Open Space Committee

Our Open Spaces are priceless.

The photo is of an endangered Checkerspot Butterfly, which thrives only in open spaces. Photo by Dave Poeschel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by Dave Poeschel  

The photo is of an endangered Checkerspot Butterfly, which thrives only in open spaces. 

                  

News 

San Mateo County Parks' Plan to Update Flood County Park Threatens Rare Oaks: Act Now

San Mateo County Parks has been working on "reimagining" Flood County Park since 2015.  It is now in the "realize" stage, https://parks.smcgov.org/realize-flood-park, but you can still participate in the planning process by attending community meetings and/or sign the petition. 

 There is a conflict developing because aspects of the reimaging require many trees to be removed.

Our concern arises -- not simply over removal of trees but -- because County Parks and many residents are unaware of the cultural and historic significance of the very old native valley oak, coast live oak, and bay trees in this County Park.  Most of the valley floor between the San Francisco baylands and mountains was originally oak savanna and woodlands.  Today they are ALL but gone with just a few acres left in San Jose at the Guadalupe Oak Grove Park and here at Flood Park making these remnants extremely scarce and irreplaceable. Read more. 

 

About Open Space

The historic mission of the Sierra Club lies in the protection of imperiled open spaces either by protecting it from inappropriate development or supporting its acquisition and stewardship by public or private entities.http://www.sierraclub.org/...

Coyote Valley's Impact On Water

Proposed industrial developments in Coyote Valley could jeopardize the groundwater resources that provide much of the drinking water for residents of Santa Clara County. A proposal by Panattoni Corporation for a warehouse/distribution center and...

Friends of CSM Community Gardens

The state Supreme Court held up a stop sign Wednesday to the paving machinery that the College of San Mateo wants to use on its 54-year-old campus garden. College district officials must first study the environmental effects of replacing the...

Save Coyote Valley

The most beautiful and environmentally important area in San Jose is at risk of development that would jeopardize a vital wildlife corridor, put San Jose’s groundwater supply at risk, eliminate some of the best remaining farmland in the county, and...

E-Bikes

Do you want to see more e-bikes in our parks’ wildernesses?  They are out there now, though their presence is illegal.   Section 2-5-29 (n) of the Orange County Code of Ordinances:   (n) Motorized Wheeled...