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Coyote Valley Under Threat

by Alice Kaufman Legislative Advocate

Looking towards Coyote Valley from Santa Teresa County Park.

ne of the last significant pieces of open space in the activity of busy industries operating right next door, driving Santa Clara Valley is once again threatened by away the bobcats and mountain lions that currently inhabit the industrial development. Nestled between the Santa creek corridors. And instead of the green infrastructure and Cruz Mountains and the Diablo Range in south San measurable natural economic benefits of Coyote Valley, we might OJose, Coyote Valley spans over 7,400 acres – that’s seven times have increased air pollution, climate change, and groundwater the size of Golden Gate Park. This surviving remnant of valley contamination. floor that once covered all of Santa Clara County is not only If you love Coyote Valley as much as all of us at Committee beautiful and critical habitat for wildlife but also filters our for Green Foothills, you can help us protect this unique and groundwater, cleans our air, and helps fight climate change. precious piece of open space. Continued on Page 4 The 1,400 acres of North Coyote Valley — an expanse of active and fallow farmland, wetlands, and creeks that harbors all kinds In This Issue of wildlife — is currently under threat. Instead of fields where Meet our Nature’s Inspiration Honoree p. 2 red-winged blackbirds sing in yellow mustard plants, we might Yes to Pipeline Safety. No to Invasive Weeds p. 3 see only enormous warehouses with hundreds of semi-trailer Wildlife-Friendly Fencing p. 6 trucks coming and going, delivering packages all over Silicon We Thank Our Donors p. 8 Valley daily. Instead of peace and tranquility near Fisher Creek The Committee is Watching/Applauds p. 10 on the west side of the valley, we might have the lights, noise, and

Summer 2016 | 1 Meet our Nature’s Inspiration Honoree: Yosemite National Shelton Johnson

by rOn erSKIne BOARD PReSIDeNT

cOmmITTee fOr green fOOThIllS o you remember when the natural underlying the indoor character of our work is world fi rst shook you? Was it when the bond we feel with the natural world. We are a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organization working to establish you fi rst set eyes on Yosemite’s Committee for Green Foothills co-founder and maintain land use policies that granite walls? Or was it in the Wallace Stegner said, “National parks are the protect the environment throughout santa clara and san mateo counties. Dmuffl ed silence of a redwood forest? Perhaps it best idea we ever had.” As we celebrate the one our mission is to protect the open washed over you while walking on a long hundredth anniversary of the National Park spaces, farmlands, and natural secluded stretch of beach. Service this year it is fi tting that we honor an resources of santa clara and san mateo counties through advocacy, Few people feel connected to the natural ambassador who embodies the national park education, and grassroots action. world more deeply than Shelton Johnson, the ideal. In diff erent ways the committee for green foothills honoree at our annual celebration, Nature’s and Committee for Green Foothills are brothers 3921 east Bayshore road Palo Alto, cA 94303 Inspiration, on October 9. Part and parcel of in arms: doing diff erent work out of respect for [email protected] Shelton’s passion for wilderness and the national the beautiful world that was given to us. I fully www.greenfoothills.org (650) 968-7243 parks is the unique perspective of an African- expect that our aft ernoon with Shelton Johnson STAff American man who has followed an unlikely will fulfi ll the “inspiration” part of our event’s megan medeiros path from inner city to life as a ranger title. I look forward to seeing you there. executive Director at . If you have never lennie roberts legislative Advocate heard Shelton’s words or felt his energy when Alice Kaufman legislative Advocate he talks about the importance of wilderness and Julie hutcheson the national parks, come to Nature’s Inspiration. legislative Advocate You are in for a treat. mandy henry Development and Shelton champions national parks as the communications manager purest expression of democracy, there for all to Justyne schnupp events and Outreach manager enjoy. As a young man he felt that people like

