You are invited to join us for Green Foothills’ 21st annual Nature’s Inspiration celebration on Sunday, September 29, 2024, from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Oceano Hotel & Spa in Half Moon Bay with special guest, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo.
Enjoy a picturesque view of the San Mateo coast from the lovely Oceano Hotel as we celebrate the beauty of the coast and our work to protect it with Congresswoman Eshoo. Green Foothills has a long history of championing the coast and the public’s access to it and we are excited to share the future of our work there.
Single tickets are available for $225 per person. Discounted tickets are $75 for those on limited budgets. If you are unable to attend, support Green Foothills by making a donation today!
Questions: Jocelyn Rodriguez at 650.968.7243 x314, [email protected]. For those who are hard of hearing, all speakers will be microphoned. Please let us know in advance if there is anything you require to make your experience comfortable and enjoyable. Kindly email Jocelyn by September 1, 2024.
About Our Guest Speaker
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
Congresswoman Eshoo’s congressional district stretches along the San Mateo County coast and includes the communities of Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, and Pescadero. She has been a champion for open space protection and a longtime supporter of Green Foothills.
Before her election to Congress in 1992, Congresswoman Eshoo served for 10 years on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors where she staunchly opposed offshore drilling on the San Mateo Coast and spearheaded the protection of sensitive habitats in the County General Plan. In Congress, she secured federal funds to purchase and protect the 1,000-acre Phleger Estate, the 4,000-acre Rancho Corral de Tierra, and the 5,800-acre Cotoni-Coast Dairies.
“For over 60 years, Green Foothills has been the gold standard in protecting open space, natural resources, and farmland in all of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Their record is unmatched and we are all the beneficiaries of their superb advocacy.”
– Congresswoman Anna Eshoo.
Our Growing List of 2024 Sponsors
Nature’s Inspiration underwrites a significant portion of Green Foothills’ annual expenses. We depend on funds raised from this event to support our work so that we can create the greatest impact. Your generous support makes it possible for us to champion climate resilience and biodiversity through the protection of open space and natural resources in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Benito Counties. Since 1962, our advocacy has resulted in the permanent protection of 200,000 acres.
Thank you to our Nature’s Inspiration 2023 sponsors. To become a sponsor for 2024, sign up on our Sponsorship page.
2024 NI Sponsors
Ranae DeSantisO’Brien Family Charitable FundOceano Hotel & Spa
Ann and Mark Monroe Google KPMG Laura Wells Lennie and Mike Roberts
Benjamin Hammett
Pat and Gary Hedden
Insperity
Peter and Sue LaTourrette
Law Offices Of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy
PG&E
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Nancy and Greg Serrurier
Applied Materials
Stephen Abbors
Marilyn and Bill Bauriedel
Susan Hansch and Richard Wright
Larry and Penny Hassett
Tracy and Julie Hutcheson
Franklin and Cathie Johnson
Linda and Sidney Liebes Jr.
