My Community Service Trip to Costa Rica, by Gemma Roberts
May 21, 2025
Over the course of this incredible three-week opportunity in Costa Rica, myself and 15 other students from around the world took part in 50 hours of community service, in a variety of ways. With the focus of this trip being marine conservation and...
Rooftop Solar Is Not the Culprit Behind High CA Electric Bills, Article by Teri Sforza, courtesy of Orange County Register
April 9, 2025
That $8.5 billion “cost shift” that regulators say falls on non-solar customers — and is partly responsible for our outrageous electric bills? It doesn’t exist. No, rooftop solar advocates told the good-government Little Hoover Commission at a...
Sierra Club’s 30x30 Starts 2025 with Monumental Gains, by Vicky Hoover
February 13, 2025
Sierra Club’s campaign to protect 30% of California’s lands and waters by 2030 kicked off 2025 with major victories! In the final weeks of the Biden Administration, nearly a million acres were conserved with the designation of two new national...
A Morning in the Muck (What Napa RCD’s Trash Cleanup Taught Me about Environmental Stewardship), by Natalie Carr
November 27, 2024
The day in the life of mucking around with one of our amazing Napa Sierra Club student interns. Read on.
Napa Group Hosts Skyline Park Social Gathering, by Scott Thomason
November 26, 2024
This was the second social event hosted by the Napa Group in 2024, and the Executive Committee is eager to continue these gatherings in 2025. Each event will focus on a unique theme, bringing like-minded members together to enjoy food, beverages,...
Back To School, Sixteen Years Later, by Elayna Trucker
November 26, 2024
The fight for a sustainable future is the defining challenge of our time, and I’ve been striving to find my place in it. While my volunteer work has been fulfilling, it wasn’t enough, so I took a bold step and enrolled in the online Master of...
Consequential Effects, a Poem by James Apuyan
September 11, 2024
James was the winner of the Climate Creative Piece Contest held by our student friends at Napa Schools for Climate Action. He accepted our request to publish his poem here and on our newsletter.
Saving a King Snake from Plastics, by Linda Brown and Scott Thomason
July 20, 2024
Little did the Napa Sierra Club Group know that when several of its members decided to do a group bike ride as part of the Vine Trail Locomotion Fundraiser recently, it would literally come to the rescue of a California King snake, saving its life...
Stop Setting Your Thermostat at 72 - Use a Fan, by Adam Clark Estes, Courtesy of Vox
July 7, 2024
Setting your thermostat just a single digit higher can help you save 6 percent on your cooling costs, according to the EPA. Read on. Article is courtesy of Vox.
What the Student Interns Are Doing, by Scott Thomason
June 2, 2024
Paulina Z. Enlightens Students About Environmental Awareness
Recently, Paulina Viera Zambrano conducted an informative session on environmental importance at Donaldson Way Elementary in American Canyon. Ms. Zambrano engaged a class of second and...