bOArD Of DIrecTOrS him were not included in the story of American ron erskine wilderness or the national parks until, as he puts President chris manning it, “I was found by the story of African-American vice President stewardship of Yosemite National Park.” Shelton Johannes oberhofer Treasurer wrote the historical novel, Gloryland, the story Bryan Beck of the son of a slave and a Buff alo Soldier at the Secretary turn of the twentieth century, who also “fi nds” larry Ames matthew Burrows himself in the wilderness of Yosemite. tate cohn tanya Diamond Shelton hopes Gloryland is a touchstone, edmundo larenas National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson, this nancy reyering awakening the people of his and other ricardo samaniego communities of color to the idea that America’s year’s honoree at CGF’s annual Nature’s Brian schmidt Jeff segall western wilderness story is their story, too. He Inspiration. green footnotes is published wants them to embrace wilderness as part of three times a year by committee A native Bay Area resident, Ron for green foothills. who they are. has volunteered for over 20 years Jacqueline norheim Th e same love of wilderness and nature that Art Director at Henry Coe State Park and serves

PhOTOgrAPhy fuels Shelton’s passion also drives those of us on the Board of Directors of Coe Derek neumann - p 1 determined to save (less grand but) equally Park’s Pine Ridge Association. An stuart Weiss - p 3 Alice Kaufman - p 3 important habitats close to home. Wherever you avid outdoorsman and lifetime coyote Valley specifi c Plan initial Draft, backpacker, he has twice hiked the city of san Jose, April 2008 - p 4 live in Santa Clara or San Mateo County, you isabella lee - p 12 can look out your window and see the product Trail. He writes a regular outdoor column called Justyne schnupp - p 9 “Getting Out” for the Morgan Hill Times and Gilroy of our work and your support. Th at work oft en Dispatch that he hopes will entice others to hike our local takes place in offi ces and council chambers, but parks and preserves. 2 | green fOOTnOTeS Yes to Pipeline Safety. No to Invasive Weeds. by lennIe rOberTS LegISLATIve ADvOCATe

s part of its “Line 109 Gas Pipeline Replacement Project,” Pacifi c Gas CGF is working to ensure that any proposed & Electric is proposing to install a new 24-inch diameter gas replacement of Line 109 within Edgewood Park Atransmission pipeline along 4.7 miles in the San and crystal springs watershed avoids all sensitive Francisco Watershed. Th e proposal includes three segments generally between Edgewood habitats, particularly the serpentine grasslands. Road and Black Mountain Road. Its purpose is to bring the pipeline up to current standards and to allow the use of in-line pipeline inspection tools. Th at’s all well and good. CGF strongly supports ensuring pipeline safety for all our communities. However, already completed Line 109 segments along I-280 in Menlo Park, Woodside, and Redwood City have had disastrous impacts on sensitive serpentine grasslands and other native habitats. Many denuded areas persist, inviting invasive weeds to get a foothold and then spread into adjacent habitats, some of which are protected areas. Now the same problem is likely to recur along the proposed San Francisco Watershed segments, only on a much larger scale. Th e proposed construction zone will denude and disturb an 85-foot-wide swath along the pipeline route and will require the removal of 863 trees and many shrubs. Besides these direct impacts of construction, PG&E is also requiring that a 10- to 20-foot-wide swath along the pipeline be permanently free of trees and shrubs for the pipeline’s cathodic protection system (a system that uses electrical current to prevent corrosion). Instead of the mosaic of trees, shrubs, and grasslands that one sees today, this linear swath will be an open invitation for invasive weeds to establish themselves and spread into adjacent habitats. Th is habitat fragmentation can be avoided – if PG&E commits to obtaining baseline information, creating an invasive weed control plan, and developing and implementing a restoration and monitoring plan in conjunction with agencies and organizations with habitat restoration expertise. Top: A look at PG&E’s pipeline work along Farm Hill Road. In order to achieve both pipeline safety and weed control, Bottom: PG&E’s plans need to include a comprehensive plan for Committee for Green Foothills is urging the San Francisco Public restoration of sensitive habits, like the plant community seen here Utilities Commission, owner of the 23,000 acre watershed, and from Edgewood Park. the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which holds a Scenic and Recreation Easement there, to require PG&E to develop a For nearly 40 years, Lennie Roberts has been our voice in San Mateo County. One of the Bay Area’s most respected comprehensive weed control and habitat restoration plan that environmental leaders, Lennie has led countless critical fully restores all disturbed areas and provides for additional open space battles on the San Mateo county coast and restoration as necessary to ensure long-term restoration success. along Skyline Boulevard.

