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Community Meeting to Save Coyote Creek, Dec 9

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Shepard Garden & Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA

Background:

On November 18, 2025, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Solar Project that will:

  • kill over 3000 native oak trees
  • destroy sensitive and increasingly rare habitat (vernal pools, valley grasslands, and one of the last continuous blue oak woodlands in California)
  • destroy cultural resources that are unique, sacred, and irreplaceable to local tribes
  • set a precedent for poorly-sited development that conflicts with local and regional plans in Sacramento County.

Join environmental and OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) activists to stop this project.

Cal4Wheel | California Native Plant Society | Defenders of Wildlife | Habitat 2020

Sac supervisors shouldn’t just rubber-stamp SMUD’s Coyote Creek project, November 17, 2025, The Sacramento Bee

By The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board | November 17, 2025 | The Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District — SMUD — has made a mistake it is unable to extricate itself from: A lack of due diligence surrounding the site of a potential energy project by outside developer D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has put more than 1,400 acres — and 3,700 native oak trees — at risk of destruction for a solar array that critics say was poorly planned.

Click here to read the article in full.

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.

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