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On Central California Coast, Elephant Seals Await
August 31, 2009
The Rookery A few years ago we were driving north along the central California Coast near San Simeon when we saw what appeared to be hundreds of dead seals on the beach at the base of the bluffs. As lovers of wildlife and...
Grand Canyon Wilderness Adventure this Thanksgiving
August 31, 2009
Give thanks for the Grand Canyon with Wilderness Adventures this Thanksgiving. Join the adventure November 26-29.
Honor Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Take a Walk on the Wired Side
August 31, 2009
CAROL HENNING Co-Chair, Editorial Board Color me BlueGreen is the theme of the Angeles Chapter's Political Leadership Awards ceremony this year. The colors represent the Sierra Club's partnership with labor unions for green jobs-jobs...
Hot Ticket: Destination Costa Rica
August 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 WHAT: Angeles Chapter. From Pacific beaches to the wild Caribbean, visit...
Love at First Sight: the Magic of New Zealand
August 31, 2009
Photo By: Judy Shane Silenced by the roar of cascading waterfalls, we will walk through native plants found nowhere else on earth but New Zealand. Falling in love was something I was not opposed to when I first bicycled solo...
TAKE ACTION: REPORT WATER WASTE
July 31, 2009
We've all witnessed water abuse: broken sprinklers flooding a sidewalk, sprinklers spraying on rainy days, hoses left running.With the state of California in its third year of drought, and with imported supplies of water in decline, cities and...
Still Thrill-Seeking After 90 Years
July 31, 2009
Angeles Chapter Historian Bob Cates and Joe Douglass holding his Birthday Cake. PHOTO BY BOBCAT THOMPSON On July 15, about 22 Midweek Hikers met to climb four miles up the Pacific Crest Trail to Big Buck Camp near Mt. Gleason in the...
WATER COMMITTEE CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH A WIN
July 31, 2009
This wise, water-loving owl created by the Water Conservation Committee raises awareness about water conservation throughout Southern California and throughout this issue of Southern Sierran. The Water Committee celebrates its first...
THE WATER-ENERGY NEXUS
July 31, 2009
In Southern California, water use is inextricably linked with energy consumption PHOTO BY RAQUEL RANCIER Treating and distributing water in California requires 19% of the electricity used in California, and 30% of natural gas consumed in...
TIPS
July 31, 2009
TIP #1 It seems that no matter how hard we try, we cannot get away from plastic jugs or bottles. So how about combining your water saving and with reusing your waste? Any plastic bottle with a cap will do, but the larger the better. Here...