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Take Action focuses on environmental issues and events of local interest in an on-going effort to educate the public and encourage participation in safeguarding the environment.
The Redwood Chapter Committees are focusing their efforts on such areas of interest this year as:
Conservation Committee Campaign
- Wilderness The Redwood Chapter joins the California Wild Heritage Campaign coalition's goal
of permanently protecting California's last wild lands and rivers.
Volunteers are needed!
Climate Protection Committee Campaign
- Solar installation fees
The Sierra Club (Loma Prieta, San Francisco Bay and Redwood Chapters)
have initiated a campaign to encourage municipalities with
excessive permit fees and application processing delays to
implement changes that will facilitate the installation of
solar power. The Sierra Club has formally contacted dozens
of city officials about this and is encouraging them to review
solar permit fees.
Water Committee Campaign
- We are participating as a voting member on the Plenary Group of the Trout
Unlimited and Peregrine Chapter Audubon's petition before the State Water
Resource Control Board, SWRCB. This petition advocates that the SWRCB
will enforce illegal water appropriation, monitor flows, determine cumulative
impacts from legal and illegal water diversions and then determine water
availability, report to the Governor all water diversion applications by 2008.
As a voting member on the Plenary Group we will help shape legislative reforms
at the State Water Resource Control Board regarding water appropriations and
riparian rights.
Forest Protection Committee Campaign
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Forestland Conversions to Vineyards Private
and corporate interests are targeting coastal redwood forestlands
in Northern California for clear cutting to make way for extensive
new vineyard projects. Once these redwood forests are destroyed,
they will be lost forever. Conservation groups including the
Sierra Club and Friends of the Gualala River are working to
protect existing forestland for the benefit of future generations.
The Sierra Club's Sonoma
Group also continues to focus on adoption of forestland
protection amendments to Sonoma County's General Plan. These
much needed amendments would serve as models for general plan
updates in the surrounding counties.
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The new Sonoma County Environmental Center is located at 55A Ridgway Avenue in Santa Rosa (West of the 101 Freeway, two blocks North of College and 1 1/2 blocks West off of Cleveland Ave, South of Coddingtown).
Sierra Club meetings are open to all members. You are welcome to participate or observe as often as you wish. Complete Meeting List
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Attend a meeting
Volunteer Activities
Chapter Campaigns
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