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Eric Hammer & Kevin Foster

The Valley Women’s Club Wants Your Nominations for the 2019 Hammer-Marcum Awards for Outstanding Community Service!

The Hammer-Marcum Award will be presented to one or more individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the San Lorenzo
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Peter Wohlleben

Video: Hidden Life of Trees Author Appeals to PG&E’s Approach to Wildfire Management

We are pleased to share with you Peter Wohlleben video. He is the German author of the bestseller “Hidden Life
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PG&E equipment on Pilger Road. Nov. 9, 2018

Update on PG&E Wildfire Management Plan: Enhanced Vegetation Management Fails to Provide Safety from Wildfire

UPDATE – MAY 2019 The tragic wildfires of the past two years have highlighted decades of infrastructure neglect by PG&E
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Recycling at the bin

Recycling Centers to Close in Felton and Boulder Creek

With profound regret, the Valley Women’s Club of San Lorenzo Valley (VWC), after thirty years providing this valuable service to our community, announces the closure of its SLV Redemption/Recycling Centers (SLVRR) in Felton, Ben Lomond, and Boulder Creek
Logs stockpile behind Kmart.

Sign the Petition! PG&E: Insulate Your Power Lines to Improve Fire Safety!

Petition to Geisha Williams, PG&E CEO and President, Gregg Lemier, Vice President, Electric Transmission Operations, PG&E, and Michael Picker, President,
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Eric Hammer & Kevin Foster

The Valley Women’s Club Wants Your Nominations for the 2019 Hammer-Marcum Awards for Outstanding Community Service!

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

The Hammer-Marcum Award will be presented to one or more individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the San Lorenzo Valley through action, awareness, and leadership in environmental, educational, social or political concerns that affect the health and welfare of our community. The Hammer-Marcum Award was created in 1987 to honor Mary Hammer and Annette Marcum, two special people who gave
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Peter Wohlleben

Video: Hidden Life of Trees Author Appeals to PG&E’s Approach to Wildfire Management

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

We are pleased to share with you Peter Wohlleben video. He is the German author of the bestseller “Hidden Life of Trees”. He has the expertise and specialized knowledge about how the forest & its trees connect to the planet, so we had reached out to him for his consideration of the PG&E Wildfire Mitigation Plan. We had explained to him
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PG&E equipment on Pilger Road. Nov. 9, 2018

Update on PG&E Wildfire Management Plan: Enhanced Vegetation Management Fails to Provide Safety from Wildfire

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Nancy Macy ~ 0 Comments

UPDATE – MAY 2019 The tragic wildfires of the past two years have highlighted decades of infrastructure neglect by PG&E clearly demonstrating that its electric transmission & distribution business model is, indeed, “Run to Failure,” as it was with its gas lines in San Bruno, rather than safety and fire prevention. New York Times: How PG&E Ignored Fire Risks in Favor
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Recycling bottles and cans

The Lowdown on the Closedown of CRV Redemption/Recycling Centers

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

After more than 30 years operating the three Redemption/Recycling centers in the San Lorenzo Valley, the VWC is preparing to close down the centers, effective July 1. The Ben Lomond Transfer Station will continue to provide recycling services without any redemption options.

What has PG&E Failed to do to Prevent Wildfire?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

FAILED for decades to protect rural high-fire areas with the most basic safety upgrades, especially insulated wire (AKA Tree Wire or “hardened”) to replace the thin, bare wire that causes the problem. There is a major effort underway by Southern California Edison ($500 million being spent to install insulated wires by end of 2020). Why not PG&E? FAILED to upgrade
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Recycling at the bin

Recycling Centers to Close in Felton and Boulder Creek

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

With profound regret, the Valley Women’s Club of San Lorenzo Valley (VWC), after thirty years providing this valuable service to our community, announces the closure of its SLV Redemption/Recycling Centers (SLVRR) in Felton, Ben Lomond, and Boulder Creek

Logs stockpile behind Kmart.

Sign the Petition! PG&E: Insulate Your Power Lines to Improve Fire Safety!

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

Petition to Geisha Williams, PG&E CEO and President, Gregg Lemier, Vice President, Electric Transmission Operations, PG&E, and Michael Picker, President, CPUC I live in a high-fire threat district. My community is subject to PG&E’s “Wildfire Safety Program” in which PG&E is seeking to remove trees and vegetation within a 12 ft. radius (24 ft. diameter) around power lines and poles. They
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SLV Native Habitat Restoration Program Welcomes AmeriCorps

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

The Valley Women’s Club, SLV Native Habitat Restoration Program, and Santa Cruz County Parks are pleased to announce the return for the 4th year of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). They will be in the Valley February through April 2019.

You’re invited: Memorial for Fred McPherson: June 23, 2019

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Laurie ~ 0 Comments

A memorial for our beloved Fred McPherson will be held at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in the Main Picnic area Sunday, June 23rd at noon.

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VWC Business & Non-profit Members

Pamela Morgan, LDA

Ben Lomond, CA • 831-421-1234
Trusts, Wills, Deeds and Legal Documents

Loch Dog Business Center

Boulder Creek, CA • 831-338-2315

Friends of Quail Hollow Ranch

Ben Lomond, CA

Mountain Community Theater

Ben Lomond, CA • 831-336-4777

Camp Joy Gardens

Boulder Creek, CA • 831-338-3651

Boulder Creek Water Company

Mo Landauer, Owner • 831-338-3732
Pure Fresh Water

San Lorenzo Valley Museum

Boulder Creek, CA • 831-338-8382

Maggie Barr, Realtor

Santa Cruz, CA • 831-252-0504

EVB Design

Elaine Jackson, Owner
Ben Lomond, CA • 831-336-8835

Art Services

Steve and Mary Lanctot, Owners
Felton, CA • 831-338-3232

Our Mission

The Valley Women’s Club is dedicated to community action, awareness and leadership in environmental, educational, social, and political concerns that affect the health and welfare of the San Lorenzo Valley and our community.

Board Meetings

Meeting Update Alert!

Our monthly board meetings are the third Tuesday of the month.

6:30–8:30pm at The Satellite in Felton.

Meetings are open to the public unless we are holding a closed session.

Contact President, Sheila De Lany with agenda items, membership, volunteering or
would like more information on becoming a board member.

View our current officers and board members.

SLV Redemption & Recycling
A program of the Valley Women’s Club

Non Discrimination Statement

The Valley Women’s Club shall actively encourage the participation of all people who support the mission of the Club in its activities and will not discriminate in its membership, employment, contracting or programming on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, marital status or sexual orientation.