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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.
► Participate in Sierra Club events and actions leading up to Earth Day on April 22. Happy Earth Month!
► Celebrate with us at the Bayside Family Festival on April 30.
► Join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for a BioBlitz at Shady Oaks Park on April 17.
► Take Action by putting the “Eco” In Sunnyvale’s Eco-Innovation District.
► Join our team of changemakers. It's all in your hands.
► Call the Governor TODAY and Urge Him to Support Rooftop Solar.
► Use Your Skills to Protect our Local Environment; Join the Loma Prieta Chapter Development Team.
► Help "Oaks Older Than California" Threatened in County Park.
► Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
► Enjoy the free virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Apr 23 - 29.
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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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Happy Earth Month: join Sierra Club events and actions leading up to Earth Day on April 22.
Sierra Club has exciting Earth Month events planned, and we can't wait for you to get involved.
Check out what's happening all month at: https://sc.org/livableplanet.
Sign up to organize an art action or visual event in your community. Join us every Tuesday in April to learn key organizing skills as you plan and prepare your event. Check out our video and learn more about why we're hosting art rallies this month, check out our toolkit, and more!
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Celebrate with us at the Bayside Family Festival on April 30!
We are celebrating with Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for their 50th Anniversary at the Bayside Family Festival! Learn about native plants, protected habitats, and wildlife. Enjoy food, music from local performers, and more.
Our Bay Alive campaign team will be tabling at the festival on Saturday, April 30. Stop by to learn more about Bay Alive campaign actions and volunteer opportunities.
Sign up now: openspace.org/baysidefamilyfestival.
Visit our Bay Alive campaign website: sierraclub.org/loma-prieta/bayalive-campaign.
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Photo courtesy of Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful.
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Join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for a BioBlitz at Shady Oaks Park on April 17.
Located in the southern part of San Jose, Shady Oaks Park is a safe haven for many species of plants and animals right along Coyote Creek. Join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and BioBlitz.club in cataloging and documenting all of the living things that reside there!
Bring family and friends along for a free, in-depth tour of this great park on April 17. Experts in various fields will help guide participants through all the cool plants and wildlife.
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Call the Governor TODAY and Urge Him to Support Rooftop Solar.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision that will devastate the cost effectiveness of rooftop solar.
Please call Governor Newsom at 916-445-2841 and demand that he asks the CPUC to support an alternative decision that encourages the growth of rooftop solar!
You can say:
“My name is _________. I am a resident of California, and I am very concerned that the proposed decision before the CPUC will destroy the growth of rooftop solar, and make it far harder for us to meet our state’s climate goals. Please urge the CPUC to protect rooftop solar."
Every call counts. Thanks for your help! |
All in your hands: join our team of changemakers!
We hope that by now you have received our invitation to be a part of our local and effective environment-saving team. We never accept funds from the state or federal governments, and only a sliver of your membership dues to Sierra Club National are returned to your Loma Prieta Chapter. This means that only with you can your Chapter remain a strong, independent, and impartial champion for our local nature. Join our team of changemakers now.
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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 become involved.
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Help stop sprawl in San Benito County by helping to collect signatures for the initiative through April 17th. Meet with canvassers at Nob Hill, ACE, or Target parking lot in Hollister every weekend or weekday afternoon.
Call or text Mary at 831-297-0800. https://www.preserveourruralcommunities.org
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Use Your Business and Development Skills to Protect our Local Environment;
Join the Loma Prieta Chapter Development Team!
Signature Event Social Media Volunteer
In collaboration with the chapter’s Development Coordinator, the volunteer will help develop and implement a social media campaign promoting our annual fundraising Benefit.
We are seeking a volunteer with an interest in social media and marketing, as well as excellent communication and research skills. The expected time committment is up to 2 hours per week from April until August, and 6 hours on the day of the event
For more information, contact justyna.guterman@sierraclub.org.
See more volunteer opportunities on our website. |
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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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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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 Wunderlich County Park
Wed, Apr 13, 10:00 AM
Wunderlich County Park, 4040 Woodside Rd, Woodside, CA 94062
Hike Edgewood County Park
Thu, Apr 14, 10:00 AM
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve, 10 Old Stage Coach Rd, Redwood City, CA 94062
Hike Garin / Dry Creek Pioneer East Bay Regional Park
Wed, Apr 20, 10:00 AM
1363 Garin Ave, Hayward, CA 94544
Hike Joseph Grant County Park
Thu, Apr 21, 10:00 AM
Orange Rd, Mt Hamilton, CA 95140
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve Hike (Back Country) Register
Sat, Apr 23, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
18475 Skyline Blvd, Portola Valley, CA 94028
Hike Hidden Villa Open Space to Black Mountain
Wed, Apr 27, 10:00 AM
Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Hike Jasper Ridge Bio Preserve, Stanford
Thu, Apr 28, 10:00 AM
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, 4001 Sand Hill Rd, Woodside, 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.
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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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"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."
Hans Christian Andersen, born 2 April 1805
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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
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Yosemite Hero
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Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and Mary Hughes
Suzanne and Rob Rubenstein
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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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