Activists halt Newport Beach housing proposal

  • Posted on 15 December 2013
  • By Terry Welsh

In November, activists opposing a plan to build more than 1,300 homes in Banning Ranch in Newport Beach won a legal victory that reverses the city's project.

Mountain lion cubs born in Santa Monica Mountains

  • Posted on 15 December 2013
  • By From media reports

Three mountain lion kittens were born in the Malibu Springs area Santa Monica Mountains recently -- and National Park Service rangers have already started tracking them.

New Executive Committee members elected

  • Posted on 12 December 2013
  • By Joe Young

The Angeles Chapter elections for the Executive Committee were held in November and December.

The five top vote-getters were who will join the governing body are:

David Haake
Carole Mintzer
Marcia Hanscom
Lynne Plambeck
Charming Evelyn

The newly elected members will serve a two-year term. Voter turnout within the Chapter in 2013 was about twice as large as the prior year.

Malibu Lagoon restoration is all about the give back

  • Posted on 3 December 2013
  • By From Chapter reports

What did we do for Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Absolutely nothing. While others flooded the malls over Thanksgiving weekend, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter volunteers took the opportunity to give back to the environment at a habitat restoration event in Malibu Lagoon on Nov. 30. It also was the Chapter's way of raising awareness for #GivingTuesday, the national day of giving, on Dec.

Ready for a Mammoth adventure?

  • Posted on 3 December 2013
  • By From Chapter reports

Want to ski, snowboard or just engage in some fun snow play? Join us for one of our winter ski trips to Mammoth and discover the beauty of the Sierra, receive ski tips and instruction, and just enjoy the slopes with like-minded friends who share your love of winter in California. Click on the links below to learn more and sign up. Happy snowy trails too!

Griffith Park: Picnic area, not ball fields

  • Posted on 2 December 2013
  • By Carol Henning

After the dust-up in spring 2012 about replacing most of Griffith Park’s Crystal Springs picnic area with two "youth baseball" fields, there was a period of relative silence. Local media had relished a disagreement that was often framed as tree-hugging curmudgeons versus kids longing for a place to play baseball.

U.S.-Mexican border's affect on the environment

  • Posted on 2 December 2013
  • By From Sierra Club reports

When Sierra Club activist Krista Schlyer learned that hundreds of miles of recently built walls along the U.S.-Mexico border were wreaking havoc on sensitive wildlands and wildlife, she took notice. More important, she took pictures.

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