In the Know with Olga Bolotina

Chapter chair Olga Bolotina continues her Sierra Club interview series with this conversation with wetlands expert and longtime Club activist Arthur Feinstein. In recent years, Arthur has channeled his wetlands expertise into the work of preparing for sea-level rise — a challenge in which wetlands restoration can be a key tactic. When interviewed by Sierra magazine in 2018, Arthur explained the role that the Sierra Club can have in helping us prepare for sea-level rise. The Club, he said, "can help make sure that society comes up with solutions that preserve our natural resources and address social equity rather than just, say, wealthy communities putting up seawalls." Arthur has been an environmentalist for over 40 years. He was executive director of the local Audubon chapter for about 15 years before becoming a volunteer with the Sierra Club's SF Bay Chapter, serving on our executive committee and as chapter chair. Now he is chair of the Sierra Club's California Conservation Committee. He also works with groups including the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, which works on preserving wetlands.

Originally aired April 24, 2020.

About 'In the Know': The weekly 'In the Know' series will introduce you to the people behind the Clubs policies and messages. What drives them, what keeps them up at night, and what can we learn from and about them that will inspire us in our own life and work? Join Chapter Chair Olga Bolotina on Facebook Live each Friday at noon for a new 'In the Know' interview with Sierra Club volunteers, staff, and other environmental leaders.

Chapter chair Olga Bolotina continues a new interview series with this conversation with chapter vice chair Chance Cutrano. Chance is the Director of Programs at the Resource Renewal Institute (RRI), where he directs public lands and sustainable agriculture programs. In the fall of 2018, Chance was awarded the Sierra Club California's inaugural "Emerging Leader Award' for "outstanding contributions to conservation and politics by someone under the age of 30." He has helped design a volunteer matching service in the town of Fairfax to support and protect people in need during the coronavirus pandemic. About 'In the Know': In her new interview series 'In the Know,' Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter chair Olga Bolotina will introduce you to environmental leaders and the people behind the Club's policies and messages. What drives them, what keeps them up at night, and what can we learn from and about them that will inspire us in our own life and work?

Chapter chair Olga Bolotina kicks off a new interview series, 'In the Know', with a conversation with Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter director Minda Berbeco, Ph.D. Before joining the Sierra Club, Minda worked as the programs and policy director at the National Center for Science Education, where she defended and supported the teaching of socially contentious but scientifically sound topics, like evolution and climate change, in public schools. In her current role, she often relies on her scientific expertise, having earned a Ph.D. in biology from Tufts University, where she studied the impact of climate change on terrestrial systems.

Conversation originally aired on April 10, 2020. About 'In the Know' with Olga Bolotina: The 'In the Know' series will introduce you to the people behind the Club's policies and messages. What drives them, what keeps them up at night, and what can we learn from and about them that will inspire us in our own life and work? Join Olga each Friday at noon for a new 'In the Know' interview.