New Vision for Coyote Valley

SCVAS has been vocally and actively working to protect Coyote Valley for over 40 years. Now that thousands of acres are protected, new opportunities arise. What will the valley look like in the future? How will the landscape change?

Please join our partner Green Foothills New Vision for Coyote Valley event on Wednesday, August 4 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m to engage with guest speakers on what might be the future of bird and wildlife habitat, farming, parks and indigenous stewardship in Coyote Valley.

Stop the San Jose Light Tower

Arena Green Park, the confluence of the Guadalupe River and Los Gatos Creek, in downtown San Jose is a beloved community gathering place, offering space for both families and wildlife to gather. San Jose Light Tower Corporation plans on jeopardizing the health of this habitat with the construction of a 200-foot tall illuminated tower. Check out the new campaign website and then take action by signing this petition to say “No Thanks” to this preposterous “gift” of light pollution to the City of San Jose.

Save Newark Wetlands

One of the last significant unprotected wetland areas in San Francisco Bay is at risk of being lost to development, fish and wildlife species and millions of migratory birds. Developers are seeking to fill 500 acres of baylands in Newark to construct 469 “executive houses” (Newark Area 4).

SCVAS has joined over a dozen conservation and climate organizations in supporting the Save Newark Wetlands campaign in seeking to stop this development -- and instead secure the permanent protection, restoration, and inclusion of Newark Area 4 in the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Watch this newly-released 4-minute video featuring prominent Bay scientists and climate adaptation experts, and then Take Action by signing the petition to Save Newark Wetlands.

Tideline Protest

Tideline Marine Group, a private commercial ferry operator, filed an application with the California Utilities Commission seeking approval for unlimited Uber-like boat service throughout the Bay and its navigable rivers and tributaries. Together with the Sierra Club and with the Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge, SCVAS filed a formal protest arguing that this new service can have impacts to the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge and on wetlands and estuaries all around the Bay. We asked for an Environmental Impact Report prior to approval of the project.