Stories

Midpen is helping transform an old vineyard at Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve from a barren hilltop flatland to a climate-resilient and biodiverse oak woodland.

Recently, Midpen ecologists took to a hill in Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve in hopes of finding endangered bay checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas editha bayensis), an endemic species that can only be found in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.  

To help illuminate the disparities in a digestible manner, Midpen’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team created two interactive dashboards to explore demographics and disadvantaged communities in California to help illuminate disparities and meaningful trends on a census tract level.

Ten years ago, more than two-thirds of voters residing within Midpen boundaries voted “yes” on Measure AA.

Latino Outdoors held its first event of 2024 at Midpen’s Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve in early February. The hike was the first of many made possible through a recently expanded two-year contract with Midpen.

Spring is coyote pupping season – breeding coyote pairs settle into temporary dens and prepare for pups to arrive in April.

Of all of California’s habitats, coastal grasslands are among the most biodiverse.

As part of Midpen’s mission to reclaim natural areas and restore the land’s natural functions to support a healthy thriving ecosystem, staff recently completed the cleanup of this old landfill discovered within the preserve.

Midpen and the San Francisco Conservation Corps (SFCC) are teaming up to expand capacity for work that increases the natural environment’s resilience to climate change and potential wildland fire.

Within Midpen preserves on the San Mateo County coast, where agricultural roots run deep, conservation and agriculture are often intertwined.