What if your doctor prescribed you a walk in the park instead of a pill? Doctors in San Mateo County are giving patients a prescription to spend time outdoors. The Park Rx program is getting patients back to health, by getting them back to nature.
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As approved, the new trail will run along Skyline Boulevard, also known as State Route 35, and will include a new 20-car parking lot and two new restrooms.
To access this new trail, visitors must get a permit from the SFPUC. To receive a permit, applicants will be asked to complete some form of educational program to learn about the watershed s purpose and function, the sensitive resources that surround it, and the visitor rules and restrictions. Permits are expected to be accessible through the SFPUC website or by contacting a community liaison for the SFPUC if the applicant doesn t have internet access.
Updated 10:40 .m.: CalFire crews were mopping up a small fire in the Huddart Park area, just west of Interstate 280. It was first noted about 6 a.m. this morning and at 10 a.m., the state fire agency said it was fully contained.
The final estimate on the size of the fire: one-tenth of an acre.
While the fire is small, access to the scene was difficult. In a tweet, CalFire said it burned forest litter in steep terrain. Helicopters dropped water on the fire to bring it under control.
While the fire was small, smoke was visible from Interstate 280.
This version corrects location of fire.