The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Volcanoes and Lava Beds
January 31, 2011
Global Warming, Energy & Air Quality
November 30, 2010
In 2010 we focused on opposing Props 16, 23 and 26 by making presentations, placing phone calls, and distributing literature. We help support the efforts of the Beyond Coal Campaign to get the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) be Coal-Free by...
Executive Committee Retreat is January 8-9
November 30, 2010
You're all invited to the Angeles Chapter's annual Retreat, January 8-9, 2011 at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 North Altadena Drive in Pasadena, CA 91107-1046. This is a great opportunity for newcomers to the Angeles Chapter who'd like to get to...
Grand Canyon Chapter
November 30, 2010
photo by Jim McCarthy SPECIAL TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRAN A longtime Grand Canyon National Park signature issue - noisy aircraft rides spoiling the wilderness experience - is finally on the verge of receiving public scrutiny. In December, the...
Centennial Spotlight: Angeles Chapter's Forgotten Grandfather, Willoughby Rodman
November 30, 2010
Portrait of Willoughby Rodman from History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, compiled by Rodman and published in Los Angeles in 1909. It is November of 1903 and a party of six Sierrans-Messrs. Force Parker, Clair Tappaan, R.B....
Selling Out Griffith Park
November 30, 2010
Funding our parks without selling them out to commercial interests should be one of our highest priorities. For more information and to find out how you can help, visit the Griffith Park Planning Task Force website or Friends of Griffith Park...
Top 5 Tips: New Years Resolutions
November 30, 2010
Making resolutions is exciting--the thought of a fresh start or a new project can bring on euphoria. Energy & Air Quality And the demanding, consistent effort that making change requires? That can bring on exhaustion. As Angeles Chapter members...
Harwood Lodge Committee Celebrates 80th Anniversary
November 30, 2010
Harwood Chair Russ Hansen (rt) and Vice-Chair Graeme Whitaker busy at the barbecue during the Harwood Lodge 80th Anniversary Party. photo by Bob Cates Welcomed by a misty chill and the fresh scent of damp earth and pine needles, a hearty...
Urban Park & Urban Environment Committee
November 30, 2010
Volunteers carry trash down the San Gabriel Bike Path duringthe Oct. 30 San Gabriel River Cleanup at the Whittier Narrots Natural Areaphoto by Brad de la Garza The chapter's Urban Park and Urban Environment Committee - dedicated to the...
Spectacular Hawaiian Adventure, May 10-16, 2011
November 30, 2010
Are you tempted to spend afternoons leisurely soaking in the sun on a tropical beach? Or is your kind of soaking that which comes from a sudden storm as clouds rake a rugged mountain? The Angeles Chapter, Orange County Sierra Singles Hawaiian...
