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News Archive
Outings Assembly and Morning Hike set for Nov. 2
September 1, 2014 By Jane Simpson

Join us for a morning hike and Chapter-wide outings summit at Kenneth Hahn Regional Park.
Next Leadership Training Seminar set for Oct. 25
September 1, 2014 By Jame Simpson

Leadership Training Seminar: Want to be an outings leader? Take the next session on Oct. 25 in Orange County.
Learn about the legacy of John Muir on Sept. 24

Green Prize: Sierra Club President Michael Brune will appear at Santa Monica Public Library on Sept. 24 to discuss John Muir's literary and environmental legacy.
Chapter's PAC honors Garcetti, Rosendahl and other environmental champions others for their green goodness

2014 PAC Leadership Awards: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, former L.A. Councilman Bill Rosendahl and others honored for their extraordinary environmental records.
Join us in building the Chapter's Living Legacy Library
August 31, 2014 By By Glenn Pascall

Do you have a Sierra Club story? Join us in building the Living Legacy Library.
Will Obama create San Gabriels national monument?
August 31, 2014 By By Don Bremner

No urban myth: President Obama could create a national monument to further protect L.A.'s San Gabriel Mountains.
August 2014 Schedule of Activities e-edition
August 4, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Where to find all August 2014 hikes, events and activities. Check it out!

More wilderness designations in L.A.? Yes, please!
July 30, 2014 By John Monsen

More land protected as wilderness in L.A.? Yes please!
Forum on future of L.A.'s water supply Aug. 9
July 30, 2014 By From Chapter reports

If you care about L.A.'s water policy, come to Aug. 9 forum and make your voice heard.
Sierra Club cries foul over Port of Long Beach move to extend leases for dirty coal
July 29, 2014 By Stephanie Steinbrecher, Sierra Club.

Sierra Club cries foul over Port of Long Beach move to extend leases for dirty coal.
New issue of Southern Sierran and Schedule of Activities is here!

What we're doing! Here's the newest copy of the Southern Sierran and Schedule Activities for July through September 2014. Download a copy to find events, outings and more.

 
As California's drought lingers, desalination remains hot topic
July 15, 2014 By Ray Hiemstra

California drought: State's water crisis heats up plans for desalination standards and plants.
Of Summer Sometimes Blooms
July 4, 2014 By Fejn
Chapter office volunteers needed
July 1, 2014 By Chapter news

Have some free time? Join our team of front desk volunteers at the Angeles Chapter office. Find out how.
One chance to get national forest plans for California right
June 23, 2014 By Dan Chu

National forests: Sierra Club underscores the importance of forest planning in California.
The latest man-made ocean threat? Micro-beads
June 18, 2014 By Sarah Mosko

Beauty's beastly consequences? Youthful skin comes at cost to the ocean food web. It's time to eliminate plastic micro-bead exfoliants.
Angeles Chapter rocks WorldFest -- and next year you can too
June 18, 2014 By Andrea Alba

Angeles Chapter: Grass-root volunteers took the Sierra Club's important message to WorldFest in May. And guess what? People listened!
Sierra Club fights for Wind Production Tax Credit
June 16, 2014 By From national Sierra Club reports

Wind tax credit: Sierra Club out to make sure this important energy incentive remains in place.
Chapter bids farewell to staffer Jennifer Robinson
June 16, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Angeles Chapter: Conservation staffer Jennifer Robinson leaves L.A. for East Coast.

 

 

 

 
George Watland named Angeles Chapter Senior Director
June 10, 2014 By From Chapterf reports

Angeles Chapter: George Watland named Chapter's senior director.

 

 

 

 

 
Kayaking? Check. Hiking? Check. ICO takes LA students on Catalina campout
June 10, 2014 By Shirley Hickman

Inspiring Connections Outdoors: What do you get when you cross Memorial Day on Catalina Island with 73 middle school kids from LA? Fun!
Save the Date: Bingo Fundraiser, July 13

Save the Date: July 13 - Bingo Fundraiser starts at 5:30pm
Six things you don't know about going solar
May 27, 2014 By From Sierra Club reports
Sierra Club activists worked hard for new New Mexico national monument
May 20, 2014 By Sarah Hodgdon

New national monument: Sierra Club activists celebrate a victory in protection of New Mexico mountains and desert.
San Onofre Priorities: On-Site Safety, Off-Site Storage
May 20, 2014 By Glenn Pascall

San Onofre update: Sen. Barbara Boxer acts to ensure shuttered nuclear plant's long-term saftey. 
Stop wasteful spending to fund a study for Poseidon's desalinated water

