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Check out the Angeles Lower Peaks Committee
July 1, 2021
The Lower Peaks Committee and LPC list have been around for some time, since the 1990s. It was the effort of several Hundred Peaks hikers some of who lived in Orange County. They liked to hike the peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains most of...
Culver City is Phasing Out And Cleaning Up Oil Wells -- and That’s a Big Deal
June 30, 2021
Earlier this month, Culver City voted to phase out and clean up oil wells within the city’s borders by July 28, 2026. This vote is historic on multiple levels -- for starters, Culver City is one of the first cities in recent history to phase...
Angeles Chapter Environmental Social Justice (ESJ) Book Club
June 7, 2021
Toxic Communities Recap and What’s Ahead!
The Angeles Chapter staff hosted our second environmental social justice (ESJ) book club last week Wednesday, June 2nd. For this meeting, we chose Dorceta Taylor's Toxic Communities. The book...
The Sierra Peaks Section
June 7, 2021
Founded in 1955, the Sierra Peaks Section (SPS) offered its first official trip May 5-6, 1956, to Deer Mountain in the Southern Sierra. Membership in the section quickly grew from eighteen founders to 176 by 1960, and the SPS was by then leading...
Truth In Recycling
June 7, 2021
The vast majority of people are being intentionally misled when it comes to recycling and don’t seem to know that most of what we recycle actually ends up in a landfill or the ocean. Senate Bill 343 has been introduced to reduce consumer...
Your Share of the Brand
June 7, 2021
“Sweat or pay” was my fair ask of fellow volunteers.
But for the severe financial impacts that COVID has brought to nonprofits, I’m asking proud Sierra Club members to pay a little extra. Here’s why. ...
Innovative Wetlands Park in South LA
June 3, 2021
Along Avalon and San Pedro boulevard, between 54th and 55th street, lies a little jewel called South Los Angeles Wetlandpark. Located in a historic and beautiful area called South Park, between the historic Central avenue and USC, this entire...
Hunters in California Ditch the Lead and Keep the Conservation Heritage
May 25, 2021
Same tradition, different rules.
2020 saw recreation in our city centers severely limited, restricting human interactions and forcing isolation in homes. Supply chains were interrupted and panicked food shortages became the norm. Public...
Morgan Goodwin on Environmental Directions
May 19, 2021
Listen to Angeles Chapter Senoir Director Morgan Goodwin talk with Nancy Pearlman on Environmental Directions. This international, award-winning interview radio series is the longest-running environmental program in the country.
Call for Angeles Chapter Executive Committee Candidates
May 18, 2021
The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter nominating committee is looking for members from sections and groups across the Chapter to run for the chapter Executive Committee (ExCom). We are striving for the Angeles Chapter leadership to reflect the...