4 fresh ideas for making L.A. (and all cities) sustainable
One of L.A.'s urban wild spots, Griffith Park. Credit: Mary Forgione
One of L.A.'s urban wild spots, Griffith Park. Credit: Mary Forgione
Amid a record drought, Mayor Eric Garcetti on Oct. 14 issued an executive directive to dramatically reduce the use of fresh water and the purchase of costly imported water.
Join us for a celebration: What: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Community Celebration
When: Friday, October 10, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Madrid Middle School, 3300 Gilman Road, El Monte, CA 91732
Get outta here! The latest Southern Sierran/Schedule of Activities provides hundreds of hikes, trips, activities for you to go on. Discover the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains in a series of hikes that begin Nov. 1.
The 2014 election for at-large positions on the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee (Excom) and for each Regional Group begins Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 2.
All members are urged to vote for these important leadership roles.
Candidates for the Executive Committee are George Denny, Ray Hiemstra, John Jake, Sharon Koch, Joe Phillips and Jerard Wright. Two voting options were available for members:
More than 400,000 citizen activists, including more than 25,000 Sierra Club members, joined in what is being called the largest climate march in history.
Norma Sporn was a talented and committed L.A. art teacher who traveled the world, collected folk art and was a lifelong member of the Sierra Club. She also was a political activist for progressive causes that were close to her heart.
Norma died at 86 in December, and left the Chapter a generous gift.
It was a comfortable Saturday afternoon, cool compared to the past week’s scalding heat. As I stepped off a Metro Rapid bus onto Wilshire Boulevard, the sounds of earnest protest rang through the street. Extending for nearly 2 miles, the Sep. 20 Building Blocks Against Climate Changedemonstration expressed L.A.'s solidarity with the hundreds of thousands who marched in New York City the next day demanding action from leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit.
Angeles Chapter member Shirley Hickman of Los Angeles will be presented with the Madelyn Pyeatt Award from national Sierra Club for her 25 years of work with the Chapter’s Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) program for 25 years. That program will receive $500 in recognition of Hickman’s award and commitment to taking urban youth into the wilds.. |
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