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Suburban Habitat Restoration - One Backyard at a Time
August 31, 2008
, PH.D. Whether you fret over dwindling rainforests or attribute disappearance of neighborhood cats to displaced coyotes, most of us recognize loss of wildlife habitats as a growing environmental concern. As an alternative to hand-wringing, the...
LET'S SAVE OUR WILDLIFE: RE-ENCHANT THE CITY THIS OCTOBER 18
August 31, 2008
, Chair, Endangered Species and Wildlife Committee. Angeles Chapter How does global climate change impact this fox and his habitat? Dr. Danny Harvey will explain how this October 18. PHOTO BY RICKY GRUBB Suzanne Lummis, granddaughter of C.F. Lummis...
A Free Flow of Ideas: The Water Committee's Up and Running
July 31, 2008
PHOTO BY JENNIFER ROBINSON Angeles Chapter history was made when the Water Committee held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, July 9. Twelve Chapter members attended as well as Conservation Coordinators Maddalena Serra and Jennifer Robinson. The...
CLEAN WATER ACT IN JEOPARDY
July 31, 2008
AND JUDY ANDERSON Only eight percent of the L.A. River is eligible for federal protections under the Clean Water Act. PHOTO BY JUDY ANDERSONPolluters and developers are trying to do away with broad Clean Water Act protections for the nation's...
By The Editor
July 31, 2008
Southern SierranLet's confront climate change and build a Cool Cities Waterfront A hot day drives ten thousand visitors to Los Angeles' waterfront and nearby beaches, in search of cool ocean breezes and shade. They come to browse, swim,...
Waterwise Landscaping
July 31, 2008
Conservation CoordinatorMany circumstances may affect your landscaping decisions, and since we are now officially in a drought, lack of water and possible water rationing might be one of these circumstances. Cost is also one of the reasons to start...
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint:Say NO to Bottled Water
July 31, 2008
Think before you buy that drink:Production of bottled water in 2006 alone released 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide.Of the 30 billion bottles that end up as litter each year, those that go unrecycled can take 1,000 years to decompose The...
Paradigm SHIFT -- Life beyond cars Renovating the Los Angeles Waterfront
July 31, 2008
STORIES AND PHOTOS BY TOM POLITEO Co-Chair Harbor Vision Task Force Above, bicyclists enjoy a ride along the California Coastal Trail in San Pedro as it approaches the Los Angeles Waterfront area. Pedestrian and transit links to the...
Passages
July 31, 2008
Bill and Connie Bradley. Bill Bradley, 1933-2008 Bill Bradley joined the Sierra Club in 1969 after remarking at the beauty of the mountains in California. A Connecticut native, Bill moved to Whittier, CA in 1966 and immediately began hiking...
TOO HIGH TO PAY: THE PRICE OF PRIVATIZING OUR WATER SUPPLIES AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS
July 31, 2008
Santa Clarita Group The Santa Clara River, at the site of the proposed 21,000-unit Newhall Ranch project. PHOTO BY LYNNE PLAMBECK California Water Law may be an archaic and onerous creature, but at its heart is the wonderful basic concept that the...