Marin County Parks and Open Space Department

Every day, Marin County Parks and Open Space staff is working on a variety of projects to take good care of our parks, preserves, trails, and recreational facilities.

The Bolinas Lagoon Ecosystem Restoration Project aims to ameliorate adverse human impacts to the lagoon, thereby promoting the natural, dynamic, geologically evolutionary processes of this internationally recognized estuarine environment. MORE

Invasive weeds can rapidly dominate a landscape, displace native plants and, as a result, cause significant declines in biodiversity and habitat values. MORE

The Marin County Open Space District (MCOSD) is initiating the development of its first comprehensive Road and Trail Management Plan (RTMP) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to direct future use and management of roads and trails on the District’s 34 preserves. MORE

San Geronimo Creek watershed provides some of the best remaining habitat for Coho salmon in California. Habitat protection and enhancement begins with the collaborative stewardship of watershed lands and drainages that feed the San Geronimo Creek. MORE

The Marin County Open Space District is developing a Vegetation Management Plan to direct resource management efforts, on MCOSD’s 34 preserves, for the purposes of maintaining and increasing biodiversity, while reducing the risk of wildfire. MORE