The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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What You Need to Know About Oil Spills - The Office of Spill Prevention and Response - A Coastal Activists Guide
December 2, 2021
Oil spills are catastrophic events that make all of us coastal activists in some ways. We must unify in our support in effective and meaningful responses that can make a difference. For those Sierra Club volunteers with a focus on coastal issues, it...
Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit Defending Rejection of Harmful Southern California Development
December 2, 2021
As part of a long struggle to curb unneeded sprawl development and to protect vital wildlife corridors, the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, and California Native Plant Society filed a motion to defend a Calabasas City Council’s...
LA Zoo Expansion Threatens to Destroy Native Woodlands
November 29, 2021
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter is calling on the Mayor and City Council to Stop L.A. Zoo's planned destruction of native woodlands. A $650 million LA Zoo expansion would make room for modern animal habitats and veterinary support...
Orange County Oil Spill Town Hall
November 22, 2021
Pictured left to right - Cottie Petrie-Norris, Dave Min, Arlis Reynolds, Monica Embrey, Ray Hiemstra, Kim Carr, Kim Kolpin, Sharon Koch, Melissa Brock and Joana Tavares-Reager
Thank you to the City of Costa Mesa and everyone who attended the...
Help us reach more members through video and podcasts!
November 1, 2021
We are looking for environmentally inclined individuals who have an interest in digital marketing and digital strategies with an ambition to participate in the creation of video interview and podcasts then reorganize the content into snack size...
Coastal Activist Primer: Intro to the Coastal Act
November 1, 2021
Often Sierra Club members become concerned about conservation issues along the coastline of LA and Orange Counties. Usually, this means having some knowledge about the California Coastal Act and California Coastal Commission is useful. This...
Membership in the Community starts with voting as a Sierra Club member – TAKE ACTION NOW
November 1, 2021
CHECK YOUR EMAIL – VOTE (even for no one) or CALL (213)387-4287 FOR YOUR BALLOT
There are more than 100,000 people who have expressed interest in the environmental activities of our organization in LA and Orange Counties and of them...
West Hollywood Takes a Stand Against Plasticware
November 1, 2021
The scene is all too familiar: a crinkly bag handed to us at our doorstep or a restaurant, the bag’s THANK YOUs stretched pink as it struggles to contain the tower of squeaky Styrofoam containers stashing steaming takeout. Nestled somewhere in...
Sierra Club Orange County Oil Spill Town Hall
October 29, 2021
Orange County Oil Spill- How offshore drilling poisons our water and health.
The Sierra Club Orange County Conservation Committee is hosting an Orange County Oil Spill Town Hall on Saturday, November 20th at 4 pm. This will be an in-person and...
You're Invited to Griffith Park's Birthday Party
October 29, 2021
On Saturday, November 13, Griffith Park celebrates its 125th birthday. There will be a party, and all of us are invited.
The L.A. Conservancy, in partnership with the City’s Department of Recreation and Parks,...