| Agency |
Founded: |
Funding: |
Land Trust "partner": |
Goal: |
Achievement: |
Midpeninsula
Regional
Open Space District |
1971 |
$12 MM yearly from property tax |
POST:
38,000 acres since 1977 |
Buy and manage open space for nature &
people, especially on Midpeninsular Ridge |
44,000 acres in three
counties, nearly all open to the public, and 250
miles of trails |
| Marin
County OSD |
1972 |
$2.1 MM yearly from property tax |
MALT: 27,000
acres since 1980 |
Buy and manage open space for nature &
people, especially in "upland greenbelt"
between cities |
14,000 acres, nearly all
open to the public |
| Sonoma
County Ag Preservation & OSD |
1990 |
$13 MM yearly from sales tax |
Sonoma
Land Trust: 11,000 acres since 1976 |
Preserve ag and OS "primarily"
through easements; may also acquire lands in fee
an dtransfer to other agency to manage |
27,000 acres protected; 1%
of these are currently open to the public |
