Sierra Club - Loma Prieta Chapter

Join our Pathfinders (aka, historically, Singleaires for >50 yrs) hiking section, for a cool hike on the Coastal Trail, lead by Chapter Director James Eggers. We'll enjoy the cool Pacific breeze and awesome views, and maybe whale sightings; see https://tinyurl.com/kn29mdvm
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Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/2m3thfd6

Join our Loma Prieta Pride hiking section (formerly Gls Loma Prieta) for a nice long flat walk from the Palo Alto Baylands Lucy Evans Nature center to the trail end at Ravenswood Open Space Preserve and back. Hike to Cooley Landing at Ravenswood, hike on the Bay Trail to an observation deck at the end of the trail for lunch, then take the same route back to the Palo Alto Baylands where we will walk out to the observation deck at Lucy Evans for a lovely view.
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Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/mr3avc63

Our Conservation Committee serves as an umbrella organization over all of the issue committees. It recommends conservation policy for the Chapter, identifies conservation priorities, and directs grassroots conservation activities. Join our next meeting on the 22nd.
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Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/fxnrdxjn

Our San Mateo hiking section is hiking Gazos Creek State Beach again on the 22nd. If you aren't able to join them on the 21st, be sure to make this one. Or if you are joining the hike on the 21st, do it again on the 22nd! Meet at 10:00 am at Gazos Creek State Beach parking.
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Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/4nrmxb5m

Join our San Mateo hiking section and hike Gazos Creek State Beach on the 21st. The hike is seven to eight miles long. Meet at 10:00 am at Gazos Creek State Beach parking lot just off Highway 1.
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Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/mrx3rr35

Proposed Palo Alto Airport Expansion Could Encroach on Vulnerable Wetlands
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The City of Palo Alto is currently exploring options to expand the airport runway to accommodate larger and more demanding aircraft. This expansion, however, could encroach on nearby wetlands, take dedicated parkland, threaten Bay ecosystems and pollute neighboring communities with noise and lead deposition.
Read this Palo Alto Online article which includes opinions from local environmentalists - https://tinyurl.com/yjarh976

If you’re interested in getting involved in protecting Palo Alto’s wetlands and parkland, email [email protected].

Early Birds Tickets are Available for Only Four More Weeks!
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Take advantage of our discounted ticket prices before they expire on September 8th! Join us at our largest annual event to raise a glass in celebration of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, our 2024 Guardians of Nature honoree, recognizing her decades of exemplary environmental protection and advocacy leadership. Enjoy the company of fellow Loma Prietans, savor delicious hors d’oeuvres and wine, and help us secure the necessary funds for protecting and preserving our local environment.
Learn more and buy tickets at https://tinyurl.com/sd9vpn23

Please join our Black Mountain hiking section for a shady loop hike in Huddart county park, an area which was logged over 100 years ago, but which is now again forested. The hike is about seven miles with around 1,500 feet elevation gain, most of which is on a steady climb from the Zwierlein parking area to Skyline. The route is along the Crystal Springs, Summit Springs, Chinquapin, and Dean trails. The pace will be moderate but steady, with brief stops for anything of interest, photos, etc.
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Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/2ccts7eb

Join our Singleaires hiking section for a challenging yet rewarding 10.7-mile loop hike through the heart of the Pescadero Creek County Park and Portola Redwoods State Park. This adventure will take you on a journey through lush redwood forests and along the banks of Pescadero Creek. Be prepared for an elevation gain of 1,322 feet.
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Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/2bt4p4j9

Our Peninsula and Guadalupe Regional Groups are hiking Stanford Dish on the 16th. Join them!
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Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/cbedpxyn

Join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for their cleanup on the 17th! 🧤🗑✨

Watch out! There is a cleanup about! We need your help cleaning the Coyote Creek. RSVP -> https://240817-cleanup.eventbrite.com/?aff=fb

COMMENT LETTER: Parkline Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
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To City of Menlo Park
Read the full letter at https://tinyurl.com/25nbbny5

"The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter’s Sustainable Land Use Committee (SLU) advocates on sustainability and land use issues in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. In that role, we respectfully submit the following comments for the DEIR for the Parkline project at the old SRI site. The Parkline project is a wonderful opportunity to transform the heart of the City. While we share the general concerns about traffic and housing, we wish to focus here on the mix of uses proposed for this infill site, in particular the mix of housing with research labs."

Our San Mateo hiking section is hiking San Gregorio Beach on the 15th. You should join them! Meet at 10am at San Gregorio State Beach parking lot.
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Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/ymtxa5x8

Our next Sustainable Land Use Committee meeting is August 14th. Join us!
More details at https://tinyurl.com/3jy7fb8j
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Check out our Bay Alive Campaign's new video in its sea level rise series. Are you ready for groundwater rise? Learn more about this hidden threat of sea level rise.
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Then join our Bay Alive Campaign and take action!

Can Our Bay Depend on You? Watch our videos to learn the threats that come with sea level rise, what's at risk, and solutions we can use to adapt and protect the Bay. We all depend on a living Bay. Can our Bay depend on you?

