Tag: parks

June Voter Guide & GOTV Opportunities
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June Voter Guide & GOTV Opportunities

The June election is right around the corner and we’ve got you covered. Please join us in voting for the environment and our community on June 5. Here’s what you need to know: Vote YES on Prop 68 This is your chance to address some of California’s most important water, park, and natural resource needs....

Victory!  Interior Department Drops National Park Fee Increase
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Victory! Interior Department Drops National Park Fee Increase

It’s not often we get to deliver good news on a federal issue so quickly, but the response to the Department of the Interior’s plan to drastically raise fees in America’s National Parks was so overwhelming that the plan has been dropped entirely. Thanks to almost 100,000 comments against the proposal, public amenities and equal...

Support East Palo Alto Parks!
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Support East Palo Alto Parks!

Three acres of parkland per 1,000 residents is the California standard for healthy communities. East Palo Alto offers only one acre of parkland per 1,000 residents. We can do better. Please join us in speaking up for more parks in East Palo Alto by telling the planning commission that you support park impact fees on...

Deadline extended for opposing fee increases in national parks
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Deadline extended for opposing fee increases in national parks

The public has another chance to comment on fee increases for the most popular national parks. The deadline for public comment is now December 22, 2017. If you didn’t get a chance before, submit your comment today and tell the Trump administration not to raise fees! For more information on the parks affected and instructions on...

Success in Bedwell Bayfront Park, Thank Councilmembers
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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,...

Great things happened locally in 2016
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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...

Update on Santa Clara City Parks
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Update on Santa Clara City Parks

Last week I sent an action alert asking you to speak up for Santa Clara City parks. For those of you who couldn’t make it to the city council meeting on January 26, I wanted to share a quick update with you. At the meeting, the councilmembers voted to create a task force to come...

Thanks for Another Great Year!
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Thanks for Another Great Year!

Thanks to you and our members we’re celebrating another great year of local open space protection. It’s only because of our community that we’re able to speak up for local nature. 2015 was no different. From the San Mateo County Coast, the the Peninsula Foothills, to Santa Clara Valley’s farmlands, thanks to the support from...

December 21, 2015January 20, 2020 in News
Parks Aren’t Just Perks
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Parks Aren’t Just Perks

By Alice Kaufman, Legislative Advocate As Americans’ lives become more and more urbanized, experiences in nature are in danger of becoming a privilege belonging only to those who live near open space and those with the resources to travel to open space areas. City parks, often the only opportunity for urban residents to have easy...

My Epic Win for Parks in 2014
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My Epic Win for Parks in 2014

As 2014 comes to an end, the other Legislative Advocates and I thought it would be fun to share a few epic wins with you. I hope these stories will inspire you to join us and make a year-end gift today. If you donate before 12/31, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000....

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