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YOU Can Make a Difference; Read How in This eNewsletter!
► Are you a potential candidate for the Loma Prieta Chapter Executive Committee?
► Join the virtual program next Wednesday, June 15th to learn more about exciting activities at MidPen!
► 2022 Guardians of Nature Benefit, Sept. 30th, will have in person and online options!
► Bay Alive Campaign in the Mercury News: Expand and Restore Bay Wetlands to Fight Climate Change
► Take action with a Sudden Oak Death SOD Blitz Survey Project near you!
► See the “Pathways to 30x30” report, a plan for protecting 30% of CA land and coastal water by 2030.
► Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to clean dirty diesel trucks
► Walk to save soil and secure the future of our children on Sunday, June 19th.
► Call the Governor TODAY and Urge Him to Support Rooftop Solar.
► Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
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Are you a potential candidate for the Loma Prieta Chapter Executive Committee?
Call for Nominations: Loma Prieta Chapter Executive Committee 2-year term 2023-2024
Contact the Nominating Committee at MichaelJFerreira@gmail.com.
Did you know that the Sierra Club is the largest nationwide volunteer-driven environmental organization in the United States? To better connect with our grassroots, our Club has been carefully organized into bylaws-governed chapters.
The Loma Prieta Chapter is one of 13 Chapters in California, each of which is administered by an elected Executive Committee composed of environmentally conscious Club members willing to provide leadership as we pursue the Club’s goals at the local level.
Executive Committee members should be willing to assist our chapter in various leadership areas. Executive Committee members are expected to spend a minimum of 5-10 hours a month.
- Mike Ferreira
Learn more about our current Executive Committee members here.
Read more about the nominating process here.
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Join the virtual program next Wednesday, June 15th to learn more about exciting activities at MidPen!
Let's hear updates from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on their ongoing work on the regional greenbelt of public open space lands through wildlife corridors and regional trail connections.
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Midpen's 65,000-acre network of preserves provides critical habitat for native wildlife, such as mountain lions, and nearby nature for people. Learn about Midpen's efforts to protect and expand essential wildlife habitat connectivity, including the Alma Bridge Road newt passage project, and a badger and burrowing owl habitat study.
Midpen Board Vice President Yoriko Kishimoto and staff will provide updates on these projects, including Midpen's 50th Anniversary celebrations.
Read more about Midpen in the Mercury News: After 50 years, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District reaches a milestone near La Honda.
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2022 Guardians of Nature Benefit returns this fall
We are excited to announce that the 2022 Guardians of Nature Benefit for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter returns in person to honor Walter T. Moore, President of Peninsula Open Space Trust.
Find more about the 2022 Guardians of Nature Benefit on the event's website.
Purchase your ticket(s) here. See sponsorship opportunities here.
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Oaks along Santa Rosa Trailhead, Temecula. Photo by Gladwyn D'Souza.
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Take action with a Sudden Oak Death SOD Blitz Survey Project near you!
The Sudden Oak Death SOD Blitz Survey Project is a 15-year old citizen science program designed to map the distribution of SOD in California, thus identifying locations where native oaks should be treated to prevent SOD infection and death.
To find out more about the SOD Blitz, please go to sodblitz.org. Every year, in the Spring, several SOD Blitzes are organized in local communities throughout Northern and Central California.
Find the time and location of the 2022 SOD Blitz near you.
The schedule is online at: nature.berkeley.edu/matteolab/?page_id=6789.
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Black winged stilt. Photo by Andrew Morrison.
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Bay Alive Campaign in the Mercury News: Expand and Restore Bay Wetlands to Fight Climate Change
Bay Alive leaders Carin High and Arthur Feinstein were published in the Mercury News highlighting the importance of restoring and expanding Bay wetlands to secure a sustainable future for our planet.
Bay wetlands are a key resource in fighting global climate change and ensuring the continued health of the Bay. Working together, we can secure the future of our Bay and shoreline communities. But we must take action now.
See the article on the Bay Alive Blog. |
See the new “Pathways to 30x30” report, a plan for protecting 30% of CA land and coastal water by 2030.
California is home to plants, animals, and landscapes found nowhere else on Earth! Protecting and restoring the state’s biodiversity is critical for its climate resilience.
That’s why we applaud California Natural Resources Agency's final “Pathways to 30x30” report as a major step toward conserving 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030. This report is a blueprint for historic action to protect California’s natural legacy, and a major win for the national and international 30x30 movements.
To read the “Pathways to 30x30” report online, go to powerinnature.org/about.
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Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to Clean Dirty Diesel Trucks
The EPA proposed a rule for curbing emissions from heavy duty trucks, a significant source of dangerous air pollution that disproportionately impacts communities of color. The transportation sector is our nation's largest source of climate pollution, making bold federal rule essential for the Biden administration to deliver on climate commitments.
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Unfortunately, the proposal allows polluting fossil fuel trucks to continue to be sold for years longer than necessary. Loopholes and giveaways are just another way for multi-billion dollar companies to get a pass on poisoning frontline communities in favor of increased profits. Demand they do better!
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Call the Governor TODAY to 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! |
Walk to save soil and secure the future of our children on Sunday, June 19th
This June, join thousands of people across North and Latin America, in over 60 cities, and walk to raise awareness for Save Soil. The next decade is our chance to overcome the soil crisis, and we can do it. Let us walk together to save soil.
- 52% of the world's cultivatable soil is degraded
- Over 2 billion people suffer from nutritional imbalances
- A tablespoon of soil contains more microbes than there are humans on the planet
Our future, our children’s future, and this planet’s future very much depend on soil health.
See details 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 Organizer dashiell.leeds@sierraclub.org.
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Take a hike! Here's what's available with your chapter.
Hike Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Sun, Jun 12, 9:00 AM
Redwood Grove Loop Trail, Felton, CA 95018
Hike Gazos Creek State Beach
Wed, Jun 15, 10:00 AM
5J9P+7V Pescadero, CA, 94060
Hike Angel Island State Park
Wed, Jun 22, 10:00 AM
Tiburon, Tiburon, CA 94920
Pole Walking for Exercise (Nordic Walking)
Sat, Jun 25, 8:30 AM
Crystal Springs Reservoir, CA 94062
Hike Sam McDonald County Park
Wed, Jun 29, 10:00 AM
13366 Pescadero Creek Rd, La Honda, CA 94020
Hike Butano State Park
Thu, Jun 30, 10:00 AM
1500 Cloverdale Rd, Pescadero, CA 94060
Rock Creek Lake Camping Trip and Fundraiser
Thu, Jul 21, 2:00 PM - Mon, Jul 25, 10:00 AM
170 Rock Creek Rd, Bishop, CA 93514
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, GLS, Sierra Singles
Loma Prieta Chapter's YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify |
Happy Trails to all,
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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