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Adventure Opportunities: Explore Costa Rica!
April 30, 2008
Photo courtesy Mike Sappingfield Sunlight through the canopy dapples this forest walkway. Destination Costa Rica: Sixteen day tour of Costa Rica from the Pacific beaches to the wild Northern Caribbean with stops in San Jose, Arenal, Santa...
Turn the Economic Stimulus into an Environmental Stimulus
April 30, 2008
Sr. Chapter Director As the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter strives to keep environmental issues in the forefront of our local and national elected officials, we have all been shocked and frustrated by obstructions from the Bush Administration. But...
Ellen Louise Wilts (1925-2008)
April 30, 2008
Member of Angeles Chapter History Committee Photo courtesy Charles Wilts, Ellen & Charles Wilts Collection, Sierra Club-Angeles Chapter Archives Ellen and Charles Wilts on summit of Mount Lyell, Yosemite National Park, August 1947....
Sierra Club Endorsements
April 30, 2008
Los Angeles County Supervisor, 2nd District Mark Ridley-Thomas (SD 26) South L.A., Westchester, Baldwin Hills, Watts, Crenshaw, Inglewood, Culver City, Florence-Fireston State Senate Districts Carol Liu (SD 21) Burbank, Glendale,...
Las Lomas Stopped by LA City Council
April 30, 2008
The Sierra Club, along with many others, has opposed the Las Lomas project. The development was proposed to be in a Significant Ecological Area that is the major wildlife corridor between the Santa Susanna and San Gabriel Mountains, and in the path...
Newcomer/Member Information Night
April 30, 2008
WHEN: May 5 WHAT: Newcomer/Member Information Night HOW: Come and discover the Sierra Club with the Orange County Group, Sierra Sage, OC and LA Sierra Singles, Natural Science, Hundred Peak Section, Wilderness Travel Course and many other...
Save Our Safeguards: Help Pass Prop 99 and Defeat Prop 98
April 30, 2008
By Tim Frank Sierra Club California Advocate Sierra Club California's top priority for this June election is to defeat Prop 98 and to help pass Prop 99. The first of these, Prop 98, is a constitutional amendment generated by the same special-...
Save the Date!
April 30, 2008
Photo courtesy Susana Reyes Last year¹s Political Leadership Awardee former Assemblymember Cindy Montanez with Mike Sappingfield, Chair, and Susana Reyes, L.A. County Political Committee. Last year¹s awardees included Fran Pavley, Joe Dunn,...
Small Gestures Get Big Results
April 30, 2008
As I got in the elevator from the lower parking structure up to Ralphs Supermarket in Studio City, I heard frantic heels running behind me to make it through the closing door. The owner of the heels made it inside; the elevator ascended. We smiled...
Take Action For Earth Day
March 31, 2008
Get Involved! In honor of Earth Day, this issue of the Southern Sierran features the environmental efforts of the Angeles Chapter. With over twenty active campaigns volunteers and staff work tirelessly to promote the Sierra Club's mission: Explore...