2024 eNewsletters

December, Volume 2
Thanking BCDC Commissioners, dollar-for-dollar challenge, King Tides project, Environmental Stewardship Program 2025, hard work paid off in East Palo Alto, Bay Alive in Knee Deep Times, hike roundup, and much more!

December, Volume 1
Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan approved, year-end dollar-for-dollar challenge, local industrial-scale wood pellet plants, San Jose Inspiring Connections Outdoors, KQED and POLITICO sea level rise plan articles, hikes roundup, and much more!

November, Volume 2
Call to not weaken sea level rise plan, why forest thinning proposal are misguided, hiking/camping equipment donations, holiday social, San Benito Measure A approved, joint statement to BCDC, Loma Prieta Pride Sierrans holiday party, first Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee meeting, Lakewood Park artificial turf win, electronic signs on San Jose property, outdoor leadership training, and much more!

November, Volume 1
Amazing number of comments to BCDC, Executive Committee elections, King Tides Project, avalanche transceiver practice, OneShoreline off-shore barrier dropped, Climate Summit for San Mateo County, Lehigh Quarry update, Peninsula Conservation Center EV charger rebate, hikes roundup, and much more!

October, Volume 2
BCDC's draft Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan, artificial turn in Mercury News, an evening with Joe Simitian, OneShoreline events, Environmental Stewardship Program 2025, hikes roundup and much more!

October, Volume 1
Marshlands being squeezed out, Mixed-Intensity Forests presentation, Oct. 17 BCDC board meeting, fighting sea level rise with nature, Willets at risk, Sierra Club sues ExxonMobile, comment letters, hikes roundup, Conservation Committee meeting, and much more!

September, Volume 2
Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan webinar, Guardians of Nature Benefit, protect Coyote Valley, Exxon on trial, San Francisco versus EPA, 2024-2025 Environmental Stewardship Program, Burrowing Owls as endangered species, opposition of HR 8790, hike roundup, and much more!

September, Volume 1
Reviewing the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Webinar Part Two, Guardians of Nature Benefit and Silent Auction, Forest Protection Forum, Military Outdoors Events, Ravenswood Business District, Letter to the Editor Writing Group, California Brown Pelicans at Risk, Turf Ban Proposal Updates, Ludlow Hut Work Party, Ren Fu Villa Residential Project, Hikes Roundup, and much more!

August, Volume 2
Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Webinar, Letters to Ban Artificial Turf, Reduce Light Pollution, Forest Protection Forum, Groundwater Rise Animated Video, Marbled Murrelets at Risk, BCDC Commissioners Petition Letter, Ravenswood Business District, Letter to the Editor Writing Group, Guardians of Nature Early Bird Tickets, Santa Clara County Habitat Agency, Comment Letters, Wilderness First Aid, Hike Roundup, and much more!

August, Volume 1
New Groundwater Rise Video, Forest Management Educational Hike, Palo Alto Airport Expansion, Benefit Early Bird Tickets, Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Webinar, Ravenswood Business District, Marbled Murrelets at Risk, Forest Protection Forum, Military Outdoors Meetup, Parkline Project DEIR, 1301 Shoreway Project EIR, hike roundup, and much more!

July, Volume 2
Alviso Salt Marsh Tour, Cesar Chavez and Our Chapter, Bay Alive Campaign in San Mateo Daily Journal, Letter to the Editor Writing Workshop, BCDC Commissioners Petition Letter, Military Outdoors Events, Ravenswood Business District Comment Letter, Forest Management Educational Hike, Hikes Roundup, and much more!

July, Volume 1
2024 Guardians of Nature Benefit Early Bird Tickets, Ansel Adam Stamps, Letter to the Editor Writing Workshop, BCDC Commissioner Petition Letter, California Least Terns at Risk, Seeking Executive Committee Candidates, Military Outdoors Events, Comment Letters, Forest Protection Forum, Palo Alto Environmental Stewardship Team, Hike Roundup, and much more!

