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.
Sea Level Rise Planning Has Begun!
April 22, 2026
Join a Bay Alive Local Team to Shape Solutions in Your City! Sea level rise planning is starting in several Loma Prieta Chapter communities and the Bay needs your help ensuring its natural ecosystems and community members are uplifted and...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: April, Volume 1
April 13, 2026
Earth Month, comment on Bay Area air quality, healthy Bay ecosystems, BCDC planning essentials webinar, support cleaner heating and cooling, learning to celebrate severe forest fires, hikes roundup, committee meetings, comment letters, and much more!
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...