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Volunteer Corner
December 31, 2009
JOIN THE ZERO WASTE COMMITTEE Humankind's current interaction with the environment cannot be sustained. Promote zero waste. Call Maddalena Serra at (213)387-4287 x210 or email maddalena.serra@sierraclub.org. WEB EDITORS, DESIGNERS,...
Congrats to New ExComm Members
December 31, 2009
The newest at large members of Ex-Com 2010 are: Joan Davidson Carole Mintzer Paul Cooley David Haake Kent Schwitkis Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all the candidates who ran!
San Gabriel Task Force Vulcan Rock Quarry
December 31, 2009
Demonstration microbenching recently reseeded40 foot benches with vegetation at top of risers. Credit: Photos by Joan Licari On Dec. 4, 2009 members of the San Gabriel Valley Task Force toured the Vulcan Materials Azusa Rock Quarry...
Coyote Hills Task Force
December 31, 2009
Coyote Hills Credit: Angeles Chapter Archives WE RESOLVE to keep this space open to the public and closed to developers. Sierra Club members can make a difference by participating in the effort to preserve Coyote Hills, located in...
Zero Waste Committee
December 31, 2009
Designer and El Camino College student Christalle Kishi designed this logo for the Angeles Chapter Zero Waste Committee. WE RESOLVE to do EVERYTHING we can to work toward a Zero Waste future. The Zero Waste Committee promotes the...
Zero Waste Committee Teams with El Camino College to Design Logo
December 31, 2009
The winning logo, Spiral Trash Can Credit: Christalle Kishi Thanks to a Zero Waste Committee member Bernadette Dollard's relationship with El Camino College, the Zero Waste Committee and students in the Graphic Design Program at El...
Resolve to Get Involved
December 31, 2009
This issue of Southern Sierran celebrates the activist spirit that animates the Angeles Chapter all year round. We put out a Chapter-wide call asking every conservation task force and committee about where they plan to focus their...
Station Fire Burn Areas Begin Their Own Recovery
November 30, 2009
Seven months after the Grand Prix Fire, a Coast Live Oak re-sprouts in Claremont Hills. Photo by: Cliff Mclean All of us who love to spend time in the San Gabriel Mountains were justifiably distressed when 161,000 acres burned in the...
In Orange County, Transfer Of Land Comes With Many Strings Attached
November 30, 2009
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has authorized OC Parks to negotiate with The Irvine Company and The Nature Conservancy to transfer 20,000 acres of open space from The Irvine Company to the County. This would increase the amount of...
Toy Buyer Beware
November 30, 2009
Photo courtesy of Center for Environmental Health and Justice Is this rubber duckie the innocuous bathtoy he appears to be? There's a better chance this year than before, but parents still can't rest easy when current legislation leaves...