By law, the District is required to notice the public regarding projects that meet California Environmental Quality Act standard for public notification. The District also notifies the public about meetings where the public can learn and comment on projects or items of District Business.

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration for the Elkus Ranch Uplands and Lobitos Ridge Properties Rangeland Management Plan
posted 8/3/2010; 9/2/2010

Notice is hereby given that the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, as a Lead Agency, has prepared and intends to adopt a Negative Declaration for the Elkus Ranch Uplands and Lobitos Ridge Properties Rangeland Management Plan. All comments must be postmarked or sent via email no later than September 2. The comment period is now closed.

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the former Almaden Air Force Station/Mt. Umunhum Remediation Project
posted 7/27/2010, updated 8/23/10

Notice is hereby given that the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, as a Lead Agency, has prepared and intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Remediation Project at the former Almaden Air Force Station at Mount Umunhum. All comments must be postmarked or sent via email no later than August 20. The comment period is now closed.

• Memorandum and Notice of Intent
• MND for the Remediation Project
• MND the Remediation Project Appendices

Notice of Election
posted 7/9/2010

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5529 of the California Public Resources Code and Section 12112 of the California Elections Code, that a general District election to be consolidated with the Gubernatorial General Election will be held in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on the 2nd day of November, 2010 to choose a successor for four (4) offices of the Board of Directors to be elected in Wards 1, 2, 5 and 6 of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

White Oaks Trail Construction Project at Monte Bello OSP
posted 5/13/2010

An exciting new trail construction project is underway. The project will replace the existing White Oaks Trail and connect gates MB04 and MB05 in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve with a new trail alignment. The new alignment will reduce erosion problems and create a more scenic and safe recreational connection between the Preserve’s main parking lot and the preserve trail network. The new trail alignment will follow modern trail building practices to provide drainage and will wind in and out of woodland areas. The steepness of the existing trail will be reduced. It will also eliminate of the use of the firebreak disc lines that run along Page Mill Road as portions of the trail. The soil in these disc lines is churned up annually to create a fire break which creates a poor trail surface.

Work is expected to continue from mid May through the beginning of August 2010. The new alignment will be posted closed until construction is complete. Once the new trail is ready to support trail use the old alignment will be restored and closed to all use.

District Launches New Defensible Space Permit Program
posted 6/24/2009

The District is pleased to announce the launching of a new Defensible Space
Permit Program that allows neighbors whose homes are located within 100 feet of District boundaries to increase their fire safety by reducing vegetation on adjacent District lands. One of the primary determinants of a home's ability to survive a wildfire is the quality of the surrounding "defensible space". Defensible space is an area around a structure where fuels and vegetation are treated, cleared or reduced to slow the spread of wildfire towards the structure and to provide room for firefighters to safely fight fires and protect homes.