Hidden Villa is a nonprofit educational organization that uses its organic farm, wilderness, and community to teach and provide opportunities to learn about the environment and social justice. Hidden Villa stretches over 1600 acres of open space in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 40 miles south of San Francisco. Our mission is to inspire a just and sustainable future through our programs, land and legacy.
Hidden Villa was founded by Frank and Josephine Duveneck, who purchased the land in 1924 and offered it as a gathering place for discussion, reflection, and incubation of social reform. Over the following decades, the Duvenecks established the first Hostel on the Pacific Coast (1937), the first multiracial summer camp (1945), and Hidden Villa’s Environmental Education Program (1970). The Trust for Hidden Villa was established as a nonprofit in 1960.
Every year 30,000 people participate in one of our formal programs. An additional 20,000 visitors come to our preserve annually to explore our farm and gardens or to hike on our eight miles of trails. Our constituents cover a wide spectrum of age, physical ability, geography, ethnicity, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds and our organic farm, rustic barns, newer sustainable structures and pristine riparian, woodland and chaparral wilderness provide opportunities to experience the beauty of our environment on a first hand basis.
www.hiddenvilla.org
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Bullis Charter School is a small, public school that emphasizes Individualized Learning Plans, national best practices for academic excellence, hands-on projects, and an enriched curriculum during school and in optional after-school activities.
www.bullischarterschool.com
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Incorporated in 1956, the Town of Los Altos Hills is a premier Silicon Valley residential community located adjacent to the City of Los Altos, thirty-five miles south of San Francisco, five miles south of Stanford University and seventeen miles north of downtown San Jose. The advocates of incorporation were dedicated to the "preservation of the rural atmosphere of the foothills and orderly and unhurried growth".
http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov
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Acterra was formed in 2000 by the merger of two of the region's most respected and effective environmental organizations: the Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation (founded in 1970) and Bay Area Action (formed in 1990). Our long history of innovation and partnership enables us to draw on the wisdom and experience of two generations of environmental leaders.
www.acterra.org
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Westwind Barn
Westwind Barn History Westwind Barn is located on Altamont Road in Los Altos Hills. The original barn dates back to the 1940's, when Frank Ellithorpe built the first six stalls and raised Morgan and Arabian horses. In 1965, Robert D. Clement bought the barn and added seventeen stalls, a tack room and a sand arena.
www.westwindbarn.com
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Committee for Green Foothills
Committee for Green Foothills mission is to protect the open space, farmlands, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties through advocacy, education, and grassroots action.
www.greenfoothills.org
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Los Altos Hills Pathways CommitteeLos Altos Hills Pathways Committee is a volunteer commitee committed to working for the preservation and enhancement of the pathways within the Town for the use and enjoyment of all residents
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This fall, Foothill College began its 50th year of providing quality higher education, innovative instruction, outstanding faculty and staff, and comprehensive student support services to Silicon Valley.
With new President Judy C. Miner, Ed.D., at the helm of our internationally acclaimed institution, and the addition of new facilities, including the Life Science Building, Student Services Building, Campus Center and Lohman Theatre, Foothill College continues to move forward on important initiatives.
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The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and how to conserve them and their natural habitats through education, science, advocacy, horticulture and land stewardship.
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Electronic Recyclers International™ ( ERI) is the number one covered electronic waste ( CEW) recycler in The State of California. ERI specializies in the environmentally safe and socially responsible dismantling of Cathode Ray Tubes ( CRTs).
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Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee
The purpose of this initiative measure is to assure the long-term preservation of Town-owned open space and recreational properties. The unique character of the Town of Los Altos Hills and the quality of life of its residents depend on protecting the significant environmental, aesthetic, scenic, and recreational benefits that these lands provide to the community.
www.lahopenspace.com
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The Wildlife Conservation Network is dedicated to protecting endangered species and preserving their natural habitats. We partner with independent conservationists around the world who live and work with local communities and are exploring new ways to resolve the conflicts between people and wildlife.
www.wildnet.org
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SUSTAINABLE SILICON VALLEY
SSV's regional goal is to reduce CO2 emissions in the Silicon Valley to 20% below their 1990 levels by the year 2010. This compares to the Kyoto Protocol's goal of a 5% reduction over the same period, and to Governor Schwarzenegger's recent call for California to reduce emissions to 2000 levels by 2010, to 1990 levels by 2020, and to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. SSV's 20% reduction target was announced publicly in April 2003, and a first group of organizations and companies (SSV Partners) officially pledged to join SSV in March 2004 to work toward reaching this ambitious goal.
http://www.sustainablesiliconvalley.org/
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