The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority has purchased 60 acres of farmland in the Coyote Valley as part of its mission to protect the region’s agricultural spaces.

The acreage is located near the intersection of Laguna Avenue and Santa Teresa Boulevard in the Mid-Coyote Valley area and was bought from WP Investments LLC for more than $3 million with help from the California Department of Conservation and other groups, according to a news release Monday.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.