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Angeles Chapter Listservs

A Listserv is a subscriber email list, with added features that generally make communication easier by email or web. The Angeles Chapter has several lists serving our members. Some are open to all, others have restricted membership. If you are new to listservs, you may wish to look at our introductory page.

Open Lists

The following lists are open and can be subscribed to by anyone. Click on the link to subscribe or to view the list's archives.

ANGELES-ALERTS
The ANGELES-ALERTS list is a list sponsored by the Angeles Chapter. The purpose of the list is to notify Angeles Chapter members about conservation issues, news updates, and actions they can take.
This list is open to the public.

Only editors of ANGELES-ALERTS may post to the list.

ANGELES-GLS-NEWS
The purpose of this list is to announce urgent messages to the membership of the Angeles Chapter Gay and Lesbian Sierrans, such as outings changes or conservation alerts.

ANGELES-HPS-OUTINGS
The purpose of this announcement list is to communicate official Hundred Peaks Section
 (HPS) business to HPS hikers, including:

  1. Conservation information that HPS hikers would be interested in.
  2. Up-coming authorized HPS outings and only authorized outings. Private hikes could not be posted to this list, only hikes approved per the chapter's safety committee approval process.
  3. HPS outing cancellations and postponements.
  4. Road, trail, and other route information of interest to HPS hikers
  5. Upcoming events that HPS hikers would be interested in

Anyone may subscribe to this list and receive messages, but only the editors of this list may post messages. An archive of all the messages posted to this list is available at
http://lists.sierraclub.org/Archives/angeles-hps-outings.html

ANGELES-OUTINGS-FORUM
This is a forum for discussion of the Angeles Chapter’s outdoor activities program. Particular topics include: outings management and its reorganization, leader training and certfication, and outings safety, approval, and publication.

Membership is limited to Sierra Club members. Outings chairs, leaders, provisional leaders, and participants are especially encouraged to participate. Please keep all discussion civil and on-topic.

All messages sent to the ANGELES-OUTINGS-FORUM list or replied to it will be forwarded to all subscribers to the list and will be archived on the Sierra Club’s listserv website. Please read and follow the Sierra Club’s netiquette and other policies found at
http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp

Restricted Lists

If you think you qualify for one of these lists click the link to request a subscription. The list owner will need to confirm your subscription.

ANGELES-CONSERVATION
The Angeles Chapter has established this discussion list for Sierra Club activists working on conservation issues in Orange and Los Angeles Counties of Southern California. Topics of current interest include: public lands, coastal and wetlands protection, urban sprawl and development, and ecological restoration. New subscribers are requested to post an introductory message stating name, Sierra Club section, regional group/chapter, and conservation issue(s) of particular interest. Subscribers should please refrain from forwarding postings from this list to other recipients without obtaining prior permission from the author. At this time, subscriptions to this list are open to anyone interested in Angeles Chapter conservation issues. Subscribers should be aware that there is, therefore, no assurance of confidentiality for any information posted here. This list is not moderated.

ANGELES-ECC-COMM
The purpose of this list is to facilitate communications among members of the Angeles Chapter's Electronic Communication Committee, webmasters, listowners, and other chapter members. This list is open to Sierra Club members only.

ANGELES-EXCOM
The purpose of this list is to facilitate the communication among the members of the Angeles Chapter Excom. This list is limited to the members and staff of the Angeles Chapter's Executive Committee.

Subscription to this list is at the discretion of the list owner.

ANGELES-GLS-FORUM
This is a discussion list for rated leaders, provisional leaders, Management Committee members, and other interested members of the Gay & Lesbian Sierrans Section, an activity section of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club.

Leaders, provisional leaders, Management Committee members, and any subscriber to TRACKS, the newsletter of the GLS, may subscribe, to ANGELES-GLS-FORUM. Posting is limited to subscribers.

To subscribe to TRACKS, send $12 for 1 year to:
      GLS
      P.O. Box 615
      Orange, CA 92856-0615

A separate list, ANGELES-GLS-NEWS, carries alerts and announcements. Anyone may subscribe to that list.

ANGELES-HPS-LEADERS
The purpose of this list is to communicate official Hundred Peaks Section (HPS) leadership information to and from HPS Leaders, including:

  1. Solicit additional authorized hikes for the Lookout and Chapter Schedule.
  2. Communicate up coming cut off dates for the Lookout, Schedule etc. and procedures for submitting outings to these publications
  3. Post for edit draft outing schedules to insure no errors exist.
  4. Two way communication between leaders for such things as finding a partner to share leads, finding a substitute leader, etc.

All HPS "O" and "I" rated leaders, plus HPS members in the process of becoming rated leaders may subscribe to this list.

ANGELES-OCSS-LEADERS
The purpose of this list is to have a forum for the leaders, host, staff, and volunteers of Orange County Sierra Singles, a section of the Angeles Chapter. It is intended as a place to share information, plan activities, and conduct section business.

Any OCSS leader, host, staff or volunteer who subscribes to the OCSS newsletter may subscribe to this list.

ANGELES-OUTINGS-CHAIRS
The purpose of this list is to foster communication among the chapter's Outings Chairs and the Outings Management Committee members.

This list is limited to members of the Outings Management Committee and Outings Chairs. It is closed to other subscribers.

ANGELES-OUTINGS-LEADERS
The purpose of this list is to provide information to existing outings leaders in the Angeles Chapter. Information is provided by the Leadership Training Committee of the Angeles Chapter.

Subscription is open, anyone may subscribe; however, only listowners or listowner approved editors may post to the list.

