.....20,000 members strong!!
The Sierra Club's members are over 700,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
Mother Lode Chapter (MLC) serves 24 northern California counties. Volunteer leaders in 11 local groups work together to provide opportunities for Club members to explore, enjoy and protect the planet. Membership is not required to go on Club outings or attend programs or committee meetings.
2008 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
2008 MOTHER LODE CHAPTER AWARD WINNERS
2008 MLC GROUP AWARD WINNERS
MLC AWARD DESCRIPTIONS
PAST MOTHER LODE CHAPTER AWARD WINNERS
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2008 Awards Dinner at Clair Tappaan
 The historic Sierra Club Clair Tappaan Lodge, located in Soda Springs near Donner Summit, will once again be the setting for the Mother Lode Chapter Annual Awards Celebration, Saturday, May 3, 2008. Join chapter leaders to honor the outstanding chapter and group award winners.
All club members are encouraged to come to celebrate victories of the past year and to honor the folks who spend so much time fighting to uphold ecological principals.
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2008 CHAPTER ELECTION RESULTS
Congratulations to :
Barbara Rivenes, Eric Parfrey and Bruce Waggoner
Mother Lode Chapter Executive Committee Members!!!
Call for Yosemite Valley volunteers
The LeConte Memorial Lodge is a 104-year-old museum, library and visitor center operated by the Sierra Club in Yosemite National Park. We are looking for Sierra Club members interested in volunteering for one or two weeks between May 1 and September 28th. Hours of operation are from 10 am - 4 pm, Weds.-Sun, and 8 - 10 pm for weekend evening programs. Volunteers enjoy free entrance to Yosemite National Park and free camping at the group campsite during the time they volunteer. For more information visit
www.sierraclub.org/education/leconte/volunteering.asp
or contact Bonnie Gisel, the LeConte Lodge curator, at leconte.curator@sierraclub.org or
(209) 403-6676 (before May 1). After May 1 call (209) 372-4542
CLAIR TAPPAAN LODGE
USE IT... OR LOSE IT!!!
COOL CITIES CAMPAIGN
All over America, communities are taking action to help solve global warming. From hybrid vehicle fleets in Charlotte, to green buildings in Austin, and homes powered with renewable energy in Seattle, local governments are moving forward with innovative energy solutions that curb global warming, save taxpayer dollars, and create healthier cities. At a time when the federal government is failing to act, these local leaders are moving America toward a safer and more secure future.
So what is a Cool City? These are cities that have made a commitment to stopping global warming by signing the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement. The Cool Cities campaign helps cities turn their commitments into action by pushing for smart energy solutions.
To find out whether you live in a Cool City, click on your state or search by your city. To get involved with a Cool Cities campaign in your city, network with citizens taking action nationwide, and gain access to campaign resources you can REGISTER HERE.
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Did you vote?
for Sierra Club Directors
Date: April 21 2008
Below are the results of the
2008 Sierra Club Board of Directors
Election:
* elected
* Joni Bosh 35,878
* Nathan Wyeth 27,843
* Barbara Frank 27,023
* Larry Fahn 26,877
* Jeremy Doochin 24,734
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Jim Dougherty 23,736
David Scott 23,705
Lane Boldman 23,038
Jerry Sutherland 21,808
Matthew Urban 16,223
Clark Buchner 11,509
Small percentage of 725, 000 members voting!!
SIERRA CLUB OPPOSES NESTLE PLANT
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
The newest public enemy: bottled water
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ACTION ALERT.....WHAT YOU CAN DO
Please urge the Siskiyou County Board
of Supervisors to deny the McCloud Bottling
Plant.
Here’s some sample text.
Nestlé’s plans for McCloud are known far and
wide. People like me are very concerned about
the future of this beautiful area and the local
communities if Nestlé’s plans to take 1,600
acre feet of water every year for 99 years
are allowed to go forward. Who knows what
will happen to the snow pack on Mt. Shasta
with global warming? Nestlé will still have its
right to all the water!
I urge you to let the people of Siskiyou County
vote on whether or not they want Nestlé to
take their water and build a massive water
extraction and bottling operation at the foot of
Mt. Shasta. But first everyone in the county
must be fully informed. All studies and all
communication with Nestlé must be made
public. The people must have an opportunity
to review and discuss all relevant information
and consider other ways to revitalize
McCloud’s economy that won’t rob McCloud
and the county of its precious water. Water is
life. It should be protected as a public trust for
people and nature for all time. I urge you to let
the people decide!
Sincerely.........
Mail it to: Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors,
c/o Sierra Club-Mother Lode Chapter, 1116 9th
Street, Sacramento, CA 94814.
GOOD NEWS!! GOOD NEWS!!!!
City of Stockton Agrees to End Largest Water Privatization
Contract West of the Mississippi
PRESS RELEASE - 7-17-2007
City Council decided in favor of local control of water systems, after 7 yr. struggle by citizens.
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Sierra Club 101; a primer for new volunteers!!
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