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Three New Miles for Ridge Trail, 35 for You! WINTER 2019 Three new miles for EVENTS A FEW SPOTS STILL OPEN ! Ridge Trail, 35 for you! 12th Annual Ridge Trail Day Saturday, November 2, 2019 Say hello to the newest section of Napa Ridge Trail Ridge Trail Day is the Ridge Trail Council’s largest annual event, with hundreds of volun- teers participating every year. We partner with REI Co-op and local land managers to host over a dozen volunteer trail work parties to build and improve sections of the Ridge Trail and inspire individuals to be stewards of their local wild places. Last year, more than 350 volunteers worked in teams to learn new skills, bond with fellow trail enthusiasts, and make a real impact. Registration for Ridge Trail Day opened in September, and sites are filling up fast. Visit our website to sign-up for Ridge Trail eNews Adventure: Trail lovers enjoy a guided hike and some coastal redwoods on the newest and you’ll be the first to know about next section of trail in the Pacific Union College forest. Photo credit: Pacific Union College year’s Ridge Trail Day and other volunteer events throughout the year. Sign up at n the spirit of bringing you new adventures, we’re thrilled to ridgetrail.org announce the opening of the newest addition to the Ridge Trail: three forested miles in Angwin, in Napa County on the Pacific PARTNER EVENT Union College (PUC) campus. Pacific Coast Trail Runs: IOur newest three miles—a moderately easy stretch through coast Woodside Trail Run Saturday, November 2, 2019 redwoods, Douglas firs, ponderosa pines, oaks, bay laurels, and Join Pacific Coast Trail Runs for the fifth Madrones—are part of a 35-mile network of hiking, mountain bik- and final run in their Ridge Trail Race Se- ing and equestrian trails in PUC’s 1,000-acre forest, which has just ries! Choose from 4 distances (50K, 35k, 17K, opened to the public thanks to a new trail license agreement between 10K) that will take you through Huddart and PUC and the Napa County Regional Parks and Open Space District. Wunderlich Parks where you will get your fill As part of the agreement, Napa County Parks will be responsible of towering coastal redwoods, lush ferns, and for trail improvements and maintenance, signs, maps and public rambling streams. And be sure to refuel at the education about the forest and the trails. We’re supporting their coveted post-race BBQ! efforts, of course, to make sure hiking, biking and riding the trails is the best it can be. Information kiosks, wayfinding and interpretive Not interested in running the race? Race signs are being installed to help with trail orientation and nature volunteers are needed too. Sign up at study on this special site. pacificcoasttrailruns.com PUC continued on page 6 SOUTH BAY Study of Highway 17 Trail Crossing Options Connecting El Sereno to Sierra Azul Preserve—the hard way! ighway 17 winds through the Santa Clara Valley and the Where is the project now? Santa Cruz Mountains, connecting San José to Santa Cruz. After several rounds of exploring numerous It’s a beautiful drive through the redwoods, but the highway potential route crossings, with solicitation is notorious for its narrow shoulders, sharp turns, blind and incorporation of feedback from Cal- curves, and dense traffic that seems to change speed when you least trans, Santa Clara County Parks, the Ridge Hexpect it. Trail Council, the public and other stake- Along the way, Highway 17 bisects over 30,000 acres of protected holders, Midpen is in the final stages of pre- public lands, running through a crucial wildlife corridor. Unsurpris- paring a proposal for environmental review. ingly, this stretch of highway is known as a “roadkill hotspot”; since In October, Midpen’s Board will consider 2000 more than 150 deer, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, skunks moving four alternatives through environ- and other animals were struck and killed as they tried to cross the mental review: two wildlife-only undercross- road. ings (near the center of the roadkill hotspot) and two recreational overcrossings for the The highway also crosses the planned path of the Ridge Trail, creating Ridge Trail (shared with other trails, in- a gap between an existing 25-mile stretch on one side and a 21-mile cluding the Juan Bautista de Anza National stretch on the other. Historic Trail) that would connect directly to El Sereno Open Space Preserve and the Los Gatos Creek Trail. We love the Northern rec- reational overcrossing (Crossing 5a) option because of its proximity to regional trails on either side of the highway, which will be a huge boon for trail lovers eager to explore the surrounding parks and wilderness areas. What’s next? The environmental review process will get underway next year and will take up to 24 months. Permitting, design and