A Displaced Flamingo
October 28, 2023
In September we spent some wonderful days on the shores of the Libyan Sea in Crete, Greece, where we felt the last lashes of the terrific storm Daniel that drenched northern Greece and later swept thousands of Libyans into the sea. Here in...
The Coast to Cleveland Connection: An Essential Wildlands Link
October 28, 2023
Many south OC Sierra Club hikers have enjoyed the James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Coast, Whiting Ranch and other areas in the open spaces between coastal wilderness and the Cleveland National Forest. For the four-footed and winged inhabitants,...
Orange County Parks
August 14, 2023
Especially if you are a user of OC Parks, you ought to know what the management of these wonderful resources is thinking, planning, and doing. OC Parks is governed by the OC Parks Commission that meets monthly, and depending on what is on the...
OC - Eastern Sierra Express
April 20, 2023
Having grown up in Switzerland, I’ve taken the country’s most famous train, the Swiss Glacier Express. It slowly (11 h) provides direct service between St. Moritz and Zermatt every day, and it has been powered by clean hydro-electric power...
Newsom's Perplexing Performance
November 2, 2022
I want to share this opinion about our governor’s accomplishments that I found in the 2022 Report Card of the California Legislative published by the Sierra Club California. This report also shows how the Sierra Club rates the performance of...
A Climate Warriors Lament
June 21, 2022
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without" or trouble at the OCPA delays efforts to reduce GHG output.
The Mission Viejo city council invited Brian Probolsky, the problematic CEO of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) to make a...
Aliso Creek East Update
March 18, 2022
Report about the pending work to be done at Aliso Creek Trail East following construction of a sludge pipeline.
Trail Etiquette 101
January 9, 2022
This is written for hikers, bikers and equestrians. We all like to get out there to enjoy doing our thing on the beautiful trails in Orange County. We are privileged to have the kinds of trails that we do, and with privilege...
OC Parks Trail Use Project: Hikers vs Bikers?
December 12, 2021
Hikers vs Bikers? A personal interim report on the OC Parks’ search foR solutions.
Climate pessimism is not an option
November 27, 2021
Sifting through what the recent Glasgow meeting (COP 26: UN Climate Change Conference) wrought isn’t easy, and a lot depends on whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist because there’s plenty for both sides to celebrate or bemoan....