Southern Sierran
Newsletter of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
November 2020
Keep Griffith Park Wild
P22, The Griffith Park mountain lion by Steve Winter for Nat Geo
Central Group Chair and volunteer organizer Barbara Hensleigh lands a quote in this LA Times article about the opposition effort to the proposed gondola project in Griffith Park. Join our coalition by signing this petition & help us reach our 4,000 supporter goal.
Regenerative Agriculture in Los Angeles
By Felicity Crossland, Communications Volunteer
Photo by Robyn Beck
Meet Avenue 33, an innovative urban farm in the heart of Los Angeles, paving the way for a new sustainable future.
From the Director's Desk: Emergent Strategy
By Morgan Goodwin Senior Director, Angeles Chapter
Photo by Morgan Goodwin
Morgan shares some of adrianne maree brown's principles of emergent strategy, and how we are growing as the Sierra Club in the Angeles region.
New Conservation Program Manager
By Angeles Chapter
Photo by Kimberly Orbe
The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter welcomes Kimberly Orbe as the new Conservation Program Manager on staff at the Angeles Chapter office.
Photo by Grant Ellis - Surfer.com
NOVEMBER NEWS
THRIVING TOGETHER- The Sierra Club helped debut a new video last week that shows the urgent need for an economic renewal plan that tackles the interlocking crises of climate change, mass unemployment, public health, and racial injustice.
New Series on Wildfire- The Forest Committee will be presenting a one-of-a-kind assessment of the impacts of the recent Bobcat Fire, featuring speakers from the Forest Service and Chaparral Institute. Wednesday Nov 18th, 7:30 PM on Zoom. RSVP here.
California Dreaming- Thanks to some amazing organizing work from local activists, last week the Culver City, California, city council voted unanimously in support of recommendations to phase out oil drilling, properly cap and remediate oil sites, and develop a plan to enact a just transition for workers within five years.
Photo of the month- Vestrahorn, Stokksnes Peninsula, Iceland by David DesRochers in Focal Points Magazine, courtesy of the Angeles Chapter Camera Committee. To subscribe, contact the editor.
Honoring those that have passed
The Sierra Club is indebted to the contributions of its dedicated members. This is a space for members to remember and honor those who have passed on, for whatever reason. If you would like to share a few words about someone from the Sierra Club community that passed away, please use this form. We'll be sharing remembrances on our website and in monthly newsletters.
