The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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Volunteer Spotlight - Will McWhinney
October 22, 2019
Lover of all things nature, William McWhinney is well known in the Angeles Chapter for leading a series of beginner hikes and connecting people with the outdoors.
Will started hiking over 30 years ago with friends, but their casual nature...
Tina Bowman Does it Again!
October 21, 2019
Tina Bowman ans Doug Mantle
We are delighted to report that last Saturday, October 19th, Tina Bowman, mountaineer, climber, and Sierra Club leader completed the Sierra Peaks List (SPS) for the third time atop San Joaquin Peak...
You Can’t See the Forest for the Chaparral
October 21, 2019
Chaparral rapidly recovering four years after the 2009 Station Fire. Photo of the Condor Peak Proposed Wilderness Area from Rocky Point with Upper Fox Creek in foreground and Condor Peak the high point on the distant ridgeline....
We Launched a Canvass Program with 4 New Staff
October 16, 2019
Sierra Club Dirty Fuels campaign in Los Angeles in deep partnership with the Angeles Chapter's Clean Break Committee has hired on 4 temporary canvassing staff to do outreach in the Great Baldwin Hills region. Right now, LA County is updating...
Angeles Chapter Call for Awards Nominations
October 9, 2019
Angeles Chapter Awards
Call for Nominations
Due Friday November 1, 2019
Awards To be Given at Annual Chapter Awards Banquet
May 3, 2020...
City Hike: LA Works to Raise Funds and Reduce Waste
October 4, 2019
Photo Credit: Diana Vitoshka
On Saturday, September 28th Team Sierra hosted the first-ever Team Sierra City Hike: LA. 115 participants from the Greater Los Angeles and Orange County area gathered to hike a collective 500+ miles through...
Remembering Robert (Robin) and Lori Ives
September 30, 2019
Robin and Lori Ives. Circa 1961
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s inspirational leader, long-time member and conservationist, Robert (Robin) Ives, passed away earlier this year on January 11, 2019.
Ives and...
A Bright Spot in Congress for California’s Public Lands
September 30, 2019
Photo by Bob Wick Superbloom at Carrizo Plain
As we face Trump-era environmental rollbacks and the growing climate crisis, a suite of new bills focused on protecting and restoring natural areas, safeguarding wild places, and creating new...
Latest Updates on Wildlife
September 30, 2019
We re pleased to share some of our wins for wildlife in the past few weeks. We have been walking the halls of the state capitol of California and Nevada, speaking at public hearings, holding public rallies and giving tours of...