Jan 23
By Ed Dee, SVMTB Board Member On December 13th, 2023 after many years of public comment meetings and efforts by all interested trail use groups, Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers (SVMTB) obtained a verbal confirmation from a MROSD Board Member that trail Alternative 3 (See 11/29/23 Map) has been chosen to be developed. (Hopefully open to …
Jan 10
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
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
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
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
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
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!
