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How you can help keep blossoming wildflowers healthy when visiting Midpen preserves, an update on a previous prescribed burn site, and an opportunity to showcase your photography chops by entering Midpen's 2025 Photo Contest.

Major milestone reached for a collaborative fire safety and forest health effort, two newly approved land purchases further Midpen's vision for future trail connections and support ranger and maintenance staff presence on the San Mateo County Coast and Midpen trail crews to break ground on a new trail this year!

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Inside this issue: Midpen assists with the rescue of a trio of mountain lion cubs, new community organizations partner with Midpen to expand event offerings for the public, and plenty of ways to explore your open space in February.

Inside this issue: Signs of the rainy season await you at Midpen preserves including newts, mushrooms, muddy trails and more! Work on the coastal mission and wildland fire resiliency plan continue, and celebrate the new year by exploring open space on a guided activity.

Inside this issue: More exciting news for the Highway 17 Wildlife and Trail Crossings Project, exploring the winter wonders of open space through new events and guided activities, and how Midpen is making local forests healthier.

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Inside this issue: New trails open, Midpen reintroduces prescribed fire for ecosystem health and wildland fire resiliency, and get into fall spirit with guided activities, trails featuring colorful foliage and more!

Inside this issue: Pallid bats make a Midpen preserve their home, the Highway 17 Crossings Project clears a key milestone, how Midpen is staying ahead of wildland fire and much more!

Inside this issue: New trails are opening this fall, and nearly 60 more acres of open space are preserved (thank you Measure AA). It's also awards season! Check out our photo contest winners and learn about our GIS department's newest accomplishments, including an amazing tool that will help you find the trail that’s right for you.

*Note: In the printed version of the Fall 2024 Views, there was a mistake on the Hawthorns article regarding architect Julia Morgan as the designer for the house, cottage, barn and garage at the Hawthorns Historic Complex. Only the garage was reportedly designed by Morgan. We apologize for this misattribution. 

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Inside this issue: A mysterious seabird nests at Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, Midpen's continued efforts to prepare for and prevent wildland fire and how we partner with our communities to grow and train the next generation of environmentalists.

Inside this issue: How Midpen is helping a rare bird by providing quality nesting habitat, a new bike ride series offered in partnership with Silicon Valley Bike Coalition and keeping yourself, your pets, Midpen preserves and surrounding communities safe through the current heat wave and Fourth of July holiday.