Stories

Our local Bay Area streams were once teeming with runs of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), but today, steelhead trout are threatened and coho salmon are endangered. Midpen is in a unique position to protect these charismatic fish

Thanks to the Bay Area’s mild climate, wildflowers bloom here even in winter.

To help tell the story of 50 years of open space protection, restoration and enjoyment, we are delighted to bring you this series we’re calling Open Stories, a collection of conversations about the many ways to connect with nature and your public open space.

In December, the Midpen board of directors took its first public steps toward a proposed purchase of the 6,500-acre Cloverdale Ranch property, currently owned by the Peninsula Open Space Trust, by authorizing the general manager to apply to accept two significant sources of funding.

Winter may seem like an unusual time for any bird to begin nesting, but in the Bay Area, Anna’s hummingbirds get an early start. 

Have you ever taken a nature walk in the dark? There are creatures that you can find in your local open space preserves that are bioluminescent, fluorescent or phosphorescent.

As you walk along the trail this rainy season, you might find someone cute walking alongside you: a newt! The best time to see one of these critters is when they migrate toward bodies of water to breed.

Midpen, POST and City of Half Moon Bay partner to protect open space and farmland.

Responding to concerns raised by community scientists.

Midpen is working year-round to implement our new Wildland Fire Resiliency Program, which increases our ecologically sensitive vegetation management work by approximately 600% over the next decade.