The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Volunteer Corner
June 30, 2009
ATTENTION WEB-SAVVY AND/OR TECH-SAVVY MEMBERS! The Orange County Group is in need of a webmaster! Duties includes updating hike, outing, program, conservation, and other information as necessary on our Orange County Group web pages. Join the team...
Friends of Coyote Hills Fight For Open Space in Fullerton
June 30, 2009
The proposed development will destroy habitat for native flora and fauna and the rural quality of life valued by the area's human residents. Friends of Coyote Hills, a Task Force of the Sierra Club, has been working tirelessly since 2000...
Dana Point Headlands: The Good And The Bad
June 30, 2009
Dana Point Headlands photo by Bob Hansen The Dana Point Headlands property was owned by the Chandler family (Los Angeles Times) for several years before the family sold the property to the present owner, Sanford Edward, a developer. The...
Eco-Tips
June 30, 2009
Eat Your Lawn: Replace water-wasting turf grass with edibles or natives. You'll conserve water AND cut down on carbon emissions when the only traveling your food has to do is get from your yard to your table. Save the netting sacks that are used...
It's Easy to Grow Vegetables the No-Dig Way
June 30, 2009
No more excuses for those wannabe gardeners out there. There is a way to grow things on top of cement or bad soil, or weeds, and in little space: it is called No-Dig gardening! No-dig gardening has been around a while but has recently got lots of...
Hikers and Bikers
June 30, 2009
In Letters and Emails Section The article Chapter Activists Working to Keep City Parks Hiker-Friendly and Mountain-Bike Free generated impassioned responses. We appreciate everyone reading and taking the time to respond, and we take your concerns...
Angeles Chapter Conservation Chair Judy Anderson Responds to Hikers and Bikers Letters:
June 30, 2009
Damage from mountain bikes on Sunset Ridge Trail above Altadena Photo Credit: Bob Cates Chapter Activists Working to Keep City Parks Hiker-Friendly and Mountain-Bike Free reflects the policy of the Sierra Club to conserve natural...
Inner City Outings Honored by LAUSD Administrators
June 30, 2009
From left to right, AALA President Dr. Michael O'Sullivan, Gina Awtry, Melody Anderson and Roger Johnston The Angeles Chapter's Inner City Outings Committee (ICO) was recently honored with a Community Volunteer Award by the Associated...
Member Spotlight: An Inspiration to Us All
June 30, 2009
Kelly Weiss on Parker Mesa Overlook with Santa Monica Bay in the background. Photo Credit: Diane Donatelli For about 11 months, the West Los Angeles Group and Sierra Singles Section's combined weekly Friday night hike to Parker Mesa...
When Green Is Bad: Lush (Non-Native) Lawns
June 30, 2009
BY STEPHENIE FREDERICK Water Committee Did you know that 40%-70% of a single-family-dwelling's water bill is due to watering the yard? We Southern Californians try to maintain a rainy-state Midwestern look with our green, luxuriant lawns, and we...