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YOU Can Make a Difference! Read How in This eNewsletter
► Most successful Guardians of Nature Benefit ever! More than 250 guests responded to our invitation to celebrate the 2021 Guardians of Nature Hero Kathryn Phillips. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and other donors, we raised more than $70,000 of critical funds for the Chapter.
► Protect San Francisco Bay; get involved with our Bay Alive Campaign.
► Your opinions count! Take our survey to tell us what you think about Sunnyvale's big plans for Moffett Park.
► Cupertino Youth Climate Action Team Wins Sustainability (CREST) Award.
► Santa Clara County Begins the Creation of a Sustainability Commission.
► City of Santa Clara Passes an All-Electric Reach Code.
► Attend Acterra’s free online EV Financial Incentives Clinic on October 24th, 4:30-5:30pm PST, to learn about the rebates available to qualifying residents to purchase or lease an electric vehicle!
► The Almaden Valley Community Association presents "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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Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit in honor of Kathryn Phillips. I hope that you left our online event inspired and encouraged by our honoree, speakers, and Chapter volunteers.
To relive our 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit, you may watch the recording of the event here.
I thank again our 2021 honoree Kathryn Phillips, guest speaker California Attorney Rob Bonta, to all who sponsored, purchased tickets and donated to our silent auction. I am especially grateful for the wonderful volunteer crew who made our event yet another successful Benefit: David Simon for producing the event and creating video content, Mike Kerhin for producing the tribute in honor of Kathryn Phillips, and to Megan Tobias for creating the video about the Chapter’s advocacy for the Reach Codes. It was a joy and a privilege to celebrate with you!
Our annual Benefit brings together the Loma Prieta community to celebrate extraordinary people who dedicate their lives to protecting our environment, and it raises critical funds for your Chapter’s operations. As you may know, only a sliver of your dues to the Sierra Club National is returned directly to your local Chapter, however, 100% of more than $70,000 raised during the event will be spent on ensuring that your Loma Prieta Chapter is a solid and independent champion for the environment.
If you have not had a chance to join other Benefit supporters, would you consider making a gift of $25, $50, or $75 to protect our local wildlife and their habitat, and help people discover and fall in love with our local nature? We will immediately put your contribution to work for a lasting impact.
Happy trails,
James Eggers, Director
Loma Prieta Chapter, Sierra Club
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Take Action: Learn how you can get involved with the Bay Alive Campaign
The San Francisco Bay is a vital asset that we all share. Wherever you live in the Bay Area, you have a stake in what happens to it.
Through the Bay Alive Campaign, we’re cooperating across all three Sierra Club Chapters that surround the Bay and building lasting relationships with community based organizations. We’re amplifying local voices and advocating for solutions that promote equity and resilience in socially vulnerable communities in the face of threatened natural resources, sea level rise and climate disruption.
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Visit the new Bay Alive website to learn more about our education and training programs and local campaigns.
Get connected to the cause by signing up for the Loma Prieta Chapter’s Bay Alive campaign updates. We’ll keep you up to date (but not too often!) on what’s going on in the campaign and alert you to opportunities to speak up, sign petitions, write letters, and more to make sure local policies advance Bay resilience.
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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: US Congressman Ro Khanna and Cupertino City Councilmember Hung Wei join Team mentors Dashiell Leeds and Tara Sreekrishnan in standing with members of the Cupertino Youth Climate Action Team.
Cupertino Youth Climate Action Team Wins Sustainability (CREST) Award
We congratulate the Cupertino Youth Climate Action Team (CYCAT) for winning the “Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken” (CREST) award from the City of Cupertino. They were awarded as the City’s “Sustainability Champion”.
CYCAT members helped champion Cupertino’s all-electric building code, preventing the construction of new gas pipelines in new buildings. CYCAT advocated for sustainability policies during the City’s annual priority setting session, and they are continuing to push for strong climate action within the City’s ongoing Climate Action Plan update.
“I am inspired by the accomplishments and dedication of these youth activists. They have proven that when young people rise up, they can dramatically change the policies of local cities and beyond. It has been an honor to help mentor this team and advocate alongside them.”
Dashiell Leeds, Conservation Assistant, Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter
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Santa Clara County Begins the Creation of a Sustainability Commission
On October 5th, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved Supervisor Otto Lee’s referral that begins the process of creating a Sustainability Commission. This commission will advise the County on a broad range of sustainability and climate issues. The Board also made motions to increase the staff and funding of the County’s Office of Sustainability, as well as partnering with the Santa Clara County Office of Education to support comprehensive environmental literacy.
Congratulations to the Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Team who spearheaded this effort!
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City of Santa Clara Passes an All-Electric Reach Code
On October 19th, the City of Santa Clara passed an all-electric reach code. This code requires that new buildings use all-electric technology, which prevents the construction of new gas pipelines. Gas pipelines are a threat to public health and our climate.
On the day of the vote, a large group of youth organizers from the Santa Clara Youth Climate Action Team showed up to call on the City Council to take the strongest climate action possible. This win comes after nearly a year of advocacy, in which members of your Loma Prieta Chapter and the Santa Clara Youth Climate Action Team attended public workshops, spoke with City staff, met with elected officials, and wrote letters to City Council.
Santa Clara’s Reach Code is the 51st reach code to be passed in California. The momentum is building!
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Attend Acterra’s free online EV Financial Incentives Clinic on October 24th, 4:30-5:30pm PST, to learn about the rebates available to qualifying residents to purchase or lease an electric vehicle!
An EV for Every Budget? Yes, it’s possible to purchase an electric vehicle on a limited budget! Attend Acterra’s free online EV Financial Incentives Clinic to learn about the very generous rebates (up to $9500!) available to income-qualifying residents to purchase or lease an electric vehicle (new or used).
The event will be interpreted into Spanish. Participants will be eligible for a free individualized consultation to help them with the process of applying for a rebate (and can enter a raffle for a free Level 2 EV charger).
Learn more about the event and register online here.
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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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In Case You Missed It
Click Here to see previous volumes of our Chapter eNewsletter.
Look For These Bay Area Species in Fall 2021.
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.
Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast.
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
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When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
~ Maya Angelou
Thanks again to all who supported the 2021 Guardians of Nature Benefit for the Loma Prieta Chapter. |
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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