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Hold PG&E Accountable for Infrastructure Failure in Wildfires
February 18, 2021
Sierra Club California, with the help from Redwood Chapter Forest Committee Chair Jeanne Wetzel Chinn, has released an important and timely white paper outlining the ways that PG&E has failed to accept responsibility for its role in the...
Protecting ag land in Sonoma County
January 28, 2021
A proposal from Jackson Family Wines threatens conservation of ag land zoning in Sonoma County.
Understanding the U.S. Energy Needs
January 19, 2021
Understanding our national energy demands can be illustrated by a good graph and a good explanation.
Wildfire Trends and Land Use Change
December 30, 2020
Revisit our community forum on wildfire resilience featuring a presentation by Alexandra D. Syphard, Ph.D., focussing on recent wildfire trends in California, comparing the roles of climate change and land use change in altering fire patterns, and...
A Second Chance for Eel River Salmon and Steelhead
December 13, 2020
by Victoria Brandon, Redwood Chapter Chair
For many years Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has operated the “Potter Valley Project,” a hydroelectric facility on the main stem of the Eel River consisting of Scott and Cape Horn dams...
The Resiliency of our Forests
October 16, 2020
California’s forests have been part of natural ecosystems in a constant state of ebb and flow through natural cyclical disturbances.
On a Ridge Above the Pacific, a Skirmish with Climate Change
October 16, 2020
Meyers Fire sends local chapter leader and neighbors into evacuation
Vote for the Planet & for the Future
October 16, 2020
Environmental policy is on the ballot and needs your vote
Meet Jacob Klein- Regional Coal Organizer
July 23, 2020
Jacob Klein is the newest staff member working with Redwood Chapter on various projects that affect the region.
Environmental Justice = Social Justice
July 23, 2020
Issues with environmental justice components abound in Redwood Chapter's region, hammering the point home that we cannot achieve environmental success without social justice.