Summer 2016 | 3 A rendering of Coyote Valley from the City of San Jose’s Coyote Valley Specifi c Plan.

Continued from Page 1 has fi led an application for a 30-acre, 400,000-square-foot we’ve STOPPeD Them befOre warehouse and distribution center with loading docks for 84 trucks on Monterey Road, just south of the Metcalf Energy Center; Th e history of Coyote Valley is one of repeated development no information is available about the hours of operation or the attempts. Most have failed so far due to a combination of economic frequency of truck trips on Monterey Road or Santa Teresa Road. conditions and fi erce resistance by local residents and the Furthermore, in April 2016 the 570-acre site of the old Coyote environmental community. Although some developments have Valley Research Park was sold to the Brandenburg Development been built — the IBM campus on Bailey Avenue, the Metcalf Company. Th ough development applications have not yet been Energy Center near the PG&E substation — the massive proposed submitted at the time this article was written, we expect they are industrial campuses and sprawling residential developments coming soon. didn’t happen. In the 1980s, the San Jose City Council designated North why IS cOyOTe vAlley ImPOrTAnT? Coyote Valley (from Tulare Hill to just south of Bailey Avenue) wIlDlIfe. Although every remaining piece of open space in for future industrial development; Mid Coyote Valley (from just Silicon Valley is precious, Coyote Valley carries a special south of Bailey Avenue to Palm Avenue), as Urban Reserve; and signifi cance as a route between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the South Coyote Valley (from Palm Avenue to Morgan Hill), as west and the Diablo (or Hamilton) Range to the east. Th e animals protected greenbelt. In 1999, North Coyote Valley narrowly living in these hills need to migrate from one range to the other, escaped being almost entirely converted into the massive Coyote which means an open Coyote Valley is necessary for their survival. Valley Research Park, including a Cisco campus. CGF, together As the closest point between these two ranges as well as the least with other organizations and concerned residents, fought back developed, North Coyote Valley is a critical migratory corridor. against this project, which was abandoned due to the 2001 dot-com In 2012 De Anza College published Safe Passage for Coyote crash. Soon thereaft er the city initiated the Coyote Valley Specifi c Valley, a study showing that animals, including large mammals Plan process, proposing that both North and Mid Coyote Valley such as deer and mountain lions, are crossing Coyote Valley, contain a combination of industrial, commercial, and residential using the culverts and underpasses to cross the barrier created development. Th is attempt, too, petered out aft er the city received by Highway 101. A 2016 study — released by the California fi erce opposition from CGF and other groups. Department of Fish and Wildlife, Santa Clara Valley Open Space we cAn STOP Them AgAIn Authority, and Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District — showed that animals are migrating lengthways along the valley In 2010, the city council reaffi rmed that Mid Coyote Valley fl oor as well, using the creek corridors of Fisher Creek and the would be Urban Reserve and thus off limits to development until 2040. North Coyote Valley, however, is still designated for industrial development. Now, with the economy booming, development proposals have begun to reappear. In 2015 Gavilan College began construction of a long-planned Coyote Valley Campus on Bailey Avenue. Panattoni Development Company Mountain Lion Coyote Bob Cat

