The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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The Mid-term Election – An Angeles Chapter Win for the Environment
November 26, 2018
The Mid Term Elections are now behind us. Voter participation was at an extraordinarily high level for a mid-term election. In Orange County alone, 68% of those registered to vote cast their ballots. It appears likely that the percentage...
Joan Jones Holtz Honored
November 26, 2018
Joan Jones Holtz eceives the Bob Hattoy Award
from Sierra Club California. Photo Credit: Sharon Koch
On November 10, Joan Jones Holtz received the Bob Hattoy Award at...
Get Outdoors & Get Moving!
October 31, 2018
Snow hiking on the Wilderness Travel Course.
The Sierra Club is one of Southern California's most treasured hiking clubs - and its largest. Why not join an outing hosted by one of our many sections? With over...
Southern California´s Shrinking Coastline
October 31, 2018
One of the many global phenomena climatologists deem inevitable is the rising sea level. And, in 2019, this could prove devastating to Southern California’s coastline. Due to its Mediterranean climate, the SoCal coast is prone to arid summers...
Sierra Club Opposes Expansion of the Quemetco Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Plant
October 31, 2018
The San Gabriel Valley Task Force of Angeles Chapter, the Clean Air Coalition of North Whittier and Avocado Heights (CAC) with the Hacienda Heights Improvement Association (HHIA) have formed a coalition with residents to oppose expansion of the...
Residents Have a New Choice for Renewable Energy in LA and Ventura Counties
October 29, 2018
No one enjoys receiving bills. Especially if that bill is an energy bill in Southern California where it’s summer virtually year-round. While energy bills are an inevitable fact of life, some Southern California residents may be able to feel a...
Have you cast your vote yet?
October 27, 2018
The 2018 mid-term election voting deadline is less than 10 days away.
Will November 6, 2018 be a day of infamy for the environment or will her supporters rise to the occasion and vote to elect candidates who will protect our parks and open...
Sierra Club outings leaders: Need to update your first aid certification? December 15th, sign up
October 18, 2018
Angeles Chapter outings leaders who need to renew their Standard First Aid Instruction will have two opportunities for training. Those who need certification with a card provided by the American Heart Assn. can register for sessions:
9 to 11 a.m.,...
Sierra Club’s Presentation of Dr. Keeling’s Curve a Hit!
October 10, 2018
Download/View Performance Program
A record-breaking crowd was in attendance on Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Sierra Club’s presentation of Dr. Keeling’s Curve, a one-man show...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Now Observed as a Sierra Club Holiday
October 7, 2018
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the second Monday in October (this year October 8th), is now observed as a Sierra Club organization-wide holiday. The Angeles Chapter office will be closed on Monday, October 8. The office closure does not...