Blog Articles

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.

Soap Lake Ranch Tour - San Benito Agricultural Land Trust

May 22, 2025
 The San Benito Agricultural Land Trust on May 17 hosted a rare opportunity to explore the beauty and history of Soap Lake Ranch in San Benito County! We took a guided walking tour of Soap Lake Ranch that featured its wetlands, wildlife, and...

Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: May, Volume 1

May 14, 2025
Bay Alive Campaign watchdog network, Pacheco Reservoir Project update, Forest Protection Forum Chaparral at the Crossroads, mesoplastics and mosquitos, comment letters, hikes roundup, and much more!

Valley Water’s Pacheco Reservoir Project: Spring 2025 Update

May 7, 2025
 It seems there is always something happening related to Valley Water’s Pacheco Reservoir project. In April, the Sierra Club and others submitted comments about the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for geotechnical investigations. On May...

Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: April, Volume 2

April 28, 2025
Earth Day celebrations recap, The Earth on Your Plate, 16 kids' science and nature books, Redwood Life project, sustainable land use, green streets, urban tree canopy, urban waterways, changing the forest thinning narrative, comment letters, hikes...

We Need to Change the Forest Thinning Narrative

April 22, 2025
 As featured in prior newsletters, an opinion piece written by the chair of LPC’s Forest Protection Committee (FPC), Karen Maki, was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal this past month. Entitled “What ‘The Three Little Pigs’ teach us about...

Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: April, Volume 1

April 15, 2025
Happy Earth Month, Palo Alto and Los Altos Dark Sky ordinances, Forest Protection Forum, Environmental Stewardship Program, Bird Safe Design and Lighting Performance, hikes roundup, and much more!

Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: March, Volume 2

March 24, 2025
Join our Bay Alive Campaign Watchdog Networks, wildfire preparedness opinion piece in San Mateo Daily Journal, spring appeal letter is coming, Redwood Life development, developing East Palo Alto's Ravenswood Business District, comment letters, hikes...

Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter: March, Volume 1

March 10, 2025
Vote for Sierra Club Board of Directors, Ben Jealous coming to Stanford, 30x30 and light pollution, Sierra Club California statement on Newsom's suspension of CEQA and Coastal Act, help save the monarch butterfly, remembering Mike Flaugher, "The Bay...

The Threat From Beneath: How Sea Level Rise Spreads Toxins

March 6, 2025
By Sally TobinA Brief History of ContaminationSan Francisco Bay has been immortalized in countless tourist photographs and numerous movies, but it hides a dirty secret: toxic waste. The dumping of contaminated waste has been an accepted practice...