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 14th and hike El Corte de Madera Open Space! Meet at 10:00 am at El Corte de Madera main parking lot.
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Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/3f6afeak

Join our friends at Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful next week on the 13th for their Trashy Tuesday cleanup at Tully Ballfields! 🧤🗑✨

Our next Trashy Tuesday is coming up on 8/13. Bring your elbow grease and get hyped for another evening of creek cleanup at the Tully Ballfields.
https://240813-cleanup.eventbrite.com/?aff=fb

Forest Management Educational Hike
Featuring San Mateo Resource Conservation
Sunday, August 11th | 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
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Join our Outings Team and Forest Protection Committee for a unique joint hike in Wunderlich County Park. Co-led by our docents David Cowman, Forest Ecologist, and Kellyx Nelson, Director of the San Mateo Resource Conservation District. Learn about forest health and fire resiliency along our SC 1A hike along the Skyline Trail.
Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/39p6a64m

POLE Walking for Exercise & Maintaining Mobility
Saturday, August 10th
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Mastick Senior Center, Alameda
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Sierra Club Military Outdoors special program provides free training for Veterans and their family members.
Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/2yh9xykh
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When PoleWalking, you feel invigorated, taller and more confident! Join us to learn skills and techniques to help improve balance, endurance, spine function, walking gait and posture. Easy-to-learn techniques can help people navigate everyday obstacles and strengthen muscles that support your joints. Top quality poles and special balance tips provided. Learn which poles fit you best and will help you achieve your goals. Easy pace and gentle practice.

COMMENT LETTER: Notice of Project for San Carlos NE Area Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report
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To City of San Carlos Planning Division
Read the full letter at https://tinyurl.com/2s4kysst

"We note that the DEIR under "Land Use" will evaluate the effect the Plan will have on the future Jobs / Housing balance in San Carlos, but we feel that the goal of this evaluation needs to be more clearly stated.[...]This Specific Plan will not be an overall benefit to San Carlos, but only exacerbate the overall housing shortfall in the city and on the peninsula. It will increase in-commuting, air and water pollution, and Greenhouse Gas emissions which are harmful to the environment and inherently unsustainable. The impact on Jobs / Housing balance must be considered and mitigated in the EIR and not minimized as an "unavoidable impact"."

Cesar Chavez and Loma Prieta Chapter: Surprising History Uncovered
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Recently, Jati Wibisono, San Jose State University student and Loma Prieta volunteer, interviewed Les Kishler, Loma Prieta Executive Committee Member, Conservation Committee Chair, and Guadalupe Regional Group Chair in the 1980s, to capture some of the important history of the chapter.
Read the full interview at https://tinyurl.com/3jmnjn2p

COMMENT LETTER: 1301 Shoreway Project Environmental Impact Report Scoping Comments
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To City of Belmont, Community Development Department
Read the full comment letter at https://tinyurl.com/3j7mcew5

"The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter’s Sustainable Land Use Committee (SLU) advocates on sustainability and land use issues in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. In that role, we respectfully request inclusion of the following issues in the scope of the EIR for the project at 1301 Shoreway, Belmont. Life Sciences labs are one of the more unsustainable uses on the peninsula. Given that the City has a Climate Action Plan with measurable goals, mitigation of the environmental impacts takes on greater urgency."

Join our San Mateo hiking section and hike Montara Lighthouse on the 7th! Meet at 10:00 am at Maverick's parking lot.
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Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/2vm93hfw

COMMENT LETTER: Columbus Park Redevelopment Project
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To City of San Jose
Read the full letter at https://tinyurl.com/mryruv52
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"The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter welcomes this opportunity to provide comments on the recirculating Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Columbus Park Redevelopment Project. The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter strongly opposes installing synthetic turf."

COMMENT LETTER: Ravenswood Business District/4 Corners Specific Plan Update Land Use and Development Standards
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To City of East Palo Alto
Read the full letter at https://tinyurl.com/hja2tf23

"We appreciate the careful thought that has gone into the development of the Land Use and Development Standards. We have reviewed the Draft Specific Plan Update and find that there are a few items that we believe may still need to be considered further. We have made suggestions of how these may be addressed and hope that you will consider these. We have confined comments in this letter to only Section 6. Land Use and Development Standards."

Join our Black Mountain hiking section and explore Golden Gate Park on the 3rd! This is a scenic walk through the eastern parts of Golden Gate Park starting by the Blue Heron (formerly Stow) Lake Boathouse. Total distance about 7 miles.
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Learn more and register at https://tinyurl.com/4bjj4v4n

Join our Water Committee Meeting on the 1st!
Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/37umu9ph
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Forest Management Educational Hike
Featuring San Mateo Resource Conservation
Sunday, August 11th | 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
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Join our Outings Team and Forest Protection Committee for a unique joint hike in Wunderlich County Park. Co-led by our docents David Cowman, Forest Ecologist, and Kellyx Nelson, Director of the San Mateo Resource Conservation District. Learn about forest health and fire resiliency along our SC 1A hike along the Skyline Trail. Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/39p6a64m