Diving into Conservation: Fish Monitoring with Napa RCD, by Helena Falk, Napa Sierra Club Student Intern
May 30, 2025
On May 10th, I had the opportunity to join the Napa Resource Conservation District (RCD), along with Nick Cheranich, for a hands-on demonstration in fish monitoring along Napa County’s vital Napa River. Led by field researcher Martin Perales, the...
Inspire, Don’t Intimidate: Rewarding Teen Environmental Action in Napa Schools, by Helena Falk, Student Intern
May 30, 2025
In the heart of Napa Valley, where nature’s beauty is both our livelihood and legacy, encouraging environmental action among youth is more important than ever. As climate change accelerates, many well-meaning campaigns aimed at teenagers lean...
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...
Wheels of Industrial Development Keep Rolling Along in American Canyon, By Scott Thomason
April 8, 2025
“Putting warehouses or any development near the wetlands (next to the Green Island Property) would have a devastating effect on existing wildlife which uses this habitat for food and shelter. The wetlands also protects against sea level rise,” Nick...
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...
Sierra Club Napa Group Letter to the Board of Supervisors in Support of a Habitat Conservation Plan for Napa County, by Scott Thomason
February 13, 2025
The Sierra Club Napa Group recently sent a letter to the Board of Supervisors urging them to adopt a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and/or Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP) for Napa County. These plans provide a proactive approach to...