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Environmentalists Find a Rough Trail in Agency's Handling of Giant Sequioa Preserve
August 31, 2006
Photo courtesy Martin Litton Aerial photo illustrates clear cuts where giant sequoia trees stand without a forest around them, due to trees that have been cut and shipped to sawmills for logging. California's giant sequoias, among the...
Chaparral: California's Unknown Wilderness
August 31, 2006
There's a special place in Southern California that most do not know exists. It's time to get introduced. Surprising to many, this unknown land was once the favored home of the California grizzly bear. Its old-growth forms represent one of the...
Forest Committee Offers New Hikes, Speakers, and Programs to Protect Our Local Forests
August 31, 2006
Angeles Chapter Forest Committee Chair Photo courtesy Andrew M. Harvey The Forest Committee is expanding its efforts to protect backcountry areas of the Angeles National Forest such as Pleasant View Ridge, pictured above. Our local...
Roadrunners Attack West Coyote Hills
May 31, 2006
Angeles Chapter Conservation Chair On Feb. 25 about 50 members attended the Angeles Chapter's first-ever all-day conservation retreat at the Community Center in El Monte. The program, 'Tricks of the Trade: A Toolbox for Conservation Activists,' was...
Bay Cleanup or Boondoggle?
April 30, 2006
Sprawl-Ridden L.A. Cleans Up Its Act - or At Least Acts Like It's Cleaning Up Undoing poor planning and fixing urban environmental problems is going to cost local taxpayers billions of dollars. Or it could pay for itself. Certainly, the millions...
Documentary on L.A. Air Pollution Will Leave You Breathless
April 30, 2006
On April 1, businessman and community activist Ken Melendez stood behind the microphone at a meeting room packed mostly with Wilmington residents. It was a beautiful rain-swept morning and Melendez said he would get emotional. He kept his word....
The Low Down on Cool Cities: A Report From the Chapter Global Warming & Energy Committee
April 30, 2006
and Jan Kidwell Leaders in the Club are convinced by scientific research that the burning of fossil fuels, oil, coal and petroleum to power our cars, homes and businesses is causing the acceleration of climate change. Scientists tell us the extreme...
Railroad Riders Revisit Historic Roadside Restaraunt
April 30, 2006
Baker, Calif., with its fast food restaurants and Route 66-style motels is the last semblance of 'civilization' when you exit I-15 into Mojave National Preserve. Narrow, two-lane Kelbaker Road winds its way south through vast desert lands, where...
Bob Wheatley, 1916-2006
April 30, 2006
Bob Wheatley passed away Feb. 6. He was 89 years old. Wheatley was very active in the Sierra Club, serving as chair of the Rio Hondo Section for several years and helping to found the Lower Peaks Committee. He received Chapter Awards in...
L.A. City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl Outlines Plans for Environmental Conservation
April 30, 2006
, Marcia Hansom, and Susana Reyes Last spring, Bill Rosendahl, with huge Sierra Club grassroots support, was elected to the Los Angeles City Council. He now represents more than 250,000 residents in the 11th district, the city's largest coastal...