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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)....
Passages
March 31, 2009
By Shirley Hickman Vicente Baldwin, a long-time and valued leader for Inner City Outings (ICO), died suddenly due to a heart attack in February. He was only 44 years old. Vicente Baldwin Vicente was a giving and positive ICO leader...
Why Doesn't LADWP's Green Power Program Wield More Power?
February 28, 2009
By Kathy Seal What You Can Do To Curb Greenhouse Gases! Do you pay a DWP bill every month? If you're one of the 1.4 million households (or businesses) who do, are you signed up for the Los Angeles DWP's Green Power program? If you're...
Club Will Offer Leadership Training April 4, 2009
February 28, 2009
By Ron Campbell LTC Vice Chair Interested in becoming an outings leader for the Club? Angeles Chapter is home to one of the largest outings programs on the planet - thousands of trips ranging from beach barbecues to mountaineering expeditions...
Nature Knowledge Workshop 2009
February 28, 2009
Oscar Clarke - Botany Workshop Photo bry Liana Argento Are you in need of some mental stimulus? Then join the Natural Science Section/Angeles Chapter for a weekend of discovery, June 12-14, 2009, at the 38th annual Nature Knowledge...