Specifications include, but are not limited to: Established in 1972, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen, District) is an independent special district that has preserved over 70,000 acres of public land and manages 27 open space preserves. Midpen’s boundary extends from San Carlos to Los Gatos and to the Pacific Ocean from south of Pacifica to the Santa Cruz County line. Located approximately 4.5 miles west of the Town of Los Gatos, Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve is comprised of approximately 1,435 acres of second-growth redwood and Douglas-fir forests and oak woodlands. The preserve is being opened to the public in phases over a twenty year period. Currently, approximately 519 acres are open to the public. Approximately 12.6 acres of the preserve constitute a former Christmas tree farm primarily comprised of cultivar Douglas-fir. In 2019, Midpen removed cultivar Douglas-fir and implemented vegetation management measures on 1.6 acres of the former Christmas tree farm site. This project seeks to remove cultivar trees, address invasive species, and implement erosion control measures in the remaining 11 acres in support of long-term site restoration. The tree removal work is anticipated to occur in two phases to avoid impacts to nesting birds. The first phase, which will occur within the polygons located on the eastern side of Bear Creek Road
