Why Greenbelt Alliance

We educate, advocate, and collaborate to ensure the Bay Area’s lands and communities are resilient to a changing climate.

The Climate is Changing & So Are We

We have a new Strategic Plan to create a more inclusive, climate-resilient Bay Area.

Advocate for a Climate Resilient Bay Area

Take action now to protect our lands and promote climate-smart development.

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Our Vision for the Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area isn’t ready for climate change.

Greenbelt Alliance is rising to the challenge because we envision a Bay Area of healthy, thriving, resilient communities made up of lands and people that are safe during climate disasters and recover quickly from wildfire, floods, and drought, where everyone is living with nature in new and powerful ways for generations to come. That’s why we educate, advocate, and collaborate to ensure the Bay Area’s lands and communities are resilient to a changing climate.

What We Do

Climate Risk Research

Accelerating Climate Resilience

Climate SMART Development

Events & Explore

February 27, 2021, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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March 13, 2021, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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March 20, 2021, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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What's New

Greenbelt Alliance Honors WRT with Greenbelt Ambassador Award

Our mission to ensure that the Bay Area’s lands and communities are resilient to a changing climate would not be

Nora Cullinen February 26, 2021

Pittsburg Approves Seeno Project Paving Over Hills

After hearing from hundreds of Pittsburg residents and environmental organizations that the city should preserve the beautiful hills that overlook

Jessie Brennan February 23, 2021

Times, They Are a-Changing in Sunnyvale

How Livable Sunnyvale has become an influential voice for more affordable housing, transit and equitable communities. It seems appropriate to

Daniela Ades February 16, 2021

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This #TBT we throwback to conversations with Futur

This #TBT we throwback to conversations with Future Climate Leaders that address structural racism and inequity issues in their work, and how it intersects with climate change, resilience, public health, and resources.

We highlighted conversations with amazing women who are making an impact in their communities and territories. Swipe right to see more and watch their full talks on YouTube. Link in bio ▶️

#BlackHistoryMonth #ShareBlackStories #TBT #ClimateLeaders #GirlPower #TheFutureClimate

We support our friends at @savesfbay who have ramp

We support our friends at @savesfbay who have ramped up efforts to protect the Salt Ponds in Redwood City and issued a letter with dozens of local and regional leaders asking the Biden Administration to withdraw an appeal from the EPA in violation of the Clean Water Act. To understand the issue, read more: savesfbay.org/salt-ponds-letter-to-biden

Instead of paving over these wetlands for development, it's possible to restore the tidal marsh for wildlife habitat & protection against rising 🌊. There are threats to wetlands popping up around the SF Bay & we must choose a path of sustainable growth, not destruction.

Image courtesy: Save The Bay

#RedwoodCitySaltPonds #SFBay

Advocacy and its power to promote change might be

Advocacy and its power to promote change might be hard concepts to understand, but it gets easier when you learn from a concrete example.

Sunnyvale, the seventh-largest city in the Bay Area, has seen a significant cultural and political shift leaning towards more progressive ideas on affordable housing, transit, equity, and better quality of life in recent years. And, Livable Sunnyvale has played a pivotal role in this shift. This volunteer coalition of activists and organizations has gained credibility and influence to generate more impact and change in the landscape of the city.

We sat down with members of Livable Sunnyvale to talk about their impact and things they are excited to accomplish in 2021. Read the full article, go to the link in bio (Blog).

📸: Jasmine Canty/Livable Sunnyvale

#livablesunnyvale #sunnyvale #communitybuilding #advocacymatters

In just over a month, we have collected nearly 5,0

In just over a month, we have collected nearly 5,000 petitions from residents in Newark and around the Bay Area calling on San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission - BCDC and the SF Bay Water Board to exercise their full regulatory authority to step in and #SaveNewarkWetlands.

We were proud to present these petitions at the agencies’ meetings last week and yesterday and to share the testimonials from our supporters who want to see our Bay’s wetlands and wildlife protected, and our region advance smart solutions to climate change.

Thank you all for standing with us! We will keep at it as long as we need to until #NewarkArea4 is protected! @centerforbiodiv, @bayrefuge, @sierraclub_sfbay, @sfbaykeeper

(Image: Screenshot of the Save Newark Wetlands coalition members delivering our 4,665 petitions to the SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board at their monthly meeting on Feb 10)

Did you know that over 18 million people work for

Did you know that over 18 million people work for companies with matching gift programs!? If your company has a workplace giving program, your donation to a cause that’s close to your heart may be eligible for matching funds!

We are on platforms like @benevity , and you can find us there to support our work to help the Bay Area adapt to a changing climate, protect open space, and accelerate smart development. We explain how to get your gift matched by your employer on this step-by-step page. Find out more today, go to the link in bio.

Source: Double the Donation Statistics

#doublethedonation #ForGoodnessSake