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Nonette Gloria Close is born in San Mateo, spending many childhood days outdoors.

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Marries Robert Hanko. Moves to Palo Alto where their family grows to include four children.

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A Palo Alto City Council recall sparks Hanko’s interest in local politics.
Stanford’s plans to develop Coyote Hill brings Hanko out to public meetings.

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Palo Alto Times publishes an editorial advocating for the creation of a local park district, inspiring Hanko to hold a meeting in her Palo Alto living room.

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Santa Clara County Supervisors support the idea of a single-county park district. Measure R is added to the November 1972 ballot passing with 67.71% of the vote, creating Midpen. Hanko is elected to the board.

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Midpen makes its first purchase: 90 acres that becomes Foothills Open Space Preserve.

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Citizens successfully petition to put Proposition D on the ballot to expand Midpen’s boundaries into southern San Mateo County. It passes by only a few hundred votes.

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Peninsula Open Space Trust is formed to work in partnership with Midpen.

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Appointed to Santa Clara County’s 2020 Task Force, Hanko recommends the creation of what becomes the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority.

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Midpen preserves 35,000 acres in 20 years.

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The Coastside Protection Program extends Midpen’s boundary to include the San Mateo County coast.

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A $300 million bond to fund Midpen’s Vision Plan passes in June with 67.96% of the vote.

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Director Hanko retires from Midpen’s board after 46 years of public service and 63,000 acres preserved.