The Yodeler, newspaper of the San Francisco Bay Chapter Sierra Club

Conservation News

The 25' Devil's
Bowling Ball in the Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study Area. Photo by Tom Budlong.

Support desert protections in Feinstein bill!
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is developing new legislation to protect two major new national monuments in the California desert, in addition to several new wilderness areas and wild-and-scenic rivers.

These rapids at Middle Bar would be drowned if Pardee Dam is raised. Photo by Katherine Evatt

Keep up pressure to save Mokelumne River
The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is updating its long-term Water Supply Management Plan.

Power-plant battle continues on Hayward shoreline
Once more the Sierra Club and numerous other environmental organizations have spoken out against construction of a natural-gas-fired power plant proposed for the Hayward shoreline.

Participants in See Green Careers. Photo courtesy See Green Careers.

Coalition presses Oakland for strong climate action
Sierra Club sponsors workshop on Thursday, October 27

Marin cities to examine contract for clean electricity
October is a big month for the future of clean energy in Marin County.

Take action on global warming and energy
We are at a historic crossroads in the fight against climate change.

Fall is season for Bus Rapid Transit in Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro
Planning for the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has been under way for several years, and many observers of the process have complained it's been too slow.

The flyway to Aquatic Park is drained with good intentions
Well-meant Berkeley proposal may risk bird habitat