Protect Coyote Valley Project Updates
The city of San Jose is currently accepting comments on the environmental analysis of the proposed Heritage Oaks cemetery in the hills above Coyote Valley. The deadline to submit comments is March 4, 2026.
This spring, the Open Space Authority invites you to explore future habitat restoration, agriculture, and recreation plans for over 1,600 acres of protected open space in Coyote Valley. Join us at family-friendly events across Santa Clara Valley and share your feedback.
A small, oak‑dotted hill in North Coyote Valley becomes a lens into the region’s deeper past, revealing how this landscape has been shaped again and again by the people who lived, worked and imagined futures here.
In January 2026, VTA announced the launch of the Coyote Valley Wildlife Crossing Project, a major step toward reducing wildlife deaths and reconnecting critical habitat in Coyote Valley.
Nature, the leading science journal, published an article about Coyote Valley’s unique landscape and natural flood protection powers. December 3, 2025.
Coyote Valley was recently highlighted on NBC Bay Area’s weekly program, Comunidad del Valle. December 7, 2025.
The massive Heritage Oaks Memorial Park would sprawl over more than 100 acres of Coyote Valley – an area larger than 77 football fields.
This comprehensive planning project will create a roadmap for the future use and restoration of Coyote Valley.
Coyote Valley is a lifeline for animals to move between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Diablo Range.
In June 2025, the Open Space Authority partnered with Peninsula Open Space Trust, Alnus Ecological and Nature’s Engineers to build two beaver dam analogs in Coyote Valley.
Fisher Creek is a thread that helps tie together Coyote Valley’s ecological future. Here’s why.
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Good News – No Energy Facility in Coyote Valley!
We’re pleased to report that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the final plan for the LS Power energy facility – and it will NOT
A Hill in Coyote Valley: A Story in Maps
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority has released a new story map, in which small, oak‑dotted hill in North Coyote Valley becomes a lens
Tell San Jose: Don’t Let Cemetery Harm Coyote Valley
The city of San Jose is currently accepting comments on the environmental analysis of the proposed Heritage Oaks cemetery in the hills above Coyote Valley.