The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Leaders wanted!
December 31, 2004
Chair, Leadership Training Committee It's not too late for New Year's resolutions. Why not consider becoming an Angeles Chapter outings leader? Sierra Club members become outings leaders for a variety of reasons. For example, some want to lead...
News and Notes
December 31, 2004
Video camera wanted Do you have a video camera or digital camera you could lend or donate to high school students to publicize their coastal conservation community education project? These youth have volunteered to complete a series of six Orange...
Passages
December 31, 2004
Tom Amneus, 1907-2004 Tom Amneus, longtime Sierra Club member and a past chair of the Angeles Chapter, passed away on Aug. 22 at the age of 97. Amneus joined the Sierra Club in 1955, and served as Chapter chair in 1959. Back then, in order to...
Mountain of the gods
December 31, 2004
It was late August, and I was in Athens for the Olympic games. The air was humid and thick with smog as Carl Lewis passed me on his way to the Acropolis, Olympic torch in hand. There is an acropolis, or high point, in every Greek city, and as Carl...
The seed man
December 31, 2004
Why is the Southern Sierran called the Southern Sierran? Ed Peterson Ask Ed Peterson, at 99 the Angeles Chapter's oldest member. In the late 40s, legendary volunteer Irene Charnok told him the Chapter was about to launch a newsletter and...
Hikers dies in Sierra Nevada accident
October 31, 2004
Angeles Chapter Wilderness Training Committee leader Brian Reynolds died in a climbing accident on Aug. 22. Brian fell while climbing the steeply exposed northeast face of Middle Palisade on a mountaineering trip sponsored by WTC and the Sierra...
Freely trading environment for profit
October 31, 2004
and Megan Garcia Most environmentalists see the upcoming presidential ballot as an easy choice. It is expected that Kerry will carry on the Clintonian legacy of protecting the environment, as he has already touted 'green and clean communities.' Bush...
Green up the season
October 31, 2004
The holiday season is about more than just material goods or 'stuff,' as the simplicity organization Seeds of Simplicity puts it. It is a time to express gratitude for the earth's bounty in fall and a time to express joy and hope in response to her...
Local forests threatened by proposed roadless rule reversal
October 31, 2004
The wild, roadless areas of our forests are under attack by the Bush administration. You can help defend the areas by making sure that the U.S. Forest Service receives a written comment from you before Nov. 15. The Bush administration is trying to...
Pasadena Group Photograph Auction
October 31, 2004
November 6 Nature photographs will be on display and for sale at a reception and auction Nov. 6 in Pasadena. The event, sponsored by the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter's Pasadena Group, will be the highlight of the group's 14th annual photo contest and...