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Celebrating Our 99th Year: 2010 Angeles Chapter Awards Banquet
June 30, 2010
The silent auction through the window of the banquet room photo by Paul Cooley Senior Chapter Director Ron Silverman (at left), and Awards Committee Chair Sherry Ross (at right) congratulate Conservation Service Award recipient and...
Population for a Sustainable Planet
June 30, 2010
, attended the Western Regional Advocacy Training on Population and the Environment. The program was sponsored by the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) and the Sierra Club's Global Population and Environment Program (GPEP). The GPEP is...
Do Your Homework Before Turning on Your Tap
June 30, 2010
Americans have grown suspicious of tap water quality, although it's doubtful many could name a single contaminant they imagine spewing from their faucets. Blind faith once placed in the public water supply is being transferred to bottled water, even...
On a Permeable Paving Project
June 30, 2010
Permeable paving is the term used to describe several types of surface treatments that provide a durable and load bearing surface while allowing storm water to permeate the ground. Permeable paving is an important strategy in a low impact...
Capture Runoff
June 30, 2010
Storm water runoff has dramatically increased in the last 20 years, and it is now 80% of the total volume of pollution entering our watersheds and ocean. The incredible volume of runoff has had an incredible effect. Red-tides have increased...
Azusa Quarry Expansion Fails to Gain Approval, but Reconsideration Likely
June 30, 2010
On May 17, in a dramatic meeting that lasted until midnight, the Azusa City Council finally voted on the controversial proposal by Vulcan Materials Company to expand its Azusa Rock Quarry westward immediately adjacent to the City of Duarte. After an...
Join the Centennial Committee
June 30, 2010
Join the Centennial Committee and help us plan Angeles Chapter's 100th birthday yearlong celebration/party/bash! Fun! Exciting! Good times! Volunteers from all across the Angeles Chapter are invited to participate in planning the activities...
R2T, Reclaimed Waters To the Tap
June 30, 2010
©iStockphoto.com/deepblue4you How Gross is Your Tap Water? A silly question and a significant concern worldwide: it's time to have a serious discussion about reclaimed and bottled water We are still in a snow drought, in Sierra and Rockies...
This Issue's Featured Trip
June 30, 2010
photo by Mike Sappingfield DESTINATION: Return to Costa Rica! Visit volcanoes, rainforests, ecological reserves and see spectacular wildlife. February 11-26, 2011
Reduce Runoff
June 30, 2010
Image by Douglas Kent Changing surfaces, like concrete (mostly concrete), has two big benefits. First, permeable surfaces increase infiltration, reducing runoff. And second, it slows water. Concrete is considered a fast surface, whereas...