The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Where the Wildflowers Are: Sporadic Rains Make for an Unpredictable Flower Season
March 31, 2006
Photographers and flower enthusiasts are watching this year's wildflower season with the intensity of Wall Street speculators. Will ongoing drought doom us to months of brown hillsides, or will late rains make for a March miracle? Last year, ample...
April News & Notes
March 31, 2006
ExComm Meets The Angeles Chapter Executive Committee will meet Sunday, April 23 at 1pm in the Chapter office. All members are invited to attend. Photo Competition Publishing company looking for a color photograph for the cover of the new edition of...
New Items at Chapter Library
March 31, 2006
New Books and DVDs Available for Checkout to Angeles Chapter Members Former Sierra Club executive director Michael McCloskey heads the library's list of new authors. In The Thick of It: My Life in the Sierra Club is the autobiography of...
Shopping for the Environment
March 31, 2006
Eco-Friendly Clothing Requires Research, but it's Worth the Clean Conscience As an environmentalist, I find it hard to enjoy clothes shopping these days. Three words on a label tell me enough about a garment's backstory to make me want to return it...
Chapter Leaders Gather at Conservation Retreat
March 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...
Foothill-South Toll Road Approved in Disappointing TCA Vote
March 31, 2006
On Feb. 23, Orange County's Transportation Corridor Agency voted 12-3 to certify their environmental report on the Foothill-South Toll Road. TCA officially selected an alignment that bisects both San Onofre State Beach (devastating Trestles Surf...
Wilderness Etiquette: Enjoy the Land, but Don't Socialize With its Residents
March 31, 2006
Conservation Program Coordinator As spring arrives, members enjoying their explorations may notice that wild species are also more abundant. In Southern California, there are several common wildlife species we should be aware of during excursions...
Citizens' Guide for Wildlife Rehabilitation
March 31, 2006
Interim Editor, Southern Sierran It can be very distressing to find an orphaned or injured animal. Though your first instinct may be to help, in some cases it might be best to leave the animal alone until professional help arrives. Does...
James Lesperance, 1931-2006
March 31, 2006
James C. Lesperance, former longtime leader in the Angeles Chapter Basic Mountaineering Course, died Jan. 20 following an extended battle with cancer. Born in Chicago, Ill., Lesperance graduated from the University of Illinois and CSU Los Angeles....
Political Committee in High Gear
March 31, 2006
The Angeles Chapter Political Committee under the direction of Chair Susana Reyes has been hard at work. Teams have been preparing questionnaires, interviewing candidates, and presenting information to the Political Committee and the Executive...
