By Chris Sturken The mission of Protect Coyote Valley is to protect and restore key ecological resources in the Valley that support regional biodiversity and improve groundwater storage and recharge for Silicon Valley. These resources include northern Coyote Valley’s wildlife corridor between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Mountain Range. They also include over 2,500 acres...
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Be The Change
Meet Committee for Green Foothills’ newest Volunteer, Claire Hu Hi, My name is Claire Hu, and I’m currently a sophomore at Gunn High School. Even before entering high school, I’ve always been very interested and passionate about protecting the environment. At some point in elementary school, I realized that the first step to causing change...
Why We Joined the Legacy Society
We’ve been involved with the Committee for Green Foothills for most of its 50 years, recently as members of the Board of Directors. Over that time we have seen both victories and defeats in our work to protect our nearby open spaces, fortunately more victories. From our initial struggle to stop inappropriate development in the...
East Palo Alto Community Earth Day Celebration
By: Elizabeth Sarmiento It was the first Earth Day event for Angelica Mora. She is a Mother of two, who is originally from Mexico and now resides in East Palo Alto. “This is the first time I have ever participated in an Earth Day event. I’m really concerned about the health of our Planet, the...
Ulistac Natural Area Under Threat
By Alice Kaufman Ulistac Natural Area represents the last 40 acres of undeveloped natural land in the City of Santa Clara. It is the result of thousands of hours of volunteer work by schoolchildren, Boy Scouts, nature lovers, teachers, birders, and others who have devoted time to planting, weeding, and helping to create the diverse...