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The San Anselmo Open Space Committee
Charged with the
mission to preserve undeveloped ridgelines and scenic corridors in the
greater Ross Valley, the San Anselmo Open Space Committee has actively
worked to preserve 52 acres since its inception in 1981. Starting with just a ¼-acre parcel, the
Town purchased Kite Hill, which stands at the highest elevation in San
Anselmo. Since 1993, this group has
worked diligently with the Town of San Anselmo and other environmental
agencies (such as the Marin County Open Space District) and neighborhood
groups to purchase the Bald Hill Ridge Preserve (30 acres) and Hawthorne
Canyon (22 acres) for a total purchase price of $1,605,000. The Committee, acting as an advocate and
promoter of open space, has been instrumental in raising over 95% of this
total price in the form of seed money and matching grants.
The Committee consists
of a group of eleven volunteers who are appointed by the San Anselmo Town
Council. Its mandate is to fulfill
the Open Space Element of the General Plan -- to save designated greenbelts
in the Ross Valley from development.
There are 400 acres of such designated parcels, 30% of which have
been lost in the past 22 years.
However, the most prominent and important parcels, such as the 60
acres of majestic Bald Hill's summit in Ross and portions of the Sunny
Hills Ridgeline between Memorial Park and Sorich Park, are still held in
private hands and remain a key part of the greenbelt plan. For more information about the
Committee's current and past projects, click Projects.
THE
LIST OF MEMBERS CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE
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