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Midpen has employed the services of an independent research company to conduct a public opinion survey of residents to obtain feedback on their current priorities as it related to the District and its open spaces.

In December, two long-time Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board members retired after a combined 40 years of service.

A Message from the General Manager

The red barn at La Honda Creek Preserve is an important home for the rare pallid bats. 

“It was all brand new. A brand-new agency, brand-new job and a new role that was just created,” explained Bob Garcia, Midpen’s first ranger.

Rapidly advancing technology may seem to be at odds with open space preservation, however, new technologies such as digital mapping, apps, cameras and software are essential to Midpen’s work.

It’s not every day in the Bay Area that you can enjoy a vivid sunset followed by the moonrise from a mountaintop.

As one of the “original nine” rangers hired by Midpen, David Sanguinetti, or “Sango” as he was more commonly known around the organization, has a thorough recollection of the early days at Midpen.

Midpen is working with the University of Santa Cruz Puma Project on a 5-year study to learn more about how mountain lions use open space lands frequently visited by people and to better understand factors that influence human-mountain lion interactions.

Midpen has awarded $250,000 to 10 regional nonprofit and research organizations for projects in support of Midpen preserves for public access, interpretation, education and research.