ANGELES-POLITICAL-COMM
The purpose of this list is to facilitate communication among the members of the Angeles Chapter Political Committee.

Only members of the Angeles Chapter Political Committee are subscribed to this list.

ANGELES-HPS-OUTINGS
The purpose of this announcement list is to communicate official Hundred Peaks Section (HPS) business to HPS hikers, including:

  1. Conservation information that HPS hikers would be interested in.
  2. Up-coming authorized HPS outings and only authorized outings. Private hikes could not be posted to this list, only hikes approved per the chapter's safety committee approval process.
  3. HPS outing cancellations and postponements.
  4. Road, trail, and other route information of interest to HPS hikers
  5. Upcoming events that HPS hikers would be interested in

Anyone may subscribe to this list and receive messages, but only the editors of this list may post messages. An archive of all the messages posted to this list is available at
http://lists.sierraclub.org/Archives/angeles-hps-outings.html

ANGELES-OUTINGS-FORUM
This is a forum for discussion of the Angeles Chapter’s outdoor activities program. Particular topics include: outings management and its reorganization, leader training and certfication, and outings safety, approval, and publication.

Membership is limited to Sierra Club members. Outings chairs, leaders, provisional leaders, and participants are especially encouraged to participate. Please keep all discussion civil and on-topic.

All messages sent to the ANGELES-OUTINGS-FORUM list or replied to it will be forwarded to all subscribers to the list and will be archived on the Sierra Club’s listserv website. Please read and follow the Sierra Club’s netiquette and other policies found at
http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp

Other Sierra Club lists of interest:

There are around 600 lists in the club. Here are a few good ones. The whole list can be found at http://lists.sierraclub.org/archives/index.html

CALIF-ALERTS
The CALIF-ALERTS is the "official" distribution list for the Sierra Club California Legislative Alerts. Alerts are posted approximately once per week during the legislative session. Subscribers may not post to the list directly. Suggested postings of Sierra Club California activities should be sent to the list owners at:
mailto:calif-alerts-request@lists.sierraclub.org.
They will be posted at the sole discretion of the list owners.

CALIF-COASTWATCHER
This is the mailing list for California CoastWatcher, a newsletter produced monthly. This announcement only list will also be used for occasional alerts about the California Coast. Anyone may subscribe to this list and receive messages, but only the editors of California CoastWatcher may post messages. An archives of all the messages posted to this list is available.

CCL-GROUP-CHAIRS-FORUM
This list is used by group chairs throughout the Sierra Club to discuss issues of interest to them which will promote their effective management of the Club's 400+ local groups. Only group chairs who are subscribed to the CCL-GROUP-CHAIRS list may be subscribed to this list. They must also be listed as such on the Club's on-line leader information system, WILD, which the list owner(s) will use to validate eligibility.

CE-NEWSLETTER-EDITORS
The CE-NEWSLETTER-EDITORS list is established to support newsfeeds of stories and other materials from the national Sierra Club to local newsletter editors, as well as to provide for a means of discussions between those editors among themselves and with national newsletter staff.  Topics are set to Newsfeed (to receive Sierra Club newsletter newsfeeds) and Other (general newsletter-related discussion).

CE-SCNEWS-RELEASES
The purpose of this list is to allow the Sierra Club media team to send news releases and advisories on Sierra Club issues and events via e-mail to members of  national and local media outlets.

CONS-CNRCC-DESERT-FORUM
This list is for unmoderated discussion of issues relating to the protection of the desert environments of California and Nevada. Subscription is open to the public. Posting is limited to subscribers. Postings by non-subscribers will be reviewed and approved by the list owner before distribution.

CONS-CNRCC-FOREST-ALERTS
This list will serve as a Forest Alert list regarding state and National forests in the CNRCC region and the protection of their resources. Subscribers of the list will be asked to take action on an issue by calling or writing their representatives or by attending a hearing. This is not a discussion list.

Only active Sierra Club members may subscribe to this list. Subscribers will receive messages, but only the editors of CONS-CNRCC-FOREST-ALERTS may post to the list.

CONS-EQST-AIR-QUAL-FORUM
The purpose of the CONS-EQST-AIR-QUAL-FORUM list is to facilitate discussion and exchange of information among Sierra Club members on air quality and air pollution issues.

This Forum is open to all current Sierra Club members.

CONS-EQST-ENVIROJUSTICE-FORUM
This list is to facilitate information exchange, policy discussion, and action alerts on topics related to environmental justice. Any Club member may subscribe to this list.  An archives of all the messages posted to the list is available.

CONS-SPST-POPULATION-NEWS
This list is for individuals interested in receiving regular updates and action alerts related to the Population program. Subscribers will receive action alerts, relevant news items, updates and press releases from campaign staff in Washington, D.C. Anyone may subscribe to this list and receive messages, but only the editors of the list may post messages. An archive of all the messages posted to the Population-News list is available at:
http://lists.sierraclub.org/archives/cons-spst-population-news.html

HELP4-WEBMASTERS
Sierra Club webmasters help list. The HELP4-WEBMASTERS discussion list is a place where Sierra Club members and others who are maintaining Sierra Club-related WWW servers/sites/pages, or who are planning to, can provide or get assistance regarding the webmaster tasks/job.

OE-CG-FUNDRAISING
Sierra Club Chapter and Group Fundraising Ideas.

SIERRACLUB-ACTION
This is the "official" distribution list for Sierra Club Currents. Subscribers may not post to the list directly. Proposed announcements of Sierra Club Clubwide or regional activities should be sent to the list owners at:  sierraclub-action-request@lists.sierraclub.org
They will be posted at the sole discretion of the list owners.

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