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“Connecting people to our lands is personally important to me,” said President Obama at the White House Conference on Conservation held in early March. The conference, convened by the President and his cabinet, was titled Growing America’s Outdoor Heritage and Economy.

Last November, President Barack Obama used the Antiquities Act to protect Virginia’s Fort Monroe, an important and symbolic Civil War site. In April, he designated the 7,200 acres of Fort Ord on the Monterey Peninsula his second national monument.

It’s been about 12 years since a couple of us started working to bring clean, non-polluting trucks to the Port of Los Angeles. On a Wednesday night in April in a small trailer in a truck yard in Wilmington, a coalition that includes the Angeles Chapter’s Harbor Vision Task Force scored a victory when nearly 50 employee truck drivers voted to join the Teamsters.

Sierra Club sues to stop Newhall Ranch project

Glen Dawson: Join us for his 100th birthday! Glen climbed with the greats, had many first ascents and was director of the club from 1937 to 1951. 

As a backpacker, I pride myself on being Tough. I sleep on the ground, wear the same filthy clothes for a week, eat jerky and string cheese meal after meal, and have survived for seven days with just the thirtyfive pounds on my back.

One key tool every good activist Landfill’s toxic past concerns residents needs to use: the law. If you don’t know how to use it, here’s an opportunity to learn from the pros.

The Angeles Chapter’s Water Committee urges L.A. officials to adopt a drought-tolerant agenda in its new landscaping effort.

We’re adding something new to the hikes this year that gives all hikers a chance to help keep the Angeles Chapter’s outdoors program vibrant and to protect the places where we like to hike. Every year, Chapter volunteers lead thousands of free, day hikes and walks, open to Sierra Club members and non-members alike.

Sierra Club President Robin Mann will be the keynote speaker at the Angeles Chapter’s Annual Awards Banquet on May 6. The event recognizes the outstanding efforts of volunteers and staff members who have shown extreme dedication and commitment to the Chapter and its important mission.

Resolve to Get Involved in 2012: This year, make it your resolution to get involved with the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, and make a difference to benefit the environment!

March-April Southern Sierran as a 5.2 MB pdf

Climate change: Good jobs, green jobs means creating a sustainable economy with jobs that don't harm the environment but improve it.

Noted wildlife biologist Kevin Brennan will present “Grizzlies and Black Bears in the San Gabriel Mountains” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena.

 And Yes, We're Ready For The Next 100

January-February 2012 Southern Sierran as a 3.3Mb PDF.

Chapter Centennial: The Angeles Chapter's 100th year may be over, but its legacy of activism and adventure will continue for the next hundred years.

San Gabriel Mountains: A new national parkland for the L.A. area? It could happen here, now that the National Park Service has issued a preliminary assessment.

Bad air days: Three recent studies point to fine particulates in air as the culprits in harming the health of Southern Californians.

California coast: The protection and restoration of the Ormond Beach wetlands takes a giant step forward with a new plan from the city of Oxnard.

Chapter Awards Banquet: Sierra Club members in L.A. and Orange counties are rewarded for their good environmental deeds. Join us May 6!

Southern Sierran: Journalist and leader Mary Forgione named editor of the Angeles Chapter's newsletter.

Volunteer opportunities: Angeles Chapter is working on a variety of interesting projects in protecting local lands and upholding clean air and clean water standards — and we need your help.

Good Jobs Green Jobs: Sierra Club to hold conferences in four U.S. cities to maket sustainable, green jobs a top of the economic priority.