Tag Archives: Coyote Creek

Day of Action: Nov 18

Join ECOS and Sierra Club

The environmental community in Sacramento needs to take a highly visible stand against these two terrible projects. Help us fight them.

Attend the meetings

You can speak your piece, or just be there. We need to pack the room.

Say no to Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch!

Proposed for eastern Sacramento County, between the Prairie City SVRA and Deer Creek Hills Preserve. It would destroy 1,357 acres of vernal pools, grassland habitat, and +3,500 oak trees for a temporary solar farm.

To Learn More Visit https://bit.ly/nocoyotecreek
And write to the Board of Supervisors

On Tuesday, November 18
Attend the Board of Supervisors meeting
2:00 p.m., 700 H Street, Suite 1450

Say no to Airport South Industrial Project!

Proposed in the Natomas Basin, within the Pacific Flyway, outside the urban services boundary. +6 million square feet of warehouses on 450 acres of land near a residential community and elementary school.

To Learn More Visit https://bit.ly/NoASIP
And write to the City Council

On Tuesday, November 18
Attend the City Council meeting at City Hall
5:00 p.m. 915 I St.

Help save Blue Oak woodland in Sacramento County 10/6/2025

October 6, 2025

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Please join us at the upcoming October 6th, 2025 Sacramento County Planning Commission meeting to tell them that you oppose destroying thousands of oak trees, native wetlands, native grasslands and numerous local and rare species.

The Sacramento County Planning Commission will be deciding on October 6th, 2025 whether to recommend to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors the approval of an approximately 1200 acre industrial solar facility in the eastern part of Sacramento County. Whereas we 100% support renewable resources, this is an unacceptable location to site such a facility because:

  • It will kill more than 3000 native oak trees
  • It will destroy habitat for numerous local and protected species
  • It will disrupt an important wildlife corridor at a time where such corridors are increasingly important because of climate change and the growing need for species to seek colder climes.
  • They are many far more appropriate sites in the county.
  • SMUD does not need this project to be able to close local fossil fuel plants or meet its 2030 net zero carbon goals
  • It disrupts the ability of the South Sacramento Habitat Conservation plan to achieve its conservation goals.
  • It runs counter to Sacramento County general plan directives for the use of this area.
  • It will destroy sacred ground and associated cultural resources for local tribes.
  • It will be a visual blight in a very scenic part of the county.
  • It will negatively impact operations and events in the state vehicular recreation area, immediately adjacent to the proposed facility. These events generate 57 million dollars for the local economy and that revenue would be at risk with the degradation of a massive industrial solar facility being installed immediately adjacent to their facility.

It is extremely important for the planning commission meeting to be packed so the commissioners will know the level of opposition to this project.

The meeting will be held at 700 H street, Suite 1450, Sacramento, CA at 5:30 pm.

Public comment is not necessary if that makes you uncomfortable. We need to fill that chamber!!!

Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Solar Project Community Info Session 8/28/2025

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wilton Community Center
9717 Colony Road, Wilton CA 95693
6:00 PM doors open – 6:15 PM presentation

Join the Coyote Creek Solar Project for a community meeting focused on the Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Solar Project (CCAR) and its intersection with the Prairie City Vehicular Recreation Area (PCSVRA).

You can read the letter from ECOS about this project here.

Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Solar Project

This interactive event will include:

  • A comprehensive overview of the project, including infrastructure planned within the PCSVRA and anticipated temporary closures of trails and the go-kart track.
  • Enhancements proposed by the project to elevate the overall PCSVRA user experience.
  • An update on the project timeline and key milestones
  • A live Q&A session with project representatives—covering topics such as water use, noise and dust impacts, and other frequently asked questions.
  • A call-in option for those who are unable to attend in person

Can’t attend in person?
Call-in details will be provided ahead of the event.
Hosted for the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Community. All OHV riders, users, local residents, and interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact:
coyotecreeksolarproject.com
Michelle Smira
(916) 610-3235 or
michelle[at]mmsstrategies[dot]com

Comments Re DEIR Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch Project

On May 5, 2025, comments were submitted on behalf of 350 Sacramento, California Native Plant Society, California Wildlife Foundation, Central Valley Bird Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Habitat 2020, Sacramento Audubon Society, and Sierra Club on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch Project.

Click here to view the letter.

Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch Project

On February 17, 2022, the Environmental Council of Sacramento, Habitat 2020, the Sacramento Group of the Sierra Club, and Sacramento Audubon offered the comments with respect to the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch Project.

Below is an excerpt.

Our concern is that Blue Oak Woodland is an imperiled habitat in California, and it was recently highlighted as such in the draft “Pathways to 30 x 30” document. Such an important and imperiled habitat would not have necessarily been a top pick for constructing such a facility if the habitat values involved had been considered in the context of other potential locations in our region.  We acknowledge that there are limited options for the placement of such a facility, but we are not aware of a comprehensive analysis and compendium of suitable locations for solar farms prepared by SMUD for the region, so there is no resource to compare and contrast the Coyote Creek project. 

Click here to read the letter in full.

On February 21, 2022, the Environmental Council of Sacramento, Habitat 2020, the Sacramento Group of the Sierra Club, and Sacramento Audubon sent an addendum to our previously sent Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Solar Project NOP comment letter.

Click here to read the addendum letter.