4 | green fOOTnOTeS culverts under Monterey Road. Th at study also found that Coyote Valley provides What You can Do breeding and foraging habitat for animals such as bobcats and coyotes, making the entire valley area critical habitat for these species. Much of the farmland provides habitat for dozens of bird species, including the federally threatened 1. Want to get involved as a volunteer? Swainson’s Hawk. Email [email protected] wATer. Groundwater is another important environmental resource that benefi ts 2. committee for green foothills has from Coyote Valley’s open space. Th e Coyote Watershed is the county’s largest worked with other groups to launch — 322 square miles — and because of local geology, Coyote Valley is one of the the “i love coyote Valley” online few places where the aquifer — which supplies a signifi cant percentage of Santa community through facebook, twitter and instagram. Please fi nd Clara County’s drinking water — can be recharged. and “like” these pages. fArmlAnD. Coyote Valley contains much of Santa Clara County’s remaining prime farmland soils. Silicon Valley, earlier famed as the Valley of Heart’s Delight 3. sign up to receive our email alerts (www.greenfoothills.org/action- for the blossoming orchards that covered it, has lost most of its historic agricultural alert-sign-up), and we will notify land. It is vital to preserve what remains if locally grown food is to be available you when you can take action for in the future. coyote Valley. AIr QuAlITy AnD clImATe chAnge. Farmland, like other open space, plays a 4. tell your friends and neighbors critical role in providing the green infrastructure that cleans our air and water about the wonders of coyote Valley and fi ghts climate change. Recently, the County of Santa Clara was awarded a and how special it is for all of us! $100,000 state-funded grant analyzing Coyote Valley’s role in this ecosystem together, we can save this jewel of service. Th e grant, one of only 5 awarded across the state, is being used to create open space for future generations. a regional framework connecting farmland preservation with climate change mitigation eff orts in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, San Jose and the unincorporated areas of the county. Th is endeavor, the fi rst of its kind in the county, could help better direct future growth and potentially protect a signifi cant amount of farmland remaining in the county as a climate change mitigation strategy. QuAlITy Of lIfe. Finally, Coyote Valley is important because it is beautiful. As the Bay Area becomes more and more built up, and more and more of our lives are devoted to fi ghting traffi c on our clogged roadways, each last remnant of nature becomes more and more precious. With the vistas of hills on both sides, the sweep of fi elds stretching all the way to winding lines of trees that indicate the presence of creeks, and the open sky above with raptors circling looking for prey in the fi elds below, Coyote Valley provides a last glimpse of what our area might have looked like long ago. Th is treasure can and should be protected. upcoming cOyOTe vAlley muST be PreServeD events in Committee for Green Foothills, together with partner organizations, is working to change the the City of San Jose’s attitude towards Coyote Valley. For decades, coyote valley it has been viewed as little more than a place to put future jobs. But we know that not only is Coyote Valley highly important for wildlife but also that the services Coyote Valley Family Harvest Feast it provides to San Jose residents — reducing air pollution, fi ltering contaminants September 10, 2016, 11 am - 3 pm from groundwater, and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere — have measurable information and free tickets at: economic value that even those who never see beyond a balance sheet should www.openspaceauthority.org recognize. And for those who enjoy fi elds, creeks, and hillsides, the Coyote Valley region is the most beautiful place in all of San Jose. It would be a mistake to destroy Wildlife Tracking Hike this wonderful place. December 10, 2016, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Join cgf at the coyote Valley open space Preserve! Alice Kaufman is one of our Legislative Advocates. She is a founding register online: member of Redwood City Neighbors United, a community group working www.greenfoothills.org/event/wildlife-tracking-hike-3/ to oppose the massive Cargill/DMB Saltworks development on the Redwood City salt ponds.

