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YOU Can Make a Difference; Read How in This eNewsletter!
► Choose the leaders of the nation's most powerful grassroots environmental organization! Cast Your Vote in the 2022 election for the Sierra Club’s National Board of Directors.
► Take Action: Put The “Eco” In Sunnyvale’s Eco-Innovation District.
► Let's Do a Picnic at Coyote Valley! Join us on March 26th.
► Learn from the best at the Loma Prieta Chapter Basic Backpacking Online Course.
► Volunteer for the Loma Prieta Chapter Development Team!
► Help "Oaks Older Than California" Threatened in County Park.
► Mark your Calendar for World Water Day. Join the discussion on March 22nd.
► Virtually visit Alum Rock Park with Coyote Creek Watershed Tours on March 16th.
► Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
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You can help decide the direction of the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organization; please vote in the Sierra Club’s annual Board of Directors election. National Board members are elected for three-year terms.
The 2022 election for the Sierra Club’s National Board of Directors begins in March.
You may vote by paper ballot or electronically. All Sierra Club members will receive a ballot, and further election information will be posted on the chapter website.
The Loma Prieta Chapter recommends a vote for
Aaron Mair (NY)
Maya Khosla (CA)
Kathryn Bartholomew (NY)
Michael Dorsey (MI)
in the upcoming election for the Sierra Club's Board of Directors. |
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Photo courtesy of the city of Sunnyvale.
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Take Action: Put The “Eco” In Sunnyvale’s Eco-Innovation District
The City of Sunnyvale is making plans to redevelop the 1,156-acre Moffett Park area at the northwest corner of Sunnyvale into a new mixed-use, ecological innovation district that could bring as many as 67,000 new jobs and 20,000 new housing units to the bayshore area.
Please help us ask City Council to prioritize biodiversity and high value habitat, district-wide, by implementing the recommendations of the San Francisco Estuary Institute’s Moffett Park Specific Plan Urban Ecology Technical Report.
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Let's Do a Picnic at Coyote Valley! Join us on March 26th.
With the lifting of COVID restrictions, the Guadalupe Regional Group is pleased to celebrate with a picnic for all members of the Loma Prieta Chapter and provide free hotdogs to the first 100 arrivals. The picnic will be held in Coyote Valley. This is a way to celebrate the beauty of Coyote Valley and the recent decision by the San Jose City Council to redesignate the area in a way that will preserve its value.
When: Saturday, March 26th, 2022; 11:30 AM.
Where: 550 Palm Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.
See more information and register online.
For more information, please contact Gary Latshaw at glatshaw@gmail.com.
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Sierra Club was forced to sue the City of San Jose over its failure to protect our streams. Read more online.
Please ask your San Jose Mayoral and City Council candidates to support stronger protections for our riparian corridors instead of accommodating loopholes.
Loma Prieta Chapter Director James Eggers spoke to KPIX Ch 5 News regarding the Sierra Club lawsuit against San Jose for violation of their own ordinance for riparian corridor protection. Watch online.
This suit is supported by the Loma Prieta Chapter's Bay Alive Campaign. Learn more about our Bay Alive Campaign and how you can get involved.
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Loma Prieta Chapter Basic Backpacking Online Course
The 2022 course is offered as a four-part online symposium followed by a day of outdoor instruction, demonstration, and hiking. The course consists of four 90-minute online sessions, an in-person Saturday demonstration and group day hike, and an optional overnight class trip.
The online portion will take place each Wednesday evening in April. The in-person demonstration and day hike will take place on Saturday, May 7 at Huddart Park. The course trip will be Saturday - Sunday, May 14-15 at Henry Coe State Park (group size limited).
See more information and register online. |
Use Your Business and Development Skills to Protect our Local Environment;
Join the Loma Prieta Chapter Development Team!
2022 Benefit Silent Auction Volunteer
Help protect our local environment by helping organize a silent auction for our annual benefit. You will support our silent auction committee chair in procuring gifts and conducting the auction.
Volunteer Donor Steward
Join our development team and enjoy extra practice in gratitude. You will support the development coordinator in thanking our donors for their incredible support that enables us to protect our local environment. You will also learn elements of the Salesforce database. The expected time commitment is approximately two hours per week for at least four months.
For more information, please contact justyna.guterman@sierraclub.org.
See more volunteer opportunities on our website. |
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(Left) photo by Marsha Cohen. (Right) photo courtesy of Dave Poeschel.
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Oaks Older Than California Threatened in County Park: Act Now
A conflict is developing because aspects of the "reimagining" of Flood County Park require removal of trees older than our state.
San Mateo County Parks has been working on "reimagining" Flood County Park since 2015. It is now in the "realize" stage, https://parks.smcgov.org/realize-flood-park, but you can still participate in the planning process by attending community meetings and/or sign the petition below.
If you have not done so already, please sign the petition here, and share with others.
For more information, contact Dave Poeschel at dave.poeschel@gmail.com.
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This Map Shows Where Biodiversity Is Most at Risk in America
A breaking NYT story tells us that California has the most imperiled biodiversity in the United States. Humans are speeding the extinction of plants, insects, and animals at a breakneck pace. Only 13% of the United States is permanently protected for biodiversity. Now, the Biden administration and California’s leaders want to push that to 30 percent by 2030 in an ambitious program known as 30x30.
The data says it all: California has the highest concentration of imperiled species in the U.S, making #30x30CA an urgent priority. Read more online.
