Welcome to the Sierra Club Central-Northern NY Group
The purpose of this site is to enhance communication and participation of Sierra Club members and concerned citizens in preserving our environment.
From the Chair
Sierra Club is the most historic grassroots environmental organization in the country. For more than 130 years, we’ve gathered millions of activists and volunteers to fight for the places, people, and planet we all love. The CNNY (Central & Northern New York) Group encompasses seven counties and has about 2500 members. Our board of eleven people work diligently to follow the particular environmental issues affecting our region, such as protecting our water, lakes, open space, forests, air quality, pollution from fossil fuels, and environmental justice issues.
Communications with CNNY Group Members
The CNNY Group is thinking about the best ways to share information with you, as a Group member, about Group activities and issues. We also welcome hearing from you about issues and interests important to you. We welcome thoughts from you about what are the most helpful and effective ways to communicate (email, print, Group site, etc).
Activities
Activities are walks, visits to places of environmental interest, talk on topics of interest to the Sierra Club, or member recruiting events.
Earth Day
Fayetteville Canal Landing Park, 120 Limestone Plaza, Fayetteville, NY
May 4, 2024, 10 am - 3 pm
Earth day is April 22! Celebrate with Cazenovia and the Town of Manlius at Earthfest on May 4, 10 am - 3 pm at Fayetteville Canal Landing Park. There will be an electric vehicle showcase, food trucks and vendors, booths, music, and a raffle!
Healthy Water Solutions Conference
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse University
1 Forestry Dr, Syracuse, NY
May 15th, 4 - 8 pm and May 16th 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Healthy Water Solutions Conference at the SUNY-ESF Gateway Center on May 15th, 4 - 8 pm and May 16th 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Free to attend, but please register in advance. Don Hughes from our own CNNY group will be presenting a talk on PFAS!
List of Executive & Committees
| Elected | ||||
| Group Chair: | Rhea Jezer | rjezer@gmail.com · 315-727-0123 | ||
| Group Vice Chair: | Martha Loew | marthahloew@gmail.com | ||
| Conservation Chair: | Don Hughes | dhughes171@gmail.com | ||
| Secretary/Treasurer: | Robert Waters | robertcurtiswaters@gmail.com | ||
| Newsletter Editor: | Lara Heberle | lara.camille@gmail.com | ||
| Political Chair: | Lisa Lehman | ldaly@yahoo.com | ||
| Membership & Lists Manager: |
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cnny-group@newyork.sierraclub.org | ||
| Following Micron Environmental Issues: |
Rhea Jezer | rjezer@gmail.com | ||
| Hikes: | Peter Plumley | peteplumley@gmailcom | ||
| Events Chair: | Sarah Klee Hood | sarah@sarahkleehoodny.com | ||
| Summer Fairs: | Rhea Jezer | rjezer@gmail.com | ||
| Web Administrator: | Dan Shanahan |
Chips Ahoy! Micron to Set up Shop in Central NY
By Don Hughes, CNNY Group Conservation Chair
In early 2020, just before the Covid pandemic hit, newly elected Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon was trying to woo high-tech industries to move into a vacant business park in the northern suburbs of Syracuse. Two-and-a-half years later he hit the jackpot. In October 2022, Micron Technology announced plans to spend up to $100 billion to build a complex of computer chip plant - called “fabs” - at said park. Micron’s new facility would be the largest yet of its eleven manufacturing facilities, and the largest private investment ever made in New York state history. The impetus for building this and other semi-conductor fabs in U.S. is the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act. which provides $52 billion in grants and loans to expand domestic semiconductor production.
