The public is invited to a hearing on Thursday, Nov. 12, to comment on a 30-year master plan being considered for the La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve, which includes a working ranch, grasslands and forests near the town of La Honda and a part of the Midpeninsula Open Space District.

The meeting takes place at 7 p.m. in the district's administrative office at 330 Distel Circle in Los Altos.

At this meeting, the district's board of directors may vote on options for public use of the 5,759-acre preserve and tentatively approve the plan, which seeks to balance the preservation of the environment with other uses, including grazing, public education and "low-intensity recreation," according to a district statement.

For more information and to read the master plan, go to www.openspace.org or call 691-1200.

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