How & Why I Got Involved with the Napa Sierra Club. A Speech to the Napa Kiwanis Club, by Nick Cheranich
July 26, 2022
As part of our outreach in the community in an attempt to spread the word about who we are and what we do, we recently spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon. We were well received. Here is the speech that I gave.
Sierra Club Napa Group Comments on County Plan to Convert Skyline Park Acreage to Housing, by Roland Dumas, PhD
July 22, 2022
On July 11, 2022 we submitted our response to the Draft Housing Element Update, the county’s plan to address requirements for low-income housing in Napa County. We vehemently oppose the plan to put 100 units in a part of the park that hosts large...
Climate Action Across the Pond—a Photo Essay from My Recent Trip to England, by Chris Benz
July 22, 2022
Getting out of town-in this case, across ‘the Pond” to England--was great for seeing a different approach to a problem that affects us all—Climate Change.
Red Flag Warning: Save Skyline Wilderness Park from Development, by Roland Dumas, PhD
May 24, 2022
The integrity of Skyline Wilderness Park is at risk. The county and the state need to know that taking this parkland for housing development of any kind is unthinkable, and it is not available to even be considered for development.
Everything Is Electric - ClimateUnified.Org, by Ted Wells (edited by Hunter Wells)
May 22, 2022
Though it is hard to imagine a world where everything is electric, every step we take will help make that world a reality. Here's how.
MINDANAO: The Land of Promise, Holding a Key to Environmental Defense Worldwide, by Em Butler
March 25, 2022
The Indigenous people of Mindanao have resisted the destruction of their land throughout successive waves of colonization–first by the Spanish, then by the United States. Mindanao’s native peoples were able to maintain stewardship of their ancestral...
Napa Sierra Club's Final Response to the CA Dept. of Water Resources Regarding the Napa Valley Subbasin GSP
March 20, 2022
The Sierra Club Napa Group is commenting on omissions in the Napa Valley Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan. These omissions include lack of recognition that groundwater in the Subbasin is currently being over-drafted, lack of recognition...
The Devastating Effects of the Glass Fire on Our Community, by Yvonne Baginski
March 20, 2022
Yvonne Baginski went to the people of Angwin, listened to them, and wrote about the effects the Glass Fire has on their lives- to this day.