What we’re about
The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter serves San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties, California.
Our Chapter offers hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages. Please see our other MeetUp groups for specific recreation groups: hiking, paddling, ski touring, peak climbing, SierraSingles, Singleaires. For the most complete list, see our Chapter Calendar at http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta/calen...
This MeetUp group is primarily for our activities that advocate for policies to protect our natural environment, support environmental candidates for public office, and provide opportunities for people who want to develop leadership skills to give back to the community and help the environment. For a more complete list of ways you can become involved, see our Chapter website at http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta and check-out Who We Are and What We Do.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Filoli Garden Exploration - Earth Day Outing for Veterans & Family MembersFiloli Historic House & Garden, Woodside, CA
Celebrate Earth Day a bit early!
Veterans and Family Members (if you've had a family member who served, we'd love to have you join us):Join us for a exploration of Filoli Historic Mansion & Gardens. This is an astonishing and breathtaking local resource.
Bring a bag lunch.
You will need to purchase your ticket ahead of time. I would wait until next Saturday or so when we know what the weather will look like as tickets are not refundable. The program is paying for veterans in need. If you are in need, please indicate so with your registration.If you have never been to Filoli, you are in for a treat. Here is the website with more info: https://filoli.org/
To learn more and to register, please visit: Sierra Club Military Outdoors Website
General admission is $36
Senior $34
Military $32Our group will explore some of the garden, have a lunch together and then have time to explore our our own. You may stay as long as you like. There's a lovely short hike, an excellent store and the mansion is beyond belief.
- Let's Talk About Regenerative AgricultureWest Valley Branch Library, San Jose, CA
Celebrate Earth Day with us. Social & Snacks 7:00-7:30 PM, followed by the presentation.
Co-sponsored with the San Jose Public Library
Heavy machinery, deep tillage, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides degrade farmland soils. The soil can be improved using regenerative agriculture. The design of regenerative farming practices reduces and reverses greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., carbon dioxide and methane) that can change the global climate (see more at regenerativeagriculturefoundation.org). Regenerative farming starts with applying compost to the soil, adding inoculation with fungi, and low-till seeding. Agriculture may realize regenerative farming benefits by using cover crops, annual mulch applications, and planting perennial trees, vines, herb crops, and annual vegetable crops.
Dr. Christopher Potter is a scientist specializing in analyzing ecosystem services, agricultural production, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, soil nutrient dynamics, and water quality, ranging from individual growing fields to watershed and regional levels. Dr. Potter holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Emory University and has worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center in Mountain View for over 30 years. He and his colleagues at Stanford University were awarded NASA's Public Service Medal for the development of the first computer model for global ecosystem exchange of all significant GHGs with the atmosphere. He has published more than two scientific articles in peer-reviewed research journals on plant production and soil carbon capture. Dr. Potter has been a consulting scientist and planner for the Marin Carbon Project in northern California for ten years. He is presently a field scientist and remote sensing specialist working with numerous California land managers and ranchers, ranging from Sonoma County in the north to Santa Clara County in the south, in projects funded under the state of California's Healthy Soils Program and the U. S. Department of Agriculture.