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HOW RELIABLE ARE OUR MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES?
July 31, 2009
BY GEORGE WATLAND Water Committee Recently, the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power sent its annual water quality report to its customers. But the continuing drought conditions in California have led the City of Los Angeles to initiate another...
Join the Rafting Adventure August 9
July 31, 2009
The fun starts at 7:30am PHOTO BY: Jeff Wilson Join us for a full day packed with guided Class IV rafting fun on the Big Water run of the lower Kern River! We will meet with the outfitter in Kernville on Sunday to raft all day on the...
LET'S REFRAME THE DISCOURSE OF WATER CONSERVATION
July 31, 2009
BY MADDALENA SERRA Let's be more conscious about water by reframing our discourse. We in Southern California are living in a permanent state of water scarcity. We have to change our mindset and think of water conservation in a different way. Think...
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...
Study Details Benefits, Impacts of San Gabriel River Discovery Center
June 30, 2009
BY DON BREMNER The proposed San Gabriel River Discovery Center at Whittier Narrows passed another milestone in its long journey with the issuance on June 5 of an environmental study analyzing the benefits, as well as the impacts and how to minimize...
Endangered Species And Wildlife Committee Joins Bull Creek Restoration Project
June 30, 2009
The Bull Creek Restoration Project will include pedestrian bridges to increase public access and protect immature plants. Photos by Juancarlos Chan The Sepulveda Basin is a 2,097-acre federal flood control reservoir located on the upper...
Sustainable Gardening 101
June 30, 2009
By Jan Scow The concept of sustainability has been brandished about in recent years as the mantra of a broad new collation of activists and citizens pushing to get traction on global environmental problems. Sustainable is the new buzzword for a...
ANGELES CHAPTER AWARDS: CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF ACTIVISM
June 30, 2009
The pre-ceremony reception generously hosted by several entities acknowledged in thank-you note above. Photos By: Silvia Darie On May 3rd, 2009 290 guests gathered at the Brookside Country Club to honor the finest among them at the...
A Public Thank You Note
June 30, 2009
BY DONNA SPECHT The Banquet & Awards Committees wish to sincerely thank the following reception hosts of the Chapter Awards Banquet which took place on May 3, 2009: Thanks to ... CRESCENTA VALLEY GROUP ORANGE COUNTY GROUP ORANGE COUNTY SIERRA...
Angeles Chapter Awards Banquet
June 30, 2009
From left, Sherry Ross, Jeff Wilson, Nadia Wilson and John LaJeuness Photo Credit: Silvia Darie Activists from all over the Chapter came out to celebrate the activism of their fellow volunteers on May 3, 2009. Above, Awards Chair Sherry...