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Action Opportunities in Your Area! Read More in this eNewsletter.
► We're Hiring, full time: a Bay2030 Campaign Coordinator and a Senior Communication Specialist.
► Lexington Reservoir: help study newts to prevent them from being squashed.
► Tell Bay regulators to save local wetlands from planned destruction in Newark
► Learn about our Environmental Legislative Action team Climate Action Plan team
► Santa Clara County: Learn about electrifying your home with SVCE's eHub
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Are You Interested in Strong Environmental Legislation?
Join Our New ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE ACTION Committee
We are forming the first Environmental Legislative Action (ELA) committee in our chapter.
Activities include the following:
• Meet with legislators to discuss bills and ask for votes
• Research priority bills from Sierra Club CA's endorsed bills list
• Organize chapter members' participation
• Collaborate with other environmental organizations
• Public Relations: Write articles on endorsed bills
Time commitment varies:
--2 one-hour meetings a month initially.
--Approximately 1 hour a week for research, talking to people, & preparing materials/presentations.
Contact: Sue Chow at sue2042@gmail.com
Looking forward to your participation! |
Tell Bay Regulators: Step in to Save Newark Wetlands from being Paved Over for a Luxury Housing Development!
One of the single largest opportunities to protect and restore San Francisco Bay wetlands and wildlife in the South San Francisco Bay is at risk of being lost forever — if we don’t take action immediately.
Developers have secured approval from the City of Newark to pave over hundreds of acres of open space directly adjacent to the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, trucking in over 100,000 dump trucks of fill to construct 469 luxury housing units — all atop restorable wetlands within a 100-year FEMA flood zone that is anticipated to be completely inundated by sea level rise.
Click to add your name to protect the Newark Baylands before it is too late!
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Sierra Club Executive Direction Michael Brune on the Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
"While we feel a sense of relief that a white supremacist is no longer president, a shadow remains cast over our country. More than 400,000 of our family members, our friends, and our neighbors have died from a pandemic that still rages out of control. Millions have lost their jobs and are grappling with an economy that has created extraordinary wealth for few, while leaving the majority behind. Black and brown people in America continue to live in fear as systemic and systematic racism plagues our nation. The climate crisis continues to endanger communities across the country, threatening our collective future. And just two weeks ago, we witnessed an attack on our democracy.
While the road ahead is daunting, we have seen what we can accomplish together. Today, we congratulate President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and recommit ourselves to building a brighter future for all."
Read the full statement here. |
Did you discover birds while sheltering at home this past year? Take that newfound curiosity and put it towards a global citizen science project this February 12-15!
The Great Backyard Bird Count is exactly what it says on the label, a massive effort to record the birds we find at home for conservation science. Taking part can involve recording birds for as little as 15 minutes or going all day! Lists are then submitted to eBird to contribute to the effort.
This project is free to participate in, and can be a great way to explore your local wildlife and introduce the family to nature. You can learn more about the Great Backyard Bird Count here, and if you're just starting out with birding, or just want more information on birding, come explore backyard birding with your local Audubon chapter here. |
Volunteer to Prevent Thousands of Local Animals from Being Killed
The Loma Prieta Chapter Conservation Sub-committee on Wildlife has supported an effort led by very dedicated local volunteers who have raised awareness of the horrible number of newts who are squashed every year by cars on Alma bridge road near Lexington Reservoir.
The thousands of newts that are crushed is staggering. Thanks to the work of environmentalists who have spent countless hours cataloguing this, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and the Peninsula Open Space Trust are conducting a study.
There is also a citizen-led study of the newts. If you are interested in volunteering, please click here. |
Join Our Climate Action Plan Team
Volunteer to influence climate policy in your city or town. Those new to advocacy are welcome; Our team will mentor you to help you become an effective local environmental advocate. Your voice is powerful!
Discuss climate strategies in our weekly meetings and collaborate with other volunteers to influence cities and counties to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Email Dashiell.Leeds@SierraClub.org if you are interested in joining. |
Help Us Tell Our Story: Donate Your Photos
Photos can speak louder than words. Help us powerfully tell our story by donating your photos. We will use them in our publications like The Annual Summary, on invitations, and our Chapter note cards.
If you’d like to share with us your high-resolution photos of local nature, with or without people, please contact our Development Coordinator Justyna Guterman, Justyna.guterman@sierraclub.org |
Silicon Valley Clean Energy has Launched an eHub to Help You Electrify Your Home, Car and Appliances
Save money and reduce your emissions with eHub, Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s free, one-stop-shop for transitioning to electric living. With SVCE, you already receive clean electricity, eHub gives you the power to use that energy to power your home, car and appliances. Browse efficient, electric appliances with the Appliances Assistant, compare electric vehicles with the EV Assistant and explore additional clean energy options with the Solar+Battery Assistant.
Click here to visit eHub today |
Let it go, let it go! When the trade-in value’s too low, let it go, let it go!
Your best move is donating your vehicle to support your Loma Prieta Chapter. Call 844-6-SIERRA (844-674-3772) or donate online. We accept cars, classic cars, trucks, boats, RVs, and more. Plus, your gift is tax-deductible.
VERY IMPORTANT: tell CARS that you want to support the Loma Prieta Chapter through the Sierra Club Foundation. |
Social Media Channels for the Loma Prieta Chapter
facebook: Chapter, 20s – 30s, Sierra Singles
YouTube; Twitter; Instagram; Spotify
MeetUp: Chapter conservation and education meetings (2667 members),
Hiking events (5031 members), Singleaires outing section (1775 members),
Day Hiking section (1646 members), Guadalupe Regional Group (553 members), Peak Climbing (467 members), Gay & Lesbian Sierrans (403 members),
Black Mountain Hiking section (392 members), 20s - 30s (150 members),
Family Explorers (95 members)
Social media volunteers needed. Chapter Director James.Eggers@sierraclub.org |
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“Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher ‘standard of living’ is worth its cost in things natural, wild and free.”
Foreword, A Sand County Almanac
~ Aldo Leopold |
Health and safety to all,
and Happy Trails to you.
James Eggers, Director
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter
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Thank you to our 2020 Guardians of Nature Benefit Sponsors
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| As people across the country protest in defense of Black lives, the Sierra Club recognizes the need to dismantle systemic racism in the United States and within our own organization. We must reckon with how white supremacy -- both past and present -- has shaped our institutions and do the critical anti-racism work necessary to repair the harm done. The environmental movement does not exist in a vacuum, and it is our responsibility to use our power to help abolish systemic racism, which is destroying lives, communities, and the planet. |
| The COVID-19 crisis has not passed and continues to disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and other communities of color. The pandemic has revealed how the communities hardest hit are often the same communities that suffer from high levels of pollution and poor access to healthcare. The fight for environmental justice cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice. |
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