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CC 07-02-2025 Item No. 2. Project update by Midpen_Presentation2025 District Update North Ridge Trail, Purisima Creek Redwoods (Eric Gouldsberry) July 1, 2025 Jed Cyr, Board President Craig Gleason, Board Member, Ward 1 Midpen’s Mission(s) Midpen’s mission: to acquire and preserve a regional greenbelt of open space land in perpetuity, protect and restore the natural environment, and provide opportunities for ecologically sensitive public enjoyment and education. On the Coast, Midpen has an expanded mission to acquire and preserve agricultural land of regional significance, preserve rural character and encourage viable agricultural uses of land resources. Midpen’s Lands Midpen’s Board of Director Wards •Public agency, created in 1972 by a grassroots voter initiative •763,000 constituents (2020) •Elected board: seven directors •Funded primarily through property tax •27 Preserves in Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties •Preserved over 72,000 acres, 250+ miles of trails –Over 15,000 acres of grazing land on the San Mateo Coast •Preserves are free and open to the public​ every day of the year •Main office in Los Altos + field offices •~240 employees, ~1000 volunteers •$300 million voter-approved general obligation bond passed in 2014 to support public priorities Some Midpen Facts Project Updates Wildland Fire Resiliency Program Implementation Cherry Springs Prescribed Burn, 2024 Photo: Michael Gorman Wildland Fire Resiliency Program: Project Area Prioritization Ecosystem Resiliency Enhanced Fire Management Wildland Fire Resiliency Program Wildland Fire Resiliency Program: Project Areas •Provides opportunities to engage surrounding communities through educational, enriching outings and events provided by our partners that work with underserved demographics. •Designed to allow for the organic building of relationships and is broken into three tiers of partnership and financial support. Our outreach partnership program participants include: Latino Outdoors at El Corte De Madera (Latino Outdoors) East Palo Alto Library at El Corte De Madera (EPA Library) Vista Center at Rancho San Antonio (Midpen Staff) Tier 1 - Pilot partnerships •East Palo Alto Library •Puente de la Costa Sur •Coastside Children Tier 2 - Formal contracts •Bay Area Older Adults •Boys and Girls Club of the Coastside •Branching Out Adventures •Saved by Nature •Silicon Valley Bike Coalition •Student Conservation Association •Vista Center for the Blind Tier 3 - Multi-Year, Deeply collaborative contracts •Latino Outdoors In c r e a s e d E n g a g e m e n t Outreach Partnership Program Highway 17 Crossings Join Us! Midpen Events Calendar Find us at openspace.org/events Questions? openspace.org info@openspace.org Sign up for eNews at: openspace.org/enewsletter