POST and Partners Preserve Lands, Trails near Cupertino
Sometimes even the smallest projects can make a big impact. Thanks to a fruitful partnership between POST, Santa Clara County and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD), 54 acres overlooking Cupertino will now help connect a larger regional network of open space land. On March 11, POST purchased the property located in Stevens Canyon for $1.5 million from private sellers. Weeks later, on March 30, POST transferred the land to MROSD for the same amount with Santa Clara County contributing $750,000 to MROSD toward the agency's purchase. The county will also hold a conservation easement over the property that ensures future public access.
"There's much work to be done to create a viable greenbelt of rural lands in our area, and ongoing partnerships between land trusts like POST and public agencies are essential to meet this need," said POST President Audrey Rust.
With impressive views of forested hillsides along Stevens Canyon, the property is adjacent to MROSD's Monte Bello and Saratoga Gap open space preserves. The land will expand the connection between the two preserves and is identified as a corridor for the extension of the Stevens Creek Tony Look Trail between nearby Stevens Creek County Park and Upper Stevens Creek County Park. It also serves as a critical link for migrating wildlife and provides watershed protection within Stevens Canyon.
Location of transferred property