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

October-November-December 2009

Vol. 72 No. 4

Feature Story:
Land use and the Bay Chapter - Part I

A large portion of the Bay Chapter's work, and the work of the whole Sierra Club, concerns protecting land.

	Special Feature: Bay Chapter Elections All Chapter members should have received their Yodeler with the ballot for this year's leadership election. If you have not received your ballot you should contact the chapter office immediately.

Priority Campaign Update: Support desert protections in Feinstein bill!

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

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.

Conservation News:

Keep up pressure to save Mokelumne River
Power-plant battle continues on Hayward shoreline
Coalition presses Oakland for strong climate action
Marin cities to examine contract for clean electricity
Take action on global warming and energy
Fall is season for Bus Rapid Transit in Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro
more conservation news..

Winter at Carson Pass. Photo by Al Greening

Winter Outdoors: Getting yourself ready for winter outdoors

Each year since 1997 the Yodeler has run a Winter Outdoors special section in its November issue.

Robert Hartman with some of the Oakland Museum's collection. Photo by Lydia Gans

Volunteer of the Month Marge Macris

They wouldn't let her write the news, so she makes it instead