Newsletters

Hunters hidden among the flowers, new neighborhood access to Ravenswood Open Space Preserve and an opportunity to help Midpen support our local oak populations.

A guide to enjoying wildflowers in the preserves, opportunities to engage with Midpen through guided activities, this year's photo contest and good news for cyclists visiting Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve.

Supporting the future of the rare Santa Cruz kangaroo rat in Sierra Azul Preserve, how conservation grazing helps coastal wildflowers thrive and a new Ranger recruitment offers the opportunity to contribute to Midpen's mission.

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Love is in the air, and it's a little stinky; a mountain lion's long journey highlights the need to reconnect landscapes; and registration for Midpen's first Careers in Conservation Job Fair is now open!

It's a new year, and Midpen is already hard at work on several key projects - supporting critical escape routes with wildland fire resiliency work, balancing newt protection and regional trail connectivity in Sierra Azul and celebrating collaboration on the San Mateo County Coastside.

A recent land acquisition connects two iconic Santa Cruz Mountain peaks, pile burns improve wildland fire resiliency and biodiversity and two aquatic projects aim to better understand and protect local fish, reptiles and amphibians.

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Inside this issue: Mapping grassland birds, six miles of new trail open in La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve and Midpen's continued work to prevent and prepare for wildland fire.

Inside this issue: First rains herald the upcoming newt migration, a future Midpen trail dedicated to conservation advocate Lennie Roberts, collaborative work for wildland fire safety and resilience, and more.

Inside this issue: The winners of this year's photo contest, a new coastal property purchase, a collaborative effort to protect and revive the San Francisco garter snake population and much more.

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Inside this issue: Snakes you may spot in the preserves, how Midpen's proactive wildland fire work helped to detect and stop the recent Monte Bello fire, newly completed easy-access improvements to Pulgas Ridge Preserve, and more.