Stop wasteful spending to fund a study for Poseidon's desalinated water - Attend a hearing May 21 and sign our petition
Climate change rally: Hands Across the Harbor in L.A.
May 2, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Hands Across the Harbor: Join us on May 17 to make a commitment to clean energy and learn about climate change.
A new and better plan to protect Santa Monica Mountains
May 1, 2014 By From Santa Monica Mountains Task Force

Santa Monica Mountains: New California Coastal Commission plan will better protect habitat of this precious natural resource.
Supreme Court sides with environmental groups in key cross-state air pollution ruling
May 1, 2014 By From Sierra Club reports

Clean air: EPA has the authority under the Clean Air Act to reduce dangerous interstate pollution.
Mayor celebrates Earth Day with Sierra Club
April 22, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Earth Day: The mood was light, and praise for the planet and wildlands flowed at Griffith Park event.
Events on Earth Day and beyond
April 18, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Earth Day 2014: Want to express yourself on the day devoted to the planet? Try these events on April 22 and beyond.

 

 
Passages: Sierra Club leader Phil Dorner
April 17, 2014 By David Haake

Passages: Phil Dorner, longtime leader of Pacific Palisades hikes.
Join us for Earth Day 2014 in Griffith Park
April 15, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Earth Day 2014: Join us April 22 in Griffith Park when LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and Sierra Club pay tribute to Wilderness Act's 50th year.
Protect Griffith Park

Take Action: Protect Griffith Park from two damaging projects!
Celebrate John Muir's birthday!
March 21, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Happy Birthday John Muir! Three hikes converge on local Muir Peak to celebrate the Sierra Club founder.

 

 
Griffith Park's field of schemes
March 21, 2014 By Carol Henning

Griffith Park: Let's protect its habitat for the 'plain people' as Col. Griffith decreed.
Is this the face of nature's next generation? We hope so
March 19, 2014 By Mary Forgione

Is this the face of a nature's next generation? We sure hope so.

 

 
The natural side of Israel
March 19, 2014 By Kath Giel

Israel: What does an adventure trip to the country look like? Sierra Club leaders go beyond the well-trod path.
What have we done for you lately? Plenty!
March 12, 2014 By From Chapter reports

2013 conservation wins: What have we done for you lately? Plenty, for those who value protecting local habitats. Read on.
L.A. City takes first step toward fracking moratorium
March 12, 2014 By Susan Heitman

Fracking: Angeles Chapter's new committee joins the campaign to impose a moratorium on the reckless drilling practice in Los Angeles.
Mt. Everest mountaineer Kurt Wedberg to speak at Chapter Banquet
March 10, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Chapter Banquet 2014: Mt. Everest mountaineer Kurt Wedberg will be featured speaker.
Wallraff, Dorsey and Helm endorsed for Sierra Club national Board of Directors
March 10, 2014 By From Chapter reports

Board of Directors: Angeles Chapter endorses Dean Wallraff, Michael Dorsey and Jessica Helm in National Sierra Club election.
Extreme oil extraction comes to Los Angeles
March 1, 2014 By Al Sattler

Canadian tar sands: Yes, this extreme form of oil extraction comes to Los Angeles. Make your voice heard to oppose this environmentally dangerous practice.
The flaws with new oil and gas proposals for Carson and Hermosa Beach
March 1, 2014 By Eva Cicoria

Oil and gas proposals: New drilling in Carson and Hermosa Beach have potentially serious impacts, draft environmental reports show.
Say no to fracking: March 15 rally in Sacramento
March 1, 2014 By From national Sierra Club reports

Fracking: Learn about fracking at March 13 meeting, then join March 15 rally in Sacramento.
Environmental Legal Workshop: Let the law boost your green campaign
March 1, 2014 By Ursula Vosylius

Environmental Legal Workshop: Learn the law to better fight your green battle at free March 22 workshop.
Trash talk: Where does garbage go after you put out your bins?
March 1, 2014 By Reprinted from Tidelines newsletter

Talking trash: What happens to your trash once you leave it at the curb? Long Beach Group's speaker Coby King tells all.
The highest goodness is like water
February 24, 2014 By Carol Henning

Water: Look beyond California's current drought to the bigger picture of potable water worldwide.
Charlie Cooke: The man who kept Chumash culture alive
February 24, 2014 By Clifford E. Trafzer

Charlie Cooke: New book profiles the man who kept Chumash culture alive in the Santa Monica Mountains. Leader, speaker and storyteller provides a vital link to the past for L.A.'s native areas.
Volunteers and leaders turn out to remember Lori Ives
February 24, 2014 By From Chapter reports

With love: Chapter volunteers and leaders turn out to remember the extraordinary work of Lori Ives.

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