Reasons Why We Oppose Measure J. Our Letter to the American Canyon City Council
September 27, 2022
We hold that the highest and best use of all land in Napa County is that it be maintained as it is currently; farmlands should remain farmland, wildlands should remain wild. A corollary is that cities should not rezone agricultural areas of the...
Reasons to Keep the Ghisletta Property Area as Greenbelt Land. Our Letter to the Napa City Council
September 27, 2022
We hold that the highest and best use of all land in unincorporated Napa County is that it be maintained as it is currently; farmlands should remain farmland, wildlands should remain wild. A corollary is that cities should not expand into...
Why Recycling Is Hugely Important, by Eva Pelayo, Student Intern
September 27, 2022
Have you ever wondered why we recycle in the first place? Is recycling really that important? Well actually, it is! I think that recycling is one of the greatest and easiest activities humans can do in order to preserve the Earth for as long as...
Electric Mobility Is About More Than Teslas! by Chris Benz
September 27, 2022
Yes, there were plenty of Teslas at the September 25 Electric Mobility event, but there was so much more. This year the event, part of National Drive Electric Week and sponsored by the Napa Sierra Club, Récolte Energy, and MCE, was held at the...
Strike Skyline Wilderness Park Off the Napa County Housing List, Our Letter to Governor Newsom
September 22, 2022
The Sierra Club has objected to the designation of Skyline Wilderness Park as a prospective location for affordable housing. It is not for the kinds of reasons that people typically object to affordable housing in their neighborhoods. We object...
Napa Sierra Club's Response to the County Ag Commissioner's Report on Baited Poison Rat Traps, by Nick Cheranich
September 11, 2022
Our response to the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner's investigation report concerning harm done to animals from the baited rat poison traps in and around the Corporate Park area near the Napa Airport.
White Paper on Water Sustainability Management, by the Sierra Club Napa Group
August 26, 2022
Far from exhaustive, this list of necessary actions is essential to beginning a path to a sustainable water management system within Napa County. Decisive leadership is required to address the crisis we are heading toward.
How Is Water Modeling Like a Bird Striking a Window? by Roland Dumas, PhD
July 26, 2022
How Is Water Modeling Like a Bird Striking a Window? They are both flying into a deadly future, but seeing it as not so different from the recent past. Read on.