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VOLUNTEER CORNER
March 31, 2009
DONATE TO THE SILENT AUCTION! Wanted: articles for the Silent Auction at the Angeles Banquet which will be held May 3rd. Large or small, all are welcome. Do you have a service that you would like to donate for the auction? We'd love it. Would you...
ANNUAL STARR RANCH BARBEQUE APRIL 26
March 31, 2009
BY MIKE SAPPINGFIELD Bring a camera and you might catch sight of deer at Starr Ranch later this month. PHOTO BY MIKE SAPPINGFIELD Join Sierra Sage Group of South Orange County on Sunday April 6 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. for a wnderful...
THE CHAIR'S CORNER
March 31, 2009
BY DARRELL CLARKE Chair, Angeles Chapter Executive Committee Welcome to my first column since being elected Angeles Chapter Chair by the Executive Committee in January, fittingly in the Earth Day issue! I remember the first Earth Day in 1970. I...
CHANNEL ISLANDS: CHOOSE MAY, JULY, AUGUST, OR SEPTEMBER
March 31, 2009
BY JOAN JONES HOLTZ Hiker on Santa Rosa PHOTO BY MARLEN MERTZ Island hop in Channel Islands National Park. Fundraising Cruises in 2009 run May 1-4, July 17-20, August 7-10, and September 11-14. Come and explore the wild, windswept...
COUGAR P-12 EVIDENCE THAT WILDLIFE CORRIDORS WORK
March 31, 2009
Liberty Canyon Interchange on the eight-lane Ventura (101) Freeway. Four-lane underpass is visible in center left. Hill on right is national Park Service Land. Critical choke point is to the left of the underpass. PHOTO BY DAVE BROWN...
NEIGHBORS' PLANS FOR EXPANSION MAY SPELL TROUBLE FOR GRIFFITH PARK
March 31, 2009
BY CAROL HENNING Griffith Park sits at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountain range, and the land surrounding the Park has become developed to the point where Griffith Park is virtually an island in an urban sea, its rugged interior...
Group Spotlight: Inner City Outings
March 31, 2009
A passerby took this photograph of the outing taken by Avalon Continuation School. From left: Gina Awtry (principal of Avalon Continuation School) Rodrigo Hernandez, Eddie Banales, Jesus Heredia, Melody Anderson (ICO leader), and Juan...
ANGELES CHAPTER CONSERVATION LEGAL COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR PREPARES LAW STUDENTS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PLANET
March 31, 2009
BY DEAN WALLRAFF Vice Chair, Conservation Legal Committee PHOTO BY DAVE BROWN On January 30, 2009, Prof. Dan Selmi trained 19 law students at Loyola Law School in the basics of CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)....
Sign Me Up for the New Economy: Getting Green Jobs 101
February 28, 2009
By Michelle Mocarski Cartoon by Ann Cleaves Economic downturn. Increased unemployment. Global warming. There's a lot of bad news, but could there be a silver lining? There does seem to be an upside, but instead of silver, it's green....