San Diego County supervisors expand open space near Mount Olympus County Preserve

San Diego County took steps Wednesday, May 22, to buy more land within the Pala-Pauma community for open space and species protection. The county Board of Supervisors approved spending $1.2 million to buy 222 acres adjacent to the existing Mount Olympus County Preserve.

The additional acres expand the Mount Olympus County Preserve to more than 1,400 acres, reducing greenhouse gas emissions to support the county’s Climate Action Plan.

County Parks department officials said the land fits into the county’s Multiple Species Conservation Program. The program focuses on balancing the protection of p...