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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...
EVOLUTION OF A WASTE WATCHER
May 31, 2009
BY BERNADETTE DOLLARD Zero Waste Committee WHY ONE ANGELES CHAPTER MEMBER JOINED THE ZERO WASTE COMMITTEE, AND WHY YOU SHOULD TOO! I grew up with the kind of love of nature that comes from having the practical benefit of an oasis patch of urban...
HELP SAVE L.A. COUNTY'S LAST WILD RIVER
May 31, 2009
Under the threat once more: the Santa Clara River PHOTO BY LYNNE PLAMBECK In 2005, the American Rivers designated our own Santa Clara River in Northern LA County as one of the nation's ten most endangered rivers. Now, years later, the...
PSYCHOLOGY OF ZERO WASTE
May 31, 2009
BY MICHAEL STEVENSON, PHD Helping people adopt a more sustainable lifestyle means first understanding where they're stuck right now. Surveys indicate that many Americans believe that we need to conserve energy, be less wasteful and take better...
Called To Action by a Turtle
May 31, 2009
The sight of a turtle deformed by plastic inspired Rebeca Burgos to begin recycling in earnest. PHOTO BY RON PRENDERGRAST Activism calls each of us in different ways. For Orange Country resident Rebeca Burgos, the sight of a turtle...
CHAPTER ACTIVISTS WORKING TO KEEP CITY PARKS HIKER-FRIENDLY AND MOUNTAIN-BIKE FREE
May 31, 2009
Most encounters with mountain bikers leave all parties unharmed--but not all. PHOTO BY LYNN BROWN You're hiking down a steep trail, enjoying the view, trying to remember the name of a trailside wildflower when, whoosh! Inches from your...
COMMITTEE OFFERS YOU AN EASY WAY TO HELP SLOW GLOBAL WARMING
May 31, 2009
Replace dirty brown power with clean energy with the LADWP Green Power Program. PHOTO BY DARRELL CLARKE Would you like to help slow global warming --- easily? And without having to drive somewhere in your car? If so, you're invited to...