Summer 2016 | 5 Wildlife-Friendly Fencing

by nAncy reyerIng BoArD memBer

he San Francisco Bay Area is host to one of the most fencing allows wildlife to traverse property lines, have access to diverse and important ecosystems on earth. Our creeks and forage sources, and keep wildlife where they belong: biodiversity hotspot is the only home for numerous away from the building envelope and off the roads. Th e goal is species that are at great risk from human impacts. not to eliminate fencing, but to use it appropriately. For example, TAlong the Peninsula, expanding development areas, commercial rather than fencing in an entire property’s borders, it is more farming industries, and population pressures contribute to habitat appropriate to focus on deterrent fencing — high and sturdy loss for both plants and animals. Much of our wildlife is forced fences around gardens, livestock, and other sensitive areas that into the margins. prevent predators or garden plunderers from getting in. Animals like the fox, bobcat, deer and mountain lion take Admittedly, it can be daunting to imagine a large predator many paths to navigate this semi-urban landscape. According to the Urban Wildlife Research Project, animals use creeks as a primary transportation node One of the most important ways residents of these between the mountains and the Bay. But when you semi-rural areas can live in harmony with wildlife track individual animals’ paths across this creek-side wildlife corridor, you fi nd a much more harrowing is by designing fencing that permits animals to journey: animals consistently navigate backyards, jump over, climb under, or pass through. culverts, drainage ditches, busy freeways, and barbed- wire fences. However, impassable property fences in semi-rural areas oft en divert wildlife into busy streets and unsafe like a mountain lion or coyote in your backyard. Smaller mammals urban areas. Rural and semi-rural residents can help these animals like bobcats and raccoons that can harm house pets or chickens stay safely in wilderness areas by using wildlife-friendly fencing may also give pause. Deterrent fencing can keep pets and livestock on their properties to improve animal crossings. safe, while larger property boundaries can remain open to wildlife Several Peninsula towns, including Woodside and Portola in order to provide safe and effi cient crossing to wilderness areas Valley, serve as “buff er zones” between wilderness and suburbia, that serve as more appropriate food and water sources. and are situated squarely in the last remaining habitat for By giving large mammals access to creeks and riparian threatened wildlife. Because habitat cannot exist as “islands”, corridors, they fi nd both food and water away from residential one of the most important ways residents of these semi-rural habitation. When wildlife is prevented from accessing natural areas can live in harmony with wildlife is by designing fencing habitat, they become stranded on islands, including roadways. that permits animals to jump over, climb under, or pass through. Young deer become separated from their mothers; foxes lose Especially important on larger properties, wildlife-friendly access to their nesting places; even quail can have diffi culty raising their young when their habitats become fractured. We need to provide connectivity throughout our communities to create sustainable habitat for wildlife. When we incorporate “smart fencing” strategies, and refrain from surrounding large properties with impermeable fencing, we allow our wildlife to move naturally, fi nd forage, raise their young – and leave us undisturbed.

Nancy Reyering is a member of the Board of Directors of Committee for Green Foothills. She is a member of the Open Space Committee in Woodside and is co-founder of the Backyard Habitat Program, established in Woodside in 2012 and adopted by Portola Valley in 2014. She also worked closely with other Town volunteers on Woodside’s Th ey say good fences make good neighbors. Especially true “Fencing Guidelines,” adopted by the council in 2016. if your neighbors are deer and bobcat!

6 | green fOOTnOTeS Wildlife fencing wOOD “X” meSh wOOD POST AnD grID resources state-wide efforts like the california essential wildlife connectivity Project (www.wildlife.ca.gov/ conservation/planning/connectivity/cehc), the bay wOOD POST AnD wIre verTIcAl grAPe STAKe Area-wide urban wildlife research Project (www. urbanwildliferesearchproject.com), and local eff orts in Woodside and Portola Valley (www.woodsidetown. org/boardsandcommittees/backyard-habitat) work to educate residents on exactly how to live with and enjoy wildlife while keeping people, pets, livestock, wildlife, and roads safe. goals center around maintaining natural wildlife corridors and an abundance of native forage. SPlIT 3 rAIl wOOD POST AnD wIre meSh let’s help our wildlife thrive wherever possible.

To reach out to nancy, email [email protected] with the subject line, “nancy’s fencing Article”

Summer 2016 | 7 Your Support makeS our Work poSSible Stegner giving circle members

