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December 3, 2025 - Nature

Cities are embracing nature for flood defense

This piece explores how cities are turning to natural solutions to reduce flood risk and features the Open Space Authority's efforts to restore ecological and hydrological functions in Coyote Valley.

Click here to read the article.

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November 10, 2025 - The Morgan Hill Times

Morgan Hill, Open Space to collaborate on El Toro trail
A future public trail on El Toro Mountain is one step closer to fruition after the Morgan Hill City Council adopted a “shared commitment” to explore the option in partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. 

Click here to read more.

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October 17, 2025 - Silicon Valley Business Journal

State funds secure 412-acre Santa Clara County farmland from future development.

Recently awarded state funds will ensure a large Santa Clara County property is blocked off from commercial development and remains farmland long-term.

Read the full article here.

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October 10, 2025 - El Observador

Symbols of Nature in Hispanic Culture

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Open Space Authority sought to better understand how various Hispanic cultural symbols connect back to nature and, in particular, the nature of Santa Clara Valley.

Read the article in English and Spanish.

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Open Space Authority Preserves First Redwood Property

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Open Space Authority Preserves First Redwood Property, Gifted by the McPhee Family San Jose, CA – February 26, 2018: The Julian McPhee family donated a 112-acre property adjacent to Uvas Canyon County Park in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority.
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POST Purchases Key Property in mid-Coyote Valley

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October 24, 2017 - (Palo Alto, Calif.) Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) announced today the purchase of a 63-acre property at the intersection of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Richmond Avenue in the mid-Coyote Valley, near the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority’s Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve. This acquisition marks the second project that POST has completed in the Valley over the past 6 months.
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Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Publishes Landmark Vision for Coyote Valley

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June 15, 2017, San Jose CA: The Coyote Valley Landscape Linkage report articulates a vision to protect and restore areas within Coyote Valley that are critical to ensure ecological connectivity, health, and resilience to climate change. This landmark report, released by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, outlines recommendations to create a landscape linkage for wildlife, connecting and protecting the biodiversity between the Santa Cruz and Diablo Mountain Ranges.