What is happening? On September 16, the City Council of Palo Alto will discuss alternatives for the expansion of the Palo Alto airport. The proposed alternatives include expansion of runways into wetlands at the Bayland Nature Preserve,...

Palo Alto’s draft Dark Sky ordinance is tentatively set to be reviewed by the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission on August 28th. We need your support in asking for two main improvements to the Dark Sky Ordinance. Reduce...

What is happening? Do you frequent the Palo Alto Baylands to watch birds and enjoy nature? The City of Palo Alto is working on a Long-Range Facilities and Sustainability Plan for the Palo Alto Airport. This plan will look into potential...

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Our Bay Alive Campaign’s efforts to safeguard Bay ecosystems and enhance our communities’ resilience to sea level rise are yielding promising results! Cities and regional agencies are increasingly examining vulnerabilities, adopting policies to...

Our shared legacy of the night sky Life on Earth has a lot in common. Together we have evolved under consistent cycles of day and night. These rhythms are deeply intertwined with our most important behaviors and biological functions. Today, one...

By Aneri Shah Scientists have proposed the idea of conserving 50 percent of the Earth's natural landscapes as a crucial step to combat the alarming loss of biodiversity. This concept has gained significant attention and support globally, with...

By Eileen McLaughlin Aiden Chen, 15 year old student, artist and Loma Prieta Chapter volunteer, has a passion for birds and worries about their welfare as sea levels rise due to the progressive impacts of climate change. Aiden has found a fun...

By Norman La Force Point Molate’s future as a regional park just became more real after a major victory in court. Sierra Club, SPRAWLDEF, Citizens for Eastshore Parks, the Point Molate Alliance, and individual petitioners sued the City of...

For years the volunteers and staff of your Loma Prieta Chapter’s Bay Alive Campaign, in collaboration with the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and the Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge, have been hard at work advocating to make Sunnyvale’...