HOW CORTE MADERA CONSERVATIONISTS SAVED THE NORTHRIDGE OPEN SPACE
In 1975, when a developer submitted an application to carve up 58 acres on Corte Madera Ridge into sites for 32 homes, local conservationists launched a grassroots effort to purchase the property for permanent public open space. The story of how this magnificent backdrop to our town was saved is told below by Carolyn Toner, a leader of the successful grassroots campaign to raise the necessary funds.
In 1975, when a developer submitted an application to carve up 58 acres on Corte Madera Ridge into sites for 32 homes, local conservationists launched a grassroots effort to purchase the property for permanent public open space. The story of how this magnificent backdrop to our town was saved is told below by Carolyn Toner, a leader of the successful grassroots campaign to raise the necessary funds.
Corte Madera was the first community to preserve and protect its Northridge open space, followed later by Larkspur, Mill Valley, and the County.