Greenbelt Alliance thanks the many people around the Bay Area who helped to provide the information compiled in this report as well as our generous supporters:
Funders
Anonymous
Arntz Family Foundation
Matt and Janice Barger
California Coastal Conservancy
The Clarence E. Heller Foundation
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
JEC Foundation
Expert Advisors
Nicole Byrd
Executive Director, Solano Land Trust
Dick Cameron
Senior Conservation Planner, The Nature Conservancy
James Raives
Senior Open SpaceAny parcelA lot, or contiguous group of lots, in single ownership or under single control, usually considered a unit for purposes of development. or area of land or water that is essentially unimproved and devoted to an open space use for the purposes of (1) the preservation of natural resources, (2) the managed production of resources, (3) outdoor recreation, or (4) public health and safety. Planner, Marin County Parks
Paul Ringgold
Vice President, Stewardship, Peninsula Open Space Trust
Tom Robinson
Conservation Planner, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open SpaceAny parcelA lot, or contiguous group of lots, in single ownership or under single control, usually considered a unit for purposes of development. or area of land or water that is essentially unimproved and devoted to an open space use for the purposes of (1) the preservation of natural resources, (2) the managed production of resources, (3) outdoor recreation, or (4) public health and safety. District
Bill Shoe
Principal Planner, Santa Clara County Planning Office
Beth Stone
GISComputer mapping system that produces multiple "layers" (coverages) of graphic information about a community or region. For example, one layer might show the parcels, another layer might show key habitat areas, another layer might show school sites, and so on. It may be composed of maps, databases, and point information. It can be considered a tool for analysis and decision making. Analyst, East Bay Regional Park District
John Woodbury
General Manager, Napa County Regional Park and Open SpaceAny parcelA lot, or contiguous group of lots, in single ownership or under single control, usually considered a unit for purposes of development. or area of land or water that is essentially unimproved and devoted to an open space use for the purposes of (1) the preservation of natural resources, (2) the managed production of resources, (3) outdoor recreation, or (4) public health and safety. District
Greenbelt Alliance Staff
Lead Researcher
Adam Garcia, Policy Researcher
Intern Researchers
Derek Anderson
Joe Bonk
Samantha Dolgoff
John Gilbert
Marisa Lee
Bill Parker
Ramzi Ramey
Authors
Jeremy Madsen, Executive Director
Stephanie Reyes, Policy Director
Jennifer Gennari, Communications Director
Adam Garcia
Field Researchers
Melissa Hippard, Campaigns Director
Michele Beasley, Senior Field Representative
Amanda Bornstein, Senior Field Representative
Ellie Casson, Field Representative
Whitney Merchant, Field Representative
Matt Vander Sluis, Senior Field Representative
Editors
Jennifer Gennari
Stephanie Reyes
Mapping
John Kelley, Senior GISComputer mapping system that produces multiple "layers" (coverages) of graphic information about a community or region. For example, one layer might show the parcels, another layer might show key habitat areas, another layer might show school sites, and so on. It may be composed of maps, databases, and point information. It can be considered a tool for analysis and decision making. Specialist, GreenInfo Network
Tim Sinnott, Senior GISComputer mapping system that produces multiple "layers" (coverages) of graphic information about a community or region. For example, one layer might show the parcels, another layer might show key habitat areas, another layer might show school sites, and so on. It may be composed of maps, databases, and point information. It can be considered a tool for analysis and decision making. Specialist, GreenInfo Network
Photo credits
Photography by Greenbelt Alliance except
Cover: Scott Hein / heinphoto.com
p1, 29: Courtesy of Frog Hollow Farm
p2: Lech Naumovich Photography
p3, 10: Brian Murphy
p29, 31: Adam Hoffman
p30: © 2011 Kathryn Hargis, courtesy of Peninsula Open SpaceAny parcelA lot, or contiguous group of lots, in single ownership or under single control, usually considered a unit for purposes of development. or area of land or water that is essentially unimproved and devoted to an open space use for the purposes of (1) the preservation of natural resources, (2) the managed production of resources, (3) outdoor recreation, or (4) public health and safety. Trust
Design
Adam Hoffman, BlueNeckdesign.com
