Committee for Green Foothills - Our mission is to protect the open space, farmlands, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.Committee for Green Foothills | Our mission is to protect the open space, farmlands, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.

IPCC Report: Time’s Up

by Megan Medeiros, Executive Director Time is up. We have twelve years for every level of society to make “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes” to avoid disastrous levels of climate change. This instruction was made by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) in a new report released this week. It’s impossible to not […]

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Action Alert: Tell Supervisors to Keep Stanford Negotiations Transparent

Note: This alert is now closed. The Board of Supervisors has met and we will be publishing an updated post on this issue shortly. Thanks for all the many, many people who sent comments calling for transparency and a fair public process! On Tuesday, October 16, the Santa Clara County Supervisors will be deciding whether […]

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We Asked, You Answered: Why Does Open Space Matter?

Our conservation community agrees that open space and natural lands are important, but we have all arrived here from different paths. In late summer we sent out our annual survey asking for feedback from our members, and many of you responded with your reasons for prioritizing conservation in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. We’ve […]

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Signatures Needed to Save Dunes Beach!

Dunes Beach is at risk of development! This 50-acre open space parcel along the Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail allows for ocean views from Highway 1, prime agriculture land, equestrian uses, and animal habitat. The proposed 200-room hotel and 170-site luxury RV park at Dunes Beach will: Exacerbate traffic problems on Highway 1 Cause the […]

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A Victory for Martin’s Beach

We’ve written many times before about the saga of Martin’s Beach and billionaire Vinod Khosla’s attempt to close off access to this iconic beach. We’ve asked you to write letters to the governor and the State Lands Commission, we’ve held informational sessions (and picnics!) at the beach itself, and it’s consistently been one of the […]

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Nature’s Inspiration: Rue Mapp Speech

Well, this is wonderful. Thank you so much. I’m not accustomed to doing talks in the round. I apologize if I have my back to anybody. And just thank you. This is a wonderful honor, a wonderful view I’m looking over at right now, and thank you Megan for just being such a bridge builder. […]

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Nature’s Inspiration: Steve Abbors Speech

Thank you, Ana, for that very warm introduction and thank you Megan and the Committee for Green Foothills for this unexpected recognition. I’ve been retired from MidPen for almost nine months now so it’s nice to have the opportunity to see you all again. I know each of you has a story about how you […]

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Nature’s Inspiration: Megan Medeiros Speech

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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People Who Give Us Hope: John Bourgeois

John Bourgeois has been working in local wetland protection and restoration for decades. Most recently, he has served as the Executive Project Manager of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project, which is carefully reverting industrial salt ponds, mostly acquired from Cargill, back to their original tidal wetlands habitat. Before bringing his experience to the […]

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Measure T: How You Can Help

Measure T, on the November ballot in San Jose, will provide $50 million in funding to protect Coyote Valley (San Jose’s Measure T: Vote Yes To Protect Coyote Valley). Please help us get Measure T passed! Here’s how you can help: Join the environmental community to call voters When: October 17 6pm-8pm Where: Campaign HQ, 101 […]

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Saving Sargent Ranch

The Importance of Sargent Ranch The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band know it as Juristac, a sacred place where healing ceremonies and dances took place for centuries. The public knows it as Sargent Ranch, 6,500 acres of nearly pristine open space at the tail end of the Santa Cruz Mountains, where the foothills slope down towards […]

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Rally to State Lands Commission Hearing for Burlingame Bayfront

Join us on October 18th for a complimentary bus ride to Sacramento to speak up for Bayfront open space and habitat restoration! Details: This State Lands Commission hearing will decide the implementation of the Public Trust DoctrineThe public’s right to use California’s waterways is protected by the common law doctrine of the Public Trust. Today […]

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Help us pass Measure T!