The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Get outdoors for Earth Day! 10 great hikes to get you started
April 8, 2013
Each April, the Angeles Chapter Sierra Club celebrates Earth Day with more than one trail-thumping tribute to Club founder John Muir. Muir turns 175 this April 21, and the Chapter has organized special rendezvous hikes in his honor....
Passages: Ron Van Cleave
April 8, 2013
Ron Van Cleave, longtime beloved chair of the Bicycle Touring Committee, died Oct. 27.
He apparently died after a fall at his home in Newhall. Known relatives are his wife, Beverly, and son Jim. Ron was one of the earliest leaders of the Bicycle...
Sierra Club National Board of Directors election
April 2, 2013
The Sierra Club headquartered in San Francisco is run by a national board of directions. This year there will be seven candidates on the ballot: Donna Buell, Jim Dougherty, Chuck Frank, Becky Gillette, Robin Mann, Susanna Reyes and Matt Urban.The...
Welcome to the new Southern Sierran!
April 1, 2013
This issue of the Southern Sierran combined with the Schedule of Activities is the first to feature our new size and our new format. Download it to your desktop or print it out. Here’s some of what’s new:• Southern Sierran: All the Angeles Chapter...
New office, new reasons to donate
April 1, 2013
Its official! The Angeles Chapter has a new home, and you’re all welcome to stop by and say hello anytime!
We are now located in 3250 Wilshire Blvd. #1106, L.A., CA 90010. The space is smaller and more compact but we think it will serve...
Beyond Coal Scores Major Victory in Los Angeles
March 22, 2013
After a three-year campaign by tens of thousands across the city, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined the Sierra Club's L.A. Beyond Coal activists Friday to publicly announce this blockbuster news: L.A. will stop using coal by 2025. (...
The Friday Night Hike: Come hit the trail
March 21, 2013
On any given Friday night, you can find a group of intrepid Sierra Club hikers out on the East Topanga Fire Road in the Santa Monica Mountains enjoying one of L.A.’s best kept near-secrets.
“The Friday Night Hike,” as it...
Newhall Ranch: The unending quest to develop the Santa Clara River
March 21, 2013
Like some unending TV soap opera, the efforts to permit the Newhall Ranch and the persistent opposition of community activists continues — and it’s far from being over yet.
More than a year ago the Sierra Club joined four other...
New bills in Congress to protect air and water quality
March 14, 2013
Two important bills to protect the environment and the health of all Americans were introduced in Congress on March 14: the Breathe Act, sponsored by Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and the Fresher Act, sponsored by Congressman Matthew...
FREE - Environmental Law Workshop
March 14, 2013
A Legal Toolbox for Environmental ActivistsSaturday, March 30th from 8:30am-4:30pmLoyla Law School, Robinson Courtroom, 919 Albany Street, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA 90015Presentations on CEQA, NEPA and Open Government. The workshop...