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Sierra Club board resolution on situation in Ferguson, MO
September 5, 2014
The Sierra Club Board of Directors recently passed the following resolution about the tragedy in Ferguson, Mo.
Here is the text of the resolution the Board passed on Aug 21, 2014:
Across the nation, Sierra Club staff and...
Chapter award nominations due Nov. 1
September 1, 2014
Everyone loves an award and now is the time to take a look around for that special person who volunteers tirelessly in service to the Angeles Chapter Sierra Club through conservation, outings, activism, advocacy and leadership. Let’s celebrate...
Next Leadership Training Seminar set for Oct. 25
September 1, 2014
Becoming a Sierra Club outings leader starts with curiosity and a love of the outdoors. What better way to step up and lead than by taking advantage of the training opportunities that the Angeles Chapter's Leadership Training Committee provides...
Learn about the legacy of John Muir on Sept. 24
September 1, 2014
Sierra Club President Michael Brune and Chief Executive Officer Ruskin Hartley of Heal the Bay discuss the impact of John Muir's vision for modern environmentalism at an event free to the public this month. Brune and Hartley, heads of their...
Chapter's PAC honors Garcetti, Rosendahl and other environmental champions others for their green goodness
September 1, 2014
The Angeles Chapter this year dedicated its Political Leadership Awards 2014 ceremony to the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The August fundraising event "Wild Urban Trails Forever," was held in Beverly Hills. Hosted by the...
Join us in building the Chapter's Living Legacy Library
August 31, 2014
The Angeles Chapter, oldest and largest in the Sierra Club, is beginning its second century – and we intend to be around for another hundred years at least.
On almost our first day in 1912, the Chapter library got off to the best...
Will Obama create San Gabriels national monument?
August 31, 2014
Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail east of Windy Gap in the San Gabriel Mountains. Credit: Bob Cates/Chapter historian and leader
With legislation that would create a San Gabriels National Recreation Area languishing in Congress, many of...
More wilderness designations in L.A.? Yes, please!
July 30, 2014
[This is a version of a story that originally ran in Words of the Wild, the newsletter of the Sierra Club's California/Nevada Wilderness Committee.]
Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA27) in June introduced a San Gabriel National Recreation...
Forum on future of L.A.'s water supply Aug. 9
July 30, 2014
From UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Join the Sierra Club, Food & Water Watch and The River Project for a discussion on where Los Angeles will get its water in the future and how we plan to pay for it. We will...