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Stern Barbara White Alan Hackler Yoriko Kishimoto Mois and Judy Macias William and Beverly Oldfield Leonard Rush Henry and Marlene Stern Benjamin White James and Linda Hagan Howard and Wendy Hugh MacMillan Diane Ollila Carol and Ron Ruth Julie Steury and Peter Randall White & Marcia Kleckner Elaine Haight George and Marjorie Mader Jean Olmsted Fagamalama Saena Reynolds Smythe White Larry Klein and Milbrey David Madison Dave Olson Noel Stevens George Wilkinson Jill Halloran McLaughlin Grace Sain Mary Malmgren Scot Olson Stephanie Stevens Bruce and Ann Willard Stephen Halprin James and Judith Kleinberg Ari Salomon Ann and Keith Mangold David Oppenheimer Sarah D. Stewart Hope Duveneck Williams Sam Halsted and Siddy Shani Kleinhaus Sean Samenfeld-Specht Flynn Malcolm Margolin Susan Orth Ms. Kathryn Strachota Michael and Margaret James Kleinrath Ralph D. Samuelson Michael Hammes Janet Martin Mike Pacelli Carolyn Straub and Stephen Williams Liz and Rick Kniss Robert Sawyer Paul Hammes Rene Martinez Wendy Page McHenry Stephen Wilson Victoria and Paul Kojola Dorothy Saxe Ruth and Ben Hammett Mary Gill Mary and Ward Paine Ted Stroll Virginia Wilson Debs Scott Koppel Roberta Saxon & Mike Nonette Hanko Marjorie Matthews Palomar Park Garden Club Sasnett David and Jean Struthers Patricia Wipfler Carol Kornfeld Kathryn Hargrove Lori and Dennis McBride Peter Parham Suzanne Schauwecker Ginger and Roger Summit Josephine Witt Anne P. Kortlander & Judy Jonathan Harman Margaret McCann Ms. G. Lyndall Parsons Dianne and Alexander Dr. and Mrs. Sunshine Jonathan and Susan Horst Wittwer Alan Harper Janet McClure Lyman Ragni and Marc Pasturel Schilling Robin Ann Sutton Vasanta Kottapalli Dianna Orlandi Wong Hertha Harrington Elizabeth McEnroe Ramona Patterson Dana and Alice Schmidt Lina Swisher and Daniel Judy and Stew Krakauer Rubin Woodside Vineyards LLC Richard Harris Alan and Nancy McGee Gary Patton Kathryn Schmidt Tony Kramer & Judy Kramer Kathy and Andy Switky Craig Working William Harris Susan and Ralph McKuhen Deborah Penrose Brian Schmidt and Karen Jennifer and Randy Krenzin Coppock Rowland and Kajsa Tabor Allen S. Wright Bruce and Lesli Hartsough Stephanie Kriebel Eileen P. McLaughlin Raul Peralez & Victoria Ramirez Charles Schmuck Tanya Wing Rose Wright Margaret and Van Harvey Ginny Laibl Ernst Meissner Rachel Perkel Justyne Schnupp & Garret Roger and Sherry Taylor Beth Wyman Nancy L. Hay Rob Lajoie Molly Mentzer Merry Phillips Malmgren Laura Teksler Lyn Wyman & Dennis Dow Kirsten and Kevin Hayes Wendy and Karma Lama Amy Meyer Helen and Joe Pickering Matthew Schreiber Christy Telch and George Dianna Yang-Dininno Walter and Katharine Hays Ann V. Lambrecht Stephan and Andrea Meyer- Forman Ewald Donna Pioppi and John Charles Schulz and Claire Mary Yates Barry and Ellen Hecht Julie Lancelle Taylor Daniel Tellep Philip and Ruth Meyerson Salwitz Glenn Yoshioka Peggy Hennessee Alfred and Maureen Lane Ms. Joan Scott Maxine Terner Pauline and Eric Millar Daniel Ponti Greg Yost Jennifer Henry Melissa and Jim Lane Walter and Janice Sedriks Kim Thai Kristine D. Miller Klaus and Ellen Porzig Jeffery & Sophie Yost Mandy Henry and Benyam Maria Langbauer Anthony John Seebach Virginia Thomas Woldegiorgis Micki Miller G. F. Postie Daniel Yost and Paul Brody Richard and Alanna Lanman Jonathan H. Segal David and Katherine Teena Henshaw Joyce Milligan Mike Potter Robert and Dorothy Young James and Annie LaPlante Ben and Annette Segall Thomson Don Herd David and Lynn Mitchell Margot and Vaughan Pratt Steve Zamek Jeanne Larkin Paul and Joan Segall Jim and Emily Thurber Karen Herrel Ojan Mobedshahi Carol Preo Monica Zarate Jeffrey and Maureen Pearl Anne Seipp Sara Timby John and Nancy Hewitt Robert Moline Mr. Thomas Pressburger Ellen Zeff and Jeffrey Blaney LaTourrette Matthew Self Darryl Tjaden & Anne Ross Ziegler Kenneth Himes Michael and Erin Monroe Beverly Purrington Tjaden Phill Laursen Clysta Seney Eli Zigas Jan Hintermeister Carmen Montano Stephen and Sandra Pursell Timothy Tosta Thomas Lawer Sequoia Audubon Society of Karin Zimmermann Carroll Ann Hodges Dorsey Moore Lee and Paul Quintana David Tran Ms. Barbara W. Lawson San Mateo County Mary and Mark Zoback Arthur Hofmayer Kelly Moran & Mark Eliot Ted Raczek Terry Trumbull Richard Leask Patricia Sexton John Zoglin & Karla Lacey

