San Mateo County

The San Francisco Watershed Lands to Wilder Ranch State Park area is located along the Santa Cruz Mountains in San Mateo County. It contains significant stands of old-growth redwood and Douglas-fir forests. Many rare and sensitive animals rely on habitat within this area, including at least 20 sensitive animal species and 40 sensitive plant species. The mountain lion is an important wildlife species in this area that depends on a large home range to survive. The area also includes six sensitive natural communities, including maritime Coast Range ponderosa pine forest, northern interior cypress forest, northern maritime chaparral, and Monterey Pine forests. Furthermore, the area offers extensive recreational opportunities through trails and camp sites. Land conservation in this this area would protect the ecological integrity of this area by preventing fragmentation and urban enchroachment, while providing enhanced recreational opportunities and protected scenic viewsheds and watershed functions.

For more information about this area, please contact:

Laura Kindsvater
Save-the-Redwoods League
lkindsvater@savetheredwoods.org
(415) 362-2352 ext. 326
http://www.savetheredwoods.org/

Partners:

• Peninsula Open Space Trust
• The Nature Conservancy
• Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
• California State Parks
• Sempervirens Fund