We received this message from Tina Hugg at Openspace.org to SVMTB ” I’m happy to announce that we just received approval from San Mateo County to open the parking area and trail to the public. Both will be open this Friday, February 21st. We are testing the automatic gates over the next couple days and …
Category Archive: News
Jan 10
Midpen board approves Vision Plan
The final vision plan meeting for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District was held on January 14th. On Wednesday January 29th, Board of Directors approved the associated 40-year Vision Plan, which includes a slate of 25 tier-one regional open space projects ranging from opening preserves and building trail connections to improving water quality, protecting the …
Jan 01
Midpen input – received!
Thanks everyone for your participation in the Midpeninsula Region Open Space District’s recent Vision process. Our voices were heard through workshop participation and a lot of on-line input – great!
Dec 03
*Update* Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District: send your input online by Sunday 12/15th!
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has finished their regional workshops, but it’s still possible to send input via their website. Midpen has identified several goals for open space preserves, based on input gathered over the past eight months. These goals are taken into consideration when deciding what actions, activities, projects, and programs are top …
Oct 18
ECdM Parking/Staging Area Update
Update from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District: “Construction has resumed at the staging area at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. We are working on retrofits to the drainage system to address the issues we encountered last winter. Once construction is complete, we will be monitoring the drainage system’s performance through this winter’s …
Oct 16
Upcoming Sanborn trail buildin’ days!
Santa Clara County Parks staff have been working on a new segment of the John Nicholas trail in Sanborn County Park – when finished, the trail will be open to mountain bikers! Volunteers have been helping with the trail this summer… stay tuned for trail work days this winter!
Oct 15
New affiliation, new name!
Big news: we’re now an IMBA chapter, and we’ve changed our name to Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers – see our e-news update for more info! New links: svmtb.org, facebook, and meetup!