June, Volume 2
2023 Chapter Summary, San Jose Homeless Residents, Military Outdoors Events, Sea Level Rise Contamination Threat, Wilderness First Aid Training, Nutrient Permit, Redwood City Ferry Terminal, Milligan Parking Lot Light Pollution, Hike Roundup, and much more!

June, Volume 1
Delta at a Crossroads, Montezuma Carbon Capture Project Webinar, a Forest Journey Presentation, Ferry Terminal at Port of Redwood City EIR, 2024 Guardians of Nature Benefit October 4th, Coyote Valley Corridor Study Draft Economic and Policy Assessment Report and Artificial Turf Recommendation in Architectural Digest Comment Letters, hike roundup, and much more!

May, Volume 2
30x30 and Wilderness Act 60th Anniv Hike, Military Outdoor Events, Snowy Plovers at Risk, Loma Prieta Pride at Santa Cruz Pride, Call for Prohibition of Artificial Turf in Santa Clara County, hike roundup, and much more!

May, Volume 1
Hiker's Hut Volunteer, Guardians of Nature Oct 4th, Forest Protection Committee Volunteer, Nash Road Quarry Reclamation Plan, Midpen Parking Area Design Guidelines, Environmental Rules, Upcoming Hikes, and much more!

April, Volume 2
2024 Guardians of Nature Benefit Date and Honoree, Ridgway's Rails at Risk, Forest Management Educational Hike, Preserve the Cork Oak Tree, Nature in Mountain View Parks, Earth Month 2024, Saratoga Acorn Woodpeckers at Risk, Pole Walking Exercise and Mobility, Forest Protection Forum, Many Comment Letters, Roundup of Hikes, and much more!

April, Volume 1
Earth Month Planet vs. Plastics, 2024 Guardians of Nature Benefit Oct 4th Honoree Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Mountain View Nature in Parks, Forest Protection Forum California Forests Aren't Fuel, Create Positive Change Together, Regenerative Agriculture, Black Skimmers at Risk, Sunnyvale Project Feasibility Study, Priority Conservation Area Refresh Draft Final Report, US 101 Freeway Expansion vs. Lane Conversion, and much more!

March, Volume 2
BCDC Commissioner Lobbying Training, Peninsula Clean Energy Comment Letter, Death Valley Camping Trip, Black Skimmers and Night Herons at Risk from Sea Level Rise, Celebrating Women's History Month, Lightweight Backpacking Course, Artificial Turf Comment Letters, Forest Protection Forum, Hike Roundup, and more!

March, Volume 1
Celebrating Women's History Month, Harms of Artificial Turf, Protecting San Jose Waterways, San Jose Clean Energy Webinar, Forest Protection Forum, Bay Alive Campaign Video, New Bay Alive Campaign Website, Outing Leader Training, Military Outdoors Events, and much more!

February, Volume 2
Dark Night Sky, Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant, Bird Safety Design, Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project, Sea Level Rise, 30x30, Burrowing Owls, Hike Roundup, and much more!

February, Volume 1
Love Connections on the Trail, Planning Commission Against John Smith Road Landfill Expansion, Wilderness First Aid and Backpacking Courses, Forest Protection Forum Conservationists Stopped Logging Plan, Montezuma Carbon Hub, BCDC's One Bay Vision, OneShoreline Sea Level Rise Protection Project, Military Outdoors Activities, and much more!

January, Volume 2
30x30, Palo Alto City Council meeting, San Benito County Planning Commission Decision, Event Planning Volunteer Team, Comment Letters to San Jose, Creative Volunteer Contributions, Hike Roundup, and much more!

January, Volume 1
News Articles Featuring our Volunteers and Staff, Newfangled Horizontal Levees, King Tides Show us the Future, Comment Letter on Valley Water's Water Supply Master Plan 2050, Forest Protection Forum, Hike Roundup and much more!