Jim Zito, Jeremy Barousse, Robert Reese, Daniel Reyes, Wesley Lee, Rose Herrera (former San Jose Vice Mayor), Bonnie Mace, and all of the other residents of District 8 in San Jose who have been leading the effort to oppose the Evergreen initiative, are people who give us hope. The Evergreen Initiative, would threaten much of San...
Thank you for fighting with us in 2017. Whether you made a donation, responded to an action alert, spoke at a meeting, went for a hike, or shared our news with a friend, you were part of the fight for local nature. Thank you. Thanks to you and our community, we celebrated some important wins...
Hi Friends, I’m Paul, one of your new Committee for Green Foothills’ advocates. I want to take a moment to introduce myself. l am your voice for open space, farmland, and natural resources throughout Santa Clara County. Check out my bio for a little more information on my background. As your new Santa Clara County...
“The immensity of man’s power to destroy imposes a responsibility to preserve.” U.S. Congressman John F. Lacey, House Committee on the Public Lands Chair (1901) In early December, President Trump announced that he was sharply reducing the size of two national monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase – Escalante. It was the largest rollback of...
Gilroy City Councilmembers need to hear from you about the location of the High Speed Rail (HSR) station in Gilroy. Please tell the Council to keep the station downtown, not put it out in the open space of the Agricultural Preserve. What You Can Do Join me and members of Gilroy Growing Smarter at...
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...
Happy Thanksgiving! Whether you’re eating turkey, out on a hike, or spending a lazy day on the couch, we hope you are enjoying some well-deserved time off. You deserve it. It might be kind of cliche, but on this day of thanks we wanted to take a moment to THANK YOU. It is you, our...
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,...
Happy Halloween to all our Committee for Green Foothills members and friends! As the copious candies and colorful costumes emerge, we’re highlighting the darker side of Halloween: three of our favorite nocturnal critters you might see flying nearby at dusk. Whether you find them creepy or cute, we think the local creatures of the night...
When they hired Megan Medeiros as Executive Director in 2013, our Board of Directors thought that they deserved to get patted on the back. Well, we all still think that, and now their judgment has been confirmed by Greenbelt Alliance, which is honoring Megan with their 2017 Greenbelt Alliance Champion Award. “Megan is one of...
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