Sierra Club California recognized Angeles Chapter member Howard Strauss for his long years of service to the Club at a statewide level.
Earlier this month, Strauss received the 2012 Bob Hattoy Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to Sierra Club political activities in California.
Los Angeles Christmas by Night Hike
11:59 p.m. Dec. 22 (Saturday)
O-rated trip sponsored by the Hundred Peaks Section
Channel Island National Park 2013 trip dates:
April 7-9
May 5-7
June 2-4
July 21-23
August 25-27
September 15-17
Join us for a three-day, three-island, live-aboard cruise to Channel Islands National Park. Hike wild wind-swept trails bordered with blazing wildflowers.
For 100 years, Angeles Chapter members have been fighting for a better environment. Over the last century, you have helped bring cleaner skies to our communities, preserve open space, create new parks, improve environmental justice and expand public transit in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Updated Nov. 15, 2012: The L.A. City Council approved of the plan in an 11-3 vote in favor of carving the city into 11 exclusive hauling franchise areas for waste pickup from commercial properties and large apartment buildings. Media reports say business interests and other opponents have vowed to fight the plan.
Election results for Sierra Club-endorsed candidates in LA County and Orange County races.
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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.
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 Angeles Chapter
3250 Wilshire Blvd. #1106
Los Angeles, CA 90010
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