Holly Van Houten, the new executive director of the environmental nonprofit Committee for Green Foothills, will be introduced to the public at a event on Thursday, July 6, at the Hewlett-Packard corporate auditorium in Palo Alto.

Also at the event will be author Daniel Imhoff, who will talk about his book, Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches.

Ms. Van Houten, who lives in San Mateo, came to the Committee for Green Foothills from the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, where she was executive director. She has also worked for the National Park Service, as a legislative aide in the U.S. House of Representatives, and for the Presidio Trust.

Mr. Imhoff's book, written for a broad audience — from consumers to ranchers — features farmers and ranchers who are working to protect the environment; sustain family farms; and show that agriculture doesn't have to destroy the planet to feed it.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium at 3000 Hanover St. in Palo Alto.

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