Santa Clara Valley Water is spending millions cleaning up after unhoused people’s encampments. Now it would like to move them out, instead.
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Fall Issue 2023
Santa Clara County Serpentine Grasslands
“Máyyan ‘Ooyákma – Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve in Morgan Hill. Trail: 5.3 mi, 971 ft elevation gain, loop
Perspective
Santa Clara County Must Make Alma Bridge Road Safer for Wildlife
Cars and bikes kill 5,000 newts every year on Alma Bridge Road. It’s an avoidable tragedy.
History
Did Salmon Always Live in San José?
After an absence of many decades, Chinook salmon swim up the Guadalupe River in San José most winters. The fish look for places to lay eggs and often find them. If there’s enough water left in the dry season, their … Read more
Winter Issue 2020
The Last Big Save
Nearly a thousand acres of the valley oak savanna, wetlands, and agricultural land that once dominated Silicon Valley will be protected
Summer Issue 2018
The Guadalupe River and the Hidden Heart of San José
Guadalupe River Trail in San Jose. Trail: 9.5 mi, 137 ft elevation gain, point-to-point
Spring Issue 2015
Coyote Valley Preserve Offers New Trails in South Silicon Valley
A new preserve in the Coyote Valley curbs tech sprawl.
Stewardship, Wildlife
Santa Clara Water District Cuts Reservoir Releases to Local Creeks and Ponds
Santa Clara Valley Water District officials say they are facing an “unprecedented shortage” of water this year, and as the district’s drinking water reservoirs run dry, it is cutting releases into the county’s creeks and recharge ponds to conserve. In … Read more
Fall Issue 2006
Ballot Initiatives for Open Space
Not so very long ago, two counties on opposite corners of the Bay competed to grow the best stone fruits in the West. With fertile soils and favorable climates, Santa Clara and Solano counties have rich agricultural heritages stretching back … Read more
