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Reprinted from the Yodler. It has been customary for people to assume that when we are not directly interfering with wildlife, we are not harming them. Besides being a convenient rationalization, this assumption is understandable: We assume...

Tahiti and the South Pacific. Mention that to a friend and their mind might be filled with images of turquoise lagoons and swaying palms above a white coral beach. But Tahiti and the islands of Polynesia are much more than that. Picturesque...

Too often we ask much from our soil and give nothing in return. Additionally, we often use chemical pesticides and fertilizers that ultimately impair the health of the soil and the plants that are dependent on it. And we wonder why our plants are...

After losing the battle to build a store in Inglewood, Wal-Mart is now focused on Rosemead in the San Gabriel Valley. The mega-store retailer has selected a site at the corner of Walnut Grove Avenue and Rush Street next to Whittier Narrows Regional...

Dee packs it out for the Chapter. Once a month Dee Shaddock comes into the Chapter office and collects material the building doesn't recycle. That's mostly overruns of the Southern Sierran and whatever bottles, cans, and cardboard that...

For a long time, we in the Sierra Club have been active in promoting conservation of natural resources and the preservation of natural open space, with what some may regard as considerable success. Of course that, like beauty, is in the eye of the...

Members get a taste of car travel circa 1915 on a tour of the Ridge Route, the curvy road that united California It wasn't the typical Wilderness Adventures Section outing. No hiking was involved, just a reliable car that could handle traveling...

As of press time, the 588-acre property across from Malibu Creek State Park in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains known as the Soka property or Gillette Ranch will have been purchased by a consortium of state and federal park agencies. Instead...

If you haven't kept up with weeding over this wet winter you may find yourself knee high in dandelions, stinging nettle, and grasses. You may be tempted to reach for an herbicide, but please consider the following before you do. According to the...

Celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24, by becoming a hiker for the environment at the 2nd Annual Great Earth Walk. Sponsored by Earth Resource Foundation in conjunction with the Sierra Club and several other environmental groups...