Press Releases

Midpen announced that it has expanded Sierra Azul Preserve by closing escrow on the purchase of 41.76 acres of open space land that is located on the slopes above Soda Spring Canyon.

At a public meeting last night, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors officially kicked off "From 50 to Forever," a year-long community celebration throughout 2022 recognizing the public agency’s 50th anniversary. 

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors is recognizing Assemblymember Marc Berman for the largest state budget allocation Midpen has ever received for a single project: $8 million for the proposed purchase of a portion of the open space and agricultural land called Clover

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

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors reinforced protection of our local hillsides and habitat with a 5-0 vote to approve a Memorandum of Agreement between Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and the County of Santa Clara. County Supervisors Joe Simitian (District Five)

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is pleased to announce that $250,000 in funding is available through its 2022 Grantmaking Program funding round.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has been awarded two grants totaling $1.97 million to help fund vegetation management projects under its new Wildland Fire Resiliency Program, which proactively expands Midpen’s ongoing wildland fire prevention, preparat

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District announced today that it has expanded El Sereno Open Space Preserve by closing escrow on the purchase of 182.15 acres of open space land that includes northern slopes and ridgeline of Mount El Sereno.

On June 9, 2021 the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors adopted a $89.6 million budget to support 117 projects for the fiscal year running from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.