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AND The Winners Are... ExComm Election Results Tabulated
December 31, 2008
Election Chair The four people elected to serve as at-large members of the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee for 2009 - 2010 are as follows: Mary Morales Mike Sappingfield Henry Schultz Darrell Clarke Congratulations to the winners, and...
Leadership Skills Review: An OLT 101 Refresher
December 31, 2008
LTC Leadership Skills Chair Now appears to be a good time to remind you of some leadership rules and techniques that you should have picked up from the OLT-101 refresher. The following comments are based on my observations while on outings, and on...
Planning For Future Uses of King Gillette Ranch Park (Formerly Soka University) Has Begun
December 31, 2008
The wooded valley southeast of the corner of Las Virgenes Road and Mulholland Highway has been known in the past as, Soka University. It has recently been renamed by its new owners - a consortium of state and federal park agencies - as KING...
Transportation Committee: At Work on a Brighter, Cleaner, Greener Transportation Future
December 31, 2008
Co-Chair, Transportaton Committee Are you sick of traffic and want transit to work better in Los Angeles and Orange Counties? Would you like to help projects get designed and built right with the new funding? The Angeles Chapter Transportation...
CHAPTER ELECTION PROCESS UNDERWAY <a class=nav1 >
August 31, 2008
The election process is underway. Candidates for Chapter Executive Committee have been nominated and candidate forums have been set. This year's Chapter Nominating Committee has submitted its report naming 6 nominees who will run for election in...
Explore China, Tibet, May 1-16, 2009
August 31, 2008
Pandas at Chendu Breeding Center  :  : PHOTO BY FRED DONG Six panda bears trotted towards the wall where we were watching them. These were playful adolescents full of energy having fun in their enclosure. Many of us stayed a long...
Explore, enjoy, protect, & Educate 10-year-old member to present at conference
August 31, 2008
See Jason Kramer, one of the Chapter's youngest members, speak October 18. PHOTO: JONATHAN KRAMER My name is Jason Kramer; I was born in Springfield, New Jersey and recently moved to Studio City, California. I am 10 years old and will be...
Activists, Lobbyists, Legislators Join Forces To Protect The Planet on Lobby Day
August 31, 2008
Chair, Angeles Chapter Executive CommitteeAmong the Angeles Chapter members pictured with State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata are Sandra Catrell, Issac Jacobson, Jim Stewart, Darrell Clarke and Mike Sappingfield.On August 11th, the California...
VICTORY FOR LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS TASK FORCE
August 31, 2008
Los Cerritos wetland in February, when the water levels are low. PHOTO BY BOB HANSEN The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust (LCWLT) and the University Park Estates Neighborhood Association (UPENA) are celebrating an important victory in defense of the...
Explore, enjoy, protect, & Educate After one club outing, an activist is born
August 31, 2008
Eco Club, Crenshaw High School Muthoni Gaciku: 'If many more people follow the LNT principles all the extraordinary places on our earth, like Yosemite, will retain their beauty.' PHOTO BY BILL VANDERBERGMy name is Muthoni Gaciku and I am 16 years...