Midpen is continuing a multiyear process to develop a plan for natural resource management and ecologically sensitive public access at the Hawthorns Area of Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, a 79-acre property located within the town of Portola Valley.
The new Hawthorns Public Access Working Group will hold its third meeting Thursday, October 26 at the Midpen Administrative Office. At the meeting, the working group will discuss initial conceptual design alternatives including proposed parking and driveway options, as well as internal connections, trailheads, trail uses and local and regional connectivity opportunities.
The working group was formed to help develop and evaluate conceptual alternatives for introducing public access to the Hawthorns Area based on board-adopted vision and goals. The group is comprised of interest area representatives, ward stakeholders, a Midpen board liaison and a Portola Valley town liaison. The public access working group’s meetings are open to the public.
Working group members will collaborate with Midpen staff, District Ward Stakeholders, and elected official liaisons on a plan to introduce ecologically sensitive public access to the site in a manner consistent with Midpen vision and goals.