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"A Tale of Two Salt Ponds," director of Save the Bay, David Lewis, contrasts the restoration of the Cargill salt ponds along the Napa River north of Vallejo with Cargill's unprecedented scheme to build a new city of 12,000 houses and 30,000 people on similar lands in Redwood City. Read about the Chapter's new task force to oppose this development here. Read article »
The Environmental Impact Report for Solargen's proposal to build one million pole-mounted solar panels plus all the associated electrical equipment, buildings, and infrastructure on a few thousand acres in Panoche Valley is truly wretched. However, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved the project anyway. Now the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and the Save Panoche Valley organization have sued in Superior Court. Read article »
For the second year in a row, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has awarded the Chapter $50,000 in support of our work furthering innovative land use and transportation plans for the residents of Silicon Valley. The money continues the support for the Chapter's Building Climate-Friendly Communities (BCFC) campaign. Read article »
Never mind that the Big Wave project conflicts with the county's general plan, zoning, and coastal planning. Never mind that it proposes a 225,000-square-foot office park on low-lying agricultural fields adjacent to the environmentally sensitive Pillar Point Marsh. The San Mateo County Planning Commission's approved it anyway. The Chapter has joined other environmental groups in appealing to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Read article »
The insect population of the world weighs about six times as much as the human population, and, after plants, are the most important part of the food chain. Learn how native plants keep insects thriving and which plants can make a big difference in your garden. Read article »