Blog Articles

In 2014, despite broad opposition, San Jose approved the Heritage Oaks Memorial Park project:  an expansive cemetery on 102 acres off of McKean Road just south of Almaden Valley and near Coyote Valley. Phases of the project are moving...

“Climate activists are pushing back on a contentious shoreline housing project in the South Bay city of Newark. By building there, the activists believe, the city will miss an opportunity to restore sensitive wetlands and areas for them to...

Congratulations to Kristina Loquist, who has been a valuable and trusted resource for the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club, on receiving the Chapter's first Guardians of Nature Award for Outstanding Service by a Public Official's Staff Member...

Chapter and Group Executive Committees Elections, Stanford University Community Plan, Hiring Community Outreach and Bay Alive Campaign Assistants, Comment Letters (Plastic Pollution, Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, OneShoreline NOP Comment...

By Lisa Barboza I think that most of you know that our bird populations are in deep trouble.  Recent reports indicate that over 30% of USA bird populations have been lost in since 1970.  One cause is urban lighting. Urban light...

The youngest member of Loma Prieta Chapter's Water Committee, 17-year-old Arjun Krishna has the rare ability to focus on an issue and follow it wherever it may lead. As a result, he has already learned more about the intersection of science and...

By Celeste McInerney A fun time was had by all during the 2023 Eastern Sierra Rock Creek Lake camping trip, September 21st-25th. We had 10 Gay and Lesbian Sierrans (GLS) and Rainbow Sierrans set up their tents alongside this high elevation...

The Santa Clara County Medical Association was asked by a group of Saratoga High students to issue a ruling on the safety of artificial turf playing fields, and these are excerpts of what they said (read the entire letter here): ...

Envision 2,300 acres of verdant hillsides and oak savannah—one of the last grassland ecosystems left in Santa Clara county. This beautiful land is home for a variety of wildlife, including the rare California Tiger salamander. This...

Dark Skies and Stanford Community Plan Update Comment Letter, Hiring Community Outreach Assistant, Young Adult Volunteers, Wilderness First Aid Courses, Hike Roundups, and much more!