CALENDAR OF GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
OUR LOCATION FOR ANY IN-PERSON MEETING IS ENCINO COMMUNITY CENTER’S ENCINO WOMEN’S CLUB. (ECC address is 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino, CA 91316) Other meetings listed will be by ZOOM, and as we get closer to the meeting date, an Email will be sent with link and invitation. If you are not a member, please go to "contact us" and we will send a separate email invite.
Encino Women's Club, 4924 Paso Robles Ave, Encino, CA 91316, US - MapQuest
The Club is behind the Encino Community Center. Parking will be at the center, with an open gate to the back entrance of the Club. There is a ramp available on the Paseo Robles entrance side. (4924 Paso Robles Ave) is street parking only.
- May 19: Dillon Osleger (ZOOM) djosleger@gmail.com
TRAILWORK: A Memoir of Public Lands, Loss and the Hidden History Beneath Our Feet. Dillon’s new book (to be released 5/12/26) is a memoir that uncovers the stories beneath America’s trails. He guides readers along forgotten paths to reveal ho trails shape culture, access, identity and belonging. Also how our lands are lost, restored, misremembered and reclaimed. Dillon has designed and built 30 miles of trails across 20,000 acres in multiple States. - June 16: Max Malquist, National Audubon Saline Lakes Program (OWL ZOOM) max.malmquist@auduobon.org
Max is the Engagement Manager for National Audubon Society’s Saline Lake Program. He focusses on protecting saline lakes for future generations of wildlife and people. Saline lakes include the Great Salt Lake in Utah, Mono Lake in California, and Laguna Mar Chiquita in Argentina. They are linked and critical to many ecosystems that we depend - July 21-Juanita Chavez, Chapter Director for Sierra ClubC Los Angeles: How can Chapters Engage with our Strategic Plan (ZOOM), juanita.chavez@ sierraclub.org (Reset from April 21 due to a scheduling problem) A Letter From New Chapter Director Juanita Chavez | Sierra Club
- September 15: Josh Jackson, BLM Lands (IN PERSON, @ Encino Women's Club), info@forgottenlandsproject.com.
- Josh just published THE ENDURING WILD, A JOURNEY INTO CALIFORNIA’S PUBLIC LANDS. He writes about his experiences on BLM lands, with beautiful photography and lyrical writing. Website: About | Discover Untold Stories — Forgotten Lands ProjectJosh Jackson is a writer and photographer whose work illuminates America’s most overlooked public lands—those managed by the Bureau of Land Management. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, High Country News, SFGATE, and Adventure Journal, among others. He has also been a featured guest on numerous podcasts exploring nature, science, and conservation. His first book, The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands (Heyday, 2025), is both a love letter to these landscapes and a meditation on belonging and reciprocity.
As founder of the Forgotten Lands Project, Josh extends this work beyond the page — through keynote addresses on public lands and place attachment, and by guiding camping trips with the USAL Project that connect people directly to these fragile and inspiring places. - October 20: Professional Trailbuilders, On Sustainable Trails (ZOOM), aaryn@trailbuilder.org
- Aaryn Kay, Director (360)734-7270 Professional Trailbuilders specialize in sustainable trail design and construction. National Geographic just published a gorgeous article on their work:Nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/trail-builders-perfect-hike
- By Gloria Liu, 12/9/25
We may schedule another Zoom meeting for November 17th or a Holiday party in December. Check out the calendar later in the year.
[Header photo: Monarch butterfly on silver sage © Christine Rowe, all rights reserved]