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  • Staff Spotlight: Amy Ricard, Community Resources Manager

    May 26, 2022

    This month’s Staff Spotlight is on Amy Ricard, who was recently promoted to lead our newly formed Community Resources team! Amy was hired as a Community Relations Specialist in 2014 to oversee community engagement activities, and to develop and execute …

  • OFFICE CLOSED Monday July 26

    July 26, 2021

    The Ag + Open Space offices will be closed on Monday, July 26 due to a street closure that will block access to our parking lot and building. Our staff are working today and are available by phone or email. …

  • Parks, preserves, and public spaces accessible now

    June 29, 2020

    We’ve always known that our parks and open spaces provide significant mental and physical health benefits to our community, and the current COVID-19 crisis has only underscored the importance of these lands. That’s why we were thrilled to see the …

  • Protecting natural resources + preparing our lands for wildfire

    May 29, 2020

    Though many aspects of our lives feel as if they are on hold, our work to prepare our protected lands for the potential wildfire season ahead has continued over the last few months. From monitoring vegetation to conducting prescribed burns, …

  • Welcome to our new Advisory Committee youth members!

    September 26, 2019

    Welcome to our new Advisory Committee youth members! Ag + Open Space is happy to welcome our two new Advisory Committee Youth Members. Austin Maners and Alex Wood joined in September and we’re looking forward to the impact their perspectives …