We’re pleased to report that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the final plan for the LS Power energy facility – and it will NOT be in Coyote Valley! After hundreds of community members called for the facility to be constructed on PG&E’s existing Metcalf substation, rather than on the orchard in Coyote...
We are pleased to report that over 700 community members submitted emails urging the City of San José to take a closer look at the environmental impacts of the proposed Heritage Oaks Memorial Park project. This is an extraordinarily strong level of community opposition to a development project. Thank you to all who spoke up...
The City of San Jose is considering approval of a massive cemetery complex in the hills above Coyote Valley, in an area critical for wildlife connectivity and treasured for its sweeping natural views. The proposed Heritage Oaks Memorial Park would level the ridgeline, fragment habitat with buildings and roads, add a crematory, and permanently alter...
The city of San Jose is currently accepting comments on the environmental analysis of the proposed Heritage Oaks cemetery in the hills above Coyote Valley. This sprawling project would cut off the top of the ridgeline, block wildlife movement, and impact scenic views from Coyote Valley’s nature preserves. Please use the form below to email...
At Green Foothills, protecting Coyote Valley has long been a top priority — not just for its open space and farmland, but for the wildlife that depend on this landscape to survive. That’s why we’re encouraged by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) recent action to launch the Coyote Valley Wildlife Crossing Project, a...
On Tuesday, August 5, there will be a public meeting about the environmental impacts of a proposed new energy facility in south San Jose. The project could be built in one of two places: on an orchard in Coyote Valley, or at an existing PG&E substation. According to the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC)’s environmental...
We’re excited to report that San Jose has dropped a potential plan that could have greatly increased the amount of development along Monterey Road in Coyote Valley. Development in this area could have severely harmed the entire Coyote Valley landscape, since Coyote Creek, which runs alongside Monterey Road, is the most important wildlife corridor through...
This is an updated version of an article that was originally published on May 24, 2022. At Green Foothills, we focus some of our strongest advocacy efforts on the habitat linkages that are the key to protecting local wildlife. Only a few of these critical linkages are left in the Bay Area — and they’re...
Despite our 2021 victory in gaining protections for Coyote Valley, parts of this critical landscape continue to be threatened with development. Green Foothills is working to protect the valley from a proposed cemetery and crematorium, an energy facility, and the potential for increased development along the Coyote Creek/Monterey Road corridor. We have launched a petition...
Today Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) announced it has transferred the historic wetland of Laguna Seca in North Coyote Valley to the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. This transfer is an important step towards the goal of protecting and restoring all of Coyote Valley, and it was advocacy by Green Foothills and the Protect...
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