If you experience an emergency (fire, accident or other immediate threat to life or property), call 911. Mountain lions are a natural part of this region’s environment and are occasionally seen. Ticks are present in this area and may carry diseases. Poison oak grows on most preserves: Learn to identify and avoid it in all seasons. Rattlesnakes are native to this area and are especially active in warm weather. Know your limits and take safety precautions. Plan ahead before you leave. Check regulations and weather, download a map, pack water and first aid. Be aware that cell service is very sporadic on the preserves.Apply sunscreen and drink plenty of water prior to and during your outdoor activities.Two quarts per person per two hour hike is recommended. Carry water with you. Drinking water is not available at most Midpen preserves so you should bring your own.Dress for the environment. Temperature changes can be occur and you should dress in layers appropriate for the location, time of year and planned activities.Travel in groups of two or more. Two of more people can assist each other in the event of an accident or emergency.Do not leave valuables in your vehicle! Lock your vehicle and store valuables out of sight or take them with you on the trail.Reasonable caution and common sense should be utilized when venturing into any outdoor environment. However, you are entering an environment where there are some naturally occurring hazards. Midpen trails and facilities are generally very safe. The Alma College site and an additional 15 miles of trail, including a new multi-use regional trail connection, will be phased in over the next fifteen years. Thanks to District voters' support of Measure AA, Midpen completed the first of several phased public access projects in 2019.
Midpen is in the long process of ecologically sensitive vegetation management to restore the native landscape and promote biodiversity, while still preserving aspects of the cultural landscape that tell this land’s stories. The Catholic order of the Society of Jesus later repurposed the estate buildings to open Alma College, a theologate to train Jesuit priests. It was extensively logged in the mid-1800s and briefly became a fish farm before being developed into a massive self-sufficient estate that passed between a couple of California's wealthiest families. Prevented from becoming a golf course and country club with luxury residences by a coalition of environmental activists, the land was far from pristine.
Midpen partnered with Peninsula Open Space Trust to purchase and protect the property that would become Bear Creek Redwood Preserve in the late 1990s, acquiring the land, which includes the Bear Creek Stables, in 1999.
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