Conservation
The Conservation Committee recommends conservation policy for the Chapter,
identifies conservation priorities, and directs grassroots conservation activities.
It is comprised of issue committees that work on specific issues. Members can
create committees for new issues as they arise.
Meeting: 4th Monday of each month at 7 pm at the Peninsula Conservation Center.
Chair: Diane Allen, 650/321-0911, dianeallen315@sbcglobal.net
Conservation Issue Committees
Coastal Issues
Current issues: Habitat restoration and preservation at Sharp Park golf course in Pacifica; Half Moon Bay proposed residential and commercial development; Beach Clean-ups; all conservation issues involving unincorporated coastside San Mateo County. For information, contact: Merrill Bobele, mlbobele@comcast.net
For information about this committee's current activities, contact: Merrill Bobele, mlbobele@comcast.net
Forest Protection
Mission: To preserve, protect, and restore the ecological integrity and native biodiversity of the forests of California, with efforts extending to include the forests of the United States and other regions of the world as appropriate, through education, advocacy, and political action.
Meeting: 3rd Monday of each month at 7 pm, at the Peninsula Conservation Center.
For information about this committee's current activities, contact: Karen Maki, 650/366-0577, karenmaki@earthlink.net, or see our web site
Geographic Information Systems
Mission: The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Committee provides mapping and other GIS services to Chapter entities. Committee members are volunteers who use various software to develop conservation-related maps. For information about the committee's current activities, contact: Shawn Britton, 408/551-0722, Shawn.Britton@lomaprieta.sierraclub.org. Also, check out the GIS website
Global Warming and Energy
The Global Warming and Energy Committee (GWEC) is made-up of volunteers who
are working to protect the earth's global climate and atmosphere through an
active and comprehensive program of local action to reduce global warming
emissions from the Silicon Valley Region. The GWEC volunteers meet to
discuss and work on global warming issues. Anyone interested in these areas
is welcome to attend our monthly meetings. Learn more about the Chapter's Global Warming Program
Meeting: GWEC generally meets on the first Sunday of every month. Check the
Chapter's calendar or the GWEC website for the latest information on time and location.
Pesticides
Mission:
• To learn about, and help others learn about optimum, least toxic methods of pest control and the laws which regulate pesticide use. This requires a basic understanding of how biological systems interact, of Integrated Pest Management, and of pesticides and how they work.
• To influence lawmakers and other decision-makers to recognize the essential nature of such methods.
• To encourage research to discover even better methods and help convey the results of such research to the public.
Current Campaign: Educating the public about the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) threat and methods of eradication or control.
For information about this committee's activities, contact: Ruth Troetschler, 650/948-4142 rebugging@batnet.com
Sustainable Land Use
Mission:
• To promote sustainable land use and engage our members in creating more livable communities;
• To protect and restore the human and natural environment.
Current issues: Stanford University office campus in Redwood City; San Carlos transportation oriented housing
For more information about this committee's current activities, contact: Bonnie McClure, 415/591-5057, bonniemcclure@comcast.net
Website: lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/slu
Transportation
Mission: To promote the most cost-effective, equitable, least polluting, and least sprawl-inducing transportation system possible. Special attention needs to be given to rectifying the imbalance between the resources devoted to automotive transport, and other modes, specifically, bicycle, pedestrian and mass transit.
Current issues: High Speed Rail, HOT lanes on 101
For more information about this committee's current activities, contact: Gladwyn D'Souza, 650/508-8755, godsouza@yahoo.com
Water
Mission: To promote water quality and efficient uses of water, the reduction of wastage, and limit the importation of water to the detriment of distant watershed ecosystems.
For more information about this committee's activities, contact: Bill Collins, 94116bc@gmail.com
Wetlands
Mission Statement: To preserve, protect, and restore the ecological integrity and native biodiversity of the wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area and other parts of California, with efforts extending to include the wetlands of the United States and other regions of the world as appropriate, through education, advocacy, political action, and social action.
Current Campaign: The Committee is preparing to respond to the Draft Environmental Impact Report for Redwood City's General Plan, especially as it relates to the 1433 acres of saltmarsh on the cities Bayfront. For more information, see savesfbay.blogspot.com, www.forwc.org/seaport.html.
Usual Meeting: 2nd Thursday of each month at the Redwood Shores Library at 399 Marine Parkway (at Bridge Parkway), Redwood City, CA. For more information, please contact Cynthia Denny at 650-520-7954 or cynthia.denny@lomaprieta.sierraclub.org. The Library phone number is 650-780-7043. Please note: changes in time and location may occur as needed. Please call to confirm.
Calendar: See chapter calendar and the Loma Prietan newsletter for listings.
For information: contact - Cynthia Denny, 650-520-7954, or cynthia.denny@lomaprieta.sierraclub.org
Wilderness
Mission:
• To protect and defend wilderness by working to secure wilderness protection for roadless public lands;
• To promote responsible management of officially designated wilderness areas and public wild lands, through lobbying, public education, letter-writing, and outings;
• To serve as official liaison between the Loma Prieta Chapter and the California-Nevada Regional Wilderness Committee.
For information about this committee's activities, contact: John Wilkinson, 408/947-0858, johnfw1@mac.com
Zero Waste/Recycling Committee
Advocates for policies to minimize waste that is not safely recycled back into the environment or the marketplace. This includes participation in the Zero Waste Task Force of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
Current issues: Composting in Palo Alto; plastic bag bans; recycling and zero waste issues generally. For information, contact: Ann Schneider, 650/977-6249, ZeroWaste.Recycling@lomaprieta.sierraclub.org
