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Thank you for a wonderful 2026 Guardians of Nature benefit, Forest Protection Forum: Insuring the California Dream", Pacifica City Council quarry appeal hearing September 28th, Gilroy data center moratorium, join a Bay Alive team to shape sea level...

 The Fall 2026 issue of Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, takes readers to the front lines of Bay Area sea level rise planning. “United Front” explores the complex challenge of preparing communities for rising waters and the...

Last month, we introduced the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP), the new regional framework guiding how Bay Area communities plan for rising seas. However, strong regional standards are only the beginning. The real work of putting them into...

 Forests have been shape-shifters since they first appeared on Earth around 385 – 390 million years ago during the Devonian period.  Since then, they have expanded, contracted, and adapted to whatever the planet has thrown at them, molding...

Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Byron Sher, a remarkable environmental champion and a longtime public servant.  Byron’s legacy lives in many of the California environmental protections that...

AI data centers in San Jose, 2026 Guardians of Nature Benefit, Daly City keeping grass at Westlake Park, three ways to protect Yosemite, Florence LaRieviere presented Lifetime Refuge Friend Award, building momentum for stronger Baylands protections...

San Jose is considering a wave of AI data center developments. Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter is advocating for a moratorium on AI data centers in order to protect habitat, wildlife, and local communities.AI data centers are an enormous threat to...

Recent conservation victories in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, membership social and advocacy updates, last chance to protect crucial environmental regulations, carbon vault beneath our feet, a regional roadmap for responding to rising seas,...

  The Loma Prieta Chapter is pleased to announce a new program that will provide microgrants of up to $300 for to local High School students pursuing environmentally focused projects. These grants will reimburse expenses for projects...

An underground story of roots, microbes, and the quiet climate heroes nobody invites to conferences Most people walk into a forest and look up. They admire the cathedral ceilings of branches and leaves, the dappled sunlight peeking...