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YOU Can Make a Difference; Read How in This eNewsletter!
► April 27th deadline for YOU to 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.
► Loma Prieta Chapter Primary Election Endorsements are available online now!
► Celebrate with us at the Bayside Family Festival on April 30.
► Join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for a pollinator planting and other fun Earth Day events.
► Want to learn more about EV incentives in your area? Join a Drive Electric Earth Day event near you!
► 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.
► Enjoy the free virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Apr 23 - 29.
► Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
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Your Voice Is Important! Deadline is April 27th!
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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Loma Prieta Chapter Primary Election Endorsements are available online!
The Sierra Club endorses National, State, and local candidates for office and propositions. You can view Loma Prieta Chapter Primary Election Endorsements on our website. Stay tuned as we will continue to update our endorsement list. |
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 pollinator planting, and other fun Earth Day events.
Follow the links below to register and learn more.
- Sunday, April 24: Planting for Pollinators in the Marsh (RSVP)
- Sunday, May 1: City Nature Challenge BioBlitz at Alum Rock Park (RSVP)
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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! |
Want to learn more about EV incentives in your area? Join a Drive Electric Earth Day event near you!
Drive Electric Earth Day is a national campaign to share information about electric vehicles throughout the month of April. In addition to being better for the environment, electric vehicles are more fun to drive, more convenient to fuel and less expensive to operate than gasoline vehicles.
Learn more and register online: DriveElectricEarthDay.org
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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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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. |
Enjoy the free virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Apr 23 - 29.
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for the 2022 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. The film program will be available virtually to all who register for the event. Watch from the comfort of your home anytime between Saturday, April 23rd and Friday, April 29th.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is the largest film festival of its kind, showcasing the best and brightest in environmental and adventure films.
Learn more and register online. |
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 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
Hike Rancho Canada del Oro
Wed, May 4, 10:00 AM
4289 Casa Loma Rd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Hike Half Moon Bay Bluff
Thu, May 5, 10:00 AM
100 Poplar St, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Hike Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Wed, May 11, 10:00 AM
RR parking at Alpine and Skyline
Hike Huddart County Park
Wed, May 18, 10:00 AM
1100 Kings Mountain 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.
Historic Dates
April 21st, 1838: birthdate of John Muir, founder of Sierra Club, preiminent conservationtionist, and Father of the National Parks System [1, 2, 3, 4]
1933, It Was a Very Good Year!
Your Loma Prieta Chapter was founded in 1933. What else happened in that year?
April - Civilian Conservation Corps established
April 15, Elizabeth Montgomery, television actress
April 15, Roy Clark, country musician
April 19 – Jayne Mansfield, film actress
April 25, Jerry Leiber, popular music composer
April 26 – Carol Burnett, actress, singer and comedian
April 30 – Willie Nelson, country singer-songwriter
In the News
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Don’t Miss These Four Films About Activism
Pandemics Are Expensive. Preventing Them Is Cheap.
Birds of the Bay Area: Fresh Water Lakes
The loneliness of the desert tortoise: A once-abundant species struggles to survive
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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"We have reached a point where the value we do add to our economy is now being outweighed by the value we are removing, not only from future generations in terms of diminished resources, but from ourselves in terms of unlivable cities, deadening jobs, deteriorating health, and rising crime. In biological terms, we have become a parasite and are devouring our host."
Paul Hawken
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James Eggers, Director
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter |
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Sierra Nevada Sentinel
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Mary Buxton and Ron Hess
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Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and Mary Hughes
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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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