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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...
Plants of San Gabriel Mountains CD
June 30, 2009
Thanks to Michael Gosnell for his article on Cliff and Gabi McLeanâs nature CD. Where can I buy it? Cliff McLean responds: The Plants of the San Gabriel Mountains: Foothills and Canyons is available at a number of nature centers, such as those...
In South L.A., CSU Helps Students Learn and Practice Sustainability
June 30, 2009
The Veggie Bus, parked at Normandie Avenue Elementary School, where students have an edible garden and a solar-powered irrigation system. Photo Credit: Lawrence De Freitas Community Services Unlimited, (CSU) is a South L.A.-based...
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...