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Celebrating 50 Years of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
November 21, 2022
On October 27, 2022, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area celebrated its 50th birthday. Today, the park stretches 82,000 acres across three counties, is 60 miles long, and is one of the three most visited national parks in the United States. In...
Learn to Snowcamp with the Sierra Club!
November 18, 2022
Come join the Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter’s Snowcamping Section for the upcoming 2023 training program. Our snowcamping training is now in its 53rd year and has prepared more than 4,000 people to extend their backpacking adventures into the winter....
Monthly Beach Clean-Ups Coming to a Shoreline Near You!
November 18, 2022
Join our chapter and SF Baykeeper for monthly beach clean-ups, located at a different Bay Area beach each month.
Bay Area Trio Completes Nifty 90 Peaks Challenge!
November 17, 2022
The Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter's list of day hikes of 90 Bay Area summits, dubbed the “Nifty 90,” highlights the spectacular geographic diversity of our region. Each of the peaks on our list is accessible via public land, and they’re...
East Bay Parks Can Reduce User Conflict Through Trail Design
November 17, 2022
The East Bay Regional Park District is testing out new trail management approaches in response to ever-increasing usage, plans to open up new parks, and demands from specific user groups, most especially mountain bike advocates, for expanded access...
Your Gas Appliances are Polluting Our Air
October 27, 2022
Did you know that gas appliances in homes and buildings generate four times more lung-damaging Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions than California’s gas power plants and nearly two-thirds as much NOx as California’s 16 million passenger cars? A recent...
Four Common Warehouse Pollutants and their Health Impacts
October 26, 2022
When discussing the impacts of pollution, we often see complex scientific jargon. Many people, especially those in the underserved communities who are most impacted by this pollution, are excluded when this type of language is used. Inaccessible...
Ensure a Place for Everyone on New East Bay Trails at Roddy Ranch
October 14, 2022
The East Bay Regional Park District is currently finalizing plans to open the newly acquired Roddy Ranch near Antioch, which will be the first step in opening up thousands of new acres of parklands to the public in eastern Contra Costa and Alameda...
Stop the Uberfication of SF Taxis!
September 23, 2022
On April 5, 2022, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) approved a deal with Uber that would allow the company to dispatch city cabs through its app. SFMTA has historically supported and provided a regulated fleet of city...
Free Sierra Club Military Outdoors Pole Hiking & Pole Walking Trainings
August 12, 2022
Our neighboring Loma Prieta Chapter has received a special grant from Sierra Club Military Outdoors enabling the Sierra Club to offer Pole Hiking and Pole Walking training (otherwise fee-based) free for veterans and their families.