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Our Art in Nature series continues with the beautiful work of dancer and ritualist Lindsey Red-tail.

Every year the Angeles Chapter hosts an event that recognizes politicians who are among the most effective champions for a just and sustainable environment. The event also serves as a backdrop for raising money for the Sierra Club California Political Action Committee. We hope you can join us for an inspiring afternoon getting to know this year’s honorees.

Ignorance is just one step away from awareness. Once we have awareness, we can change. The more awareness we can spread, the greater the changes can be made.

Activists Academy Grads Begin Organizing on Chapter Climate Campaigns

The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter and Activist Academy is excited to invite you to Sips and Support, a fundraiser for changemakers.

Rachel Carson would have turned 177 years old on May 28th. Her story has since then inspired thousands of Sierra Club members to explore their own legacy. If you were to describe your legacy, what would it look like?

The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Celebrates Plein Air Painter Valeree Catangay!

One child encapsulated our collective vibe of the celebration in their nature journal: “I like hanging out with my community. I enjoyed lunch and seeing so much greenery.”

The Angeles Chapter celebrates the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; Calls for more protections 

Angeles Chapter Activists taking climate action and advance their commitment to local Climate and Energy Justice

Black Women for Wellness' Environmental Justice team has released a comprehensive water guide aimed at addressing water equity in South LA. 

We're just 10% towards our Spring fundraising goal, and your participation is critical in our collective effort to ensure our work is sustained in this critical time. Help us fund our work and save paper by making an online donation today.

The rainstorms continue to turn the ocean into a dumping ground, inundating it with a deluge of trash, including a lot of single-use plastics that should have never been produced in the first place. 

William Mulholland, mastermind behind the now 110 year old Los Angeles Aqueduct, spoke these words as water first surged down through the channel and began to make its way towards Southern California. Now over a century later, the region has heeded Mulholland’s order, demanding water at alarming rates and leaving a slew of ecological problems in its wake.

Southern California Cities are moving towards independence from imported water from faraway watersheds and the Bay Delta Estuary. Given the extremes of dry and wet weather with climate change, forward thinking Southern California cities are relying more on local water supplies including fully treating wastewater or sewage to the point that it is cleaner than what comes out of your faucet. These programs are called PURE Water and after extensive research and testing, state issued guidelines finally came out this year.

WeTap and the Sierra Club are the perfect ‘water partners.’ Collaboration and communication are the keys to healthy communities and a clean environment.

Mulch, mulch, mulch! And add compost
This is a key to making every drop of water stretch. Use mulch in your garden! Mulch is a layer of organic material used in the garden to cover bare soil. Mulch is extremely effective in helping the soil to retain moisture, keeping plants cool, and suppressing weeds (which take water from your desired plants). Mulch comes in various forms including wood chips, straw, leaves, compost, etc. In the fall, instead of throwing away your leaves, save them for your garden. Similarly, you can call your local arborist and ask them to deliver wood chips to your property (free resources).

Angeles Chapter’s Water Committee’s newer member Shirley Nixon, a former public interest environmental lawyer from WA state, ponders her continuing discoveries of differences between Washington & California’s approaches to water management.

The Whittier Narrows Dam is an earthen dam constructed in 1957 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The dam stretches across a narrow gap between the Montebello Hills and the Whittier Hills at the confluence of the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel Rivers. Rosemead Boulevard (California State Route 19) crosses over the top of the dam and passes through the flood plain bordered by both rivers. The main purpose of the dam is to provide flood protection to more than 1.2 million people living in communities below the dam while also capturing  storm water for groundwater recharge.

Bringing awareness to public fountains, the safety of tap water and the issues with single use plastic bottles is a key to a healthy and environmentally sound future. The City of Los Angeles is proud to host the 2028 Olympics. WeTap’s project, 2028 for 2028, identifies 2000+ cites using scientific analysis and mapping, as well as common sense to improve access to public drinking fountains in Los Angeles, focusing on outdoor public locations with high value to communities.

For decades, raw sewage from Tijuana, Mexico has, and continues, to flow across the border into San Diego, California.  This discharge flows into the Tijuana River Valley, and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean.  This pollution has negatively impacted the Tijuana River Valley and the Tijuana River Estuary, one of the last remaining estuaries in California, and the beaches.  Unhealthy concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria has forced the County of San Diego to close 10 miles of beach access from the US-Mexico Border all the way to the beaches of Coronado.

Recent California storms underscore the urgent need for resilient energy solutions amid climate challenges. Severe weather led to widespread power outages in LA and Orange Counties, highlighting the importance of home energy storage. Swell Energy is dedicated to utilizing solar and storage technologies for a more resilient future. Discover our partnership with Swell Energy.