The Board authorized flood control maintenance contracts for channel cleaning and runoff pollution reduction. This work removes trash, debris, and silt and clears vegetation around access roads and critical infrastructure.  This contract...

Vicki Hazley, chair of Sierra Sage of South Orange County took pictures of wild things we encountered along the way on a recent Wednesday hike.We would like to share your pictures of what you see on your walks and hikes with Sierra Sage; please mail...

Book review and call to action by Ed Maurer of Bill McKibben's well-timed effort to get us off our duffs...

By Ed Maurer Taking down my old external frame Kelty Pack from a shelf high up in our garage brings back fond memories of hiking on the East Coast, including Vermont’s Green Mountains and New York’s Catskills and Adirondacks. It also carried my...

Story about how our "friends in the oil business" are gaming the judicial system to avoid being held responsible for the harm they have done to the planet.

by Ed Maurer Back in 2023 Caltrans officials signaled an end to the era of massive, traditional, lane-adding freeway expansions in Orange County with the qualifier that targeted improvements (such as toll lanes) may continue to be constructed....

By Linda Pauer  Spend an evening with the movers and shakers that are working on preserving preciouspublic lands in Orange County. Find out why they think it is folly to develop housing thatthreatens both wildlife and human safety in an...

by Ed Maurer According to the Trump administration, we’re not endangered anymore by those pesky greenhouse gases! Alas, the fact is that GHGs have been contributing to climate change that harms human health. Although Lee Zeldin has proudly said...

By Ed Maurer Last week, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to grant 6 isolated mountain lion populations totaling more than 1,400 animals in Southern California and the Central Coast, protection as "threatened"...

by Ed Maurer This catchy phrase goes back to a severe drought in Britain in 1976, and the February 1. 2026, forecast of Colorado River water by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) may just make it popular again in the...