Press Releases

As a capstone to our yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, Midpen partnered with NBC Bay Area to develop a television documentary about the public agency titled “50 to Forever: Midpen’s Mission to Preserve Nature & Open Space”.

At a public meeting in Pescadero on December 10, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors approved the purchase of 6,300 acres of the Cloverdale Ranch from the Peninsula Open Space Trust.

At its regular meeting on October 12, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors appointed three new Measure AA Bond Oversight Committee members to serve four-year terms.

Midpen received the 2022 Excellence in Technology Award from the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) for its Equal Representation: Midpen's Ward Boundary Redistricting Project. 

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s (Midpen) has extended the nomination deadline for five calendar days, to Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 5 p.m., for non-incumbent candidates to obtain and file nomination papers for the office of Director for Wards 1 and 6.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving a four-year term on an independent citizen oversight committee ensuring transparency and

Members of the public interested in running for one of four seats up for election on the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s  Board of Directors have until 5 p.m. on August 12 to file the required paperwork.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors adopted an $84 million budget to fund 95 key projects and 16 supporting projects for the fiscal year running from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District hosted an admission-free Bayside Family Festival on Saturday, April 30th.

The Bay Nature Institute honored Nonette Hanko of Palo Alto with the 2022 Conservation Action Local Hero Award.