Articles written for the eNewsletter which are not associated with a specific Chapter entity (such as a conservation committee) are grouped here so they can be accessed directly.
Your Voice is Needed to Improve Air Quality on May 6th, 2026
April 8, 2026
What is Happening? The Bay Area Air District is considering zero-emission appliance rules that will reduce air pollution and improve public health. These rules (9-4 and 9-6) work by phasing out the sale and installation of new gas-powered...
Healthy Bay, Resilient Future: Why Nature Matters More Than Ever
April 8, 2026
Sea level rise is no longer a distant threat. It is an active planning challenge confronting every Bay shoreline community. This is the first of a series of articles highlighting the Bay Alive Campaign’s commitment to preserving and restoring our...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: March, Volume 2
March 30, 2026
Urge local leaders to support cleaner heating and cooling, beautiful burned forests, mixed PFAS increases endocrine disruption risks for women, hikes roundup, committee meetings, community events from Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, and much more!
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: March, Volume 1
March 16, 2026
Understanding the need for sea level rise adaptation presentation, nature's hidden climate heroes, POST purchases ranch above Coyote Valley, Forest Protection Forum, BCDC planning essentials webinar series, hikes roundup, committee meetings, and...
Bark-ing Up the Right Tree: Nature's Hidden Climate Heroes
March 12, 2026
A forest might look quiet from the outside, but the bark of every tree is alive with activity. Just beneath the rough surface, entire microbial communities are busy consuming gases that shape Earth’s climate. For years, scientists assumed that...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: February, Volume 2
March 2, 2026
Cemetery would ruin Coyote Valley's valley, integrating climate resilience in City of San Mateo zoning code update, BCDC Planning Essentials webinar series, Redwood Shores Flood and Sea Level Rise Protection projects, committee meetings, comment...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: February, Volume 1
February 17, 2026
Loma Prieta outings love connections, Heritage Oaks Cemetery threat to Coyote Valley, new Cupertino City Team, Palo Alto City Council wrestle with artificial turf, SAFER Bay Project draft environmental impact report, committee meetings, hikes...
Heritage Oaks Cemetery: Why Coyote Valley’s Future Hangs in the Balance
February 5, 2026
Coyote Valley has become one of the Bay Area’s most important conservation success stories, as a rare, open landscape that still connects the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range, supports mountain lions and bobcats, and provides flood...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: January, Volume 2
January 26, 2026
Thanks for voting in Chapter elections, soil and regenerative agriculture, forests on an overheating planet, Redwood Shores Sea Level Rise Protection Project, join the Bay Alive Campaign, housing in California is expensive, Loma Prieta Chapter...
Thank You to Everyone Who Voted in our Recent Chapter Elections
January 24, 2026
Final counts for this year’s election are posted on our website.Thanks to you, our entire slate of nominated (endorsed) conservation candidates won. The margin of victory was substantial: almost 2 to 1.For our Chapter Executive Committee...