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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter

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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 13h
Join Loma Prieta Ski Touring for the Benson Hut work party, cut firewood, and stock the hut for the winter season. 🪛🔧🔨🪚🪵 Learn more at tinyurl.com/592yn8es . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaskitouring #bensonhut
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On 10/6 at 6pm, the City of San Mateo will hold their 1st community meeting about their local sea level rise plan! If you're interested in sharing your concerns regarding sea level rise in San Mateo the meeting will be in person at San Mateo Public Library. 🌊 💖 More & register: tinyurl.com/w2yxvycy
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Join our next Executive Committee meeting on October 7th! ✨ The Loma Prieta Chapter Executive Committee (ExCom) seeks to organize, empower, and inspire our leaders and members to achieve the Sierra Club’s mission through activism and civic engagement. 🙌 More at tinyurl.com/4xbbwxvt
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for Bay Alive "[...] urecognize plastic particulate pollution, including particles generated by artificial turf and other synthetic landscape materials, as a form of pollution that should be addressed[...]" tinyurl.com/4svhxe32
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
💖 This year, we were proud to recognize and honor the remarkable Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors, whose principled leadership ensures that wildlife remains at the heart of how some of our region’s most cherished lands are protected and stewarded. 👏
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Join Loma Prieta Ski Touring for this weekend service trip to focus on collecting firewood and maintaining the Sierra Club’s oldest backcountry ski hut in the Donner Summit/Lake Tahoe region. ⛷️🎿 Learn more at tinyurl.com/mvrr7p3s
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thank you for a wonderful 2026 Guardians of Nature Benefit!
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Join Loma Prieta Ski Touring for the Ludlow Hut Work Party! 🥾🔨🔧🪚 Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/4ucnk2bz . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaskitouring #LudlowHut
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join our Water Committee Meeting on October 1st! Learn more at tinyurl.com/3b9yene9 🌊 💖 💦 👍 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietawatercommittee #lomaprietaconservation
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Forests are struggling mightily with what humans have and continue to throw at them: anthropogenic climate change. It isn’t just another chapter in their long ecological story. Natural climate shifts happen extremely slowly, over thousands of years. 🌲🌳💖 tinyurl.com/ypxjkrc7
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Last week we & Gilroy Community Action residents mobilized order to support a new data center facilities moratorium. The Council unanimously approved a temporary moratorium. We'll stay engaged, advocating for strong enviro protections & permanent prohibition on AI data centers. tinyurl.com/26ajvxx6
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Gilroy council approves temporary ban on new data centers - San José Spotlight
Gilroy is working to rectify a process that allowed an Amazon data center to pass through without public input, with officials adopting a temporary ban on new projects.
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for Bay Alive. 🌊 “United Front” explores complex challenges of preparing communities for rising waters & unprecedented regional coordination now underway around San Francisco Bay. More about Bay Alive Campaign: tinyurl.com/5h7nynn3
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bay Alive was pleased to join community and regional partners in celebrating completion of Palo Alto’s new Horizontal Levee Pilot Project, an exciting example of what sea level rise adaptation can be with nature rather than simply building bigger walls. 💖 Join Bay Alive: tinyurl.com/2ymybjeu
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Byron Sher, a remarkable environmental champion and a longtime public servant. 💖 Byron’s legacy lives in many of the CA environmental protections that safeguard our state’s people and nature. Read more about Byron at tinyurl.com/3ppjhm7f
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📣 📑 "[...] Loma Prieta Chapter urges the Parks & Recreation Commission to rework its scant Guidelines into an actual Policy as requested by Council, & when seeking “Stakeholder engagement” to look beyond Magical Bridge, a playground vendor & the sole stakeholder engaged." Letter tinyurl.com/4pkmmvbn
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 2026 Lobbyists Line Up to Halt CA Plastic Regulation 👎 According to the L.A. Times, SB 54, signed into law in 2022 & disrupted multiple times during its progress, is again undergoing disruption by industry lobbyists becoming more vocal. Article tinyurl.com/33ttywyp Advocacy tinyurl.com/y29nz6bh
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Who's behind the secretive multimillion-dollar campaign to crush California's landmark plastics law?
