Edgewood County Park

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Coordinates: 37°28′26.2″N 122°16′43.1″W / 37.473944°N 122.278639°W / 37.473944; -122.278639
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Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
San Mateo County, California
Nearest cityRedwood City
Coordinates37°28′26.2″N 122°16′43.1″W / 37.473944°N 122.278639°W / 37.473944; -122.278639
Area467 acres (189 ha)

Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve is a 467-acre protected area located in

San Mateo County, California, United States, and is best known for its spring wildflower displays.[1]
The park receives about 50,000 visitors each year.

Description

Edgewood has 160 acres of

Bay checkerspot butterfly, also a threatened species. Its northwestern slopes have small tributaries to Cordilleras Creek,[2] while its southwestern slopes host the source of Laguna Creek.[3]

Edgewood contains all the major ecological zones specific to the San Francisco Peninsula with the exception of Redwood forest.[4]

History

Various development projects were proposed on what is now Edgewood beginning in 1967 including a college, recreational complex, solar energy facility, and a golf course. The property was acquired by San Mateo County in 1979 from California for approximately US$2,000,000 (equivalent to $8,400,000 in 2023).[5] County supervisors moved forward with plans for an 18-hole public golf course, approving a master plan and certifying an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) by the end of 1982. In 1983, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) filed a lawsuit challenging the EIR, which was settled out-of-court on the condition that sensitive habitats would be given protection. The Bay checkerspot was declared a threatened species in 1987, followed by the Edgewood Park harvestman in 1988,[6] and one of the members of the County Board of Supervisors ran for Congress in 1988, narrowly defeating a primary challenger after the supervisor's support of the golf course was made one of the focal points of the campaign.[5] In 1992, two-thirds of Edgewood Park were set aside for a natural preserve with one-third to be considered for the golf course, pending the results of a feasibility study. In the summer of 1993, the County Board of Supervisors declared Edgewood County Park a Natural Preserve, following the feasibility study results, which concluded the parts of the park flat enough to support a golf course were also the same parts that contained the protected species. The Natural Preserve declaration in 1993 protected the entire park from future development.

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References

  1. ^ Kay, Jane (11–12 February 1995). "January's showers bring California flowers". Bangor Daily News. San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Cordilleras Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Laguna Creek (San Mateo County)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Boland, Christine (2016). "Edgewood Preserve Trail". City of San Carlos. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b Curtis, Carolyn (Winter 2008). "Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve: How it happened" (PDF). Fremontia. 36 (1). California Native Plant Society: 3–11. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Daddy-longlegs may block golf course". Lakeland Ledger. 17 February 1988. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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