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.

Burlingame Baylands Nature Park Petition

There are competing proposals for the use of this unique publicly owned 9-acre SF Bay shoreline site. The State Lands Commission will decide between a nature park for the public or a hotel. Speak up to preserve all 9 acres of this site as a park in a planning area where there is only 1% […]

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Saving Homes and Lives from Wildfire

By Lennie Roberts The recent enormous losses of homes and lives due to devastating wildfires in California have highlighted a fundamental flaw in the state’s traditional approach to wildfire, which in the past has focused on vegetation rather than what should be our greatest priority – our homes and people’s lives. While wildfire in our […]

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Action Alert: Tell the Los Gatos Town Council to approve wildlife-friendly fences

On Tuesday, June 18, the Los Gatos Town Council will consider an ordinance requiring new perimeter fences in hillside areas to be wildlife-friendly. Please email the Town Council or attend the meeting and let them know you support wildlife-friendly fencing. What: Los Gatos Town Council meeting When: Tuesday, June 18, 7:00 p.m. Where: Los […]

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A Flutter of Monarchs at Dunes Beach

The phone call came from a resident of Half Moon Bay with one magical word: monarchs. Monarch butterflies in flight at the Sweetwood Group Camp, adjacent to the Dunes Beach parcel where we have marshalled community support against a proposed hotel and luxury RV park. Monarch butterflies have been in the news recently as their […]

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2019 Photo Contest

Calling all photographers! Love taking photos of local nature, wildlife, and the people who enjoy it? Until July 1st, submit your photos in our 2019 photo contest. As an organization dedicated to the protection of open space, having images to convey our mission is vital. Participate in our photo contest and you’ll not only help […]

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Watch Charles Lester’s Climate Change presentation

If you missed it (or just want to see it again), here is a recording of our Climate Change, Social Change: The Next 50 Years of Coastal Protection presentation (5/15) by Dr. Charles Lester, researcher and former California Coastal Commission Executive Director. With the increased threat of sea level rise, he shared challenges that face […]

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Tell the City Council to protect Coyote Valley!

On Tuesday, June 11, the San Jose City Council will be considering the scope of the General Plan 4-Year Review. Please tell the City Council to include protection of Coyote Valley in the scope. What’s Happening Every 4 years, San Jose reviews the General Plan and considers possible revisions. Much has changed at both the […]

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Supervisors Request Options to Fund Farmland Preservation

On May 7, we asked you to speak up for farmland preservation by asking the Board of Supervisors to allocate money to help protect local farmland at risk of sprawl. Thank you to the 249 people who emailed the Board! We’re pleased to say that progress was made, and your emails mattered. During the budget workshop, […]

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Remembering Nils Nilsson

By Lennie Roberts Long time Committee for Green Foothills board member and board President in 1973, Nils Nilsson passed away on April 22 in Medford, Oregon. He was 86. Nils was a warm, generous, fun-loving person, who was always ready to volunteer his time for the benefit of the environment and the greater community. Nils […]

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Bear Creek Redwoods: A Special Property with A Complicated Past

Once threatened by golf courses, timber harvesting, and luxury homes, the near 1,500 acre Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve is now permanently protected and will be open to the public starting June 2019. After years of advocacy by Committee for Green Foothills and others, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) and the Peninsula […]

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Tell the Planning Commission to Protect Open Space in the Stanford Foothills

On Thursday, you have an important opportunity to tell the County Planning Commission to protect the open space in the Stanford Foothills. Please sign our petition and come to the Planning Commission meeting or send an email below urging them to protect open space in the Stanford Foothills. What: Santa Clara County Planning Commission […]

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“Why don’t you advocate for housing?”

At Committee for Green Foothills, we are often asked why we don’t support specific residential projects given that our region is in a housing crisis. The most succinct answer is that our mission – the promise that we make to our members – is to protect open space and natural resources in San Mateo and […]

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