Chapter Updates

On June 13 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Trump administration’s call for a “review” of the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries off the county’s shores. The...

Sierra Club Sonoma Group jumped into the action this summer to encourage mayors within the county to sign on to clean energy agreements to help mitigate climate change. Activists have been discussing the issue with city leaders for months, but...

by Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter ChairThe Trump administration’s hostility to environmental protection is no secret, and there have been rumblings about its intention to weaken public lands safeguards since well before the inauguration....

For months now Solano Group has been among the leaders of a group of Vallejo residents opposing a proposed cement plant and marine port in South Vallejo that would devastate a disadvantaged neighborhood and impair Mare Island Strait, the Napa River...

By Steve Birdlebough, Redwood Chapter Transportation ChairRising sea levels combined with king tides and rainstorms last winter to flood a busy highway that skirts the northern margins of San Pablo Bay. For 25 days during January and February, 2017...

By Steve Birdlebough, Sonoma GroupIn response to the extremely low vacancy rate for rental housing, the Sierra Club recently endorsed Measure C, the Santa Rosa rent control ordinance which is before voters in the June 6 election. ...

Redwood Chapter activists celebrate Earth Day 2017 by marching for science and the climate in Santa Rosa and Sonoma, and reaching out to the public in Clearlake and Napa.

April 19, 12 p.m. Action for Environmental and Climate Justice, San Francisco Members from more than 60 groups representing indigenous populations, environmental justice, climate, health and environmental organizations will rally and march to the...

On February 25 about a dozen Outings leaders from throughout Redwood Chapter got together with several conservation activists to figure out ways to revitalize the program, which has seen a reduction in participation in recent years, and is in...