Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Meredith Manning is a Senior Planner at the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, responsible for overseeing planning activities and capital project management for 63,000 acres of protected public open space in the Santa Cruz Mountains. With extensive experience in public access and natural resource management, Meredith has led multi-disciplinary teams on significant projects, supervised a Planning Department, and managed all aspects of complex restoration and access initiatives. Prior roles include Ecosystem Restoration Hydrologist at the U.S. Forest Service, where large-scale restoration plans for degraded ecosystems were developed, and Watershed Restoration Geologist at Redwood National and State Parks, focusing on watershed assessments and erosion control. Educational qualifications include a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Planning & Interpretation from Humboldt State University.
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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Founded in 1972 by voter initiative, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District preserves and manages a regional greenbelt system in the San Francisco Bay Area, that includes parts of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and a small portion of Santa Cruz county. It is one of California’s largest urban regional open space districts with nearly 65,000 acres, 26 preserves and more than 225 miles of trails. Midpen protects over 70 rare native species and critical habitats like waterways and redwood forests. Over 2 million visits are made annually to its regional preserves. Of Midpen's 26 preserves, 24 are open to the public free of charge, 365 days a year from dawn until one-half hour after sunset. Midpen's mission is to acquire and preserve a regional greenbelt of open space and agricultural land of regional significance in perpetuity, protect and restore the natural environment and provide opportunities for ecologically-sensitive public enjoyment and education. ------------------------------------------- Midpen is a single-purpose, independent special district. This site is intended as a limited public forum for information sharing between Midpen and the public. Comments posted to this page will be monitored during regular business hours. We reserve the right to restrict or remove inappropriate comments including those that have obscene language or sexual content, threaten or defame any person or organization, violate intellectual property rights or the legal ownership interest of another party, support or oppose political candidates or ballot propositions, encourage illegal activity, promote commercial services or products or are not topically related to the particular posting.