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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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September 11, 2025 - KQED Bay Curious

Invasion of the Grub Snatchers: How One Rich Guy’s Russian Boars Colonized California

This story features David Mauk, the Open Space Authority's Natural Resource Technician II, and dives into the history of how wild pigs were introduced to our region and the damage they cause to local ecosystems, specifically including Máyyan ‘Ooyákma — Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve. 

Click here to listen to the podcast episode.

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September 3, 2025 - Northern California Public Media

Riparian Restoration: Helping Native Plants Thrive 
Kat Hill, the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority's Volunteer Program Coordinator, works with staff and volunteers to return native plants to ecologically sensitive riparian areas along Fisher Creek in Coyote Valley.

Watch this video to learn more.

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Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Secures $14.8M Grant to Protect 400+ Acres of Farmland from Sprawl

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SAN JOSÉ, Calif.—October 20, 2025—The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority), the 30-year-old regional public land conservation agency that protects open space and connects people to nature, has been awarded a $14.8 million grant from the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) program to support the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement on 412 acres of farmland within and adjacent to the City of Gilroy.
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Press Release: SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY RELEASES MUSICAL SHORTS INSPIRED BY LOCAL LANDSCAPES

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The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority) today announced the release of a series of new short music works inspired by Santa Clara’s natural and working lands. Commissioned by the Authority from composer William Rand, “Coyote Valley Suite” features five short instrumental works that carry the listener through the protected landscapes of Coyote Valley, one of the last largely undeveloped valley floors in the South Bay.

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Announces Openings for Roles on Two Volunteer Committees and Adopts Budget & Annual Workplan

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SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – June 24, 2025 – The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority), a 30-year old regional public land conservation agency that protects open space and connects people to nature, today announced openings for new members of the Authority’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) and
Expenditure Plan Oversight Committee (EPOC). The open call for applicants follows the ratification on June 12 by the Authority’s elected board of the agency’s 2025-26 fiscal year budget and annual work plan.