Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter

**Four Years of Hard Work Paid Off in East Palo Alto!** 👍 🙌 After four years of advocacy and debate, East Palo Alto’s City Council approved a scaled-back expansion plan for the shoreline Ravenswood Business District (RBD) on December 17th. While the plan remains substantial in size and impact, it now includes a majority of our policy recommendations to protect Baylands ecosystems, enhance sea level rise resilience, and minimize harm to the community. This milestone reflects an intensive and collaborative effort to balance growth, environmental stewardship, and environmental justice. Read how Bay Alive helped shape this thoughtful vision for the future! . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #sierraclubbayalivecampaign #lomaprietabayalivecampaign #sealevelrise #sealeveladaptation

**Join Us in Thanking the BCDC** 💖 🙌 We did it! Thanks to your advocacy and support, on December 5th, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) adopted a groundbreaking Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP). This monumental achievement is a transformative step toward protecting Bay ecosystems and communities in the face of sea level rise. 🙏 Please join us in thanking the BCDC Commission for supporting amendments to strengthen the plan and for their vision, outreach, and responsiveness. Their regional leadership, strengthened by your active engagement, made this landmark plan possible. 🌊 Read about the work we did collectively that led to this bold, comprehensive plan, and please join us in thanking the Commissioners at https://lnkd.in/gSBdmXyN. . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #sierraclubbayalivecampaign #lomaprietabayalivecampaign #sealevelrise #sealevelriseadaptation

Our very own Gita Dev, Bay Alive Campaign's Sea Level Rise Committee Vice Chair joins in the conversation about the Bay Conservation and Development Commission's approval of their Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan. 🌊 🙌 Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/gRfTcYYw KneeDeep Times Magazine

Many Firsts for English Language Learner High School Students with Sierra Club ICO 🏕 Sequoia High School students from a low-income community in Redwood City recently embarked on their first wilderness adventures, with several unforgettable trips made possible by Sierra Club ICO (Inspiring Connections Outdoors) volunteers. For many students, it was their first time camping, visiting the beach, or experiencing the thrill of white-water rafting. The students, some of whom have immigrated from Central America in the past year, worked seamlessly together, setting up tents, washing dishes, and showed respect for one another and their natural surroundings. Read the full article at https://lnkd.in/g7S59cuK . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #sierraclubinspiringconnectionsoutdoors #sanjoseinspiringconnectionsoutdoors

**Environmental Stewardship Program 2025** 💦 Due to ongoing health concerns and based on feedback from those who have signed up, we have made the decision to transition our upcoming Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP) from an in-person format to an online format, while making the registration free! 🌬 Furthermore, we have also included sessions on Climate Action by popular demand. Our outings will serve as an opportunity to socialize, form city teams, and work on local environmental issues together. 🦋 If you have any questions or need further assistance with the transition, please feel free to reach out. The details for the online meeting will be shared once you register. Thank you for your understanding - we look forward to your participation! 🏕 Signup for ESP 2025 at https://lnkd.in/gciAUWAM . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaenvironmentalstewardshipprogram

**Our Year-end $15,000 Dollar-for-dollar Challenge has Arrived!** 💖 This is your chance to double your positive impact, as every dollar you give will be matched to support our Chapter's critical environmental work. Did you know that 70% of our funding comes from individual donations? Little comes from membership dues to Sierra Club National. Don’t miss this opportunity to amplify your support, so please check your mailbox to participate in our year-end match. Or view our invitation online at https://lnkd.in/gfXxR_uP 🌱 🐦 If you have already accepted the challenge, we thank you for enabling and inspiring local environmental protection. 🌾 🦋 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietadollarfordollarchallenge

Black Mountain Hiking Section Holiday Party Saturday, December 21st 11:45 am - Noon 🏔 🥾 🎉 This event is opened to Black Mountain Hiking Section past and current hikers and leaders. Several decades of Black Mountain tradition is finally back after five years of hiatus since the pandemic. Gather with a lunch potluck to celebrate the holidays, reconnect and plan for the future. RSVP is required. Event location will be sent to those rsvp'd on December 17th. Learn more and register at https://lnkd.in/gf-e5uP4 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietablackmountainhiking

Join our Black Mountain hiking section for this morning walk/hike to enjoy the Palo Alto Baylands area before returning to their holiday lunch potluck. Please note that separate registration for the lunch is required in addition to registration for this hike. 🥾 🌾 🌊 Learn more and register at https://lnkd.in/gaxQapfs . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietablackmountainhiking #paloaltobaylands

Go for a San Francisco Christmas walk with our San Mateo hiking section on the 19th! Meet at the Ferry Building in San Francisco at 10:00 am. 🥾 🌉 🎄 Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gUG4m_Jn . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasanmateohiking

📣 📑 COMMENT LETTER: Three Fall Alternatives (2024) for the Millbrae and Burlingame Shoreline Resilience Project 📑 📣 To San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District Read the full letter at https://lnkd.in/gyMmeMPF "The Millbrae-Burlingame Shoreline Resilience Project is timely in that BCDC has just released its Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP), which requires all Shoreline Adaptation Plans to meet BCDC’s RSAP guidelines. The RSAP’s One Bay Vision brings the whole region together to promote collaboration, protect shared assets and achieve common goals. These guidelines ensure a strategic, and forward-looking regional response to sea level rise that accommodates local variations and protects both vulnerable communities and a broad spectrum of public “assets,” including the societal and economic benefits provided by our Bay and its habitats as we plan for the realities with which sea level rise is confronting us. The RSAP emphasises that the health of the Bay habitats is as much at risk from sea level rise as the communities and infrastructure along the shoreline. For this reason, we are extremely concerned about planning efforts that could lead to potential harms to the Bay ecosystems such as encroachment, with fill, onto habitat in the Bay and we wish to express our deep concern over the proposed alternatives." . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #sierraclubbayalivecampaign #lomaprietabayalivecampaign #sealevelrise #sealevelriseadaptation #naturebasedadaptation