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UN climate report is a call to action
November 1, 2018
By Shoshana Hebshi
Following the release of a United Nations report that poses climate change will reach hazardous levels within the next 20 years, Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che commented during his Weekend Update segment that...
Recognizing Vinyard as Redwood Champion
September 24, 2018
By Sue Leskiw, North GroupLucille Vinyard, North Group scion affectionately called “The Mother of Redwood National Park,” is one of the focal points in an exhibit on display at the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka (www.clarkemuseum.org). Her...
Recognizing Vinyard as Redwood Champion
September 24, 2018
By Sue Leskiw, North GroupLucille Vinyard, North Group scion affectionately called “The Mother of Redwood National Park,” is one of the focal points in an exhibit on display at the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka (www.clarkemuseum.org). Her...
Zero Waste Sonoma: Worthy Goals
September 24, 2018
By Theresa Ryan, Sonoma Group ExComAs many of you are aware, the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency decided in 9-1 vote to move forward with Renewable Sonoma in negotiating a new compost facility currently planned adjacent to the Waste Water...
Zero Waste Sonoma: Worthy Goals
September 24, 2018
By Theresa Ryan, Sonoma Group ExComAs many of you are aware, the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency decided in 9-1 vote to move forward with Renewable Sonoma in negotiating a new compost facility currently planned adjacent to the Waste Water...
Sierra Club California Publishes New Report Calling for More Affordable Housing
September 24, 2018
A new report from Sierra Club California outlines the factors that have led to our state’s housing crisis and its effects on California’s population and economy. The report summarizes recent housing studies and legislation that motivates housing...
Sierra Club California Publishes New Report Calling for More Affordable Housing
September 24, 2018
A new report from Sierra Club California outlines the factors that have led to our state’s housing crisis and its effects on California’s population and economy. The report summarizes recent housing studies and legislation that motivates housing...
Representative Huffman moves to protect wilderness
September 4, 2018
by Shoshana Hebshi, Redwood Chapter Communications Coordinator
Every swing in one direction brings a counter swing in the other direction. And thankfully for conservationists, our local Congressman, Jared Huffman, has countered the Trump...
Groundwater Recharge: a new threat to California Streams
July 24, 2018
by Felice Pace, North Group Water ChairAs groundwater planning to comply with the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act gets underway in high and moderate priority basins across California, a new threat to stream ecosystems has emerged....
Napa's Measure C: The Aftermath
June 30, 2018
The vote was too close to call when polls closed June 5, but after two weeks, Measure C proponents conceded defeat on June 18. The Woodland Watershed and Oak Protection Initiative, known as Measure C, would have established protections for oak...