65 Years of Education.
65 Years of Advocacy.
65 Years of Collaboration.
Greenbelt Alliance is Celebrating 65 Years of Protecting People and Nature!
Greenbelt Alliance is looking back on 65 years of protecting the Bay Area’s natural lands and advocating for smart-growth that creates transit-oriented, walkable communities. But what’s next?
Over the next 65 years, Greenbelt Alliance will continue to mobilize communities and decision-makers to take action to protect our lands and the communities who depend on them. We’re doing this by harnessing the natural benefits that our open spaces have to offer—and we look forward to having you join our journey.
Stay tuned for special community profiles, historic campaign wins, and exclusive events as we mark this momentous year with the people who made it all possible.
Thank you for being a part of our community, and let’s continue to come together to realize a thriving Bay Area for future generations.
Since 1958, Greenbelt Alliance has been working with Bay Area residents and leaders in achieving intelligent land-use policy focused on sustainable, climate-resilient communities. We are the only regional organization that holistically addresses land-use issues—from land conservation to housing & transit.
The next 10 years are critical for taking action to protect Bay Area communities and lands from the impacts of climate change—and Greenbelt Alliance has an action plan. Through our Resilience Hotspots project, we are partnering with local communities to implement bold, on-the-ground solutions for how people and landscapes can thrive under a changing climate.
Reduce the loss of life and property to wildfires by promoting greenbelts surrounding at-risk communities.
Conserve our precious wildlife and biodiversity by restoring hundreds of acres of wetlands that also curb flooding and rising sea levels.
Enhance the local bounty of our region’s agricultural lands by permanently protecting priority agricultural lands.
Organize to build support for flooding and wildfire issues.
Work with shoreline communities most at risk of sea level rise to protect their homes and livelihoods.
Approve more low-income, climate-resilient housing so everyone has access to affordable housing.
Do you ever think about the families behind our cities’ public works projects? What are their stories and histories? There’s one Bay Area family who started in construction long
My name is Dee Swanhuyser and I serve on the Board of Directors for Greenbelt Alliance. I have since 1978. I was born in Glendale, California. There were lots
On June 24, 2023, Greenbelt Alliance supporters gathered at Tom and Rebecca Birdsall’s beautiful home for our annual Sonoma Luncheon. Our guests mingled over drinks and a gorgeous view
