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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....
Mike Sappingfield
October 31, 2010
Mike Sappingfield I ask for your support for reelection as an 'at large' member of the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee. For the past several years, I have served on the Chapter Executive Committee, as a member, Secretary, Vice-Chair, and...
Henry Schultz
October 31, 2010
Henry Schultz I am a retired research scientist with Amgen, Inc. I first joined the Sierra Club in the 60s and, after a short hiatus, have been a member since 1993. The Sierra Club has always stood for grass roots environmentalism and getting...
Free Film Screenings of DUCO Deep Down Connect Los Angeles to the Perils of Coal
October 31, 2010
Strip Mine photo by Mark Schmerling The power lines that come into your house are connected to coal-burning power plants in the Southwest. In turn, those plants are powered by coal dug up in the Southwest, similar to mountaintop removal...
In the Aftermath of the Station Fire, Angeles Forest Trails Need Your Help Healing
October 31, 2010
If you've ever taken a hike in the San Gabriel Mountains, chances are it's been on a trail, and if you're like most of us you've taken that simple pathway for granted. On your next hike, though, think about how it would be to go from your starting...
Annual Backbone Trail Festival Starts Nov 6:
October 31, 2010
On Sandstone Peak photo by Howard Kraton Join Santa Monica Mountains Task Force and Wilderness Adventures Section in a Time-Honored Tradition Here is the opportunity to hike as much as 53 miles of the 70 miles of the Backbone Trail. On each...
Remembering George Toby
October 31, 2010
The Angeles Chapter lost an enthusiastic mountaineer with George Toby's passing on August 2, 2010. George was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 18, 1921. George, his wife Evie, and young son, Tom, eventually moved to Southern...
Dr. Doolittle Bridge Coming Along Just Fine
October 31, 2010
Bobcatphoto by Greg Randell The Endangered Species and Wildlife Committee hosted a recent update meeting on October 5 with CALTRANS' Ron Kosinski, director of the 405 widening project. At the meeting, the Committee advocated for the...