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LETTERS AND EMAILS
May 31, 2009
Thanks to Carol Henning for her story, Neighbors' Plans for Expansion May Spell Trouble for Griffith Park, in the April issue. Stephen V. Hymowitz Sierra Club Life Member Dear Friends: What a great column Sandra Cattell wrote in the March...
LOBBY DAY IS AUGUST 23, 24 mark your calendars!
May 31, 2009
The annual Lobby Day takes place Sunday and Monday August 23rd and 24th. You will be part of a team that will help Sierra Club California pass our priority bills during the most exciting and challenging time of the year at the State Capitol. You...
CHAPTER TASK FORCE TAKES ON MONTEBELLO HILLS EIR
May 31, 2009
The proposed development not only endangers the native gnatcatcher, but also poses serious health concerns for its potential human residents. PHOTO BY JEFF YANN Developers have proposed a 1200 housing unit development on the last large...
Vern and Debbie Jahnke's Green Dream Home
April 30, 2009
Every element of the redesign reflects the Janhkes' goal of reducing the production of waste. Photo Credit: Vern Jahnke Vern and Debbie Jahnke lost their Claremont home in the Grand Prix fire that destroyed 194 houses in the San...
Join Airport-Marina For the Do's and Don'ts of Mountain Ecotourism on May 18
April 30, 2009
Colette Simonds and the mountains she loves PHOTO Courtesy of OFPRINKITI LA Mountain Ecotourism will be presented by Colette Simonds, a veteran scaler of the Himalayas and the Andes, at the May 18 meeting of the Airport-Marina group of...
Angeles Chapter Conservation Legal Committee and Loyola Law Partner in Environmental Law Training
April 30, 2009
BY DEAN WALLRAFF Vice Chair, Angeles Chapter Conservation Legal Committee The Angeles Chapter Conservation Legal Committee and the Loyola Law School Environmental Law Society held a day-long workshop on environmental law on March 7 for...
Omnibus Bill Adds 2 Wilderness Areas in San Gabriels, 2 Million Acres in U.S.
April 30, 2009
Hikers on Pleasant View Ridge PHOTO BY JUANA TORRES From the San Gabriel Mountains to the Rockies, from the Columbia River gorge to the Monongahela in West Virginia, more than 2 million additional acres of public land in nine states...
Save The Date: Western Wilderness Conference 2010 New Aims, New Allies
April 30, 2009
The conference promises to teach how to better protect the Earth's wild places, like Banning Ranch PHOTO BY TERRY WELSH The Western Wilderness Conference 2010 will take place April 8 - 11, 2010, on the campus of the University of...
THREE CHEERS FOR CHAPTER ENTITIES--TOGETHER WE MAKE THE CHAPTER STRONG!
April 30, 2009
BY RON SILVERMAN CRESCENTA VALLEY GROUP, ORANGE COUNTY SIERRA SINGLES, GAY AND LESBIAN SECTION, SIERRA SINGLES, AND WEST LA GROUP ALL PRAISED FOR GENEROSITY The economic downturn that has affected the country and the entire world has also...
SUSTAINABILITY TIPS SOME IDEAS FOR GREENING YOUR LIFESTYLE
April 30, 2009
BY SUSTAINABLEWORKS.ORG Spring is here, Southern Californians! Whether you're planning on a summer of outdoor fun and activities or just kicking up your heels in the cool of your own home, hop on the sustainability bandwagon with your fellow...