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Give a voice to the environment by phone banking for  Measure T. This November, San Jose voters will have the chance to help save Coyote Valley while also voting for disaster preparedness, public safety, and infrastructure. Measure T, a bond measure on the November 2018 ballot, will provide up to $50 million in funding for land conservation in Coyote Valley to prevent flooding and water quality contamination. Read more on Measure T.

Snacks will be provided. Use the side entrance on Market Street and that someone will be there to let them in.

Spina Farms is located in the heart of Coyote Valley, which is threatened by industrial sprawl. Will you stand with us to permanently protect Coyote Valley? Join us for an hour or two at the Pumpkin Patch to share the Protect Coyote Valley Pledge! 

Help save Dunes/Surf Beach!  Half Moon Bay has received conceptual development plans for a luxury hotel/RV park that would block ocean views, eliminate equestrian and farming uses, and make traffic worse.  Please join us in gathering signatures to show support for preserving this area as open space.

Join us Saturday, October 20!

Measure T, a bond measure on the November 2018 ballot, will provide up to $50 million in funding for land conservation in Coyote Valley to prevent flooding and water quality contamination. Please join us in going door to door to get out the vote for Measure T!

Measure T primarily addresses repair and repaving of streets and improving police, fire and paramedic facilities. However, as part of San Jose’s plan to prevent future flooding like the 2017 Coyote Creek floods that devastated some of the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, Measure T also provides funds for “green infrastructure” – conserving and enhancing open space in the Coyote Valley floodplain to reduce the risk of future floods and protect groundwater from contamination.

Join us and our Friends with the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (SCVAS) at this fun educational event. Hosted by SCVAS, Wildlife and Harvest Day has become one of the premier festivals in the Bay Area where hundreds of families come together to celebrate and learn about birds, nature, ecology, and wildlife. Over a dozen nature-oriented organizations (including Committee for Green Foothills!) will provide live animals demonstrations, educational presentations, free hands-on activities, early morning bird walk, nestbox and bird feeder construction, and more. We hope to see you there.

Help save Dunes/Surf Beach!  Half Moon Bay has received conceptual development plans for a luxury hotel/RV park that would block ocean views, eliminate equestrian and farming uses, and make traffic worse.  Please join us in gathering signatures to show support for preserving this area as open space.

Help save Dunes/Surf Beach!  Half Moon Bay has received conceptual development plans for a luxury hotel/RV park that would block ocean views, eliminate equestrian and farming uses, and make traffic worse.  Please join us in gathering signatures to show support for preserving this area as open space.

Join Committee for Green Foothills on a hike and wildlife tracking demonstration at Coyote Creek County Park with Pathways for Wildlife.

Pathways for Wildlife Co-principals Tanya Diamond and Ahiga Snyder will lead us  1.5-mile hike to an underpass underneath Highway 101 and near Coyote Creek. Previously they have found skunk, gray fox, coyote, bobcat, frog, and bird tracks (plus more). We’ll check out their wildlife cameras. After the hike, Tanya and Ahiga will provide a wildlife tracking demo, show us how to make casts and finally draw out tracks on plexi glass track tracers we have.

Explore the Coyote Valley region by bicycle on a flat 21-mile loop.

We will be joined by a special guest, outgoing Supervisor Ken Yeager. We’ll visit the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, bike south and then back north across the valley floor, hop on the Coyote Creek Trail at Coyote Creek Golf Drive to the Anderson Lake Visitor Center, bike up to Northern Coyote Valley along the Coyote Creek Trail, and we’ll make a stop at Spina Farms. Together we’ll learn more about the history, wildlife, water, and agricultural story of this area.

Bring your bike, a helmet, sun protection, 1-2 liters of water, and a bag lunch. You may want to bring cash or card to buy something at the Spina Farm Stand. Speakers will include Deb Kramer with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful our Executive Director Megan Medeiros, and County Supervisory Ken Yeager.

See a map of our ride here.

Join us for an evening to learn about What’s at Stake for Sargent Ranch/Juristac. Covering 6,500 acres of hills, wetlands, creeks and meadows, this area is home to numerous habitats and and native species. Valentin Lopez, Chair of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, will speak about the historical and cultural importance of Juristac. Legislative Advocacy Director Alice Kaufman will speak about the sand and gravel quarry that’s proposed for the Juristac site, including the environmental concerns, the timeline and how you can help with our advocacy.

Learn more about Sargent Ranch here.