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Banning Ranch: Why the development plan for this coastal open space makes no sense
July 14, 2015
"How can a project this big go forward with an unusable water supply?" Suzanne Forster asked the California Coastal Commission at a June hearing. The vice-chair of the Banning Ranch Conservancy was asking the panel about...
How can the Chapter attract and engage new leaders?
July 6, 2015
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Join us for a one-day workshop on Aug. 29 that’s focused on recruiting and retaining Angeles Chapter leaders. Many entities say...
Year of Muir - Hiking the John Muir Trail on YouTube
July 2, 2015
This 90 minute video covers Jeremy Evans 211 mile solo hike on The John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney. Photo slide show with narrated videos and time lapses. For more info visit www.evansdp.com...
Responding to the Tragic, Racially Motivated Shooting in Charleston, SC
June 19, 2015
As you may know, Sierra Club has committed to advance diversity, equity and inclusion goals. We are encouraging staff and volunteers to seek out opportunities for training, learning and action. In the wake of the tragic, racially motivated...
What do you think of the Rim of the Valley Corridor plan?
June 10, 2015
Southern California currently has a patch work of national, state, county and city parks and trails that mostly didn’t exist before the 1970s. A plan has been afoot for some time to join them together to protect wildlife, open space, water...
Chapter's stance on California's high-speed rail project
June 10, 2015
The $68-billion high-speed rail project that would link L.A. to San Francisco in a 2.5 hour trip recently drew protests in Southern California over the planned segment between Palmdale and Burbank. But that doesn't mean that California isn...
Critical Mass depicts the plight of monarch butterflies through dance
June 2, 2015
In the past 20 years, the population of monarch butterflies has decreased by 90%. Herbicides like Monsanto's Roundup and genetically manipulated Roundup Ready crops have destroyed the milkweed plants monarchs rely on to eat and lay their eggs....
John Muir: A man full of wonder and joy
June 2, 2015
Bruce Hamilton, deputy executive director of the Sierra Club, was the keynote speaker at the Angeles Chapter Awards Banquet on May 3. The subject: John Muir, and his connection to us all. Here's a transcript of the speech he gave that places...
Before Nepal's devastating quakes, Chapter members visited and brought much-needed gifts
May 31, 2015
Villagers in Nepal hold up their gifts from Angeles Chapter members: Luci Lanterns. Credit: Barry Koeb
When leader Fred Dong thought about what gifts he could bring to the guides and porters he had engaged for a...
Andrew Jones' passion for the planet drives generous bequest to Sierra Club
May 19, 2015
Andrew W. Jones on the Mt. Lowe Trail. Credit: Rachel Siegel
Andrew W. Jones was passionate about social justice and protecting the environment. Now a new Angeles Chapter Sierra Club scholarship, the Andrew W....