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Midpen District Imposes Contract on Rangers

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.”

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Preserving the Peninsula: Midpen Turns 50

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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Supes Ink Agreement with Open Space District to Protect Ridgeline

08/24/2021
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of agreement between the county and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. One joint goal: thwarting Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.’s efforts to disturb the ridgeline as part of its expansion efforts.