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Public Land Agencies and Land Trusts

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Recreation Areas
EBMUD manages thousands of acres of open space with over 85 miles of trails and numerous reservoirs in the East Bay and Sierra Nevada, including Lafayette and San Pablo reservoirs.
Marin County Parks
Marin County Parks includes 13 parks and preserves ranging from beaches and lagoons to a wooded nature preserve, and a variety of pathways.
Marin County Open Space District
Since 1972, the Marin County Open Space District has acquired and manages over 30 preserves within the county.
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD)
Manages thousands of acres of preserves in the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Francisco Peninsula.
Palo Alto Division of Open Space and Sciences
Manages four preserves from the SF Bay to the Santa Cruz Mountains foothills.
Peninsula Open Space Trust
A land conservancy covering the Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo Coastline and San Francisco Bay.
Presidio Trust
Manages (in partnership with the National Park Service) The Presidio of San Francisco, a National Historic Landmark District that is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
San Francisco Recreation & Parks Dept.
The Recreation and Park Department's mission is to rejuvenate the human spirit by providing safe and pristine parks, quality programs and employees that demonstrate our commitment to customer satisfaction.
San Francisco Bay Trail
A work-in-progress, that when completed, will encircle San Francisco and San Pablo Bays with a continuous 400-mile network of bicycling and hiking trails, linking the shoreline of all 9 Bay Area counties and 47 cities.
Sempervirens Fund
Sempervirens Fund is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) land conservancy working to protect redwood forest lands in the Santa Cruz Mountains and to make that land available for public enjoyment. Sempervirens has added over 87,000 acres to area State Parks.
Sonoma County Regional Parks Department
The Regional Parks oversees parks ranging from the spectacular Sonoma coast to a variety of multi-use regional trails.
Sonoma Land Trust
The Sonoma Land Trust provides permanent protection of land and its resources, offering stewardship, education, and advice for the preservation and enhancement of agricultural, natural, scenic, and open lands.