Living Ecosystems Designed to Protect Imperiled Species
October 24, 2025
Living Ecosystems Designed to Protect Imperiled SpeciesBy Linda Pauer At the recent program hosted by Sierra Sage of South Orange County, Angeles Chapter Director Juanita Chavez delivered opening remarks to welcome participants...
The Vital Role of Raptors in Orange County
October 23, 2025
Birds of prey have captivated human imagination for centuries, inspiring mythologies, art, and a sense of wild freedom. In southern California, their survival is a testament to the resilience of wildlife and the delicate balance between human...
CEC Scoping Meeting for the Battery Project in San Juan Capistrano
June 1, 2025
The Battery Electric Storage System proposed for San Juan Capistrano is entering its public review phase after the California Energy Commission. This post provides links to relevant documents as well as the Sierra Club's position on Battery Battery...
Class 1 E-bikes on Wilderness Trails in OC Parks
May 22, 2025
On April 10 the OC Parks Trails Subcommittee, in response to pressure from e-bikers,discussed whether Parks staff should investigate the "possibility" of allowing Class 1bikes only on unpaved park trails. There was a large public turnout, with...
Water, electricity, and clean air are essentially connected pieces of a healthy civic life.
May 1, 2025
Turn on the tap, and you have reasonably clean water to use instantly. That is because electricity pumps water to your faucets. Electricity is generated by heating water into steam to run turbines unless you use wind or photovoltaic (PV) energy...
Sierra Club and Partners Sue Elon Musk and DOGE Over Layoffs at National Parks
March 9, 2025
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has executed mass layoffs within federal agencies that oversee national parks across the United States. A new lawsuit against Musk and DOGE aims to force the Trump administration to change...
Disappointing California EV Sales in 2024
February 16, 2025
by Ed Maurer The figures for EV sales for the last quarter of 2024 are finally available, and they are not encouraging. The total number of EV sales grew by an anemic 2,091 cars over 2023, or less than half a percentage point. In terms of...
Supervisor Katrina Foley Is Concerned
February 12, 2025
In a recent newsletter, Orange County Supervisor Foley expressed concern about the Trump administration’s impact on local transit projects on account of a recent memo from the U.S. Department of Transportation that threatens $500 million in funding...
San Mateo Peak Loop
February 12, 2025
On a clear day you can see forever...By Ed MaurerThis moderately challenging 6.5-mile hike leads first through forested gullies and up through coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats to San Mateo peak. Much of the hike is within the San Mateo...
Copernicus
February 12, 2025
Copernicus is the European program that provides free, accurate, timely, and easily accessible information about our changing climate and its effects. We may wish to familiarize ourselves with the many aspects of this European research effort...
