Here are some examples of past Loma Prieta Forest Protection work. Click the links to learn more!
2025 Work
In 2025, our work included the following publications and events:
Letters to the Editor
These letters were written by members of the Forest Protection Committee and published in local and regional papers in 2025
- Legislative priorities | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 12/1/2025
- Forest plan favors industry over nature, Mercury News, 11/25/2025
- The courage to say no | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 10/28/2025
- Making homes fire resilient a priority, Mercury News and East Bay Times, 10/26/2025
- Support the Roadless Area Conservation Act, San Mateo Daily Journal, 10/11/2025
- Abolishing the Roadless Rule, San Mateo Daily Journal, 9/20/2025
- Letters: Put fire safety focus on neighborhoods, not backcountry, Mercury News and East Bay Times, 9/16/2025
- California must learn from past forest fires and ban clear-cut logging, LA Times, 8/26/2025 and 9/4/2025
- Letters: Roadless Rule rollback threatens our forests, Mercury News, 8/6/2025, Also appeared in the East Bay Times as Letters: Rolling back Roadless Rule threatens our forests, communities
- Wildfire preparedness | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 8/6/2025
- Save the roadless rule | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 7/8/2025
- Residents need help with fireproofing homes, Mercury News and East Bay Times, 6/13/2025
- Nathan’s bright future | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 6/27/2025
- Respect our forests, San Mateo Daily Journal, 6/7/2025
- Preserving public lands, San Mateo Daily Journal, 5/23/2025
- Special thanks for Rebuilding Together Peninsula | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com. 5/4/2025
- Fire hardening should be made more affordable | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 4/14/2025
- Focus on proven strategies | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 3/27/2025
- What ‘Three Little Pigs’ can teach us about wildfire preparedness | Guest Perspectives | smdailyjournal.com, 3/18/2025
- Burning wood for energy is not renewable | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 2/10/2025
- Say no to massive wood pellet factories | Letters To Editor | smdailyjournal.com, 1/22/2025
Loma Prieta Chapter eNewsletter Articles
The following eNewsletter articles were by members of the Forest Protection Committee in 2025
- The Pescadero Creek County Park Climate and Habitat Resiliency Plan | Sierra Club, December 2025
- The Mediterranean Oak Borer: A Growing Threat to California’s Oak Trees and What You Can Do | Sierra Club, November 2025
- Sudden Oak Death in the Loma Prieta Chapter | Sierra Club, October 2025
- Defensible Space Zones 1 and 2 | Sierra Club August 2025
- Defensible Space - Zone 0 | Sierra Club, July 2025
- What is a Fire Hazard Severity Zone? | Sierra Club, June 2025
- Home Hardening Against Wildfires | Sierra Club, May 2025
- We Need to Change the Forest Thinning Narrative | Sierra Club, April 2025
LPC Forest Protection Committee Educational Hikes
- Forest Management Educational Hike | Sierra Club, September 2025
2024 Work
In 2024, our work included the following publications and events:
Opinion Pieces
- What 'Three Little Pigs' can teach us about wildlife preparedness. Guest Perpectives, San Mateo Daily Journal 3-17-25
- Hope for old-growth forests? Guest Perpectives, San Mateo Daily Journal 2-04-24
Letters to the Editor
- Save the roadless rule, San Mateo Daily Journal, 7-8-25
- California leaders must help residents fireproof homes, San Jose Mercury News, 6-13-25
- Respect our forests, San Mateo Daily Jounal, 6-7-2025
- Sly Forest Fox, Pacific Sun, 6-4-2025
- A fix that doesn’t deliver, Sacramento Bee, 6-3-2025
- Preserving public lands, San Mateo Daily Jounal, 5-23-2025
- Mitigation is not a choice but a responsibility, The Mountain Ear, 5-8-2025
- Focus on proven strategies. Letters To Editor, San Mateo Daily Journal, 3-27-2025
- Say no to massive wood pellet factories. Letters To Editor, San Mateo Daily Journal, 1-22-25
- Fire hardening should be made more affordable. Letters To Editor, San Mateo Daily Journal, 6-4-24
- No more greenwashing. Letters To Editor, San Mateo Daily Journal, 3-27-2024
- We must all play a part in climate solutions. Letters To Editor, San Mateo Daily Journal, 1-24-24
Wildfire Resources
- Learn about Fire Hazard Severity Zones here.
- Go to the OSFM Fire Hazard Severity Zones Maps page for information about the 2025 Fire Hazard Map.
- Learn about the importance of hardening a home against wildfires here.
- Read ‘Very high’ wildfire zones surge in parts of San Mateo County, San Mateo Daily Journal, 2-07-25, for some local information.
Archive
- Recommendations made to the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County regarding the proposed Forest Health Plan for Sanborn and Upper Stevens Creek County Parks.
- Notes from 11/15/23 Meeting with District 19 Assemblymember Phil Ting’s Staff to discuss the 2024-2025 State Budget.
- Letter to Senator Josh Becker, August 8th, 2022 to oppose Senate Bill 396 which, if passed, would have allowed Investor Owned Utilities like PG&E to fell, cut and trim live trees on privately owned land without owner permission or recourse.
- Talking Points for Landowners who wish to speak out publicly or write Letters to the Editor about the impacts of PG&E’s Vegetation Management Projects to them.
- Points to Consider for the El Granada Advocates who opposed the removal of flammable Eucalyptus Gum Trees in and adjacent to the community.
- Talking Points and Considerations for California Air Resources Board (CARB) Meeting about its 2022 Scoping Plan