The Committee held a hearing to examine a draft of the Act tinyurl.com/y4d55ee6. ☣️ This draft proposes weakening & rolling back existing EPA regulations on PFAS & other toxic substances by creating toxic substance loopholes & undermining states’ ability to protect citizens. tinyurl.com/mspm2j9t

Join the Loma Prieta Chapter Ski Touring for this one way ski tour above South Lake Tahoe! ⛷️ 🎿 Learn more and RSVP at tinyurl.com/ypkht7rc . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaskitouring #laketahoe #southlaketahoe

In collaboration with @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social and @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for the Bay Alive Campaign. Learn more about the sea level rise planning process! 🌊 Webinar #2: Understanding Element C – Vulnerability Assessment March 25th, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Register at tinyurl.com/ycy69zkn

Join our San Mateo Hiking section for this three to four mile hike! The hike will wander along the bluff trail with a stop for lunch (bring your own!) on the beach. 🥾 🌊 Learn more at tinyurl.com/3mdvmc7t . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking

Congratulations to POST for their purchase of Mead Ranch, securing nearly 2,000 acres in the Coyote Valley area! Coyote Valley has long been a conservation priority area for the Loma Prieta Chapter, so we do all we can to support efforts to protect open space in and around Coyote Valley. 🌱💖

These day trips are coming up in two weeks. RSVP today! ⛷️

A forest might look quiet from the outside, but the bark of every tree is alive with activity. Just beneath the surface, entire microbial communities are busy consuming gases that shape Earth’s climate. New research reveals trees act as unexpected cleaners of the atmosphere. 🌲🌳 tinyurl.com/2b42wbnd

Join our Guadalupe Regional Group for this Bay Alive Campaign presentation of "Understanding the Need for Sea Level Rise Adaptation." 🌊 March 25th, 7:00 pm West Valley Branch San Jose Public Library 🌾 Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/my2dw4rt

Join Loma Prieta Chapter Ski Touring for this one-way ski tour above South Lake Tahoe. ⛷ 🎿 Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/ypkht7rc . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaskitouring #lutherpass

Join Loma Prieta Ski Touring for a 3 day/2 night ski trip! ⛷ Friday: Ski to the hut, optional afternoon local touring. 🏂 Saturday: Touring day in the area, likely Deep Creek or Silver Peak. 🎿 Sunday: Morning touring or yo-yo skiing, depart ~noon. Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/2n8ycyhu

As Bay waters rise, groundwater gets pushed up from below. Flooding can happen farther inland & underground contamination can get mobilized. 💧 Learn why groundwater rise matters for Bay Area communities - tinyurl.com/2pt27kwn 🌊 With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social.

Join Loma Prieta Ski Touring for 2 chances to start the ski season with a great trip for advanced beginners. ⛷️🎿 On Saturday, ski the trails of the Clair Tappaan Lodge XC. tinyurl.com/4knujbmw On Sunday, venture into advanced beginner-level backcountry terrain close by. tinyurl.com/y5vb3dvu

Join our Ski Touring 3/13-15 for this 1-way ski tour. ⛷️ Day 1: ski up to Bradley hut via Pole Creek road, afternoon to explore Day 2: traverse from Bradley to Benson, expected to take all day Day 3: descend from Benson down to Truckee 🎿 Learn more and RSVP at tinyurl.com/y5x5vvk4

COMMENT LETTER: Support for East Palo Alto Reach Code 📣 To East Palo Alto Mayor and City Council Full letter at tinyurl.com/5y9y692j 📑 "The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter supports the adoption of the staff recommended reach codes including Two-Way AC, FlexPath, and Electric Readiness policies."

Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on March 9th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/2xy6427t . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention

Join our Water Committee Meeting on March 5th! Learn more at tinyurl.com/yx4x3erx 🌊 💖 💦 👍 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietawatercommittee

Join Loma Prieta Military Outdoors on 3/4! 🥾🌉 If you are an active exerciser who loves being outside, join them and create an outdoor gym experience/par course in the beautiful SF Botanic Garden followed by an optional visit to the DeYoung Museum for Bouquets to Arts! 🎨 RSVP at tinyurl.com/2vmunrt6

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 4th for this seven mile hike with 1,500' elevation gain. 🥾 Learn more at tinyurl.com/2jkrn569 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking #mounttamalpais

The first meeting will be held on February 26th at 7:30 pm to discuss: 🙌 Loma Prieta Chapter Updates ✨ Issues Impacting Cupertino Residents 🫵 What Matters to You: Shape Our Club's Future! 💖 How You Can Get Involved Learn more and RSVP at tinyurl.com/yu3jkmkk

Sierra Club California has officially released their 2025 Legislative Scorecard, tracking the key votes that shaped climate action, public health, and environmental accountability in Sacramento. 👀

Coyote Valley has become one of the Bay Area's most important conservation success stories. But a long‑approved development is threatening to undermine that progress: the Heritage Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery Project. (Photo credit: Mike Thomas/USFWS, flickr) ⛰️🌱⛰️ Full article: tinyurl.com/2ydkx732

“Reducing Wildfire Risk: A Practitioner's Perspective" 2/23, 4pm By Michael Stohlgren & Olivia Anderson 🌲🌳💖 In 2 parts, we'll cover the evolving science around wildfire disasters and the reality of applying that science to meaningfully reduce risk within communities. 👇 Register tinyurl.com/ymfy667n

Join the Loma Prieta Chapter Ski Touring at Tahoe Meadows! ⛷️ 2/28 Difficulty: Advanced Tahoe Meadows to Brockway Summit, along the ridge up & over peaks with routine views of Lake Tahoe 🎿 3/1 Difficulty: Advanced Tahoe Meadows to one of Houghton Peak or Mt Rose 🗻 More & RSVP at tinyurl.com/3kfbtu2e

COMMENT LETTER: Redwood Shores Flood Protection Project 📣 tinyurl.com/3djnjwcy 📑 "We offer these comments in the spirit of strengthening the planning process, improving community understanding, and supporting a durable, resilient outcome, consistent with BCDC’s Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan."

Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on February 25th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/uby2yytj . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 25th for this 7.5 mile hike with 1,150' elevation gain. 🥾⛰ Learn more at tinyurl.com/3289x62n . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #mountununhum #sierraazulopenspacepreserve

COMMENT LETTER: Redwood Shores Sea Level Rise Protection Project 📣 To Redwood City Mayor and City Council Read the full letter at tinyurl.com/mr25fryw 📑 "We are concerned that the City Council is being asked to vote on these alternatives without the benefit of community feedback."

Join our Black Mountain hiking section on 2/22 for this 7.5 - 8 mile hike with 1,500' elev gain. 🥾 ⛰ This loop hike will include Flag Hill, Cerro Este Overlook, & Alameda Creek overlook, & great views of the East Bay, Calaveras Reservoir, & the surrounding hills. More & RSVP tinyurl.com/ymwx69u8

🥾 It's Valentine's Day! Here are some stories of love found on the trail with Loma Prieta Outings. 💖Learn about Despina meeting Drew @ Rancho Canada del Oro in 2013, Tina meeting Lynne @ Garrapata State Park in 2000, & Johanna meeting Edward @ Black Mountain in the '90s.

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 19th! Meet at 10:00 am. 🥾🌊 Learn more at tinyurl.com/34je83m3 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #halfmoonbay

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 18th for this seven mile hike. 🥾🌱 Learn more at tinyurl.com/2zsr6ryd . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #purisimacreekredwoodsopenspacepreserve

Join the Guadalupe Regional Group Meeting, open to the public & members alike to see a slide show of Art Black's trek to the Himalaya. 📽️ ⛰️ In August 2025, Art Black, did an eight-day trek to a remote set of villages in the Zanskar region of the Indian Himalayas. tinyurl.com/2ruf4hcf

Join the Bay Alive Campaign! 🫵 Help us succeed in having a healthy bay and protected communities: - Gather volunteer experts to assess and guide local plans - Educate the public with pre-scripted presentations - Strengthen the Guidelines and make sure they're followed More:

How did our regional housing supply get so out of balance and how does that impact our cities? 🏠🏡🏘️ Many of the new biotech, high-tech and AI employees earn higher incomes. This puts upward pressure on home prices and rents by increasing the supply vs. demand imbalance.💰

The Sierra Club has several layers, each with their own jurisdictions (National, Chapter, Group), but we recognize that the true source of our power is our Chapter members. 🫵 To accomplish our local work, we depend upon local members, volunteers, activists & donors! 🎉 tinyurl.com/mw5x8czf

Enviro Stewardship Program Grows with Insight & Inspiration 🌱 Our last meeting's focus was Soil & Regenerative Agriculture, resonating deeply with everyone Ankur Jain, SaveSoils.org, offered why it's important to support legislation that funds regenerative agriculture tinyurl.com/4uz4cpws

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 12th for the four mile hike at Bedwell Bay Front Park! 🥾 🌊 Learn more at tinyurl.com/yc2nz4p5 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking #bedwellbayfrontpark

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 11th for this 7.5 mile hike with 1,200' elevation gain. 🥾 Learn more at bit.ly/4rwAdQf . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking

With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for Bay Alive Campaign Every letter. Every survey comment. Every public meeting. Every person who tells a friend why we need to keep the Bay alive. It all adds up, just like it always has. Join us. tinyurl.com/2t9fcsuw

With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for the Bay Alive Campaign. Happy World Wetlands Day! 🌾 Wetlands can be an integral part of sea level rise plans. More: tinyurl.com/5cwhzjp5 🌊 Contact us to get involved in your community sea level rise plan. Help nature help us!

Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on February 9th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/y6suwbb6 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention

These Wilderness First Aid courses are next week, register today! 🙌

Veterans, expand your horizons and capabilities! 🥾 Strategies for enhancing performance & confidence. Uphill: Improve power, endurance, posture & spine function. Downhill: Develop skills for feeling safer & preserving joints. 🇺🇸 Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/33vucm6k

Join our Water Committee Meeting on February 5th! Learn more at tinyurl.com/52cu3p34 🌊 💖 💦 👍 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietawatercommittee

Join our San Mateo hiking section on February 4th and hike Hidden Valley to Black Mountain! 🥾⛰️ Learn more at tinyurl.com/ce7h39zp . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking #hiddenvalley #blackmountain

The next Forest Protection Forum is coming up next Monday, the 2nd. Register today. Details in the attached post. 🌲🌳💖

With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for the Bay Alive Campaign. 💪 Big Advocacy Wins Don’t Happen Overnight. They Build Incrementally. 🌊 This is how advocacy works. Not one big win, but dozens of smaller ones, each opening the door to the next. 🥇🥈🥉 tinyurl.com/2t9fcsuw

Join our San Mateo hiking section on the 29th! 🥾 🌱 Learn more at tinyurl.com/f7tyfvd5 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking #saratogagap #longridgeopenspace

🌊 🥾 ⚡️ Wilderness First Aid Courses ⚡️ 🥾 🌊 Sat, 2/7 Sun, 2/8 8am - 5pm Peninsula Conservation Center 1) Basic Wilderness First Aid: Sat only; $50 members; $60 non-members. 2) Wilderness First Aid: both days; $80 members; $100 non-members. Register today at tinyurl.com/55pw9kpa

Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on January 28th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/5cae32ra . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention