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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...
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
Hands Across The Sand At Santa Monica Beach
June 30, 2010
Senior Director Ron Silverman exhorted the crowd to break the oil habit, stating emphatically, We cannot continue our dependence on oil anymore. This has to stop here. This has to stop now. Photo by Jennifer Robinson On Saturday, June 26,...
Victory For Open Space In Orange County As Coyote Hills Development Voted Down
June 30, 2010
After nine years of tireless battle, the Coyote Hills Task Force experiences victory. photo by Shirley Gregg An air of celebration permeated the Fullerton City Council chambers after the 3-2 vote to deny Chevron subsidiary, Pacific Coast...