The news of the Sierra Club across LA and Orange Counties!
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My first service trip with Sierra Club
September 15, 2017
Service trip volunteers get a behind-the-scenes look at our national parks. Pat Kramer worked with a team in Yosemite National Park. Photo credit: Carla Gilbert
In August, I completed my first...
Sierra Club Plastic Trash Campaign Creates Survey - Please Help Us Communicate Your Opinion
September 15, 2017
Sierra Club Volunteer Hoiyin Ip has been leading an effort to gather local opinions about plastic trash - Please take the consumer survey of single-use plastics.survey.
She was recently at the Newport Beach event called "...
Join us for our Conservation Fall Open House on Oct. 21
August 31, 2017
The Angeles Chapter Conservation Committee invites you to the First Fall Open House on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come learn about what environmental issues we are working on, participate in our discussion about clean air, sustainable...
On-demand electric car-sharing program coming to L.A.'s most polluted and underserved areas
August 25, 2017
Think you can't afford an electric car? Think again. L.A. is launching a new car-share program that will allow residents to pick up an electric car on a streetcorner with the tap of a card. BlueLA, as the program is called, will launch in late...
Protect what you love! Matching gift for Chapter donations today
August 21, 2017
We need your help to protect bedrock environmental laws in cities, towns, and local communities all across the country. We have chapters in every state, and local leaders in nearly every corner of the country. You can invest in their work by...
Join the Ballona Watershed bus tour on Sept. 23
August 18, 2017
Take a flyover tour of the Ballona Watershed (above)
Come on the Ballona Watershed Bus Tour to learn more about L.A.'s valuable water resource. The tour is sponsored by the Sierra Club's Airport Marina Group and features these speakers...
Ballona Watershed, uncovered
August 18, 2017
Ballona Creek is one of Los Angeles’ principal waterways. The Ballona Wetlands, where it discharges into Santa Monica Bay, have been partially preserved due to intense efforts by Angeles Chapter activists and others. But where does...
Learn about plastic gyres in Earth's oceans on Sept. 19
August 14, 2017
Anna Cummins represents 5 Gyres, a nonprofit organization that seek to empower action against the global health crisis of plastic pollution through science, art, education, and adventure. As a result of years of research in the North...
Got some free time? Come volunteer at our front desk
August 7, 2017
We need reception area coverage at Sierra Club Angeles Chapter office in the mid-Wilshire area of L.A. Volunteer in a fun atmosphere meeting new people and getting an overview of how the Club works.
No experience is necessary; training and...
The Ballona Watershed, as you've never seen it
July 28, 2017
Never heard of the Ballona Watershed? It is outlined in green; the blue lines represent perennial streams, some of which have been converted to storm drains. Credit: Jeanette Vosberg
One of...
