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The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!

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New plan helps protect wetlands at Ormond Beach

February 10, 2012
In a big win for California’s coast, the Oxnard City Council adopted a final 2030 General Plan that firmly advances the protection and restoration of the Ormond Beach wetlands. The Sierra Club’s Los Padres Chapter has been fighting to...

A New UCLA Chair For John Muir (Not One To Sit On)

February 10, 2012
UCLA grad Hollis Lenderking is a runner who has logged many miles in remote landscapes.So when he decided to endow a chair at the university’s Department of Geology that would reflect his love of nature, he left it up to the professors to come...

And the winner is ... Chapter Awards Banquet in May

February 10, 2012
The annual Chapter Awards Banquet is the one time of the year when members celebrate achievements of their peers. Keynote speaker will be Sierra Club President Robin Mann. The banquet to be held May 6 at the Brookside Country Club in Pasadena;...

Southern Sierran news and notes

February 10, 2012
 Southern Sierran News BriefsPope Steps Down From Club PostAnd The Winner Is ... Chapter Awards Banquet On May 6A New UCLA Chair For John MuirNew Plan Helps Protect Wetlands At Ormond BeachSigh Up For a Week Of Service At LeConte Lodge...

Southern Sierran names new editor

February 10, 2012
Please join me in welcoming (back) Mary Forgione as editor of the Southern Sierran newsletter. Forgione, a longtime Southern California journalist whose work appears in the L.A. Times and other publications, served as editor of the Chapter...

Elden Hughes, the Sierra Club's King of The Desert

February 10, 2012
  Elden Hughes, center, and his wife Patty take the desert protection campaign to the White House in the 1990's. Here, Elden introduces President Clinton to a desert tortoise. The Los Angeles Times...

Resolve to get involved with Sierra Club

February 10, 2012
The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter is working on a variety of interesting projects in protecting local lands and upholding clean air and clean water standards — and we need your help this year. Volunteer to help rate local cities for their...

Haven't made any New Year's resolutions? Try ours

February 10, 2012
by Mary Forgione Southern Sierran EditorThe beginning of a new year is always a good time to reflect on the past and set goals for the future — and it’s not that hard. Here are some easy ways to start making a difference.Commit...

Good Jobs Green Jobs conference comes to L.A.

February 9, 2012
  “What I find exciting is that the solutions to the ecological crisis can be the solutions to the economic crisis …” Naomi Klein, author of “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,...