Mary Davey Legacy Society Members Sustaining Members In Honor Of In Memory Of The Mary Davey Legacy Anonymous Sustaining Members are Elizabeth & Nathaniel Allyn Frank Carney Anonymous* Matt Burrows George N. Carlson Society was created to those who make monthly Tate Cohn Mary C. Davey honor and celebrate those Allan and Marilyn Brown contributions to sustain David Engstrom Anita Feferman Mary Davey* Ron Erskine James K. Hess wonderful people who have our work. Paul Davis God Darlene Jones included Committee for Richard and Beth DeAtley To sign up for a monthly, Mariam Graham Audrey Kass recurring gift, please see: Amanda Henry Frank Lockfeld Green Foothills in their Herb and Norma Grench www.greenfoothills.org/donate/ Julie Hutcheson David A. London, MD legacy planning. Jerry Hearn give-monthly Olivia Iannicelli and Steve Asch Pooh the Cat For more information, please see: William and Katherine Ad Jessup JT Rusmore Alice Kaufman Jud and Ruth Scholtz www.greenfoothills.org/donate/ Korbholz Mary Malmgren legacy-giving Peter LaTourrette Howard Schopman Peter and Sue LaTourrette Michael and Erin Monroe Margaret MacNiven Paul Bruce Smith Megan and Mark Medeiros Wendy Page Martin’s Beach Wallace Stegner Dave Olson G. F. Postie Amelia Jane Medeiros Lynn Torin Daniel Quinn Megan Medeiros James Reber and Debbie Lennie Roberts Jeff Segall Webster Dick Rosenbaum Nancy Reyering and Marty Jeff Segall *Those who are no longer with us. Walker Diane Talbert Mae and Jerry Tinklenberg Diane Solomon Irving Witt

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San Mateo County for three new provisions: (1) Clarify that portions of parcels that have unbuildable areas such as steep slopes/landslides, areas Half Moon Bay General Plan Advisory Committee – which within rivers or creeks, or other identified hazards should not be will be holding several meetings over the next four months as included in calculation of land area for subdivision purposes., part of the city’s Local Coastal Program and General Plan Update. (2) Require identification and mapping of sensitive habitats CGF is advocating for preservation of prime agricultural lands, including wetlands, riparian areas and heritage native trees on protection of environmentally sensitive habitat areas, preservation proposed Tentative Maps, and require protection of these areas of scenic views, and addressing sea level rise, among other major when future development is proposed, and (3) Require provision issues. of adequate space around future development in high fire hazard Martin’s Beach – where the State Lands Commission has so far areas so structures can be adequately protected from wildfire. been unable to negotiate with owner Vinod Khosla for public San Mateo County Planning – which is also initiating a review access to this popular beach; meanwhile two separate lawsuits of the Significant and Heritage Tree Ordinance. CGF will be (brought by Surfrider Foundation and Friends of Martin’s Beach) weighing in to ensure there are stronger protections of our native are threading their way through the 1st District Court of Appeal. oaks, redwoods, and other valued trees as well as stronger Menlo Park City Council – where a decision is expected on sanctions for people who cut down trees without required permits. whether to ban unpermitted drones and other radio controlled aircraft at Bedwell Bayfront Park. This activity is inconsistent with the park’s Master Plan, is potentially harmful to wildlife in Santa Clara County the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Gilroy Urban Growth Boundary Initiative – an initiative and poses safety hazards for aircraft at both Palo Alto and San which will be on the November 2016 ballot. This initiative is Carlos airports. extremely important to CGF’s mission and work in the southern part of Santa Clara County. CGF is supporting campaign efforts San Mateo County Planning – which has begun a comprehensive to pass the initiative and has provided its endorsement. revision of the County Subdivision Regulations. CGF has asked

