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December 2016 Schedule of Activities is here!
November 27, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Donate Your Old Car to Support the Angeles Chapter
November 19, 2016 By George Watland, Sr. Chapter Director
Angeles Chapter Activist Jeff Yann died on Nov 1, 2016 at the age of 73.
November 15, 2016 By Angelica Gonzalez

 

 
Sierra Club ends decade-long battle over open space vs toll roads in Orange and San Diego counties
November 10, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Sierra Club on election results: 'Not defeated, determined'
November 10, 2016 By Michael Brune
Why Quemetco battery-recycling plant must be cleaned up
November 7, 2016 By Joan Licari
The latest Schedule of Activities has arrived!
October 31, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Iceland: These mossy stones spin a story of Western democracy
October 31, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Chapter trip goes inside national parks in the Canadian Rockies
October 31, 2016 By Bruce Hale
SC Member Nancy Paulikas is Missing - Please Share Info & Help Find Her
December 2, 2016 By George Watland
Vote in Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Elections - Oct. 8 to Nov. 17
September 19, 2017 By Chapter Elections Committee

To get your ballot contact George Watland, Sr. Chapter Director
The Schedule of Activities October 2016 is out!
September 29, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Victory for Banning Ranch, a vital O.C. coastal wetland
September 29, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Time to take a stand against L.A.'s dirty air
September 29, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Invitation to the Sungevity - Sierra Club Solar House Party
September 15, 2016 By Angeles Chapter Solar Homes Program
Sign the Petition to Stop the Poseidon Desal Plant
Nominate a Valued Member for a Chapter Award
September 6, 2016 By Awards Committee
Schedule of Activities for September 2016
September 1, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Four Southern Californians singled out for national Sierra Club awards
September 1, 2016 By From Sierra Club reports
Let's clean up San Fernando Valley's groundwater sooner than later
September 1, 2016 By From Angeles Chapter Water Committee
Walk the entire Backbone Trail in Sierra Club's 2017 eight-hike series
September 1, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Travel Adventure: Walk with us June 5-17 on England's incomparable coastal path
August 29, 2016 By Kath Giel
Join Evan Gillespie to Go Solar & Save $750
August 27, 2016 By George Watland, Sr. Chapter Director
How do you want to see San Gabriel Mountains National Monument managed? Now you can have a say
August 25, 2016 By Roberto Morales and John Monsen
Inside Patagonia, from glaciers to peaks
August 12, 2016 By Marielle Grenade-Willis
Exploring the wide-open spaces of Mongolia, Sierra Club style
August 11, 2016 By Bruce Hale
What's the plan for long-term storage of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants? There isn't one -- yet
August 5, 2016 By Glenn Pascall
Stop Poseidon from getting a permit for Huntington Beach desalination plant
August 4, 2016 By Ray Hiemstra
Join us for Coastal Commission hearing on Banning Ranch
August 4, 2016 By Everette Phillips, Communications Chair
3 crucial ways to protect California's coast
August 4, 2016 By Everette Phillips, Communications Chair
The August 2016 Schedule of Activities is out!
July 29, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Students get schooled in grass-roots activism, Sierra Club style
July 28, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Courage Against Racism Gathering in Pasadena, Sunday, July 31
July 25, 2016 By Hop Hopkins
July to October 2016 Schedule of Activities has arrived!
July 1, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Chapter seeks Legal Committee volunteers
June 30, 2016 By Chapter Chair Sharon Koch
Want to be active with Chapter's Central Group?
June 30, 2016 By Chapter Chair Sharon Koch
Why these owls need our help
June 30, 2016 By From Chapter Reports
One wild day for kids on ICO outing in Griffith Park
June 30, 2016 By Joe Young
Passings: Hersh Kelley, former Chapter chair and longtime leader
June 30, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Green Festival - Los Angeles
June 9, 2016 By Angélica González
Schedule of Activities for June 2016 is here!
May 26, 2016 By From Chapter Reports
Take a ride toward clean air with us
May 26, 2016 By Susana Reyes
San Onofre's final step: safe removal of nuclear waste
May 26, 2016 By Glenn Pascall
It's finished! L.A.'s iconic Backbone Trail spans a glorious 67 miles
May 26, 2016 By Debbie Drezner, West Los Angeles Group
Marching to break free from fossil fuels in L.A. and beyond
May 26, 2016 By From Sierra Club Field Staff
Learn wilderness first aid as if a life depended on it
May 23, 2016 By Steve Schuster
Wilderness Travel Course signups for 2017 are open
May 23, 2016 By Pamela Zoolalian
Meet Mr. Expo Line
April 29, 2016 By From Chapter reports
Schedule of Activities for May is here!
April 29, 2016 By From Chapter reports
A fight for open space in the hills above Glendora
April 29, 2016 By Joan Licari, Chair of the San Gabriel Valley Task Force

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[Header photo: One of four Mountain Lion Kittens P-66 through P-69 © Courtesy of National Park Service]