Learn more about Loma Prieta Chapter 30x30 efforts and how you can get involved on our website.
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Mark your Calendar for World Water Day. Join the discussion on March 22nd.
Join us on World Water Day, March 22nd, for a discussion of responses to drought pressures in the Bay Area with three speakers on the challenges, opportunities and environmental impacts of our drought.
Katja Irvin, Conservation Vice-chair of Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter, will provide an environmental perspective on water supply planning, drought, and climate change in Santa Clara County.
See more details and register online. |
Wetlands Fight Climate Change. What Kind of Wetland is Best?
Tidal wetlands are not only critical to wildlife and the Bay ecosystem, they are a uniquely valuable ally in the fight against climate change.
Read more online.
Learn more about our Bay Alive Campaign to protect and enhance this vital resource and build climate resilience.
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Photo courtesy of Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful.
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Virtually visit Alum Rock Park with Coyote Creek Watershed Tours on March 16
Alum Rock Park is San Jose's oldest park and features many hidden treasures. From its 13-miles of trails from the creek to the top of the Diablo Range and its mineral springs, this regional park is a special place.
On this virtual tour hosted by Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, you will see many parts of the park and focus on some of the special natural elements of the park, such as the unique plants and butterflies that need them, to the bobcats, birds, and salamanders, hiding in the brush. Register here. |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park hidden history
The nearly 90-year-old national park, which spans a half million acres across the forested border of Tennessee and North Carolina, is world-famous for its biodiversity research, its archaeological sites featuring remnants from Cherokee and other Native American settlements, and the many homes, churches, and mills of white settlers it has preserved.
But until the 2018 advent of the park’s African American Experience Project, Black stories were largely absent from the Smokies’ history.
Read more online.
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YOU Can Make a Difference for Local Environmental Protection!
Our Environmental Legislative Action Team and Climate Action Leadership Team will show you how.
Your Loma Prieta Chapter is organizing a network of advocacy teams at the city level.
These are city-focused teams with the twin goals of spearheading actions to combat climate change and to conserve and restore natural habitats.
You will be working with city council members, key city staff, county officials, and other environmental activists. We welcome and educate those who are new to climate policy.
For more information contact Loma Prieta Chapter's Conservation Assistant dashiell.leeds@sierraclub.org. |
Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
Hike Huddart County Park
Wed, Mar 16, 10:00 AM
1100 Kings Mountain Rd, Woodside, CA 94062
Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge - Mallard Slough Nature Walk (Front Country
Sat, Mar 19, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1751 Grand Blvd, San Jose, CA 95002
Welcome Spring Equinox Sunrise hike on Mount Umunhum (Back Country)
Sun, Mar 20, 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
San Jose, CA 95120
Hike La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve
Wed, Mar 23, 10:00 AM
La Honda, CA
Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve, Wildflower Walk (Front Country)
Sat, Mar 26, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
167 Edmonds Rd, Redwood City, CA 94062
Please follow the links to register and see more information. Event listings can also be found on our chapter calendar.
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Do You Need Space to Spread Your Wings?
Donate a Vehicle to Support the Critical Local Environmental Work of Your Chapter.
It’s easy to give and the pick-up is free; just call 844-6-SIERRA or 844-674-3772 or give online at https://careasy.org/nonprofit/Sierra-Club-Foundation-Loma-Prieta-Chapter.
If you would like to donate a Mazda Miata, please contact your Chapter Director personally.
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Social Media Channels for the Loma Prieta Chapter
facebook: Chapter, 20s – 30s, Sierra Singles
Loma Prieta Chapter's YouTube; Twitter; Instagram; Spotify |
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In Case You Missed It
Click Here to see previous volumes of our Chapter eNewsletter.
Historic Dates
Your Loma Prieta Chapter was founded June 18, 1933. What other significant events occurred that year?
1933, March 15 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born, eventually becoming Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court
1933, March 13 - Mike Stoller, March 14 - Quincy Jones, March 19 - Phillip Roth.
Last month's challenge
1933, Feb. 13th: acress Kim Novak was born. In which scene/s in Vertigo was Ms. Novak in our Chapter?
We're happy to have had many responses to this quiz from last month so we're reposting for your additional consideration and will provide the answer in our next eNewsletter.
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How can local cities and residents use nature-based adaptations to sea level rise? Watch recordings of our recent webinar series with SF Bay experts and share with your local elected officials!
Photographers, if you’d like to share with us your high-resolution photos of local nature, with or without people, please contact our Development Coordinator Justyna Guterman, justyna.guterman@sierraclub.org
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No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
~ Amelia Earhart
We hope that you will consider making an "act of kindness" that "throws roots in all directions".
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James Eggers, Director
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter |
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Sierra Nevada Sentinel
Anonymous
Mary Buxton and Ron Hess
Yosemite Hero
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Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and Mary Hughes
Suzanne and Rob Rubenstein
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Sequoia Champion
Irene and Alan Adler
Marilyn Brewer
Sue Chow
David and Nancy Crabbe
Peter and Melanie Cross
Gladwyn d'Souza
Sidney and Linda Liebes
Larry L. Lundberg
Landa Robillard and Kelly Maas
Richard Simpson and Ann Reisenauer |
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| The COVID-19 crisis has not passed and continues to disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and other communities of color. The pandemic has revealed how the communities hardest hit are often the same communities that suffer from high levels of pollution and poor access to healthcare. The fight for environmental justice cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice. |
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