Blog Articles

 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...

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...

 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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

2025 spring fund drive for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter

"The Bay is Rising, Let's Rise to the Challenge Together!" March 20th webinar, protect California water, love found on the trail, help save the monarch butterfly, plastic packaging waste, 2025 Basic Backpacking Course, hikes roundup, committee...

Santa Clara County artificial turf ban, Board of Directors election, wilderness first aid training, Loma Prieta Chapter on Bluesky, "The Bay is Rising, Let's Rise to the Challenge Together!" March 20th webinar, Redwood Shores Ecological Reserve, 80...