California's embattled single-use plastics law is still alive — despite multiple lawsuits, political pressure and widespread ad campaigns to destroy it.
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Ludlow Hut work party is this weekend. Register today! Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/6ak2mmc 🥾🔨🔧🪚
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Ludlow Hut Work Party
Backcountry hut maintenance
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
California’s endangered wildlife can’t survive without habitat. Thank Sen. Schiff for leading the fight to restore these protections—and urge Sen. Padilla to stand with him. 🦉 Take action at sc.org/endangered-species . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter encourages Los Altos to reject aggressive, profit-driven sales pitches that prioritize private equity gains over public health and the environment. Pour in place rubber (PIP) is not the simple, foolproof solution it’s often claimed to be." 📑 tinyurl.com/3wkkt8uk
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposal to reopen U.S. skies to overland supersonic flight would expose communities to more noise, sonic booms, & emissions while primarily serving luxury travelers. ✈️ Read Sierra Club comments at tinyurl.com/mr23w769
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join our next Conservation Committee meeting on September 24th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/2744wpja . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaconservationcommittee
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are deeply grateful for a generous bequest from a local donor whose thoughtful gift to our Chapter will help protect the environment in San Benito, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. 💖 🙏 You too can leave a lasting legacy for the region we lovingly call home. tinyurl.com/5n98sa28
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are delighted to share Florence LaRiviere, our 2023 Guardians of Nature Honoree, was presented The National Wildlife Refuge Association’s inaugural Lifetime Refuge Friend Award. 💖 “She saw the value of the Bay’s wetlands when others saw empty land waiting to be developed...” tinyurl.com/y95vm3da
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on September 23rd! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/y6536dzy . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social as Bay Alive The Bay Alive Campaign is proud to be a Contributing Sponsor of the 2026 Coastal & Estuarine Summit in San Francisco, September 22–25, 2026, presented by Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE). 🌊 💖 estuaries.org/2026summit/
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Three Ways to Protect Yosemite! 1. Write a personal note to your Members of Congress 2. Call their offices at 202-730-9006 to urge them to protect Yosemite's irreplaceable landscapes 3. Share these actions on social media Personal note - tinyurl.com/4a296f47 Social media - tinyurl.com/e7fa5b6r
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🏞️ The Trump admin is trying to carve up Yosemite, but this land is not theirs to give away!
Yosemite is one in a long list of public lands that this admin wants to become playgrounds for billionaires & corporate polluters. Just as we fought to safeguard Yosemite National Park generations ago...
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Bradley Hut Work Party is this weekend! Register today and help the team get the hut ready for the winter season. 🪛🔧🔨🪚🪵
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Daly City’s Save Westlake Park citizens’ group keeps their grass fields as the Olympic Club decided not to go forward with an attempt to reach a public private agreement with the City to cover park fields with plastic for athletic rentals. 🌱 💖 More: tinyurl.com/y29nz6bh Letter: tinyurl.com/3aj36bse
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We're advocating for a moratorium on AI data centers in order to protect habitat, wildlife, & local communities. 🚫 Meanwhile, San Jose’s current approach to AI data center development is inadequate & has kept the public in the dark, after repeated demands for transparency. 📣 tinyurl.com/bdz2mwdz
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter encourages Los Altos to reject aggressive, profit-driven sales pitches that prioritize private equity gains over public health and the environment. Pour in place rubber (PIP) is not the simple, foolproof solution it’s often claimed to be." 📑 tinyurl.com/yc7nvhxc
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for Bay Alive.🌊 The RSAP is not one-size-fits-all, every shoreline is different. Local geology, groundwater conditions, contamination risks, habitat, development patterns, infrastructure, & community needs vary.🌾 tinyurl.com/3p89j2fm
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Ludlow Hut work party is coming up in two weeks. Register today! Learn more and register via link in comments. 🥾🔨🔧🪚
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Building on the July endorsement of our recommendations by the city’s Open Space & Ecology Committee, Brisbane Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council consider requiring Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories to obtain a conditional use permit rather than allowing them by right.🙌
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join the work party next week and help prepare Bradley Hut for the upcoming winter season! ⛷️🔨🎿🪛🏂🪚
