Welcome to the Crescenta Valley Group of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club. If you live in or near the communities of Sunland, Tujunga, Montrose, La Crescenta, or La Canada-Flintridge, and want to become more active with the Sierra Club, contact us or join us on an outing. New Members are always welcome!
We are looking for outing leaders too! If you are a Sierra Club leader and would like to lead outings with us, please contact outdoorsygal@sbcglobal.net. If you would like to become a leader, the next training is April 2012. Click here for the Leadership Training Program application:
New to Sierra Club? Click here for the newcomer information events!
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Our newest vacation for you!
Bali Island and Komodo Dragons
photos courtesy of www.bigfoto.com
September 10--25 2012 Sun-Tue
O: Angeles Chapter. Join Angeles Chapter on a brand new adventure to peaceful Hindu Bali
and Flores Island, home to the famous Komodo Dragons. Come with us to experience this fast growing
travelers paradise with its unique culture, history, and traditions. Our land package takes us around the
famous island of Bali and to the island of Flores, spending varying number of days in each location. The
trip includes several modes of transportation, planes, boats, and air-conditioned 17-passenger coaches.
Also included are deluxe accommodations (dbl. ocup./hotels), 25 meals/happy hours, most park/museum
entrance fees, guides, tours, misc. Price is $1695 plus discounted group international and domestic
airfares. For itinerary and application, send email to lajeunes@pacbell.net Please insert subject line “Bali”.
Applications accepted on first-come first-served basis, as previous trips have all sold out.
Ldrs: John Lajeuness and Andrea Lim
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News
On January 15th, 2011 we joined the City of Glendale and Tree People and planted Big Cone Spruce in Deukmejian Wilderness Park .
Check out the full report at www.montrosepatch.com
Crescenta Valley Group frequently participates in tree planting and maintanance events with the City of Glendale. Here are some photos from the planting events in Verdugo Mountains.
Since then, we've participated in numerous events to care for the baby trees we've planted. Will you join us next time?
It's fun! Join us on Nov 19th for the next “Third Saturday of the Month – Wilderness Workday” with the City of Glendale Parks and Recreation as it collaborates with the Sierra Club in restauration of the trail to Mt. Lukens.
Hike with us:
Feb 25 Saturday Crescenta Valley Group/K-9
O: Vetter Mountain Lookout (5,908') 300' gain, 1.2 mi, 2 hrs rt on fire road.
Walk on the dirt road to the summit provides fresh smells of Jeffrey, ponderosa pine and mountain mahogany. The 360
degree view of the San Gabriels from the summit is spectacular. Meet 8:30 a.m. La Canada rideshare. Dogs leashed,
required water, bowl, and well mannered at lunch. Bring lugs, rain gear, lunch and good company. Depending upon
the weather and condition of the group we may continue to drive on 3.5 miles more to Mt Hillyer (6,200) from the Santa
Clara Divide road: 300' gain, 1.2 mi, 2 hrs rt on fire road and trail. Rain cancels. Ldrs: Cathy Kissinger, John Yard, Olivia
Hernandez
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Sierra Club Works to Save Land in La Crescenta
By Fred Dong
Eight acres might not sound like much, but in La Crescenta, it’s the difference between another hillside development and a crucial piece of open space.
Sycamores, mature oaks and California walnut trees sit on this parcel at the top of Rosemont Avenue at Pine Glen Road north of the 210 Freeway. The Crescenta Valley Group of the Angeles Chapter is working with a local land conservancy to save what’s now being called the Rosemont Preserve.
The idea is to keep this riparian canyon (Goss Canyon) wild. In mid-January, L.A. County Supervisor Michael Antonovich pledged $350,000 in Prop. A funds to buy the land.
The Crescenta Valley Group has offered a matching grant of $3,000 for Sierra Club members to help save the land, which would provide a vital point of access to the wilderness that surrounds La Crescenta. Beyond these commitments, the community needs to raise an additional $100,000 to preserve the land that’s home to mule deer, mountain lions, bobcats, bears, coyotes and Arroyo toads as well as at least 31 bird species. The Sierra Club matching grant works this way. For every dollar Sierra Club members donate towards the land acquisition, the Crescenta Valley Group will match $1 up to $3,000.
You can donate to the project through the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy’s website (www.arroyosfoothills.org/rosemont), or by sending a check payable to Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy to: Fred Dong, Crescenta Valley Sierra Club Group, PO Box 423, Montrose, CA 91021
To learn more, contact Fred Dong at madelinesdad@earthlink.net,
We are offering two hikes to see the property:
At 9 am Saturday, February 26, come on an easy hike of the property with a biologist, paleontologist and geologist as well as other Sierra Club members to learn more about the land and the campaign to preserve it. Park at Two-Strike Park (5107 Rosemont Ave., La Crescenta), and walk two blocks north to the top of Rosemont Avenue. This hike is done rain or shine.
At 12 pm Sunday, March 18, come on an easy hike of the property with a biologist, paleontologist and geologist as well as other Sierra Club members to learn more about the land and the campaign to preserve it. Park at Two-Strike Park (5107 Rosemont Ave., La Crescenta), and walk two blocks north to the top of Rosemont Avenue. This hike is done rain or shine.
