Today, August 9, is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. In recognition of this day, we’d like to take a moment to highlight a local indigenous community, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is one of three historic tribes that are recognized as Ohlone. The traditional territory of the Amah Mutsun...
By Ron Erskine, Board President All of us at Committee for Green Foothills are extremely excited about this year’s Nature’s Inspiration celebration on September 24; and with good reason. Number one, of course, is that we will be honoring Joan Baez, a truly remarkable and influential woman. But we are also pleased to be hosting...
Tomorrow, May 20, the City of Santa Clara’s Parks Commission will consider whether to recommend development of artificial turf soccer fields at Ulistac Natural Area. Ulistac is an environmental treasure, the last significant piece of native habitat in the Santa Clara area and the proud result of thousands of hours of volunteer restoration effort. Please...
Legislative Advocate Alice Kaufman wrote an op-ed featured in today’s Mercury News on our ongoing efforts to save Ulistac Natural Area in the city of Santa Clara. We hope that everyone will share this story and get the word out about this threat to important native habitat. The article is available here: Ulistac in peril:...
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