We are now doing a Tree Adoption event in Sunland where anyone who wants to can choose a tree from our virtual tree chart and commit to watering it with five gallons per week (10 in the hot months): https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1K-i0YbM-2cd0kZcgDziuXHaYR4jrOCo&usp=sharing

Please contact Pat Kramer to let her know which tree you want to water or if your business wants to sponsor a future event. Then, you can look forward to seeing your tree thrive! Pat can be reached at: Patkramerstnc@gmail.com.
 

Volunteers Water 41 Trees in Sunland

A big thanks goes to Ralphs supermarket on Sunland Boulevard in Sunland, CA for sponsoring our November Tree Care Event when 41 trees on Sunland Boulevard got deep watered with 10 gallons of water each on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Fourteen volunteers came out to help water the trees, some as young as four-years-old and as old as eighty-years of age.

The Crescenta Valley Group’s Event Chairperson Pat Kramer puts together tree waterings, weedings and mulch enhancement every month or two to assist the trees that nobody else waters. In the past, Council District 7, Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate, The Sunland-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce and the DIY Home Center have sponsored these events, providing the water that sustains the trees that the City doesn’t water. Since last year, several trees have died leaving empty tree wells, which means hotter pavement, no shade, and less air purification.

We are now doing a Tree Adoption event where anyone who wants to can choose a tree from our virtual tree chart and commit to watering it with five gallons per week (10 in the hot months): https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1K-i0YbM-2cd0kZcgDziuXHaYR4jrOCo&usp=sharing

Please contact Pat Kramer to let her know which tree you want to water or if your business wants to sponsor a future event. Then, you can look forward to seeing your tree thrive! Pat can be reached at: Patkramerstnc@gmail.com.

 On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7 p.m., the Crescenta Valley Group of the Sierra Club presented a virtual program called “How to Create a Toxic-Free Environment” with Megan Liu, the Science and Policy Manager at Toxic-Free Future (www.toxicfreefuture.org). Toxic Free Future is a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy. Watch this one-hour presentation to hear from Megan some simple ways to protect yourself from exposure to harmful chemicals and learn about policy initiatives that can further help to protect us. Use this link to watch the program: https://youtu.be/_RfnbfwdQL0

Learn How to Create a Toxic-Free Environment in This Upcoming Virtual Presentation

Join the Crescenta Valley Group of the Sierra Club on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7 p.m. for a virtual presentation on how to create a toxic-free environment. Our speaker will be Megan Liu, the Science and Policy Manager at Toxic-Free Future (www.toxicfreefuture.org), a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy. Megan will share some simple ways to protect yourself from exposure to harmful chemicals and discuss how policy and market initiatives can further help to protect us.

A resident of Seattle, Washington, Megan manages TFF’s national initiatives. She has researched toxic chemicals in cosmetics, plastics, and building materials, conducted community lead testing events, and supported TFF's legislative work in Washington. .  She has a Bachelor’s Degree in molecular and cell biology from UC Berkeley and is passionate about understanding how social determinants of health and systemic inequities can impact health outcomes, especially those pertaining to environmental health.

To attend this virtual presentation on Oct. 8^th at 7 p.m., please register using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkfuyorz4rHNzUDIPWdKPSsfVhUQzAcNdW

Join the Crescenta Valley Group on Tuesday, September 3, 3024 at 7:00 at the La Crescenta Library as David Eisenberg presents his favorite shots from his three months in the South Pacific earlier this year. David traveled through Polynesia, Around Australia, and along New Zealand's eastern coast. See a sampling of the 43 ports in these locations. The La Crescenta Library is located at 2809 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta. The community room entrance is at accessible from the rear parking lot off La Crescenta. Or, if you want to watch it online, you can join it from this link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87550201700?pwd=kejS57FoV1ITdEtHXsWI32yuxWJ8aO.1

Crescenta Valley Group of the Sierra Club invites you to our program which takes you to the shores of Greenland and Newfoundland on May 7^th at 7 p.m. This will be a hybrid presentation – both in-person at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta, CA and also on Zoom for virtually attendees who cannot make it to the library.

Join us for Bruce Hale’s presentation of his Adventure Canada cruise from Kangerelussauaq, Greenland to St John’s, Newfoundland. The cruise started above the Arctic Circle and gradually  sailed south along the rugged coasts, making stops with zodiac landings in remote regions replete with mountains and glaciers and tundra and fjords. See Nuuk, one of the world’s northernmost capitals, and Nain, in N Labrador, and L’Anse aux Meadows, picturesque site of a Norse settlement in 1000 AD. Also, The Torngat Mountains NP, home of the Inuit and site of Canada’s highest peaks east of the Rockies. Lots of wildlife too, including polar bears. This cruise took place in Sept. 2023. Register for the virtual presentation in advance by using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZModuyoqjkqHtPvlOMv_cSzMG4ln64xmwOi