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  • Mt Umunhum DEIR Plan Set to be Released in September

    Mt. Umunhum Environmental Restoration and Public Access Project Release Update: Draft Environmental Impact Report http://www.openspace.org/plans_projects/mt_umunhum.asp The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District staff is finalizing its drafting of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Mount Umunhum Environmental Restoration and Public Access Project and adding additional material. We anticipate releasing the document during the…

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  • MROSD Annual Report, Excellent Read!

    Fall 2011 Issue http://www.openspace.org Geocaching Program Off to a Great Start The District’s geocaching program launch event held July 9 at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve brought out approximately 200 eager geocachers of all ages and experience levels. More >> A Message from the General Manager The Metamorphosis of Mt. Umunhum Earlier this summer, on…

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  • Mountain Lion Tracking-Capture-Range Info Site

    Santa Cruz Pumas http://www.santacruzpumas.org Habitat fragmentation is among the top threats to wildlife worldwide. Think about it. Just about everywhere you go in the world today, there are roads, houses and/or farms. For some species like coyotes, deer and raccoons, this is a great thing. But for other species like elephants, wolves and tigers it…

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  • Tour De Fat, San Francisco, Benefit for the Ridge Trail

    New Belgium Brewing Company’s Tour de Fat Returns to Golden Gate Park Annual Ballyhoo of Bikes & Beer is Back! The Tour de Fat once again comes to San Francisco on Saturday, September 24. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Lincoln+Way,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en&sll=37.765198,-122.483832&sspn=0.020491,0.053387&vpsrc=0&z=14 Join us in Golden Gate Park for music, fanciful entertainment, contests, art displays and, of course, New Belgium’s Fat Tire…

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  • ROMP Picnic Is a GO!!!Saturday-October 8th, Gilroy Hot Springs

    Saturday-October 8th, Gilroy Hot Springs Romp picnics are good times–with good food and good rides. This one’s unique in that It’ll be at Gilroy Hot Springs. Edit 8-19-11: Folks, Spaces are filling up. The event is capped at 50. If you’re considering going please register/signup via the weblink. Due to food ordering specifics,No drop ins…

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  • Rancho Corral de Tierra Update Mtng

    MCC committee on Rancho Corral de Tierra, Wednesday 6/15 at 7:30 pm at Seton The MCC sub-committee for tracking developments of the National Park Service (NPS)Rancho Corral de Tierra (RCdT)will provide an update and information meeting for members of the Midcoast Community. While the actual turnover of the POST property is now scheduled for late…

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  • Former Ranchland Transferred to Russian Ridge Preserve

    Former ranchland transferred to Russian Ridge preserve http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=…41639,0.110378 The Peninsula Open Space Trust last week transferred a 97.5-acre property along Skyline Ridge to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The parcel, located along Alpine Road near La Honda, about two miles west of Skyline Boulevard, will become part of the district’s Russian Ridge Open Space…

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