Chapter Updates

By Nancy Tamarisk, Napa Group Vice Chair When we were evacuated out of Circle Oaks after midnight on the morning of October 9th, we were unaware that just over our ridge the fast-moving Atlas Peak fire had already killed 6 people and destroyed...

By Shoshana Hebshi, Redwood Chapter Communications Coordinator Since the fires struck, the dominant story has been one of resilience and community support throughout the North Bay. As days passed, deeper stories of causality, urban growth, housing...

by Shoshana Hebshi, Redwood Chapter Communications CoordinatorWhile our communities rebuild from the devastating wildfires that began Oct. 8 and 9 and swept across our region, we are heartened by the outpouring of support and community-building...

by Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter ChairIn August Congressman Jared Huffman held a series of well-attended public meetings in the northern part of Redwood Chapter to gather input on new legislation he is considering introducing. The draft bill,...

by Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter ChairOn August 24 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke presented the long-awaited results of his “review” of 27 national monuments, including our own Berryessa Snow Mountain. Instead of the specific details that had...

What's the SMART train and what's so good about it? The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) service restores passenger trains to the rail right-of-way to allow commuters to travel without a car between Sonoma and Marin counties.The rail service...

by Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter Chair The comment period on the Department of the Interior’s “review” of 22 national monuments and five marine sanctuaries closed on July 10, ironically enough two years to the day from the designation of our...

By Teri Shore, Sonoma Group Chair Just months after 81 percent of Sonoma County voters passed Measure K to protect community separators for the next 20 years, a luxury resort and large scale special event center is being proposed on the north edge...

By Shoshana Hebshi, Redwood Chapter Communications CoordinatorWhen President Trump announced he would pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement May 31, it felt like a national day of mourning to many concerned about the future of the planet. But the...

In May, the Trump administration announced plans to “review” the status of 22 terrestrial national monuments and five marine sanctuaries, including our local Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National...