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Connec&ng Community Health with Open Spaces and Natural Resources Gilroy, CA June 16, 2012

Connecting health to our natural resources

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Presentation by Matt Freeman from the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority at "Wildlands, Food and Your Health." Event hosted by Greenbelt Alliance on June 16, 2012.

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Connec&ng  Community  Health  with  Open  Spaces    and  Natural  Resources  

Gilroy,  CA  June  16,  2012      

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Presenta(on  Topics    

•  A  liCle  about  the  Open  Space  Authority  •  Importance  of  open  space  to  healthy  communi&es  •  Examples  of  OSA  ini&a&ves  and  partnerships  •  Ques&ons  and  feedback  

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•  Responsible  for  land  preserva&on  and  resource  management  for  over  2/3rds  of  Santa  Clara  County  

•  Protects  and  manages  over  16,000  acres  

•  Jurisdic&on  includes              ci&es  of  Milpitas,                San  Jose,  Campbell,                Santa  Clara,  Morgan                Hill,  and  Santa  Clara              County  

•  Administers  an  Urban  Open  Space              Program  

 About  the  Santa  Clara  County    Open  Space  Authority  

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OSA  Service  Area  

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•  Provide  a  balance  to  urban  development  

•  Preserve  quality  of  life  in  Santa  Clara  County  

•  Protect  natural  and  cultural  resources  

•  Promote  agricultural  viability  

To  Safeguard  Open  Space    

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Integrated  Approach  to  Open  Space  Protec&on    

“When  one  tugs  at  a  single  thing  in  nature,  he  finds  it  aCached  to  the  rest  of  the  world.”    -­‐-­‐  John  Muir  (1838-­‐1914)    

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Parks,  Open  Spaces,  and  Trails    

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Parks,  Open  Spaces,  and  Trails    

Sample  Projects  •  Bay  Area  Ridge  Trail    •  Bay  Trail  •  Local  trails  (Three  Creeks  

Trail)  that  provide  urban  access  to  open  spaces  

•  Sustainable  Communi&es  Strategy  (Plan  Bay  Area)  

•  El  Toro  Trail  in    Morgan  Hill  

 

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Water  Resources    

Key  Elements  and  Issues  •  Drinking  water  supplies  •  Groundwater  recharge  areas  •  Wetlands  &  riparian  areas  to  

protect  water  quality  •  Floodplains  and  flood  

management  areas  •  Areas  for  climate  change  

mi&ga&on  and  adapta&on  

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Water  Resources    

Sample  Projects  •  TNC  Upper  Pajaro  Floodplain  

Protec&on  Project  •  SCVWD  Water  Resources    

Management  Plan  •  Water  Founda&on  •  Bay  Area  and  Pajaro  

Integrated  Regional  Water  Management  Plans  

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Wildlife  Habitat  and  Linkages    

Key  Elements  and  Issues  •  Protec&ng  sensi&ve  species  

and  rare  &  unique  habitats    

•  Maintaining  landscape  linkages  between  the  Santa  Cruz  and  Diablo  Ranges  

 

•  Protec&ng  habitats  that  are  resilient  to  climate  change  

 

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Wildlife  Habitat  and  Landscape  Linkages    

•  “Safe  Passage  for  Coyote  Valley”  (DeAnza  College)  

•  Bay  Area  Conserva&on  Lands  Network  (Bay  Area  Open  Space  Council)  

Sample  Projects  •  Santa  Clara  Valley  Habitat  

Conserva&on  Plan  •  Bay  Area  Cri&cal  Linkages  

Project  (Moore  Founda&on)  

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Local  Farms  and  Ranches    

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Local  Farms  and  Ranches    

Key  Elements  and  Issues  •  Protec&ng  prime  ag  lands  

from  sprawl  •  Protec&ng  economic  

viability  through  partnerships  and  incen&ves  

•  Promo&ng  good  stewardship  prac&ces  

•  Promo&ng  access  to  locally-­‐grown  foods  

•  Exploring  new  markets  and  niches  

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Local  Farms  and  Ranches    

Sample  Projects  • Coyote  Valley  Agriculture  Feasibility  Study  (Sage)  • “Sustaining  Our  Bounty”    (Sage)  • Natural  Resources  Conserva&on  Service  Programs  • South  County  Vision  (CommiCee  for  Green  Foothills  and  Greenbelt  Alliance)  

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Ecosystem  Services    Valua&on    

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OSA  Conserva&on  Vision    

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Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve

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Palassou Ridge Open Space Preserve

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South County Agricultural Easement

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Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve

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Our  Legacy    

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