The Santa Clara County Open Space Authority has a vacancy on its Board of Directors. The Board must appoint an individual to fill the vacant position on the Board of Directors representing District 7 which includes parts of Edenvale and the Evergreen areas of San Jose and other unincorporated area. Individuals interested in being considered …
Category Archive: Land Management
Dec 17
ROMP Recognizes Craig Beckman of MROSD
ROMP Recognizes the outstanding Contribution of Craig Beckman to the mountain bike community. He consistently designs, builds and maintains District trails that are both fun to ride and environmentally sustainable. Blue Blossom and Crossover trails are excellent examples of his work, and we here the new Giant Salamander will be similar. There has been numerous …
Oct 17
La Honda Creek Master Plan 11/16/2006
In 2004, the District kicked off the master planning process for La Honda Creek Preserve and completed two public workshops. Through the master planning process, the District will develop a resource protection and visitor use plan that aims to provide the public with greater opportunities for recreation access, interpretation, and education while protecting the natural, …
Aug 04
REI awards ROMP a Conservation and Recreation Grant
Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI) awarded ROMP a conservation and recreation grant to develop trails in the northwest corner of Soquel State Demo Forest. The Redwoods Bridge and Trails Project is a trail work and bridge construction effort in a California Department of Forestry Demonstration Forest which will protect the environment and provide educational and recreational …
Jul 31
Sanborn County Park Trails Master Plan 8/2 at 6:30
The Preferred Trail Alternatives Report for the Sanborn County Park Trails Master Plan will be presented to the Parks & Recreation Commission at the Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium at 70 W. Hedding St. in San Jose at 6:30pm on Wednesday August 2nd. The Report Summary and Map are attached to this email for your review. …
Feb 20
Protect the trail from sanitization
Technically challenging trails give mountain bikers a lot of funs and that’s what mountain biking is all about. So, it’s shocking to find a trail once so challenging gets smoothed out. That’s what happened to Stiles Ranch Trail at Santa Teresa Park. When Shane posted a warning sign of trail sanitization, it triggered a series …
Nov 28
Permanent Trail Closures at MROSD
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors will meet 7:30 pm this coming Wednesday, November 30, at the Los Altos Youth Center, 1 N. San Antonio Road in Los Altos. This special meeting will consider the fate of four trails: Black Mountain in Rancho San Antonio, Ridge in Skyline, Zinfandel in Pichetti Ranch, …
