Bay Area Lands, People, and Economy

We have an urgent chance to intentionally develop a more green and just economy.

Investments in green infrastructure, public lands, natural resource management, and agricultural systems can retain tens of thousands of jobs in the Area while addressing climate change impacts. Studies have shown these investments would realize long-term cost savings and community resilience statewide.

Long-term investment which takes climate action into account will ensure lasting economic rehabilitation, future cost savings for the state, and a healthier, more equitable society.

For more, visit www.TogetherBayArea.org. BY THE NUMBERS FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

TOGETHER Bay Area conducted a survey of our 56 members to better understand how our work currently contributes to the regional jobs market, while providing multiple benefits to communities and the environment. We found:

10,500 620 JOBS PROJECTS

A conservative estimate of the A conservative estimate of unique, number of new jobs created by job-sustaining and job-creating advancing the TOGETHER Bay Area projects that could advance in the coalition’s ready-to-go projects next 12 to 18 months, promoting climate resilience and social equity in our region

10 7.7M COUNTIES PEOPLE

The nine Bay Area counties, plus The population of the Bay Area, Santa Cruz County, in which these who will benefit from the clean air, projects will take place clean water, and access to nature that these projects provide FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Our recommendations to government leadership for achieving the vision of an integrated climate adaptation and economic development approach are organized around four principles.

1 EQUITY 2 INVESTMENT

Focus on addressing equity in the context of State leadership should consider the relevance the pandemic and economic crises. By using of working lands, parks, trails, and public lands existing and emerging data on regional climate during the current crisis, and include them in vulnerabilities, we can support workforce the state’s effort to address emergency funding development, leverage capital project needs. In addition, consider the multiple financing, and amplify nonprofit and public benefits stimulus investment in nature-based agency capacity and partnerships to effectively solutions would provide for people, nature, serve people during the crisis, focusing on and the economy. Public and working lands are communities with the greatest need. critical COVID response, providing sustenance, job opportunity, and physical and mental health benefits for communities, especially those most impacted by climate change, the virus, and economic decline.

3 INNOVATION 4 ACTION

Urgent stewardship needs abound across Integrate climate adaptation goals with an landscapes, cities, and communities, with economic development approach. This can wildfire resilience actions serving as a critical be achieved by advancing the state’s vision example. The science is clear that urgency for climate adaptation, the Safeguarding underscores every category of climate change Plan, which promotes holistic impact we consider. By catalyzing innovative resilience to climate change through targeted initiatives like Cutting Green Tape, the state workforce and economic development around can increase momentum towards its climate climate adaptation solutions, such as green change goals now, while realizing cost and infrastructure projects, forest and habitat operational efficiencies. Cutting Green Tape restoration, sustainable agriculture, and urban provides clear recommendations for the state resilience actions. to develop new efficiencies and innovative tools in permitting and regulatory compliance for environmentally beneficial projects. FOUNDING MEMBERS

The following 59 nonprofits, public agencies, and Indigenous Tribes in the 10-county San Francisco Bay Area are Founding Members:

• County Resource Conservation District* • Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation • Amah Mutsun Land Trust* • Paula Lane Action Network (PLAN) • Bay Area Ridge Trail Council* • Peninsula Open Space Trust* • Brown Girl Surf* • Pie Ranch* • Bull Valley Agricultural Center • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy* • California Academy of Sciences • River Otter Ecology Project* • California Invasive Plant Council* (Cal-IPC) • * • California Mountain Biking Coalition* • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission* • City of American Canyon • San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department* • Claremont Canyon Conservancy* • San Mateo County Parks* • Coastside Land Trust* • San Mateo County Parks Foundation • David R. Brower, Ronald V. Dellums Institute for • San Mateo Resource Conservation District* Sustainable Policy Studies • Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department* • East Bay Municipal Utility District • Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority* • East Bay Regional Park District • Save Mount Diablo* • East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy • Save the Redwoods League* • Friends of Five Creeks • Sempervirens Fund • Golden Hour Restoration Institute* • Solano Land Trust* • Grassroots Ecology* • Sonoma Ag and Open Space District* • Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria • Sonoma County Regional Parks* • Land Trust of Santa Cruz County • Sonoma Land Trust • LandPaths* • Student Conservation Association (SCA) • Heritage Trust • Sustainable Agriculture Education (SAGE) • Marin Agricultural Land Trust • The Field Semester* • Marin County Parks* • Urban Bird Foundation* • Marin County Bicycle Coalition* • Valley Water • Marin Municipal Water District • YES Nature to Neighborhoods • Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District* • Youth Outside* • Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz* • Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District • National Park Service – National Recreation Area, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front NHP*

Please note, National Park Service members do not participate in our coalition’s advocacy efforts.

*Indicates Keystone Members, who have pledged 3 years of membership. This demonstrates their commitment to regional collaboration, and allows the coalition to make TOGETHER Bay Area is a regional coalition long-term plans with ongoing participation and support of 56+ public agencies, Indigenous Tribes, from its members. and nonprofits working for lands, people, and communities. For the current list of TOGETHER Bay Area members, visit:

togetherbayarea.org/members