The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Congrats to 2010's New Leaders
January 31, 2011
Please join me in celebrating the accomplishments of the members who have earned leader status in 2010. In addition to the names of our new leaders, I am providing a description of what each level of certification encompasses. Level O-1 This is a...
Hot Ticket : Volcanic Legacy Excursion
January 31, 2011
photo by Mike Sappingfield What: Join us for an 8 day, 7 night fly-drive trip to three of Northern California's Legacy of Volcanoes: Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Mt. Shasta and more! When: August 6-13, 2011 How...
Desperately Seeking Irene(s)
January 31, 2011
Chair, Angeles Chapter History Committee The Chapter History and Centennial Planning Committees are looking for a few good Irenes. Angeles Chapter volunteer extraordinaire Irene Charnock began donating her time and talent to the Chapter in the late...
Coyote Hills Task Force
November 30, 2010
Angeles Chapter Archives Save Coyote Hills! has been the motto of the Coyote Hills Task Force for the past nine years. Yes, it takes time to preserve a treasure! And that's just what Coyote Hills is- 510 acres of very rare Coastal Sage Scrub...
Adventure Opportunities: New Mexico Land of Enchantment
November 30, 2010
photo by Mike Sappingfield New Mexico LAND OF ENCHANTMENT Albuquerque Balloon Festival, Santa Fe, Taos and Taos Pueblo, Acoma Sky Pueblo, Chaco Canyon, Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument and more. August 8-15, 2011.
Ex-Comm Highlights
November 30, 2010
Welcome to ExComm Highlights, designed to give Southern Sierran readers a glimpse into the the monthly Chapter Executive Committee (ExComm) Meeting. Sierra Club California Chapter Chair Hersh Kelley attended the as well as SCRCC meetings...
Passages: Remembering N. Paul Kenworthy
November 30, 2010
N. Paul Kenworthy Jr. 1925 - 2010 N. Paul Kenworthy Jr., longtime Sierra Club member, award winning film maker, camera systems inventor, entrepreneur, and one of the Disney Legends passed away Friday October 15, 2010 in Ventura, California...
A Gift In Perpetuity : Elsmere Canyon Preserved
November 30, 2010
, Henry Schultz, Diane Trautman and Maria Gutzeit served on the City of Santa Clarita's Open Space District Committee, and the community passed an initiative to tax itself to purchase open space. Although there have been many concerns that the money...
Reinforcing Our Resolve to Achieve 2011's Goals
November 30, 2010
The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. At left, a sign announces another public hearing about a proposed motorsports development that would significantly impair the Reserve.photo by Chris Glass New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking...
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...