construc- The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen), in part- tion—which will be contingent on a success- nership with many stakeholders, has been working for years toward ful fundraising effort—will follow. Although a solution that provides safe passage for wildlife, improves safety for Measure AA bond money provides $16 motorists, and creates new opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. million for the project, a significant amount of funds still need to be raised to complete “We’re thrilled to be involved,” says RT’s trail director, Liz Westbrook. the two crossings and trail connections. For “If we can close that gap, we’ll have an unbroken stretch of Ridge Trail detailed information about the project, visit all the way from Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve to Almaden the Highway 17 project page of the Midpen Quicksilver County Park, about 50 miles that goes through Sanborn, website and sign-up for updates at: El Sereno and Sierra Azul.” If the environmental review process www.openspace.org/hwy17 (state and federal), permitting, design and fundraising all proceed accordingly, the Highway 17 wildlife crossing could begin as early as 2024. Development of the connecting trails can begin following environmental review. 2 PLANNING SERIES San Mateo and South Bay Garin-Gelderman PLEASANTON SAN BRUNO Dry Creek/ Gelderman Pioneer Extension Sweeney ÃÅ35 Ridge Whipple Rd Skyline UNION CITY North Vargas HAYWARD Plateau C iles anyon PACIFICA MILLBRAE ÃÅ92 ÃÅ238 ÃÅ84 N Rd ¨¦§880 Alameda Creek to Stenhammer Vargas Plateau Alameda C re e ¤£101 k BURLINGAME Vallejo Mill Park to Niles Canyon to Niles Canyon Road Garin Alameda Creek Trail ÃÅ82 Vargas to San Pedro Landbank-Mission Mission Peak Valley Park Blvd (Louie) Cliff/Deer ¨¦§680 Coy San Francisco ote H Gulch Trail ills Sl ough ¨¦§280 Padre Pky Watershed HILLSBOROUGH Don Edwards FOSTER CITY Fremont Blvd National Wildlife Refuge M SAN MATEO is sio n Lands B lv d Thornton Ave FREMONT Mission Peak C a Scarpet Peak l 84 a 1,923 ft REDWOOD CITY ÃÅ v e Ox Hill r a Sunol Regional 1,778 ft ¨¦§880 s Bair Island NEWARK R ÃÅ35 BELMONT d Wilderness Ecological Mission Peak Reserve 2,497 ft Fifield-Cahill Mission Extension Peak Regional Mount Allison Hwy 92 Preserve 2,602 ft Crossing Southern Skyline C a Boulevard Ridge l ÃÅ1 ÃÅ262 Monument Peak a Trail Extension 2,546 ft v Hill Face e r d a s Open Space R C r s e 92 a e ÃÅ r k e v a l a HALF C E Miramontes Ridge MOON Open Space Preserve Ed Levin BAY County Park Ed R. Southern Skyline - South Levin to Purisima Creek Connection Park ¨¦§280 Phleger Canada Rd Don Edwards Patrick Ranch Kings Mountain ATHERTON Ed Levin to Estate 2,090 ft Middlefield Rd Huddart ¤£101 National Wildlife Refuge Patrick Ranch Park ÃÅ82 MILPITAS ngsM Alma St Ki t WOODSIDE Rd MENLO PARK Bald Knob 2,090 ft ÃÅ35 Teague Hill Patrick Ranch 2,008 ft to Kirk Ranch Sierra Purisima Creek ÃÅ237 Vista OSP - Aquila G u Loop Morena Sierra Skeggs Point S a North Kirk Redwoods Open d 2,398 ft 2,306 ft a a r lu a p Sierra Road Space Preserve to e 84 g reek ÃÅ PALO ALTO R Penitencia C El Corte De Madera OSP a Crossing Central Expy iv a Jasper Ridge C er i r Creek - Alum c Wunderlich e n e ¨¦§880 enit e k Rock Entrance P El Corte de Molder Trail Reserve Sierra Rd er Park U pp Madera Creek ¨¦§680 N 1st St Penitencia 1 MOUNTAIN VIEW ÃÅ La Honda Creek P Alum Rock a Creek 1b g 1,847 ft to El Corte e PORTOLA M £101 De Madera ¤ Å130 i à ll R ¨¦§280 SUNNYVALE VALLEY d Berryessa BART F Upper La o o to King Road d t Penitencia k Honda h R i e e ll re in E ÃÅ87 Creek 4 Creek OSP p x King Rd Crossing C l p s A y o Kelly Hill it LOS ALTOS b 1,821 ft Coyote Creek - Maybury o L Windy HILLS to Watson Park to Windy Hill to Windy Hill Hill ÃÅ85 Roosevelt Park La Honda Creek 1,919 ft SANTA CLARA LOS ALTOS ÃÅ82 Story Rd Coyote Creek - 19th St Russian Ridge to Windy Hill Coyote Creek - La Honda Creek Selma Olinder Park Mount Melville Coal Creek to Styory Road Open Space Preserve 2,205 ft Langley Hill OSP ¨¦§280 2,221 ft SAN JOSE Coyote Creek Gregorio C - Story Rd to S an r eek Borel Hill ¨¦§280 Phelan Ave 2,513 ft S a Coyote Creek Monte Bello Open n y T p - Phelan Ave CUPERTINO o x Space Preserve m 35 E 84 ÃÅ toTullyRd a ÃÅ Russian Ridge e s M c n c E L e x a Open Space Preserve r 17 u p ÃÅ g w y h a Coy lin L ot A S e v e C e e n r 87 t e Av ÃÅ e e e 82 r a ÃÅ k R g v d £101 o ¤ t A a Meridian Ave d r Monterey Hwy Upper Stevens a m R S o Curtner Ave o c r 85 s e Creek Park ÃÅ d a a CAMPBELL B c s S e P d lv B Saratoga r e SARATOGA t s e Pescadero Gap OSP h c Branham Ln Table Mountain in Creek Park 2,024 ft W Camden Ave kRd Cree adero ÃÅ9 ÃÅ85 Pesc MONTE SERENO d San Teresa Blvd Blossom Hill R Sanborn Castle County Park 3,202 ft El Sereno Open C Mount Bielawski Space Preserve lo LOS GATOS v 3,222 ft e r Castle Rock d Å17 a
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