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on September 14th! ✨ 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/7pj88tky . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaplasticpollutionprevention
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In 2025, Santa Clara Valley Water District Board suspended the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project, preserving 1,245 acres of riparian habitat, old-growth oak & Sycamore woodlands, & 32 documented indigenous sites. Join us: 2026 Guardians of Nature Benefit on 9/25. tinyurl.com/39nu89f3
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
💖At our recent members’ meeting, many connected with Chapter leaders & staff, learned more about our work, and heard about environmental issues in our region. 🌱 One highlight was our advocacy around AI data centers, including a moratorium on building new centers in our Chapter. tinyurl.com/3ub8x53r
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for Bay Alive. 🌊 📅 Early planning preserves choices. Sooner communities know the risks & identify adaptation pathways, the more options. Waiting leaves cities fewer tools, higher costs, & pressure to hard armor. tinyurl.com/3p89j2fm
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We're organizing to protect Yosemite. Stay tuned to find how you can help. tinyurl.com/3npxev88 ✊ 💖 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #yosemitenationalpark
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Trump No. 1 threat to national parks
Trump No. 1 threat to national parks
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Join Loma Prieta Pride Sierrans on this snewer all-weather path located along Pond A2W in the Alviso unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The trail features two small bridges & offers open views of South Bay waters & local marsh wildlife. 🏳️‍🌈 🥾 🏳️‍⚧️ 🐦 tinyurl.com/mtmzay6h
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📣 "According to documents on City web pages, at less than 1 acre of public park per 1000 residents, Daly City has considerably less than the state prescribed percentage of 3 park acres per 1000 residents; Daly City needs to triple its acreage to meet state standards." 📑 tinyurl.com/3aj36bse
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Join our next Sustainable Land Use Committee Meeting on September 9th! 🌎 🙌 Learn more at tinyurl.com/mwhzza8x . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietasustainablelanduse
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🌿 After decades of pollution, demolition began at the Lehigh Cement Quarry, a major step toward restoring Permanente Creek and giving its wildlife habitat a chance to recover. Join us 9/25 and help make the next conservation victory possible. 🎟️ tinyurl.com/3pu2cubs Article tinyurl.com/e87tm5w6
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Join Loma Prieta Ski Touring for the Ludlow Hut Work Party! 🥾🔨🔧🪚 Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/6ak2mmc . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaskitouring #LudlowHut
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Join Loma Prieta Ski Touring and clean Bradley Hut, make minor repairs, and prepare it for winter use during the weekend. Optional local hikes during off hours. ⛷️🎿 Learn more at tinyurl.com/nt9wdad9 . . . #sierraclub #sierraclublomaprieta #lomaprietachapter #lomaprietaskitouring #bradleyhut
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🌿 "The success of this campaign was largely attributable to the clout and caché of the Sierra Club, the extraordinary advocacy of Green Foothills, and the passion of the Coastside citizens... Together, as partners, we were gloriously unstoppable." Zoe Kersteen-Tucker tinyurl.com/3pu2cubs
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
With @sfbaysierraclub.bsky.social & @sierraclubredwood.bsky.social for Bay Alive The RSAP: 🌊 recognizes the Bay isn't just scenery, if we lose its ecosystems, we lose one of our strongest sea level rise defenses 🙌 reflects a major shift in how the region thinks about adaptation tinyurl.com/yftbs43f
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Join our Black Mountain Hiking Section and enjoy this STRENUOUS nine mile, 1,900 foot hike in mostly shaded lush canyon along Fall Creek to the Big Ben redwood tree. 🥾🌲 Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/2n8jyeav
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Early Bird Ticket Special for our 2026 Guardians of Nature Benefit ends Tuesday, September 1st. Purchase your tickets today and join us! Purchase tickets tinyurl.com/3pu2cubs
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2026 Guardians of Nature Benefit
Join us for the 2026 Guardians of Nature Benefit as we honor the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors. This Guardians of Nature Benefit for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter ...
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Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter @sierraclublp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Register now for the next Forum on 8/31! 🌲🌳💖 Stop Clearcutting CA: Register at 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3dmpkmtz Dr. Huber will discuss, “Of Unknown Etiology: What's at stake with forest spraying?” In this talk Dr. Huber will talk about the effects of glyphosate on forest ecosystems and human health.
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