Passages
Tom Amneus, 1907-2004
Tom Amneus, longtime Sierra Club member and a past chair of the Angeles Chapter, passed away on Aug. 22 at the age of 97.
Join the hybrid evolution!
Angeles Chapter Executive Committee Vice Chair
On March 20, my wife and I took delivery of a brand spanking new Toyota Prius, a hybrid automobile. That simple act brought home to me the technological advances that are here today, economically feasible, and real; advances which have the potential for reducing our dependence on oil, foreign or domestic, by at least 40 percent without sacrificing luxury, comfort, power, or reliability.
Voracious invader: Nonnative snakehead wreaks havoc
Imagine a fresh water fish that can grow to the size of a rolled-up tent, has an appetite so voracious that it feeds on small mammals, and has reportedly killed humans with its razor-sharp teeth. Now imagine that this fish, after clearing a lake of all food sources, can emerge on the shore and squirm across land for days on its dorsal fins to find a new loch filled with fresh prey.
Hiker dies in Sierra Nevada accident
Angeles Chapter Wilderness Training Committee leader Brian Reynolds died in a climbing accident on Aug. 22. Brian fell while climbing the steeply exposed northeast face of Middle Palisade on a mountaineering trip sponsored by WTC and the Sierra Peaks Section.
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Brian Reynolds photo by Joshua Hibbard |
Pasadena Group Photograph Auction
November 6
Nature photographs will be on display and for sale at a reception and auction Nov. 6 in Pasadena. The event, sponsored by the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter's Pasadena Group, will be the highlight of the group's 14th annual photo contest and exhibition.
The fundraiser will be held from 5 to 7pm at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Dr., in northeast Pasadena. Viewing of the photos, along with music and refreshments, begins at 5pm. Bidding starts at 6pm.
What's (eco) cooking?
The Sierra Club Sustainable Consumption Committee's True Cost of Food Campaign makes it clear that our choice of food, now more than ever during the holiday season, affects our earth, our health, and what we leave as a legacy to our children and our children's children. Let's pause to think about where the food we eat came from and at what cost to the environment. This holiday season, please choose plant-based, organic, and locally grown.
Local forests threatened by proposed roadless rule reversal
The wild, roadless areas of our forests are under attack by the Bush administration. You can help defend the areas by making sure that the U.S. Forest Service receives a written comment from you before Nov. 15.
The Bush administration is trying to remove important protection from 60 million acres of our public land, including over half a million roadless acres in four Southern California national forests.
Locally, that accounts for nearly 15 percent of the land area in our forests and most of the wild backcountry that has not yet been officially protected as wilderness.
Chapter web site team snags award
Revamp of site recognized at annual fete
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Lead designer Ann Zumwinkle accepts award from Sierra Club president Larry Fahn honoring Angeles Chapter web site redesign committee at September awards ceremony. Photo by Saul Bromberger |
What have you done for Planet Earth lately?
In itself, having a car is not a good thing for the planet, but an Ozymandian monument to consumption. Yet, those of us trapped in the culture that uses cars can do things to make them a little more friendly to the environment and more efficient in terms of money and energy.
News and Notes
Sierra Summit 2005
