San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation Accomplishments

Founded in 1998, we have raised almost $7 million for the County Parks!

February, 2006

$2,600,000 Acquisition of Mirada Surf coastal bluff and planning for the California Coastal Trail
$105,000 Support for the volunteer and interpretive programs. This is an annual $15,000 grant.
$6,100 Support for various events such as the anniversary celebration of Memorial County Park & Earth Day.
$15,000 Support for Bicycle Sunday
$125,000 New playground equipment at Flood County Park
$12,000 Contribution for Eucalyptus Playground renovation, Coyote Park Recreation Area
$50,000 Assessment and mapping of plant communities and vegetation health in the Park System
$137,000 Improvements at the Sequoia day-camp site, Huddart County Park
$5,000 Contribution to fish restoration project in San Pedro Valley County Park
$500,000 Fish habitat restoration projects in Memorial County Park
$29,000 Landscaping and improvements of windsurfing areas at Coyote Point Recreation Area
$125,000 Engineering study for repair of eroding promenade at Coyote Point Recreation Area
$50,000 Contribution towards renovation of Captain's House at Coyote Point Recreation Area
$6,000 Interpretive Park Aide at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve.
$100,000 Interpretive Plan and signage for Fitzgerald Marine Reserve.
$700,000 Planning, design and improvements for Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve Interpretive Center
$85,000 Serpentine Restoration Project, Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve
$122,000 Improvements at the Sanchez Adobe Historic Site
$40,000 Teachers Guide and Park related resource kits to support environmental education
$23,000 Support for environmental education and youth service projects
$16,000 Additional recycling containers and multilingual signs encouraging recycling.
$1,500 Improvements to Jack Brook Horse Camp and surrounding trails.
$16,000 Radios for volunteer Trail Patrol.
$13,000 Accessories for trail grooming machine.
$5,000 Training for rangers.
$7,000 Support for replacement of bridge in Wunderlich County Park
$150,000 Fish habitat improvements in West Union Creek, Huddart County Parks.
$4,000 Landscaping improvements at Coyote Point Recreation Area.
$100,000 Vegetation Management Plan and pilot restoration projects
$75,000 Efforts towards securing a dedicated funding source for County Parks.
Publishing: San Mateo County Parks: A Remarkable Story of Extraordinary Places and the People Who Built Them