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Welcome to the Solano Group Redwood Chapter of the Sierra Club

Lynch Canyon is now open
In a historic agreement, Solano Land Trust has partnered with Solano County to open Lynch Canyon to the public. After May 11, Lynch Canyon will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 a.m. until the posted closing time. Lynch Canyon will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Lynch Canyon is 1039 acres just west of I-80 between Vallejo and Fairfield. It's an area of steeply rolling hills covered with grasslands and buckeyes and live oaks. The Lynch Creek watershed drains to Suisun Marsh and the riparian woodlands provide habitat for a variety of wildlife. There are several miles of hiking trails with great views from the 900 foot ridge. No drinking water - restrooms at the parking lot. Directions: From I 80 Take American Canyon/Hiddenbrooke exit; take McGary Rd. [frontage road on south east side of freeway] and go to underpass, right turn to entrance.

For more info go to solanolandtrust.org or call (707) 432-0150. Kenn Brown

Help Needed Get Involved Locally
Solano Group has teamed up with several local movements to preserve and protect areas from development. Call 707 553-1653 or email
solanobreeze@yahoo.com volunteers needed

Current Issues that Solano Group is watching:

Vallejo: proposed Wal-Mart super store
Fairfield: Rockville Hills Park, Allen Witt Park, Rockville Trails
Estates, Wal-Mart Super store
Suisun: Wal-Mart Super store
Vacaville: Lagoon Valley

Benicia
The Solano Group has joined the Benicia First which a group dedicated to
making sure that the Council protects our quality of life when considering large development projects like Seeno. Comprised of residents and small business owners, we are fighting the efforts, at the moment, of Seeno to carve up this small town, seriously threatening our unique character and charm. The Seeno project would develop more than 530 acres, some open space, some retail/commercial/some light industrial. They submitted a draft EIR through LSA. The Council Chambers were overflowing with concerned citizens, many of whom spoke passionately and knowledgeably about the inadequacies of the draft EIR. The draft EIR was not accepted by the Council, it was moved to continue the item. The Council instructed Seeno to go back to the drawing boards and come up with something more suited to Benicia. This is just one of many steps to protect Benicia. Seeno does not have Benicia's best interests at heart and it is the Council's responsibility to set policy around how to deal with Seeno and to be clear about our expectations so that there are no loopholes for any developer interpretation. We must be vigilant! We will be at Farmers' Markets collecting signatures and talking to people about the Seeno
project. Contacts: [707] 745-5477 or Jan at Cafe voltaire 746-1952.

GET INVOLVED!

Vallejo - No to Wal-Mart
The City of Vallejo is considering a 393,000 sq. ft. Wal-Mart Super-Center on the edge of the White Slough wetland, which is a part of the Napa River marsh system. They are currently choosing a consultant to complete the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and the Economic Impact Analysis (EIA). Vallejoans for Responsible Growth (VFRG) and Solano Group are fighting to keep this development from happening and we need your
help. We can accept tax-deductible donations and we also have volunteer opportunities. Please come to the next VFRG meeting on May 17th at 7 pm
at the Joseph Room in the Vallejo JFK Library to find out how you can help stop a Wal-Mart Super-Center on the White Slough. If you can't make it, just give us a call and we'll let you know how you can help!
www.vfrg.org

Smart Growth Open Space 4 Vallejo

is a group of concerned Vallejo residents whose primary focus is to protect the quality of life for residents and wildlife in east Vallejo through direct community activism in civic, social and political arenas of the city.

We're the people who live here. Our kids go to these schools. We shop here. We drive in Vallejo traffic. We pay to maintain the roads. We are the ones who, through our health and well-being, have to contend with reduced emergency services. We pay the ever-increasing utility, garbage, water, and sewer rates. We watch our city sprawling uncontrollably into a Los Angeles Basin-style, indistinguishable suburb for the benefit of non-Vallejoans at our expense. We are Vallejo.

smartgrowthopenspace4vallejo.org

VALCORE Community Recycling

Donate your CRV cans/bottles to Sierra Club during CRV Buy Back hours.
Please also bring CRV #1 PET and glass bottles. This is how Solano Group raises money.

NEW: VALCORE is now accepting household batteries, cell phone, ink jet cartridges, lap tops and PDAs for recycling. Drop them off the next time you are in town.
VALCORE Recycling
38 Sheridan St. Vallejo
Monday through Saturday
Donation: 9am - 5pm, CRV Buy Back: 10am - 5pm
Closed for Lunch 1pm - 2pm

www.VALCORErecycling.org and www.recycle-guide.com for Solano countyrecycling info.
$50 is offered to volunteer supervisors for their favorite classroom or environmental project. Call Jane Bogner 644-9183 or email
jabogner@juno.com

707 980-8678 or Solano Group - Katy at 642-210