Electric Mobility Is About More Than Teslas! by Chris Benz
September 27, 2022
Yes, there were plenty of Teslas at the September 25 Electric Mobility event, but there was so much more. This year the event, part of National Drive Electric Week and sponsored by the Napa Sierra Club, Récolte Energy, and MCE, was held at the...
Strike Skyline Wilderness Park Off the Napa County Housing List, Our Letter to Governor Newsom
September 22, 2022
The Sierra Club has objected to the designation of Skyline Wilderness Park as a prospective location for affordable housing. It is not for the kinds of reasons that people typically object to affordable housing in their neighborhoods. We object...
Napa Sierra Club's Response to the County Ag Commissioner's Report on Baited Poison Rat Traps, by Nick Cheranich
September 11, 2022
Our response to the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner's investigation report concerning harm done to animals from the baited rat poison traps in and around the Corporate Park area near the Napa Airport.
White Paper on Water Sustainability Management, by the Sierra Club Napa Group
August 26, 2022
Far from exhaustive, this list of necessary actions is essential to beginning a path to a sustainable water management system within Napa County. Decisive leadership is required to address the crisis we are heading toward.
How Is Water Modeling Like a Bird Striking a Window? by Roland Dumas, PhD
July 26, 2022
How Is Water Modeling Like a Bird Striking a Window? They are both flying into a deadly future, but seeing it as not so different from the recent past. Read on.
How & Why I Got Involved with the Napa Sierra Club. A Speech to the Napa Kiwanis Club, by Nick Cheranich
July 26, 2022
As part of our outreach in the community in an attempt to spread the word about who we are and what we do, we recently spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon. We were well received. Here is the speech that I gave.
Sierra Club Napa Group Comments on County Plan to Convert Skyline Park Acreage to Housing, by Roland Dumas, PhD
July 22, 2022
On July 11, 2022 we submitted our response to the Draft Housing Element Update, the county’s plan to address requirements for low-income housing in Napa County. We vehemently oppose the plan to put 100 units in a part of the park that hosts large...
Climate Action Across the Pond—a Photo Essay from My Recent Trip to England, by Chris Benz
July 22, 2022
Getting out of town-in this case, across ‘the Pond” to England--was great for seeing a different approach to a problem that affects us all—Climate Change.
