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Bioneers - A Revolution from the Heart of Nature
December 2, 2020
Last month, I wrote an article about the benefits of regenerative agriculture by highlighting a local urban farm in the heart of Los Angeles.
As November is Native American heritage month, I wanted to add the indigenous knowledge and...
Cadiz Water Mining Project Falters with Public Scrutiny, Election Setbacks
December 2, 2020
LA County Water District Efforts to Support Desert-Damaging Water Mining Project Falter as Cadiz Inc. Suffers Major Election Setbacks
Updated 12/07/20
Lower section of Bonanza Spring, Mojave Trails National Monument,...
Four Members Elected to the Chapter Executive Committee
November 30, 2020
Four members-at-large have been chosen to represent the Angeles Chapter’s Executive Committee in Elections that ended November 9th, 2020. The Sierra Club, the Angeles Chapter, and the regional groups within it, are all democracies, whose...
An Open Letter to Our Community| COVID-19 & The Holidays
November 19, 2020
Update: Zoom said earlier this week it would lift its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases...
"Classic Wilshire Walk" goes virtual for its 25th year
November 18, 2020
Getting cabin fever? Why not go on the "Classic Wilshire Walk"? For its 25th year, organizers have decided to go virtual, but with safety and public health policies in mind..
That means you can do all 16 miles at your own pace....
Art, Plastics, and Politics
November 17, 2020
The intersection of arts and political activism are two fields defined by a shared focus of creating engagement that shifts boundaries, changes relationships, and creates new paradigms. For centuries, art has been used to create change and spread...
Director's Desk: Emergent Strategy
October 29, 2020
When my partner and I started dating, she was in Austin, TX and I was in Truckee, CA. Given the distance, neither of us believed it would actually turn into anything more than a summer fling. It was tenuous, wild, exciting. Yet we fought for it, and...
Historic Win for San Onofre State Beach
October 29, 2020
In a long-sought win for a hallowed California landmark, Governor Newsom has officially signed Bill AB1426 into law last month – permanently protecting San Onofre State Beach and neighboring surf gem Trestles Beach from road infrastructure...
Soil to Table—Introducing Avenue 33 Farm
October 26, 2020
Have you ever thought that soil could be the key to a sustainable future?
Five years ago, I would not have known the answer to this or even thought about it in the first place. After discovering the realities of large scale farming and the...
Meet our new Conservation Program Manager
October 23, 2020
A Smiling Kim at Bryce Canyon Natoinal Park
The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter welcomes Kimberly Orbe as the new Conservation Program Manager on staff at the Angeles Chapter office. Kim will be working with the Conservation Committee as well as...