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Wal-Mart versus the river Mega-mart seeks to build in potential wetland
May 31, 2005
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...
Endangered Species Act heading for endangered list?
May 31, 2005
Least Bell's vireo. Quino checkerspot butterfly. Southwestern arroyo toad. San Bernardino flying squirrel. Ashy grey Indian paintbrush. These are just a few of the thousands of unique and beautiful animals and plants found only in Southern...
OC Inner City Outings leads cell phone recycling drive
May 31, 2005
Imagine all that extra space if you cleaned out those cell phones and computer monitors that are cluttering up your closet or garage. You know you can't just toss them in the trash, so what should you do? Lisa Hellman, secretary of Orange County...
Tina Terrell: From urban roots grows a love of forestry
May 31, 2005
Cleveland National Forest supervisor Tina Terrell recently toured Morrell Canyon at the invitation of Chapter forest activists. Terrell, who was named to the post last summer, is California's second African-American female forest supervisor,...
Coastal Commission approves Bolsa Chica development
May 31, 2005
On April 14, the California Coastal Commission met in Santa Barbara to hear the latest application from Hearthside Homes for their Brightwater Project, proposed for the upper bench of the Bolsa Chica Mesa. By a vote of 11 to 1, the Commission...
Take a hike, save the planet: Great Earth Walk seeks vols
April 30, 2005
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...
State attorney general to speak on forest protection
April 30, 2005
California attorney general Bill Lockyer will be the featured speaker at a community meeting being held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, May 17, at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena. His talk will be entitled 'Protecting Our Forests for a Generation...
Muir Dawson
April 30, 2005
Chair, Angeles Chapter History Committee Grand old Nature She made them pure Both the Pine And little Muir (Dick Jones poem, from Glen Dawson journal, 1930) With the passing of Muir Dawson at age 83 on Feb. 21, the Angeles Chapter has lost...
San Gabriel River tour shows leaders river area's potential
April 30, 2005
On April 2, Angeles Chapter staff and volunteers from the San Gabriel River Campaign gave a tour of the campaign's newest project proposal: the Emerald Necklace. The Emerald Necklace is a network of urban parks (green jewels) connected by trails (...
Aliso campaign victorious- wilderness golf plans halted
April 30, 2005
Views of Aliso Canyon, the Pacific Ocean, and Catalina Island can be enjoyed from Aliso Wood Canyons Wilderness Park near Laguna Beach. A luxury resort's bid to extend an adjacent golf course into this publicly owned park was thwarted in part...