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► Los Altos: Take the newly released Climate Action Plan Survey #2
► Santa Clara County: Share your vision for a climate-friendly Santa Clara by posting to their virtual bulletin board.
► Milpitas: call for progressive climate action by taking the city's climate action survey. |
Above image by Matt Leddy of the Redwood City Salt Ponds
Would You Like to Take Action to Protect the Bay? Register for the Bay2030 Advocate Program and Learn how to be an Advocate
Do you care about what happens to the San Francisco Bay? Do you wonder if you can help protect it?
The Sierra Club is offering a free and unique program for environmentalists like you. In 10 virtual classes and 3 on-site outings (Sep 2021 - Nov 2021), you will hear from experts about the history of the Bay, Bay wildlife and nature-based adaptations to sea level rise. You will learn from experienced environmental advocates and elected officials about how you can create positive change.
Spaces are limited.
To see the Bay Advocacy Program website, click here.
To apply for free, click here.
If you have questions, contact Susan Desjardin at (408) 480-6057 or Gita Dev at (415) 722-3355.
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Above photograph by Derell Licht of Newark Area 4
Video: Opportunity to Save the Newark Wetlands
The SF Bay wetlands are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet and are in need of protection and restoration. Newark Area 4 is 500 acres of baylands, a mosaic of wetlands and upland habitat. This habitat is home to dozens of species, including the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse and numerous resident and migratory waterbirds. This is also one of the few open spaces along the South SF Bay where wetlands can actually migrate upland as sea levels rise, offering flood protection for Newark and surrounding communities.
You can take action right now to save this vulnerable habitat that is under the threat of development.
Click here to watch a 4-minute video about the Newark Wetlands.
Click here to sign the petition.
Click here to read more information. |
Announcing the 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit
We are excited to announce the 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit for the Loma Prieta Chapter, this year honoring former Sierra Club California Director Kathryn Phillips for her four decades of environmental leadership. Read more about our honoree Kathryn Phillips here.
Our 2021 celebration will take place on Friday, October 15th, from 7 to 8 p.m.
This year's event will again be exclusively via Zoom from the comfort of wherever you are, to be inspired by and proud of your community. |
Los Altos, Milpitas, and Santa Clara County: Climate Action Opportunities for Community Members
Los Altos: Climate Action Plan Survey #2 Is Now Open
How do you want Los Altos to respond to climate change? This is an opportunity for you to tell Los Altos to take aggressive action to reduce emissions and protect ecosystems.
Click here to take the survey
Milpitas: Take the Climate Action Survey and influence your city's Climate Action Plan
Click here to take the survey.
Santa Clara County: Share your vision for a climate-friendly Santa Clara in their upcoming Climate Action Plan
Click here to post to Santa Clara County's virtual bulletin board. |
YOU Can Make a Difference in Local Environmental Protection!
Our Environmental Legislative Action Team and Climate Action Leadership Team will show you how.
Your Loma Prieta Chapter is organizing a network of advocacy teams at the city level—these are city-focused teams with the twin goals of spearheading actions to combat climate change and to conserve and restore natural habitats.
You will be working with city council members, key city staff, county officials, and other environmental activists. We welcome and educate those who are new to climate policy.
For more information, contact Dashiell.Leeds@SierraClub.org
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How Can You Protect Your Community from Sea Level Rise?
Learn from the Experts; Videos Now Available!
Thank you to the hundreds who attended the local Sierra Club Webinar Sea Level Rise: Why We Need Nature-Based Adaptation on May 13th, 20th, 27th
To learn yourself, see the video recordings and PowerPoint slides.
Please share with your local elected officials!
Decision-makers, their staff and the public need more information about why nature-based adaptation to sea level rise is critical for cities around the Bay. Presented by leading experts in the field, this webinar provides a comprehensive discussion of nature-based solutions.
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Photo by Dara Hazeghi, Vice Chair of Loma Prieta Chapter Day Hiking Section and 20s - 30s outing section.
Become A Conservation Leader
Use your passion for the outdoors to ask for the conservation of land and creeks in your city. You can provide the knowledge of where our advocacy would help. We can help you to become a leader to conserve biodiversity in your neighborhood and city. Both the state and the federal government are advancing conservation of 30% of California by 2030, promising habitat and corridors for endangered species.
Contact Gladwyn d’Souza at godsouza@mac.com
Click here for more info from Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
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Coyote Valley. Photo credit: Derek Neumann
Help Us Tell Our Story by Donating 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 |
Photo: Joseph Grant County Park, Chapter Director's hike.
Enjoy the Beauty of Spring, and of Spring Cleaning!
Donate a Vehicle to Support the Critical Local Environmental Work of Your Chapter.
It’s easy to give and the pick-up is free; just call 844-6-SIERRA or 844-674-3772 or give online at https://careasy.org/nonprofit/Sierra-Club-Foundation-Loma-Prieta-Chapter.
If you would like to donate a Mazda Miata, please contact your Chapter Director personally. |
This Month in History
July 12th 1817: Henry David Thoreau's B'day |
Social Media Channels for the Loma Prieta Chapter
facebook: Chapter, 20s – 30s, Sierra Singles
Loma Prieta Chapter's YouTube; Twitter; Instagram; Spotify MeetUp: Chapter conservation and education meetings (>2700 members),
Hiking events (>5000 members), Singleaires outing section (>1800 members),
Day Hiking section (>1700 members), Guadalupe Regional Group (>500 members),
Peak Climbing (>500 members), Gay & Lesbian Sierrans (>400 members),
Black Mountain Hiking section (>400 members), 20s - 30s (>150 members),
Family Explorers (>100 members) |
Got Mail? Too much Sierra Club mail? You can take control; it's easy!
If you feel overwhelmed you can easily manage what you receive. See the simple tutorial |
In Case You Missed It
Click Here to see the previous volumes of our Chapter eNewsletter.
Sierra Club Director of Organizational Transformation Hop Hopkins was featured on an episode of the Learning Lots podcast with none other than Jane Fonda! Give it a listen and share with your friends.
Developer Abandons Keystone XL Pipeline Project, Ending Decade-Long Battle
Some Climate Activists Say We Should Worry Only About People, Not Polar Bears. Do We Have to Choose?
Edmonton's New Parking Rule is an Urban Planner's Dream
Is fare and equal access for all rate payers important to you? Learn SB61of2 and PCIA rates.
What has your support done for local environmental protection? See the Loma Prieta Chapter's 2020 Annual Summary |
The birds have vanished down the sky.
Now the last cloud drains away.
We sit together, the mountain and me,
until only the mountain remains.
- Li Bai |
James Eggers, Director
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter |
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Thank you to our 2020 Guardians of Nature Benefit SponsorsBe a Sponsor of the 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit. |
| 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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