What's in your Water
A Water Quality Gradebook for LA and OC's Drinking Water
Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood, California. A major storage area for LA's fresh water needs. John Nilsson all rights reserved
An Introduction: Who's Here for the Winter? The Birds!
When I began as a Sierra Club activist in 1992, working to protect the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach, the person who recruited me to join the Club asked me to go birding with him. I was terrified.
An overachiever since childhood in whatever I’d set my mind to, I hesitated to get into a new endeavor without knowing everything about it! Still, I was interested in the possibility of a “date” with this guy, even a date outdoors in nature!
Art, Plastics, and Politics
The intersection of arts and political activism are two fields defined by a shared focus of creating engagement that shifts boundaries, changes relationships, and creates new paradigms. For centuries, art has been used to create change and spread political and social messages. Why? Art creates empathy. It helps society see injustice, and consequently, to make change.
Directors Desk: The Anthropocene
More and more of us are realizing that this is what it’s like to live in the Anthropocene.
New Native Species Series
Announcing a new series for our Website and Southern Sierran - Understanding Native Species, How to enjoy them, and How to protect them.
The magnificent Burrowing Owl; Paul Reinstein all rights reserved
Water A Public Resource: How Privatization Happens
Water has been a fundamental pillar of civilization since antiquity, and access to clean water is a basic universal right to be enjoyed by us all. As it is our most vital resource, we each have a moral responsibility to see that everyone has access to it. But, what occurs when access to clean water is sold off and exploited? The result is lower quality and a threat to public health in the name of easy profit.
"Just" PPE
Editors note: Stopping the spread of the pandemic is our immediate concern, and we encourage everyone to follow government guidelines for sanitation and health protocols. For those who can, we encourage limiting the use of disposable PPE and properly disposing it when used.
In the Know: Forest Stewardship Council Board
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) aims to protect forests for future generations by setting a standard for responsible forest management worldwide. The FSC’s Board of Directors is responsible for the analysis and decisions of a global organization that is characterized by dialogue and consensus within the framework of very demanding standards of how to manage forests.
