We’re pleased to announce the release of our 2017 Annual Report. We celebrated many victories for local wildlife and nature in 2017, from permanently protecting 30 acres of habitat in Coyote Valley, to ensuring the plan for Bedwell Bayfront Park protects wildlife habitat, to working towards wildlife-friendly fencing in Los Gatos. Check out the full...
Tag: Menlo Park
Success in Bedwell Bayfront Park, Thank Councilmembers
Thank you Menlo Park City Councilmembers for your vote to protect wildlife at Bedwell Bayfront Park. We recently sent an action alert about the Menlo Park City Council’s vote on the future of Bedwell Bayfront Park, urging you to ask councilmembers to forgo changes to the park that could be harmful to wildlife. Fortunately, last Tuesday,...
Committee is Watching: Menlo Park
We’re keeping on eye on the City of Menlo Park, where the master plan update is underway for Bedwell Bayfront Park. We supported the city’s plan to ban drones and radio-controlled aircraft in this park, which is surrounded on three sides by the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge. We will be monitoring the master plan process...
What You Don’t See
In June 1973 the last seven miles of Interstate 280 opened with great fanfare. Stretching from Raymundo Drive in Woodside to the Eugene Doran Memorial Bridge that crosses the canyon of San Mateo Creek, this final link completed some 50 miles of highway that was designed to blend with nature (as much as a six-lane...
Uriel Hernandez: Speaking Up for My Community
Thanks to the Leadership Academy, Uriel is more committed than ever to staying engaged and speaking up for the changes he wants to see. He knows it’s up to him as a community member to show up and keep the pressure on government so they know people care. Uriel is already starting to be recognized for his leadership on environmental issues. In March 2017 he received Bay Nature’s Local Hero award for Youth Engagement.
Great things happened locally in 2016
Dear Friends, As I look back on 2016, I am in awe by all that we have accomplished together. The good work you make possible never ceases to amaze me. Let’s take pause to celebrate the many wins for local open space that you made possible in 2016: Gilroy: Citizen-led Measure H, urban growth boundary...
Win for wildlife in Menlo Park
Great news for wildlife in Menlo Park! The Menlo Park City Council voted to ban the use of drones in Bedwell Bayfront Park due to the impacts on wildlife, hazards to planes, and inconsistency with the park’s Master Plan. Committee for Green Foothills and other groups have been advocating with Menlo Park to ban drones and...
Support ban on drones in Bedwell Bayfront Park
On Tuesday, August 23, the Menlo Park City Council will consider a ban on drones in Bedwell Bayfront Park. Drone flights in this park pose a hazard to birds at the adjacent Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge, as well as to planes flying overhead to San Carlos and Palo Alto Airports. Please join me in urging...
“Living Levees”: Protecting Against Sea Level Rise by Restoring Wetlands
By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate How should you design a levee? Most people would answer that levees are intended for flood protection, and that bare or nearly bare earthen embankments, with water on one side and land on the other, do the job. The levees we are most familiar with in the Bay Area are...
Protect Nature at Bedwell Bayfront Park
Please join me in asking Menlo Park’s Parks and Recreation Commissioners to recommend to the city council the banning of drones and remote-controlled aircraft at Bedwell Bayfront Park. What You Can Do 1.Email Parks and Recreation Commissioners by Wed. evening (emails and sample text below) 2. Join me at the Parks and Rec Commission meeting Wednesday, Sept....