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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.
► Santa Clara County: Learn about the Lehigh Quarry and Cement Plant and raise your concerns about pollution on March 3rd.
► 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 and Climate Action Plan Team
► Santa Clara County: Learn about electrifying your home with SVCE's eHub
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Our Climate Action Plan Team was Recently Highlighted in the San Jose Spotlight! We Welcome New Volunteers.
Congratulations to our volunteers Gita Dev, Gladwyn d'Souza, and Kristel Wickham, whose letter was recently highlighted in the San Jose Spotlight! Thank you to Kevin Ma and all of the other volunteers who helped write this letter supporting Santa Clara County's Sustainability Master Plan.
We hope you can join voices with us:
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. |
Above image by Dicklyon: the Lehigh Permanente Quarry
Opportunity to Learn About the Impacts of the Lehigh Permanente/Southwest Quarry and Raise Your Concerns
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian's Annual Lehigh Meeting
Wednesday March 3rd, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Click here to register via Zoom.
This meeting will discuss the status of regulatory oversight efforts, permitting and approval for the Lehigh Quarry and Cement Plant operations. There will also be an opportunity for public comment.
The dangerous pollution of the Lehigh Cement Plant was written about by one of our volunteers, Natalie See:
"Thanks to the immense support from Sierra Club members and amazing witnesses who understood and had intimate connections to the creek, they were able to gather samples of water and pictures of the creek that demonstrated how Lehigh had a toll. Once a common place for picnics and family outings, this once beautiful creek became polluted and toxic to wildlife." |
Screenshot above, top row from left: State Senator Cortese, Chapter Director Eggers, Chapter Executive Committee Secretary Mary Buxton. Also in attendance were Cortese staff Tara Shreekrishnan (bottom right) and activist from 350.org
Your Loma Prieta Chapter met with California State Senator Dave Cortese
Sierra Club - Loma Prieta Chapter activist Mary Buxton and Chapter Director James Eggers, with activists from collaborating organizations, met with local California State Senator Dave Cortese to discuss the promotion of local environmental issues and legislative priorities.
Eggers said "Our local elected officials are possibly our most important resource for protection of our regional health and nature."
If you are interested in joining our effective work educating local elected officials and supporting environmental political policies, write to sue.chow@lomaprieta.sierraclub.org or james.eggers@sierraclub.org
NOTE: no experience needed, only a desire to make a positive difference.
Experienced volunteers offer mentoring and National staff offer webinars. |
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! |
Stop "Quadruple Stupid"!
Save Local Wetlands from Destruction; Tell Bay Regulators to Do Their Job
Update: The actions of the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations were recently highlighted in the San Jose Mercury News!
One of the single largest opportunities to protect and restore wildlife and wetlands in the South San Francisco Bay is at risk of being lost forever if we don’t take action immediately.
This is Quadruple Stupid! Real estate investors have secured approval from the City of Newark (1) to destroy hundreds of acres of open space directly adjacent to the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, (2) to bring more than 100,000 dump truck loads to construct 469 luxury housing units, (3) all atop restorable wetlands (4) 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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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, click here. |
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 |
Turn the Memory of Your Car Into a Lasting Legacy for our Local Environment.
Even though you’re letting your car go, the love you’re showing for our local environment by donating your vehicle to your Loma Prieta Chapter will last a lifetime. Save the memories not the car by giving it today.
Donating is easy, the pick-up is free, and your gift is tax-deductible.
Call 844-6-SIERRA or 844-674-3772 or give online at https://careasy.org/nonprofit/Sierra-Club-Foundation-Loma-Prieta-Chapter |
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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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| 2021 Feb: returning from hike, Santa Clara Valley viewed from Mt Hamilton Road. |
“Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest.”
Conservation Economics, The River of the Mother of God. ~ 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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