Save Mount Diablo
Maxine Terner and Keith Weber
Jon Adams and Michelle Tresele Jessica Rose Agramonte and James Principato Stephen Beck and Jane Baxter Manjeet Bhamra Gregory and Lauren Boro Craig Britton and Carleen Bruins Matthew Burrows California Native Plant Society, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Brian Carr Paul and Jade Davis Marshall Dinowitz Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo Robert and Susan Flint Jerry Hearn and Rebecca Reynolds Cayce Hill and Joseph Zullo Alice Kaufman and Scot Griffin Theresa Lyngso and Joseph McClintock Margaret and Jamis MacNiven Joanne and Douglas McFarlin Leslie Airola-Murveit and Hy Murveit Claudia Rossi Roberta Saxon and Mike Sasnett Jeffrey Segall and Helen He, in memory of Annette Segall Jackie Speier The Foster Museum The Wallace Stegner Literary Estate Carolyn and Edwin Tognetti Valley Water Cynthia Wordell John Zotz
ACLU Foundation of Northern California Tamara Alvarado Lawrence Ames Open Space Authority Director Garnetta Annable Patricia Armstrong Barbara Lynn Bessey Mary and Phil Bobel Pat Burt Helen and Dan Chapman Karen Chapman Tate Cohn Colorprint Constance Crawford Rick DeGolia Rodney Diridon, Sr. and Gloria Duffy Paul and Maureen Draper Timothy Duff Kaia Eakin and Bryan Beck Linda and Jerome Elkind Ron Erskine Nancy Federspiel Megan Fluke and Jeff Prentice Pam Foley Linda Gass and Rob Steiner Craig and Teresa Gleason Jerry Hill Melissa Hippard Arthur Keller George Tucker and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Director Zoe Kersteen-Tucker Bill and Katherine Korbholz Lisa Liddle Tor and Nancy Lund Andrea Mackenzie and Jenni Martin Barbara Marshman Allen Olivo and Robin McKnight David Oppenheimer and Elaine Sulzberger Mary and Ward Paine Smita Patel Dan and Helen Quinn Diana Reddy Emily Renzel and Enid Pearson Curtis Riffle and Karen Scussel San Mateo County Parks Foundation Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Sequoia Audubon Society Diane Siemens, in memory of Pete Siemens David Simon and Lynn Gordon Carolyn Straub and Stephen McHenry Philip and Sara Sunshine Hartono Sutanto and Tom Myers Amari and Mark Thomas Andrew Thomases Arpana Tiwari Don Weden Mariquita West Barlow and Nancy Westcott
2024 Honorary Hosts
| Margaret Abe-Koga Mountain View Councilmember
Alicia Aguirre Garnetta Annable Rebeca Armedariz Emily Beach Jim Beall Josh Becker Robert Brownstone Pat Burt Domingo Candelas David Canepa Helen Chapman Cindy Chavez Drew Combs Dave Cortese Dev Davis Rick DeGolia Maria Doerr Kaia Eakin Susan Ellenberg Mike Flaugher Pam Foley J.R. Fruen Lisa Gauthier Alison Hicks Zach Hilton Karen Holman Diane Howard Sergio Jimenez |
Ash Kalra Ellen Kamei Barbara Keegan Zoe Kersteen-Tucker Yoriko Kishimoto Lydia Kou Ed Lauing Alex Lee Otto Lee Zoe Lofgren Julie Lythcott-Haims Margaret MacNiven Matt Mahan Lisa Matichak Rob Moore Deborah Penrose Gail Pellerin Dave Pine Mike Potter Lucas Ramirez Emily Ann Ramos Harvey Rarback Robert Rennie Curt Riffle Maria Ristow Pat Showalter Warren Slocum Rene Spring Vicki Veenker Greer Stone Hung Wei |
From our founding more than 60 years ago until today, Green Foothills has been the local, vocal and effective protector of this region’s natural wonders. We have all benefited tremendously from the work of Green Foothills.
I am grateful for the opportunities that Green Foothills opens up for sincere and organized acts of solidarity that collectively over time will result in change and movement. As a Chicana/Mexika mother and dancer, on the red road, Green Foothills inspires me to take action and center Mother Nature and First Peoples in this struggle to retain land as free and sacred.
We owe a debt of gratitude to Green Foothills for their decades-long work standing up for nature and people. They have been effective advocates for the region’s open space, farmland, and natural resources, protecting our region’s natural heritage for future generations. As we experience the growing effects of climate change, the role Green Foothills plays as the conscience of the community will be needed more than ever.
The work of Green Foothills is legendary and extremely environmentally significant to efforts to address climate change.
My support for Green Foothills stems from our reliable long-term passionate commitment to protect local open space now and in the future. This in turn benefits our Wildlife friends and the Earth, essential partners of the human race!
Many of the most important decisions affecting our natural environment involve land use decisions made by our local governments. For more than 60 years, Green Foothills and its allies have worked diligently and effectively to assure that local government decisions in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties have protected open space and prevented sprawl.
