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title: SMC Open Spaces & Natural Places
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# SMC Open Spaces & Natural Places:

# Celebrating Leadership in Advocacy, Equity, & Stewardship on Earth Day

# Thurs, April 22, 3:30 - 5:00 pm

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Are local open spaces equally accessible to all communities and all income levels?

Join us in discussing stewardship of the beautiful natural lands of San Mateo County and the challenges of providing equitable access and preservation. Hear from influential organizations about their public access goals, programs, and successes. A leader from each organization will share their passion for our amazing local land as they address how they think about integrating equity and inclusion as well as areas for growth. Community discussion will follow as we celebrate planet earth.

Featuring the following organizations:

[Filoli Historic House and Garden](https://filoli.org/)- Alex Fernandez, Chief Operating Officer

[Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve](https://friendsofedgewood.org/)- Peter Ingram, President 

[Grassroots Ecology](https://www.grassrootsecology.org/)- Junko Bryant, Assistant Director

[Green Foothills](https://www.greenfoothills.org/)

[Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District](https://www.openspace.org/)- Joshua Hugg, Governmental Affairs Specialist

[San Bruno Mountain Watch](https://www.mountainwatch.org/)- Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi , Director

[San Mateo Resource Conservation District](http://www.sanmateorcd.org/)

[SMC Parks Department](https://parks.smcgov.org/)- Hannah Ormshaw, Natural Resources Manager

[SMC Parks Foundation](https://supportparks.org/)- Michele Beasley, Executive Director

[Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter](https://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta)

[Sequoia Audubon Society](http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/)- Marshall Dinowitz, Board Member 

 

Supported by [Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District](https://www.openspace.org/) and [Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE)](https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/)

 

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