Every year the Bay Area Open Space Council partners with GreenInfo Network to identify the lands protected from development in the San Francisco Bay Area. Funding provided by the Bay Area Program of the CA Coastal Conservancy.

1. Bay Area Protected Areas Database
January 17, 2013

2. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
How many acres of potential rangeland are
unprotected in the Bay Area?
How many acres of publicly accessible land in
Santa Clara County?
What percentage of protected lands are
owned by Federal Agencies in the region?
What percentage of kids under 15 don’t live
within walking distance of a park?

3. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
1.4 million
How many acres of potential rangeland are
unprotected in the Bay Area?
~139,000
How many acres of publicly accessible land in
Santa Clara County?
~215,000
What percentage of protected lands are
owned by Federal Agencies in the region?
62
What percentage of kids under 15 don’t live
within walking distance of a park?

4. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
A critical dataset that enables the
region to:
- Illustrate our collective successes
-Measure progress toward our
regional goals
- Provide a baseline for many ongoing
planning and research efforts

6. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
Quick History:
1960’s ABAG
1970s Greenbelt (Larry Orman)
1990’s GIS!! At Risk Map, GIN
and BAOSC
2000s Expansion to all of California

7. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
Critical Dataset for Planning, Research,
Measuring Progress, Outdoor Sites

8. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
Critical Dataset for Planning, Research,
Measuring Progress, Outdoor Sites

9. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
Critical Dataset for Planning, Research,
Measuring Progress, Outdoor Sites

10. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
Critical Dataset for Planning, Research,
Measuring Progress, Outdoor Sites

11. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
Member benefit - Download the database!
http://openspacecouncil.org/link/bpad
1. Regional Map
2. Table with statistics on ownership type, access, agency type, county
3. GIS data with complete metadata
365+ downloads since summer of 2009
200 different organizations – Land Trusts, Environmental Consultants,
Researchers, College Students/Professors, Public Agencies, and many more

12. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
2012 Release – Together we are making progress!
http://openspacecouncil.org/link/bpad
1.3 million acres – Most of any major metropolitan area in the world!
Area 1.7 x the size of Yosemite, right in our Backyard
Nearly 1 million acres of publicly accessible parks, trails and open spaces!
Acquisition Dates included for 80% of the acreage.

13. Bay Area Protected Areas Database (BPAD)
Thank You!
GreenInfo Network
Bay Area Program of the State Coastal Conservancy
Jon Christensen and Maria Santos for support with Acquisition Dates
And all of you for your dedication and hard work!