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Palo Alto Airport Expansion, Electric Innovation Awards, Silicon Valley building electrification, Concar passage redevelopment, Vista de Almaden project appeal, and much more!

2025 Guardians of Nature Benefit, Loren Blackford new Executive Director, Sudden Oak Death, fire safety, unprecedented forest degradation, Baylands Specific Plan Project, Bay Alive presents to Redwood Shores, Redwood Life Project, building...

 Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a tree disease caused by the invasive, fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, which was first described in the mid-1990s. SOD primarily affects specific species, and especially the coast live oak (Quercus...

Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project canceled, Karen Maki receives 2025 Volunteer Service Award, 2025 Guardians of Nature Benefit early bird tickets end soon, home electrification rebates and tax credits, hidden threats from sea level rise, Redwood...

 After eight years of Sierra Club’s unwavering opposition, the controversial Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project (PREP) was canceled on August 26 by the Valley Water Board of Directors (hereafter referred to as “the Board”). The project...

 The Forest Protection Committee and Outings sponsored a hike on July 20, 2025, to learn more about forest management methods. It was an educational hike in Butano State Park. We were very fortunate to have Timothy Federal (Senior Program...

 Good News! You likely already have all the power you need to fully electrify. Nearly all homes can fully electrify (including an Electric Vehicle) on a 100 A panel. The time to act is now, before rebates and tax credits expire. There’s...

In our most recent article we focused on the threats to marshlands, and the ecosystem services they provide, from sea level rise. Now, we’re going to focus on the hidden threats from sea level rise.Remember back to those good old days when the sea...

Honoring Garnetta Annable, Permanente Creek restoration project, Environmental Stewardship Program 2025-2026, Foster City Summer Days, save marshlands from sea level rise, seeking volunteer librarian, community wildfire preparedness, comment letters...

The risk of severe and destructive wildfires is increasingly real for many, if not most, Californians. In recent newsletters, we have detailed the specifics of home hardening and creating defensible space to reduce the risk of property loss from...