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YOU Can Make a Difference! Read How in this eNewsletter
► There are only six days until the 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit! See our amazing silent auction items.
► Would you like to have a huge impact for our local environment? Consider being a candidate for the Loma Prieta Chapter Executive Committee. See more information and learn how to apply here. The deadline is Oct 15th.
► Your opinions count! Take our survey to tell us what you think about Sunnyvale's big plans for Moffett Park.
► The recent East Palo Alto City Council Meeting had historic attendance of more than 160. The City had to add an additional public workshop to hear residents' concerns for the Ravenswood Business District / 4 Corners Specific Plan.
► Join Sierra Club in honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day. See “The History of Indigenous Peoples' Day” and this roundup of perspectives on the day from Indigenous activists and organizers.
► Mark your calendar for plant-based induction cooking classes hosted by our friends at Acterra, on October 13th and 28th.
► Join the upcoming webinar "How the US can meet its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets", on Thursday, October 14th, 4 - 5 PM.
► Water, Soil, Plants, and Climate. Register for this webinar hosted by Smart Yards Education, on Saturday, October 23rd, 9 am - 12 noon.
► The Almaden Valley Community Association will present "Drought, Water Supply". Watch the video online.
► Nature makes kids happier, healthier and smarter. See the Children & Nature Network Research Library for many articles to help children in your life.
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There are only six days until the 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit!
See our amazing silent auction items. The silent auction ends on Saturday, October 16th at 11 AM.
Join us online to celebrate our honoree, former Sierra Club California Director Kathryn Phillips, at our 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta will introduce our honoree, who has been an environmental advocate for decades and engaged in nearly every significant environmental policy issue impacting our state in the last 20 years.
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Thanks to your support of your Loma Prieta Chapter, we continue to champion the best solutions for a healthy future for our local residents, nature, and future generations. See our 2020 Chapter Summary to learn what we've done with your help, and join us to become a part of our successes. |
Would you like to have a huge impact for our local environment?
"Your Loma Prieta Chapter is primarily fueled by local volunteers who give thousands of hours each year to protect your local environment. Please give them your respect and thanks by voting in Chapter and Group elections, and consider being a candidate for the Loma Prieta Chapter Executive Committee.
Thank you, James Eggers, Director of Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter"
See more information and learn how to apply here
The Loma Prieta Chapter is administered by an elected Executive Committee composed of environmentally conscious Club members willing to provide leadership as we pursue the Club’s goals at the local level. We hope you'll consider applying to serve on our Executive Committee. The deadline to apply is October 15th, 2021. |
Your opinions count!
Take our survey to tell us what you think about Sunnyvale's big plans for Moffett Park.
Sunnyvale’s General Plan calls for a citywide target of 5.34 acres of open space per 1,000 residents; that would amount to 160 acres for this Moffett Park plan. However, the City defines “open space” very broadly. Will it be landscaping on corporate campuses, bike paths, parks, natural habitat or something else? We want to know which kinds of open space you think are most important to include in the Moffett Park Specific Plan.
Learn more about the environmental impact report and the Moffett Park project at moffettparksp.com. |
Photo: see the flyers distributed to East Palo Alto on our website.
Sincere thanks to our friends in East Palo Alto Environmental Organizations!
The Sept 22nd East Palo Alto City Community Workshop saw a record attendance of more than 160 people. The City actually needed to add another public workshop to hear additional residents concerns about the Ravenswood Business District / 4 Corners Specific Plan (RBD).
Your Loma Prieta Chapter is working diligently to asssure that local voices are amplified and ensure that new development in RBD respects and protects adjacent wetlands ecosystems, serves community needs, and minimizes negative community impacts. The proposal to add 4.15 million square feet of new 8 story offices between the community and the Bay is too big and too tall!
See the joint letter we sent to the City and more information regarding the RBD development on our website.
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Join Sierra Club in honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day
Read “The History of Indigenous Peoples' Day” and this roundup of perspectives on the day from Indigenous activists and organizers.
What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day? The movement to redefine “Columbus Day” to “Indigenous Peoples Day” began in 1977 at a conference on Indigenous rights in Geneva, Switzerland. The first community to officially celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day is right in the backyard of our own headquarters - Berkeley, California in 1992.
Since then, several states and a number of cities have followed suit, building a national movement to celebrate Indigenous peoples rather than a historical figure famous for genocide and violence committed against Native communities.
