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There are several ways to green your menorah (and even your chanukiyah). Invest in a Menorah made with recycled materials Invest some quality time and create your own menorah from recycled material. And don't forget about what goes into your...

Okay--it's probably already green, but here's a way to make that evergreen even greener: You can help the environment by recycling the brown-needled conifer after the holiday. Trees can be used to restore sand dunes, wetlands, and fish habitat. Turn...

photo by Jeff Yann We will continue to fight the development of the The Montebello Hills, the last large area of open space left between the Los Angeles River and the Rio Hondo- approximately 480 acres. The Montebello Hills are currently owned...

photo by Donna Specht O: Destination Costa Rica: Fifteen day tour from the Pacific beaches to the wild Northern Caribbean. Why watch a National Geographic special when you can live it? On layover days, hike and explore why this country is known...

1. Organic make-up Purchase products that are marked cruelty-free (not tested on animals), organic, eco-certified, and made out of recycled content. Also, look for products marked paraben-free. Parabens, similar to phthalates,have been reported by...

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...

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.

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...

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...

, 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...