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.
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: May, Volume 2
May 25, 2019
2019 Guardians of Nature Benefit, 20s - 30s moderate hike, San Jose approves Downtown San Jose Design Standards and Guidelines for Bird Safe Design, letter from Joe Simitian, President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and much more!
Lehigh Hanson Cement Plant
May 14, 2019
In December of 2011, the Lehigh Cement lawsuit was filed, and thus started a series of changes. Lehigh Hanson Cement Plant, owned by Hanson Permanente Cement, a longtime producer of Silicon Valley building materials was charged a $7.5 million fine...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: May, Volume 1
May 11, 2019
30 seconds to protect local wildlife, join our 2019 Benefit team, Outings Leadership Training, Basic Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, receive 100% renewable energy in San Jose, and much more!
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: April, Volume 2
April 27, 2019
Don't build on Redwood City's salt ponds, San Jose City Council debates downtown design changes to protect birds, thanks to Menlo Park Mayor Muller, Green New Deal town hall meeting, and much more!
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: April, Volume 1
April 13, 2019
Coyote Valley Conservation Program, Mountain View annual Green House Gas measurement and reporting requirements, Menlo Park's Park Master Plan, and much more!
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: March, Volume 2
March 23, 2019
Thanks for opposing San Jose Light Tower Corporation's project, Coyote Valley development deterred, Migrating Through Change, Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan Community Meeting, and much more!
Katie Cantrell's Hidden in Plain Bite by Tina Zeng
March 20, 2019
Meat. Juicy, chewy meat. In your burrito, on your pizza, as your steak. It’s delicious, isn’t it? But each juicy bite holds consequences, consequences that reveal themselves in our environments, communities, and health.
Most Americans eat...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: March, Volume 1
March 9, 2019
Help save local park land, message from San Jose City Councilmember Sergio Jimenez, Coyote Valley Preservation presentation and discussion, the case of Jumbo Valley, and much more!
Saving Wildlands: The Case of Jumbo Valley by Tina Zeng
February 23, 2019
The mountain tops of Jumbo Valley sparkle and shimmer with pure and untouched snow. A blanket of clean white covers the entire wild valley. Wild grizzly bears, a population that has been extinct in California since 1922, call this valley...
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: February, Volume 2
February 23, 2019
Basic Wilderness First Aid Course, Advanced Outdoor Leadership Training, San Jose Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance, Lawrence Station Area Plan, Sunnyvale Fit and Fun Fair, reach codes for new construction, and much more!