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PRESS RELEASE and VIDEO. Video from San Mateo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 at 9:00am, a hybrid meeting. SMCo Supervisor’s Board agendas.
Staff Report
Click for 4/23/2024 Video
Starts at 3:44:27
Item #16: Adopt a resolution setting a county-wide biodiversity vision.
The resolution acknowledges the critical importance of biodiversity conservation in San Mateo County. It recognizes the County’s diverse ecosystems and the need to protect and restore them to ensure climate resilience and the well-being of local communities. The vision outlined in the resolution aims to connect residents with nature and integrate natural spaces within the built environment.
Furthermore, the resolution encourages County departments to integrate biodiversity goals into planning and operations. This includes protecting and restoring terrestrial and marine ecosystems, providing equitable access to natural spaces, promoting community and ecological stewardship, and incorporating sustainable design practices.
By adopting this resolution, the Board of Supervisors demonstrates its commitment to preserving San Mateo County’s natural heritage and promoting a sustainable future for all residents.
Supervisor Ray Mueller Announces New Policy to Foster Biodiversity at San Mateo County Parks Ahead of Earth Day
April 19, 2024
Redwood City, CA – In advance of Earth Day next week, San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller is announcing a new County Parks policy that his office and County Parks developed together to foster local biodiversity, combat invasive species, and transparently communicate the process and methods implemented to residents in a new annual report.
“Earth Day is a reminder that we have the great privilege of living surrounded by pristine beauty and it is our duty as local representatives to do everything we can to protect our environment for both the health of the ecosystem around us, but also the public health of the generations that come after us,” said District 3 San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller. “As a Supervisor I am often asked what methods or products are being used to manage our natural resources, and now with the leadership of our Parks Director, the new County Parks policy of annual reporting and notifications will enable everyone to have access to those answers.”
Invasive species present a direct threat to local ecosystems and the biodiversity across the globe and within the County parks system by competing for resources such as physical space, sunlight, water, and soil nutrients. To curb the spread of invasive plants that have greatly altered many of California’s natural plant communities, the San Mateo County Parks Department implements an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program, which is an ecosystem and science-based stewardship strategy that focuses on the efficient and long-term prevention of pests or their degradation of ecosystems through a combination of control methods including weeding, mowing, mulching, tarping, grazing, fuel reduction, and the use of resistant plant varieties.
“San Mateo County Parks is committed to protecting habitat and fostering greater biodiversity within its system. Critical to achieving this is our ability to manage invasive species using science-based stewardship techniques,” said San Mateo County Parks Director Nicholas Calderon. “Beginning this year, the department will release an annual report outlining steps taken to protect native habitat and reduce the impacts of invasive species.”
You can learn more about the program here.
2024 Election
The 2024 Board of Supervisors, from left: Ray Mueller (D3), Noelia Corzo (D2) Warren Slocum (D4, BOS President), David J. Canepa (D5, BOS Vice President) and Dave Pine (D1, outgoing BOS President).
Author: Coastside Buzz
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