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News Archive
Mother Nature's sons: The Okee Dokee Brothers
November 16, 2015 By Mary Forgione
Join us for the Path to Positive: Los Angeles Climate Day
October 29, 2015 By Steve Wicke
Angeles Chapter to Consider Dissolving/Reorganizing Three Regional Groups
October 28, 2015 By Carole Mintzer
Chapter launches Military Outdoors activities with Mt. Baldy hikes
October 27, 2015 By Paul Wilson (West Virginia Chapter) and Melody Anderson
Proposed legislation would expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and create a San Gabriel River National Recreation Area
October 27, 2015 By John Monsen
After much controversy, U.S. and Pacific nations strike a flawed trade deal
October 6, 2015 By From Sierra Club reports
Coastal Commission approves of storage facility for spent nuclear fuel rods
October 5, 2015 By Glenn Pascall
Learn about dangerous releases from Torrance refinery -- and what you can do about it
October 1, 2015 By Al Sattler
Angeles Chapter intern launches environmental podcast
September 29, 2015 By From Chapter reports
The new Southern Sierran/Schedule of Activities is here!
September 28, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Help us preserve open space at Banning Ranch in Newport Beach
September 25, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Leadership Training Committee announces new administrator
September 25, 2015 By Jane Simpson, Chapter Outings Chair
Want to help grow the Chapter's outings program? Come to Outings Assembly on Nov. 1
September 25, 2015 By Jane Simpson, Chapter Outings Chair
Fire in Montebello Hills raises new dangers about housing proposal
September 24, 2015 By Yvonne Watson
Back to the beach: Access in Malibu reopens
September 24, 2015 By Santa Monica Mountains Task Force Newsletter
Check out Sierra Club's new logo (yes, the tree stays)
September 22, 2015 By From Sierra Club reports
Come to the Fall Festival at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
September 16, 2015 By Patti Barnes
Want to reward a special Chapter volunteer? Award nominations due Dec. 15
September 10, 2015 By Paul Cooley, Chapter Awards Chair
Why you should want to pay more for L.A.'s water and electricity
September 2, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Passages: Memorial planned for longtime Sierra Club activist Dan Sullivan
September 2, 2015 By From Sierra Club reports
September Schedule of Activities is here!
September 2, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Still don't get the devastating loss of species to climate change? Here's your wake-up call
September 1, 2015 By Sarah Mosko
2015 Political Leadership Awards: A day dedicated to honoring the greenest elected officials
September 1, 2015 By Sharon Koch, Orange County Political Committee
SoCal events for National Drive Electric Week in September
September 1, 2015 By From Sierra Club reports
Why Patagonia is a must-see destination
August 20, 2015 By Kath Giel
Sierra Club's opposition to San Onofre settlement is right on the mark
August 12, 2015 By Glenn Pascall
Sierra Club picks America's greenest universities: The Top 10 list
August 11, 2015 By From Sierra Club reports
August Schedule of Activities is here!
July 31, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Chapter leader among San Gabriels' first artist in residence
July 28, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Chapter sponsors five young women for SPROG training
July 28, 2015 By Angelica Gonzalez
Join us for National Drive Electric Week events
July 28, 2015 By From Chapter reports
What's the true size of your carbon footprint?
July 21, 2015 By Sarah S. Mosko
Angeles Chapter ICO takes kids to Catalina Island
July 14, 2015 By Shirley Weizma
Banning Ranch: Why the development plan for this coastal open space makes no sense
July 14, 2015 By Michelle A. Hoskinson
How can the Chapter attract and engage new leaders?
July 6, 2015 By From Chapter reports
The new Schedule of Activities is here!
July 5, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Year of Muir - Hiking the John Muir Trail on YouTube
July 2, 2015 By George Watland

Jeremy Evans, an Angeles Chapter backpacking leader and John Muir enthusiast, commemorates the Year of Muir with a YouTube documentary of his solo hike along the John Muir Trail.
Responding to the Tragic, Racially Motivated Shooting in Charleston, SC
June 19, 2015 By Bruce Hamilton, Deputy Executive Director, Sierra Club

Sierra Club has committed to advance diversity, equity and inclusion goals. We are encouraging staff and volunteers to seek out opportunities for training, learning and action.  In the wake of the tragic, racially motivated shooting in Charleston, our friends at Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) have organized a call tonight that will offer training and opportunities.
What do you think of the Rim of the Valley Corridor plan?
June 10, 2015 By From Chapter reports

National Park Service is accepting comments through June 30. Check out the study and the map and make your voice heard.
Chapter's stance on California's high-speed rail project
June 10, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Critical Mass depicts the plight of monarch butterflies through dance
June 2, 2015 By From Chapter reports
John Muir: A man full of wonder and joy
June 2, 2015 By Bruce Hamilton, Deputy Director of the Sierra Club
Before Nepal's devastating quakes, Chapter members visited and brought much-needed gifts
May 31, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Andrew Jones' passion for the planet drives generous bequest to Sierra Club
May 19, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Awards for Chapter volunteers: Photos from the annual banquet
May 19, 2015 By Philip Rojc
Sierra Club elects first African-American president
May 18, 2015 By From Sierra Club reports
New Schedule of Activities for May 2015
April 30, 2015 By From Chapter news
Angeles Chapter partners with Pando Populus to sponsor ecological conference in June
April 29, 2015 By From Chapter reports
Thank you donors who brought valuable material to our Living Legacy Library!
April 29, 2015 By Glenn Pascall
Have a solution to the California drought? Play the Innovation Games: Water
April 29, 2015 By From Chapter reports

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