Campaign for Protecting Natural Areas in the City of Sacramento

January 2024

The Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) is urging the City to designate a network of natural areas across the eight Council Districts, and to establish a Natural Areas Program to administer the natural areas network. There are numerous examples of commendable natural area programs across cities of the Western United States, and the City of Sacramento could use them as models for establishing a Natural Areas Program tailored to the unique and vibrant natural features, cultures, and ethnicities of the City. Doing so would be consistent with the City’s 2035 General Plan and Climate Action & Adaptation Plan, the City Parks Plan 2040, the California Biodiversity Initiative, and the California 30×30 Initiative.

Click here to learn more (PDF).

No Climate Committee meeting 2/15/2024

Please note that there will be no meeting of the ECOS Climate Committee in February of 2024. This meeting was previously scheduled for February 15, 2024. Thank you!

Yolo 80 Draft Environmental Impact Report

On January 11, 2024, ECOS submitted a letter to the California Department of Transportation, District 3 containing our comments on the Yolo 80 Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). In our letter, we give various reasons why the DEIR should be revised and recirculated.

Click here to read our letter in full.

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Update on the Sacramento County Climate Action Plan

On December 14, 2023, Sacramento County staff opened a comment period for its Notice of Preparation for a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Climate Action Plan. A meeting was held to discuss the document on January 10, 2024, and comments are due Jan 31, 2024.

SIWD Community Workshop 1/25/2024

Thursday, January 25, 2024, 5:30 – 7pm

SIWD PRESENTS: Community Benefits Agreement Presentation
Join Sacramento Investment Without Displacement to learn more about the work we have done around Community Benefits Agreements (CBA) and how they have significantly impacted other cities.

SIWD has been working with City of Sacramento Staff to implement a CBA ordinance. We will also give an update on where we are in this process. We will also discuss how residents and community members can join us and provide feedback and information.

The meeting will be virtual both on Facebook Live and Zoom.

To Attend our Virtual Meeting please register in the link: https://bit.ly/4agkcWO.

Black conservation and climate leaders 2/27

In honor of Black History Month, join the White House Council on Environmental Quality on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT for a virtual roundtable with Black conservation and climate leaders working to advance access to nature, climate justice, and the preservation of Black history.

Speakers:

Brenda Mallory, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Rue Mapp, Founder and CEO, Outdoor Afro
Wawa Gatheru, Founder and Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist
Vince Leggett, Founder and President, Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation

Register and submit your questions here: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_TQrxuAMlTbi0BBAccw2y7g#/registration.