The Committee Applauds...

A standing ovation for Bay Area Voters – for voting to pass Measure AA, the Clean and Healthy Bay ballot measure, in June 2016. Measure AA will provide $500 million over 20 years to restore tidal marsh habitat, reduce pollution and trash in the Bay, improve trails, and prevent shoreline flooding.

Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) – for voting 6-1 an amendment to the city charter ensuring that city parkland to deny the request by the Catholic High School to reconsider the may not be sold or used for non-park purposes without a two- March 11, 2016 LAFCO action in which the Commission denied thirds vote by the voters. the City of Morgan Hill’s urban service area expansion in the Santa Clara City Council – for approving the parks impact fee Southeast Quadrant. Kudos to Commissioners Ken Yeager, determination to ensure that the city has adequate funding to Sequoia Hall, Linda Lezotte, Susan Vicklund-Wilson, Tara Martin- acquire park land for all of its current and future residents. Milius, and Ash Kalra for recognizing that the Catholic High Santa Clara County voters – for voting to pass the Yes on School did not provide any new information that would merit Parks ballot measure (Measure A) which continues the dedication the Commission’s reconsideration of their original decision. of existing tax funding for land acquisition, maintenance and Santa Clara City Council – for adding to the November ballot improvements in the County Park system.

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Saturday, November 12, 2016 9am - 12pm The home of Margaret and Jamis MacNiven, Woodside

To celebrate members who have included Committee for Green Foothills in their legacy giving, we have arranged a special brunch and tour of Jamis and Margaret Macniven’s private “off the grid” home. It is located near Skyline Ridge and Long Ridge Open Space Preserve. Up on the hill, we will see great views and California plants and flowers. Guests will be shuttled to the brunch from Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve. Mary Davey, a longtime board member and inspirational leader of Committee Interested in becoming a member of the Legacy Society or registering for Green Foothills. for the event? Please contact: Justyne Schnupp (650-968-7243 x340, [email protected])

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PleASe JOIn uS fOr Our 13Th AnnuAl:

NATURE’S

HONORING

SHELTON JOHNSON

3:00–6:00 PM RUNNYMEDE FARM 980 RUNNYMEDE ROAD WOODSIDE, CALIFORNIA 94062

Join us for a special afternoon in celebration of Committee for Green Foothills’ same way he did. Shelton has a deep passion for wilderness that he expresses 54-year legacy and the people who dedicate their lives to protecting nature. with an irresistible Muir-like gusto. This year, we will be making a gift to Bay In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, we are Area Wilderness Training in Shelton’s honor. thrilled to honor a man who embodies the spirit of “America’s best idea.” Early Bird Ticket Price is $125 until September 6. Sponsorship opportunities Featured in Ken Burn’s National Parks documentary, Shelton Johnson is starting at $500 are available. More information can be found online at: an author and a Yosemite National Park Ranger. He is dedicated to bringing underserved youth to parks so that they will discover themselves there in the www.greenfoothills.org/natures-inspiration

“All you need to get to heaven is a good pair of boots.”

- ShelTOn JOhnSOn, GLORYLAND

Th is year Nature’s Inspiration will be held at Runnymede Farm in Woodside on October 9. Th ank you to the entire Rosekrans Family for welcoming us.

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