Schedule of Activities e-edition has arrived!

  • Posted on 6 November 2012
  • By mforgione

The Schedule of Activities that lists outings from now until Dec. 31 is available in digital PDF form. You can download it on your desktop or print it out at home. Click here for a copy.

Sierra Club seeks rate reprieve from San Onofre nuclear station

  • Posted on 31 October 2012
  • By George Watland

The San Onofre Task Force of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter commends the California Public Utilities Commission for its unanimous decision to launch an investigation into the rates, operations, practices, services and facilities of Southern California Edison  and San Diego Gas & Electric), related to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Units 2 and 3. 

Climb the highest mountain, but how high is Mt. Whitney?

  • Posted on 31 October 2012
  • By Wynne Benti

The accepted elevation of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous U.S., has “changed” several times since it was first climbed in 1873. A quick Google search of “Mt. Whitney + Elevation” produces a height of 14,505 feet for the summit whose trailhead begins north of Lone Pine, Calif.

Sierra Club Photo Auction Nov. 10

  • Posted on 16 October 2012
  • By Joan Schipper

Bristlecone Pine 102 by Peter MasonAfter a four year hiatus, the Sierra Club Camera Committee presents its 23rd Photography Auction on Saturday, November 10, with refreshments, socializing, door prizes, and, of course, great artworks to buy.

Taking the solar plunge

  • Posted on 27 September 2012
  • By mforgione

Free yourself from dirty energy. That's the idea behind the Sierra Club's program aimed at helping America go solar.

In Southern California, homeowners who install solar panels on their homes with partner company Sungevity will receive a $1,000 gift card -- and the company will contribute $1,000 to the Sierra Club.

Fire exacerbates housing plan

  • Posted on 12 September 2012
  • By Linda Strong

Twenty-one fire engines, approximately 200 firefighters and two water-dropping helicopters doused a three-alarm wildfire n a Montebello Hills oilfield that’s slated for a housing development.

So you want to be a Sierra Club leader?

  • Posted on 7 September 2012
  • By Jane Simpson


The Angeles Chapter Sierra Club is home to one of
the largest outings programs on the planet. Each year, the
 Chapter sponsors thousands of trips ranging from beach barbecues
 to mountaineering expeditions in Southern California,
 across the nation and the world.


Chapter historian Bob Cates receives national Club award

  • Posted on 31 August 2012
  • By Ginny Herringer

Bob Cates on Aug. 4 was awarded the Susan E. Miller Award from national Sierra Club that honors administrative contributions to groups, chapters and regional entities. Cates has been a vital part of the Club and the Angeles Chapter for at least three decades.

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