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February 24
Naturalist Richard Halsey to speak on
"Chaparral, Wildfire and the Santa Ana Mountains" in San Juan Capistrano.

Naturalist and fire expert Richard Halsey will be the featured speaker at a February 24 community meeting in San Juan Capistrano. The event is being sponsored by the Southern California Forests Campaign, a new Sierra Club effort to help better protect the region's four national forests and keep them wild and beautiful. They need stronger protection from a variety of imminent threats, including everything from proposed toll roads and power lines to off-road vehicles and the loss of the unique animal species.

Halsey will be presenting a program on "Secrets of the Chaparral: Wildfire and the Santa Ana Mountains.” He is a field biologist with the Southern California Chaparral Institute and he is currently completing a book on the brushland environments typical of the Cleveland National Forest. What can we expect when, inevitably, there are chaparral fires in the nearby Santa Ana mountains? In the wake of the recent Southern California wildfires, Richard has been publishing a series of articles highlighting the critical differences between forest fires and chaparral fires—differences which are not commonly appreciated.

Forest campaign representative John Monsen will host the meeting and Sierra Club Regional Representative Bill Corcoran will briefly introduce the Southern California Forests Campaign and talk about how we can protect the health of our local mountains in the future as he offers "10 Easy Steps To Protecting Our Forests." Paul Carlton, chair of the Santa Ana Mountains Task Force, will round out the program as he presents several opportunities we have to help protect the Santa Ana Mountains.

The program will be presented at the San Juan Capistrano Community Center. There will be a reception at 7 p.m. followed by the hour-long program featuring Richard Halsey which begins at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome and there is no admission charge. Questions? Contact John Monsen at john.monsen@sierraclub.org

Directions To The San Juan Capistrano Community Center

From the southbound Interstate 5, exit at Ortega Highway and turn right. From northbound Interstate 5, exit at Ortega Highway, turn left over the freeway.

Turn left at Del Obispo Street and go 6/10ths mile to Alipaz Street. Turn left onto Alipaz and to 8/10th mile to Camino Del Avion. Turn right onto Camino Del Avion. The Community Center is on the right side of the street at the intersection of Camino Del Avion and Via Positiva. Parking is immediately to the right as you turn right onto Via Positiva.

The Community Center is located at 25925 Del Avion, San Juan Capistrano. Call the venue at (949) 493-5911 or email john.monsen@sierraclub.org for more detailed directions.

February 26
Trails author and forest historian John Robinson to speak
at the University Of Redlands

Mountain historian and trails writer John Robinson will be the featured speaker at a February 26 community meeting in Redlands. The event is being sponsored by the Southern California Forests Campaign, a new Sierra Club effort to help better protect the region's four national forests and keep them wild and beautiful. They need stronger protection from a variety of imminent threats, including everything from proposed toll roads and power lines to off-road vehicles and the loss of the unique animal species.

Robinson will speak on "The San Bernardino Mountains: Then and Now." His books include "The San Bernardinos: A History of the Local Mountains," and "Trails of the Angeles" and "San Bernardino Mountain Trails" -- two of the best know hiking guides to our local forests. Forest Campaign Representative John Monsen will host the meeting and Sierra Club Regional Representative Bill Corcoran will briefly introduce the Southern California Forests Campaign and talk about how we can protect the health of our local mountains in the future as he offers "10 Easy Steps To Protecting Our Forests."

The program will be presented in the Palm Room of Orton Center at the University of Redlands. There will be a reception at 7 p.m. followed by the hour-long program featuring John Robinson which begins at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome and there is no admission charge. Come early and bring copies of any books by John Robinson that you want him to sign. Questions? Contact John Monsen at john.monsen@sierraclub.org.

Directions To Orton Center: Going East on the 1-10 in Redlands:
Exit University Avenue and head north (left) approximately 6/10ths of a mile to Brockton Avenue. Turn right on Brockton Avenue. Go 3/10ths of a mile and turn right into the parking lot marked “Orton Parking.” The entrance to the Orton Center at the south end of the building signed “Custodial Services/Duplicating Services.”

Directions To Orton Center: Going West on the 1-10 in Redlands:
Take the Cypress Avenue exit. Turn left onto Citrus Avenue. Turn right onto University Avenue and head north approximately ¾ miles to Brockton Avenue. Turn right on Brockton Avenue and go 3/10ths of a mile and turn right into the parking lot marked “Orton Parking.” The entrance to the Orton Center is at the south end of the building signed “Custodial Services/Duplicating Services.”

February 27
Naturalist Royce Riggan to speak at Mission Trails on "How Well Did Trees And Critters Survive The San Diego Wildfires?"

Naturalist Royce Riggan, Jr., will be the featured speaker at a February 27 community meeting in San Diego. The event is being sponsored by the Southern California Forests Campaign, a new Sierra Club effort to help better protect the region's four national forests and keep them wild and beautiful. They need stronger protection from a variety of imminent threats, including everything from proposed toll roads and power lines to off-road vehicles and the loss of the unique animal species.

Riggan will be presenting a program on “How Well Did Trees And Critters Survive The San Diego Wildfires?” He will present a mini-Nature Knowledge Workshop to let us know which plants and animals fared well and which ones now need to extra protection to survive. He will illustrate his presentation with slides from recent field visits to fire areas. Riggan is a professional biologist with extensive experience in the Cleveland National Forest. He has been an instructor for the San Diego Sierra Club Chapter's highly regarded Nature Knowledge Workshop for over 25 years.

The program will be presented at the theater in the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor’s Center. There will be a reception at 7 p.m. followed by the hour-long program featuring Royce Riggan, Jr., which begins at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome and there is no admission charge. Questions? Contact John Monsen at john.monsen@sierraclub.org.

Directions To The Mission Trails Visitor’s Center

Mission Trails Regional Park is located eight miles northeast of downtown San Diego at One Fr. Junipero Sierra Trail. From Interstate 8, take the 8 to the Mission Gorge/Fairmount exit. Turn north onto Mission Gorge Road. Proceed down Mission Gorge Road for 4.2 miles. Look for the large wooden park sign on Mission Gorge Road. Turn left onto Father Junipero Serra Trail. The Visitor and Interpretive Center parking lot is on the left just before you get to the pipe gate on Father Junipero Serra Trail.

For more detailed directions, call the venue at (619) 668-3275, visit its Web site (http://www.mtrp.org/), or contact the forests campaign. For more information on the Southern California Forests Campaign, email John Monsen at john.monsen@sierraclub.org or call him at (213) 387-6528 x 203.