About Us
What does Martin Fontana Parks Association do?
We preserve and enhance TJ Martin and Jeffrey Fontana parks. These beautiful native Oak parks are in the Almaden Valley of San Jose, California.
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PG&E has high-voltage transmission lines that run through the 1.2 mile length of the parks. Their easement grants them the right to cut trees in this park, but only if it is reasonable and necessary.
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For many years, PG&E has been pruning these trees to keep them a safe distance from the transmission lines. In 2009 they decided they did not want to prune these trees anymore. They had ear-marked 140 trees (approx 30% of the trees in park) to be destroyed and removed from the park.
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Phase 1, was carried out on July 1, 2010. PG&E planned to remove these 140 trees through several smaller cuttings.
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As an organization we were able to save a number of trees. Since then this organization has evolved into beautifying and enhancing the park, as well as making it a place where the community can com together.
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Each year we host the Heart of the Park event to help bring the community together and bring awareness to the needs of the park.
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Your donations will specifically be used for pruning and enhancing vegetation in the parks.
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We are a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Each year, California Assemblymembers and State Senators are invited to honor a California Nonprofit of the Year for their district. It’s a way for nonprofit honorees to strengthen their relationships with legislators, and vice versa. As policy advocates, we know that when legislators know nonprofits in their district, they listen more carefully to what nonprofits and the communities they represent need.
MFPA was awarded by Senator Dave Cortese from District 10.
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Click here to link to the award letter.
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