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News Archive
Stand with the monuments: Tell Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke you want all national public lands to be kept intact
May 30, 2017 By From national reports
The June 2017 Schedule of Activities is here
May 29, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Climb, ride, slide, fly: 2017 Adventure Film Festival
May 26, 2017 By From Chapter report
Trump's 2018 budget: What it means for the environment (brace yourself)
May 25, 2017 By Jim Hines
Sungevity Bankruptcy Update
May 25, 2017 By Sierra Club
Advanced screening of 'From the Ashes'
May 22, 2017 By Angelica Gonzalez
We need your voice on Bears Ears National Monument by May 26
May 19, 2017 By Communications Committee
TODAY MAY 15TH IS THE LAST DAY TO COMMENT ON VALUE OF EPA REGUALTIONS
May 15, 2017 By Communications Committee
Chapter 2017 Awards Banquet Honorees
May 7, 2017 By Awards Committee
In Memoriam 2016-2017
May 7, 2017 By Lindy Edwards & Silvia Darie
Sierra Club Rescinds Its Endorsement of Josef Bray-Ali in LA CCD 1
April 28, 2017 By George Watland, Sr. Chapter Director
Engaging New Volunteers Workshop
April 27, 2017 By Angélica González

 

 

 
The Santa Monica Mountains power couple: Mary Ann and Ron Webster
April 26, 2017 By Maddy Crawford
Out of a hiker's untimely death comes a great gift
April 26, 2017 By From Chapter reports
May 2017 Schedule of Activities is here!
April 26, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Central Group Program: Eddie Mendoza, Special Assistant to Senator Kevin de Leon
April 24, 2017 By Barbara Hensleigh, Central Group ReOrg Committee
Join the People’s Climate Movement Los Angeles
March 31, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Schedule of Activities for April 2017 is here!
March 31, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Activists score major victory in stopping development on Newport Beach coast
March 30, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Have you seen this snail?
March 29, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Hike of the Week: Botany walk in Millard Canyon above Altadena
March 26, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Earth Day: Join us for hikes to Muir Peak in the San Gabriels
March 15, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Earth Day: Rendezvous Hikes April 23 to mark John Muir's birthday
March 15, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Earth Day 2017 Calendar of Events
March 13, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Orange County - Join Us for our Conservation Leadership Training THIS SATURDAY March 11th in Costa Mesa
Dare to lead! Register by April 1 for Chapter's leadership training on April 15
March 1, 2014 By Jane Simpson
National Sierra Club Elections are Underway - Please click & vote!
March 7, 2017 By Everette Phillips, Chapter Communications Chair
Schedule of Activities for March-June 2017 available for download!
February 27, 2017 By From Chapter reports
Your Chapter has a new home. You're invited to our March 25 open house
February 27, 2017 By Sharon Koch, Chapter Chair
Sierra Club: Pruitt is 'most dangerous' EPA head in U.S. history
February 17, 2017 By From Sierra Club national reports
In-district lobbying: Not as hard as you think
February 13, 2017 By Meg Gunderson
Pushing California to buy clean for the climate
February 13, 2017 By Kathryn Phillips
Sierra Club's own Suvan Geer is one of the artists featured in the exhibit
Clone of ECO-ART exhibit at Golden West College OPEN NOW THROUGH 2/15
February 3, 2017 By Communications Committee

Environmental activism takes many forms.  Some join public demonstrations and marches, others testify and comment before government bodies, and some apply their creative talents to produce works of art that speak to our concern for the future of our planet.  Why not explore the ECO-ART exhibit at Golden West College this weekend or next (EXHIBIT IS OPEN NOW THROUGH 2/15)
Sierra Club's own Suvan Geer is one of the artists featured in the exhibit
ECO-ART exhibit at Golden West College OPEN NOW THROUGH 2/15
February 3, 2017 By Communications Committee
Chapter's Central Group Hosts Program: Hikes in Yosemite
February 1, 2017 By Central Group Re-Org Committee
Save the date: Annual Sierra Club Chapter Awards Banquet set for 5 p.m. May 7
January 30, 2017 By Awards Banquet Committee
February 2017 Schedule of Activities is here!
January 30, 2017 By Chapter news
Women's March 2017: A new resolution to fight
January 30, 2017 By Maddy Crawford
How to stand up to Trump policies on environment, immigration and more
January 30, 2017 By Kathryn Phillips
Passings: Elaine Trogman, environmentalist and newsletter editor
December 22, 2016 By Julie Szende, San Fernando Valley Group
Angeles Chapter sponsored by Sierra Club Foundation
December 22, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Schedule of Activities for January 2017 is here!
December 21, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Chapter elections: Four selected for at-large Executive Committee members
Share the Club's legacy with Yosemite visitors
December 19, 2016 By Michael Bryant
Ready? Set? Hike!
December 19, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Chapter Chair's column: How we all move forward in 2017
December 19, 2016 By Sharon Koch, Chapter Chair
Hollywood reservoir John Nilsson all rights reserved
Ready? Set? Organize!

There's no better time to volunteer than right now. Angeles Chapter is launching a new series called Cultivating Conservation. Strengthen your skills. 
 
Upcoming sessions (RSVP here):
      *10am- 1pm Engaging New Volunteer Workshop
      Presentation by Whitney Pearson Sierra Club  Associate Organizing Representative. 
      3250 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1507 Los Angeles, CA 90010
 
Who should sign up? Everyone -- newcomers who've never taken action on a cause or issue and experienced volunteers who want to be more effective and make a bigger difference in the environmental community.

 
The Hot List: 8 issues we'll be working on in 2017
December 19, 2016 By From Chapter reports
An enemy within the EPA
December 8, 2016 By Michael Brune, Executive Director Sierra Club
Let us take you to winter fun in Mammoth and Yosemite! Trips to sign up for right now
November 28, 2016 By From Chapter reports

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