Chapter Updates

By Steve Birdlebough, Redwood Chapter Transportation ChairRising sea levels combined with king tides and rainstorms last winter to flood a busy highway that skirts the northern margins of San Pablo Bay. For 25 days during January and February, 2017...

By Steve Birdlebough, Sonoma GroupIn response to the extremely low vacancy rate for rental housing, the Sierra Club recently endorsed Measure C, the Santa Rosa rent control ordinance which is before voters in the June 6 election. ...

Redwood Chapter activists celebrate Earth Day 2017 by marching for science and the climate in Santa Rosa and Sonoma, and reaching out to the public in Clearlake and Napa.

April 19, 12 p.m. Action for Environmental and Climate Justice, San Francisco Members from more than 60 groups representing indigenous populations, environmental justice, climate, health and environmental organizations will rally and march to the...

On February 25 about a dozen Outings leaders from throughout Redwood Chapter got together with several conservation activists to figure out ways to revitalize the program, which has seen a reduction in participation in recent years, and is in...

By Felice Pace, North Group Water ChairRecently I received a notice announcing that the State Water Resources Control Board has proposed establishing a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 5 parts per trillion (ppt) for the chemical 1,2,3-...

By Joe Feller, Solano Group Chair, and Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter ChairOn March 6 the Vallejo Planning Commission voted 6 - 1 to reject the deep-water port and cement factory known as the Orcem/VMT project. Orcem, an Irish company behind the...

By Shoshana HebshiRedwood Chapter Communications CoordinatorOpponents to a proposed cement plant and deepwater marine terminal in Vallejo, including Solano Group Sierra Club members, are bracing for the city to make a decision after months of...

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