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We did it! Thanks to your advocacy and support, on December 5th, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) adopted a groundbreaking Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP). This monumental achievement is a transformative...

After four years of hard work, East Palo Alto’s City Council approved a scaled-back expansion plan for the shoreline Ravenswood Business District (RBD) on December 17th. While the plan remains substantial in size and impact, it now includes a...

Visualizing Sea Level Rise  What are King Tides? They are predictable high tides that occur annually. King Tides form naturally from the alignment of the sun, moon and earth's gravitational forces.  Sea level rise (SLR) is...

Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan approved, year-end dollar-for-dollar challenge, local industrial-scale wood pellet plants, San Jose Inspiring Connections Outdoors, KQED and POLITICO sea level rise plan articles, hikes roundup, and much more!

Sequoia High School students from a low-income community in Redwood City recently embarked on their first wilderness adventures, with several unforgettable trips made possible by Sierra Club ICO (Inspiring Connections Outdoors) volunteers. For many...

Call to not weaken sea level rise plan, why forest thinning proposal are misguided, hiking/camping equipment donations, holiday social, San Benito Measure A approved, joint statement to BCDC, Loma Prieta Pride Sierrans holiday party, first Plastic...

The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter endorsed the San Benito County Measure A (Empower Voters to Make Land Use Decisions) that was approved by the county’s voters, 55% yes vs. 45% no. Going forward, changes to General Plan land use designations...

Amazing number of comments to BCDC, Executive Committee elections, King Tides Project, avalanche transceiver practice, OneShoreline off-shore barrier dropped, Climate Summit for San Mateo County, Lehigh Quarry update, Peninsula Conservation Center...

Visualizing Sea Level Rise  What are King Tides? They are predictable high tides that occur annually. King Tides form naturally from the alignment of the sun, moon and earth's gravitational forces.  Sea level rise (SLR) is...

BCDC's draft Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan, artificial turn in Mercury News, an evening with Joe Simitian, OneShoreline events, Environmental Stewardship Program 2025, hikes roundup and much more!