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Jack Bowers, Sierra Club volunteer who helped countless young people forge connections with nature, dies at 67
August 10, 2016
Jack Bowers was a man who was committed to getting kids outdoors. No volunteer for the local chapter of the Sierra Club’s Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) program went on more trips or connected with more students than Jack. As fellow ICO...
Delta Tunnels on trial
August 8, 2016
A critical phase in stopping Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed giant tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has begun. The two tunnels, measuring about four-stories in diameter, are proposed to move huge quantities of water from northern...
Oakland Tree Team concludes record-breaking season: 453 trees planted!
August 5, 2016
As the winter rains recede in our memories and the summer sun bakes Oakland's clay soil into bricks, the Sierra Club Tree Team looks back on another successful planting season. From November 2015 to July 2016, volunteers with the Tree Team planted...
Alameda County bans fracking!
August 4, 2016
We did it! After more than two years of effort (and many calls for your support from the Sierra Club and other groups), the ordinance to ban fracking and other extreme oil-recovery methods in Alameda County was passed by the Board of Supervisors....
Harbor seals get new float at Alameda Point
August 4, 2016
A new cement float for harbor seals was delivered to Alameda Point on June 22. It is the first float of its kind on the West Coast. With seals starting to use the new platform, a milestone has been reached culminating two-and-a-half years of...
Finish line in sight in campaign to cap refinery emissions
August 4, 2016
Finally, overcoming opposition from its own staff, the board of directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) set a date — May 2017 — to vote on a plan that would set enforceable numeric limits on pollution from oil refineries:...
Thomas Meissner: Wunderbarer wanderer
August 4, 2016
Born in a country where backpacking is almost unknown, Thomas Meissner didn’t strap on a genuine sleeping-bag-and-supply pack until he was in his 30s—but for the past 22 years, he has not only trotted the trails and set up camp in the wild—he has...
Come to the Chapter’s annual potluck picnic — Sunday, August 14
August 4, 2016
Join fellow Sierra Club members for an afternoon of good cheer, good food, and good company at our annual potluck picnic.