My Tramping Adventure on the Milford Track in New Zealand. Part Two, by Nick Cheranich
March 28, 2024
This is Part Two of my adventure on the 5-day Milford Track in New Zealand, considered by many to be "the finest walk in the world."
CEQA: What Exactly Is It and Why Should We Keep It Around? by Elayna Trucker
March 16, 2024
A little over 50 years ago, riding the high of the brand-new Environmental Protection Act, then-Governor Reagan signed into law the California Environmental Quality Act - CEQA (pronounced “see-kuah”) - which has played a major role in how...
My Sierra Club Women’s Outings Adventure, by Samantha Smith
November 21, 2023
Since the inception of the Sierra Club, one of the motivations in creating outings like this was to allow people to enjoy and experience the wonders of Nature, and then importantly, from that experience, they would work to preserve Nature. That was...
A Fond Farewell, by Chris Benz
November 21, 2023
This December I will finish my fifth (and final) term on the Napa Group’s Executive Committee, completing 10 years of service. In looking back at the experience, I can sum it up in three words: WELL WORTH IT! Not just for the environmental victories...
Earth Is Now Well Outside of the Safe Operating Space for Humanity, from a Study Published in “Science Advances” Magazine
September 27, 2023
This is an excerpt from a research article by Kathrine Richardson, et al, which was recently published in Science Advances Magazine. The entire article can be found here.
The transgression of a majority of Earth’s nine planetary...
My Summer Environmental Program at Brown University, by Paulina Viera Zambrano
July 27, 2023
Hello everyone! My name is Paulina Viera Zambrano. I’m currently a rising sSenior (class of 2024) at Vintage High School and one of the three interns with the Napa Sierra Club Group. This summer I applied and got accepted into one of the Pre-College...
Save the Planet, Put Down that Hamburger, by Cara Buckley (from the NY Times)
July 24, 2023
Researchers from Oxford examined the diets of 55,500 people and found that vegans are responsible for 75 percent less in greenhouse gases than meat-eaters.
Ride Like the Wind: Is It Time to Get an Electric Bike? by Nick Cheranich
May 6, 2023
I wanted to explain the benefits and drawbacks to these bikes so that if you are on the fence about buying one, this might help you with your decision.
Meet Our New Student Interns, by Liliana Karesh, Katherine Bit, and Paulina Zambrano
February 16, 2023
Hello everyone! My name is Liliana Karesh, and I am a sophomore at Napa High School (Class of 2025!). I am one of the three student interns at Napa Sierra Club for 2023. Knowing the significant impacts that global warming is causing on our...
Life After My Napa Sierra Club Student Internship, by Alisa Karesh
February 14, 2023
Hello everyone! It has now been over a year since I completed my internship with the Napa Sierra Club, and I hope that everyone is doing well!
Last summer, I moved to Berkeley and started my college journey with a summer session that is...