There's no better time to volunteer than right now. Angeles Chapter is launching a new 2017 series called Cultivating Conservation. These are sessions designed to strengthen your self development and leadership skills as well as motivate you to engage existing and new Sierra Club members. 

The new year is here, and we're ready! Angeles Chapter volunteer and activists will be working on many issues this year, but here are eight that we're putting on the top of the list. Help us as we gear up to make a difference in Southern California in 2017. Come work on these issues with us. Contact Angélica González at (213) 387-4287, Ext. 204 or by email at angelica.gonzalez@ sierraclub.org.

1. Toxic battery recycling

Well, we knew this wasn't going to be pretty -- but it's still shocking. Donald Trump wants to appoint Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt as administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Over the days since Nov. 8, we've had to accept a tough reality. Although it's definitely going to happen, a Donald Trump administration will never seem normal, nor should it. We already know that the corrupt, cynical, and racist values that he and his inner circle bring to the White House will challenge everything the Sierra Club stands for.

The December 2016 Schedule of Activities is your guide to upcoming trips, hikes, events and outings.

Download your copy now -- and share with a friend. 

Since the Exide battery-acid plant in Vernon was closed down for pollution, Quemetco is the only battery recycling facility in west of the Rocky Mountains. Batteries at the City of Industry site are processed not only from the western states but foreign countries as well. The plant currently processes 1.2 million pounds of car batteries each day.

The latest Angeles Chapter Schedule of Activities has arrived! Check out all we're doing between November 2016 and February 2017.