Welcome to our 15th annual Nature’s Inspiration! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Megan Medeiros. I’m proud to say this is my 6th time welcoming you to this wonderful event as your Executive Director. It’s energizing to see so many people gathered in one place who care about protecting our region’s natural...
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Mayor Liccardo’s Shout Out to Protecting Coyote Valley
If you were at San Jose’s State of the City event last week you probably caught Mayor Sam Liccardo’s address. During it he gave a shout out to Megan and Committee for Green Foothills, and more importantly, to protecting Coyote Valley: “I mention our ambitions for Diridon Station for an important reason: our sustainability –...
A Toast to You, Just 12 Hours to Make Your Gift!
And now, a year-end poem from Executive Director Megan Medeiros: As we ring in 2-0-1-8, I’m looking forward to the year ahead; I can’t wait. If you haven’t made your year-end gift yet, There’s no need to worry, so please don’t you fret. This is just a reminder, there’s still time today. But 12 hours...
Give the Gift that Keeps on Giving #GivingTuesday
It’s almost #GivingTuesday and we hope you’ll celebrate this global day of giving by watching our video and becoming a sustaining member today. Special thanks to James, Peggy, Rani, David, and all of our sustaining members who make our work possible through their ongoing support. Join them and give nature the gift that keeps on...
Our Own Megan Medeiros Recognized with Greenbelt Alliance Award
When they hired Megan Medeiros as Executive Director in 2013, our Board of Directors thought that they deserved to get patted on the back. Well, we all still think that, and now their judgment has been confirmed by Greenbelt Alliance, which is honoring Megan with their 2017 Greenbelt Alliance Champion Award. “Megan is one of...
Congrats CALA Graduates!
The 31 graduates of the Community Advocates Leadership Academy (CALA) Class of 2017 celebrated their graduation on June 3. Graduates of all ages had taken 10 Saturday classes, one a month, to learn to make a difference in the environmental and social challenges of our time. “We had wonderful guest speakers,” said graduating student Doreen Villemaire....
Letter to the Editor: San Jose will benefit from protecting Coyote Valley
Check out Megan’s Letter to the Editor published in Sunday’s Mercury News: I recently came across a quote from a 1981 article we published in response to a development threat in Coyote Valley that was fought back: “We recommend that the city (of San Jose) work with industrial representatives to study Edenvale and other redevelopment...
Executive Director Megan Medeiros on Our Annual Report
We just released our 2016 annual report and I’m thrilled. Check out my video if you want to learn more. To celebrate, our board of directors has put up a $20,000 match. All gifts made during the month of April will be doubled! Make yours today.
Happy NYE! I’m Looking Forward to 2017
With just hours left in the year, I want to tell you how proud I am of what we accomplished together in 2016. As I ring in the New Year tonight, I’ll give my husband and daughter a kiss and then raise a glass to you. You are the only reason local open space has a...