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2009 Political Leadership Awards
November 30, 2009
From left: L.A. PolComm Co-chair Howard Strauss, Speaker Karen Bass, L.A. PolComm Co-Chair Susana Reyes, and L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Photo Credit: Jane Simpson On October 25, the 3rd annual Angeles Chapter Political...
Learn to Leave no trace
November 30, 2009
Wilderness Travelers enjoying a snow table Photo Credit: Jane Simpson Among the many benefits you get from taking the Angeles Chapter's Wilderness Travel Course (WTC), two things stand out. One is meeting people with similar interests....
Pick Up A Pen For Polar Bears
November 30, 2009
Photo by: Stephen Kazlowski On October 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a proposal to designate more than 128 million acres of Alaskan coastline and waters as critical habitat for the polar bear. In May 2008 the...
Passages/Remembering Ron Young
November 30, 2009
Ron Young on his 70th birthday, November 3, 2004 Photo Credit: Mary McMannes The three climbing sections of HPS, DPS, and SPS, bid a fond farewell to an all around good and mellow guy, and one who had many quips and one-liners, Ron Young...
SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP vs. DON'T SHOP; DON'T DROP
November 30, 2009
BY Carol Henning Co-Chair, Editorial Board The holidays are here, by golly. Disapproval would be folly, might be the 21st century update of the classic Tom Lehrer song about Christmas. Holiday catalogs crowd mail boxes. We have everything you need...
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...
Adventure Opportunities: Costa Rica
October 31, 2009
Photo By: Mike Sappingfield Mike Sappingfield snapped this white-face monkey saying Bienvenidos! Nov 24 2007 at Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica This Month's Featured Trip: Costa Rica! From the Pacific Beaches to the Wild...
HOT TICKET: ALASKA WILDLIFE ADVENTURE
October 31, 2009
Photo By: Fred Dong Moose in a pond WHAT: Angeles Chapter. 9 day, 8 nights to see land and sea wildlife in 3 National Parks and wild areas. Full day tour of Prince William Sound, second full day sea adventure in Kenai Fjords National...