Greenbelt Alliance

The forecast for the Bay Area this weekend will have a little bit of but you can still enjoy the great outdoors! We put together a list of Top 5 DIY urban hikes in the Bay Area, check it out: https://www.greenbelt.org/blog/top-five-hikes-bay-area/ #OptOutside #hikes #BayArea #nature

Great reading tip for the weekend, the FREE ebook Imagining a Walkable America, by Steve Price. This e-book gives us a visual glimpse into a low-carbon future, containing a selection of photo-simulations the author created depicting positive change to the built landscape. Price has collaborated with Greenbelt Alliance on different publications, sharing his pictures of the transformation of landscapes happening in the Bay Area. Now we are happy to share his free and interactive e-book with you. Click on the highlight below to read it! #walkableamerica

Action alert: Despite rapidly increasing rates of sea-level rise that are expected to inundate much of the Bay Area coast in the coming years, the City of Newark is still moving forward with a highly-controversial development plan that would pave over hundreds of acres of restorable wetlands with luxury housingall in a FEMA flood zone. The City of Newark has a chance to move away from outdated patterns of development and take into consideration the science of nature-based s...olutions to prepare for the worst impacts of sea-level rise. In a last-ditch effort to stop this destructive development before it is too late, five environmental organizationsthe Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge, Center for Biological Diversity , Greenbelt Alliance, Sierra Club, SF Bay Chapter, and San Francisco Baykeeperhave launched petitions calling on State regulators to step in and exercise their full regulatory authority to protect the Bay’s wetlands, waters, and wildlife and challenge this harmful project that would leave a lasting impact on the Bay and our ability to become more resilient to a changing climate. Help us protect this critical open space for wildlife and for natural protection to the worst impacts of climate change! Add your name to the #SaveNewarkWetlands petition today: bit.ly/SaveNewarkWetlands

Did you know you can have a direct impact on the strategies for Plan Bay Area 2050, a long-range plan charting the course of transportation, housing, the environment, and the economy of the Bay Area over the next 30 years? Voice your opinion here for bolder strategies and outcomes: bit.ly/PlanBayAreaSurvey

Our Communications Survey is open for input until the end of January, and your participation is really valuable to us! Please, can you take 2 minutes to fill it out? Link: bit.ly/CommsSurv THANK YOU!