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Mark Your Calendar for Plant-based Induction Cooking Classes, October 13th and 28th, hosted by our friends at Acterra
Join this live, bi-weekly cooking class where Chef Kelvin dives into festive, plant-forward cuisines. This cooking series is designed to teach you about the benefits of a plant-forward diet and unique cooking techniques while having the opportunity to use a personal induction hob provided by Acterra. The classes will beat 6:30 PM PT on Wednesday, October 13, and Tuesday, October 26th. The first five registered attendees will be granted one of the loaner induction cooking hobs. |
How can the US meet its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets?
Join the upcoming webinar on Thursday, October 14th, 4 - 5 PM
Megan Mahajan from Energy Innovation will provide this insightful presentation on how we can meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets.
The United States has committed to a bold target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 values by 2030 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Megan Mahajan will describe Energy Innovation’s modeling of a policy pathway to meet the U.S.’s goal by 2030 and highlight some of the most important policy mechanisms, many of which are currently being discussed by federal, state, and local governments.
The Guadalupe Regional Group has partnered with Cupertino’s Rotarians to provide this presentation. or sign on at www.zoom.us & click on “JOIN A MEETING”Meeting ID: 476 054 3794Passcode: 5170 |
An Invitation to Save the Planet by Ending White Supremacy.
Are you curious to learn how racism is fueling the climate crisis? Ready to be part of a multiracial, intergenerational, cross-class movement to end white supremacy?
Join the October 20th panel discussion with Hop Hopkins, Sierra Club’s Director of Organizational Transformation. |
Water, Soil, Plants, and Climate
Join the webinar hosted by Smart Yards Education, Saturday, October 23rd, 9 am - 12 noon.
Join Smart Yards Education for this eye-opening talk on the connections between water, soil, plants and climate, and how our mismanagement of the water cycle is driving the increased temperatures and extreme weather that we are experiencing planet-wide.
By consciously creating ways to return water to the soil, building our soil structure to hold that water, and planting deep-rooted plants to interact with that water, we can restore healthy water cycle function and take a step towards local and planetary climate stability. Explore and learn do-it-yourself techniques for community-scale action to restore this balance. Register for the webinar here. |
Almaden Valley Community Association presents Drought, Water Supply
Where does water come from and why the emergency? Is this water shortage emergency a short or long-term problem? Listen in to the expert panel to hear the answers to these questions and more. |
Nature makes kids happier, healthier and smarter.
Regular time in nature is essential for children’s healthy development.
See the Children & Nature Network Research Library
Our friends at the Children & Nature Network (C&NN) curate and summarize peer-reviewed scientific literature that makes the case for children and nature. Curation of research is guided by C&NN Scientific Advisory Council, a multi-disciplinary team of experts who bring diverse perspectives to our work. You can access and search their Research Library.
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YOU Can Make a Difference for 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 Loma Prieta Chapter's Conservation Assistant dashiell.leeds@sierraclub.org. |
Enjoy the Beauty of Autumn, and Autumn 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.
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Social Media Channels for the Loma Prieta Chapter
facebook: Chapter, 20s – 30s, Sierra Singles
Loma Prieta Chapter's YouTube; Twitter; Instagram; Spotify |
In Case You Missed It
Click Here to see previous volumes of our Chapter eNewsletter.
Redwood City has introduced amazing rebate programs for building electrification, solar installation, electric vehicle chargers, and more!
Join the Youth Climate Action Bootcamp! Apply now for the fall 2021 program.
Coming Soon: Salmon People Project documentary highlights the current bleak situation of salmon and shows a pathway to recovery.
Milpitas, call for progressive climate action by taking the City's climate action survey.
Deb Haaland, A Living Testament: The path to becoming the nation's first Native American as Secretary of the Department of Interior.
How can local cities and residents use nature-based adaptations to sea level rise? Watch recordings of our recent webinar series with SF Bay experts and share with your local elected officials!
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
Too much Sierra Club email? You have control! See this simple tutorial.
Chapter History
The Loma Prieta Chapter was founded in 1933; what else happened that year?
October 12: The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz was acquired by the United States Department of Justice, which planned to incorporate the island into its Federal Bureau of Prisons as a federal penitentiary.
October 17: Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany. |
"In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous.
In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something
more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero: the teacher, the nurse, the mother, the honest cop, the hard worker at lonely, underpaid, unglamorous, unpublicized jobs."
Daniel J Boorstin
The Loma Prieta Chapter is fortunate to have many unsung but "true heroes"
who volunteer their time, energy and expertise, and many who provide critical financial support.
Sincere thanks to all of you. |
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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