Stories

Five years have passed since the inception of Midpen’s Wildland Fire Resiliency Program has enabled us to expand the ongoing, year-round work we do to prepare for and prevent wildland fire and increase the ecoystem’s resilience to it.

During a guided group hike for older adults, Midpen and community partner ALAS united community, culture and the outdoors. Staff and participants learned, in Spanish, about the surrounding nature, including many wildflowers, and concluded the event with a lively group lun

As summer heats up, both people and wildlife face the same challenges in open spaces: how to stay cool, hydrated and safe during hot, dry days.

A new project about to break ground in Midpen’s Miramontes Ridge Preserve near Half Moon Bay has been decades in the making. It will create a more reliable water supply for conservation grazing and row-crops while expanding and improving habitat for rare native frogs, fish and other wildlife.

You may have noticed while out on the trails, in your own backyard or even driving around in your car that there have recently been butterflies everywhere.

Each year when spring arrives and the grasses begin to grow tall throughout the preserves the annual practice of timed mowing occurs in select areas of Midpen preserves.

Beginning in May, crews will start building a new parking area and easy-access loop trail at Bear Creek Redwoods.

On April 4, neighbors from East Palo Alto’s University Village, along with staff from the City of East Palo Alto, Midpen and regional partners, celebrated the opening of a new access point to Ravenswood Preserve, improving connectivity to nature for East Palo Alto residents.

If you’ve ever spent a spring afternoon wandering through vibrant wildflower patches, you’ve likely stopped to admire the striking gold hue of a California poppy, or the intricate patterns of tidy tips.

Wildflowers are more than just a pretty picture that decorate our open spaces; they are ecologically important native species that support our region’s incredible biodiversity!