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Puerto Rico named newest Club Chapter
March 31, 2005
The Sierra Club's national Board of Directors chartered the Club's newest chapter on Feb. 19. Puerto Rican Sierra Club members formally petitioned the board to become the first newly chartered chapter in more than 10 years. Puerto Rico will be the...
Peek at the Past
March 31, 2005
The date is January 25, 1931, and posing with the cook, the cook's assistant, and their dog at Colby's Ranch are some of the most distinguished hikers and leaders of the 1920s and '30s. Among them are no fewer than eight Great Leaders(*) -members...
Santa Ana Mountains targeted for highways, powerplant
March 31, 2005
For an increasing population in southwestern Riverside County and for those of us in Orange County, the Santa Ana Mountains provide the nearest wildlands where one can really get away from the hustle and bustle of urban life. This northern Orange...
Author dives into the Sespe River
March 31, 2005
The Sespe Wild: Southern California's Last Free River, by Bradley John Monsma, University of Nevada Press, $24.95 Bradley John Monsma's excellent, well-researched The Sespe Wild covers a range of topics centered on the natural history...
It's their home, too
March 31, 2005
Southern California's national forests are recognized by scientists as one of the richest areas of plant and animal life on the planet, home to roughly 3,000 plant and 500 animal species-many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. The national...
Inspiration on the agenda for September's Sierra Summit
March 31, 2005
There'll be something for everybody when Sierra Club holds its first national convention at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for four days in September. All Sierra Club members are encouraged to attend-either as an official delegate or...
Banquet promises cut-loose party for Chapter members
March 31, 2005
Pull out your environmentally friendly décolletage, your super-macho tight jeans, and a throw-caution-to-the-wind attitude and come party with the Sierra Club at the annual Chapter Awards Banquet. Laugh, schmooze, and say 'well done' to a...
Pedal, pedal, shred, shred
March 31, 2005
The Mt. Abel (Cerro Noroeste) Bike-n-Ski trip has appeared in the Schedule of Activities for several years in a row, but for various reasons (mostly due to lack of snow) it has not gone on for some time. With over 40 inches of rain in the valleys...
Cool it!
March 31, 2005
Cheap and easy ways to lay off the AC this summer Compiled by Jim Stewart Our biggest home energy consumption in Southern California is cooling-unless you take steps to reduce use of your air conditioner. Most of these ideas cost little or nothing....
What have you done for Planet Earth lately?
March 31, 2005
Sun bread, anyone? What I do for planet Earth is to cook my major foods in my solar oven and the solar cookers I purchased from Solar Cookers International (www.solarcooking.org): beans, whole wheat bread, and certain vegetables. I use my...