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2020 Amah Mutsun Youth Walk for Juristac

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on October 12, 2020 in Updates

The youth committee of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band has organized the 2020 Amah Mutsun Youth Walk for Juristac, set to take place on Saturday October 24. Youth tribal members will walk five miles from San Juan Bautista to the Read More

Over 400 attend Protecting Sacred Landscapes event: reportback and action steps

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 in Updates

On the evening of August 5th, 446 guests attended the Protecting Sacred Landscapes online event to learn about the cultural and ecological importance of Juristac in Santa Clara County and Medicine Lake in Siskiyou County. A video of the full Read More

Summer updates: Juristac art contest, online event, new letters and articles

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 in Updates

Amidst COVID-19 restrictions, the movement to protect Juristac has continued to grow. Tribal members have been speaking about Juristac at numerous online conferences and events over the past few months, and letters of support and petition signatures continue to pour Read More

Spring updates, and EIR delayed to late summer

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 in Updates

The movement to protect Juristac has been off to a strong start in 2020. Two new Protect Juristac solidarity groups have formed, in Watsonville, CA and at Stanford University. An inspirational Juristac benefit concert in Santa Cruz with a standing-room Read More

City of Santa Cruz votes unanimously to oppose mine at Juristac

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on February 12, 2020March 25, 2020 in Updates

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.— Yesterday, Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously on a resolution urging the County of Santa Clara to deny a permit for sand mining on Juristac, a 6,500-acre landscape southwest of Gilroy that is the spiritual center of Read More

Morgan Hill stands with the Amah Mutsun to protect Juristac

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on January 17, 2020March 25, 2020 in Updates

On Wednesday, Morgan Hill became the first city to adopt a resolution calling for the preservation of Juristac. The unanimous vote by the Morgan Hill City Council took place after over 100 supporters of the Amah Mutsun held a rally Read More

Upcoming public speaking events in October

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 in Updates

According to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission, the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Sargent Quarry Project is slated to be released at the end of October or the beginning of November, at which time a very important Read More

Walking to renew the sacred

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on September 24, 2019September 25, 2019 in Updates

Amah Mutsun tribe leads five-mile pilgrimage from San Juan Bautista to threatened ceremonial land On September 8, four hundred people gathered in the quiet town of San Juan Bautista, in support of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band’s efforts to protect Read More

Amah Mutsun WALK for Juristac: Sept. 8, 2019

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 in Updates

WALK WITH US— Juristac, the sacred ceremonial grounds of our tribe, is currently threatened by a proposed 320-acre sand and gravel mining operation. To gather strength as we organize to stop this destructive project, we will walk 5 miles together Read More

Stuart Weiss on impacts of the proposed Sargent Quarry to wildlife and landscape linkages

Posted by protectjuristac_w2zgju Posted on February 8, 2019February 11, 2019 in Updates

Dr. Stuart Weiss, conservation ecologist and founder of Creekside Science, recently spoke at a public event in Morgan Hill hosted by the Committee for Green Foothills on the theme of “what’s going on with Juristac/Sargent Ranch.” Dr. Weiss’s presentation focused Read More

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Recent Posts

  • 2020 Amah Mutsun Youth Walk for Juristac

    October 12, 2020
  • Over 400 attend Protecting Sacred Landscapes event: reportback and action steps

    August 17, 2020
  • Summer updates: Juristac art contest, online event, new letters and articles

    July 22, 2020

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