Sustaining our Future, One Month at a Time

  • Posted on 7 September 2023
  • By Jennifer Gregg, Chapter Fundraising Officer

(and how a few Angeles Chapter members will match your contributions!)

We’ve heard it said: “We are stronger together.” The Angeles Chapter boasts nearly 90,000 people in our database who have shown interest in exploring, enjoying, and protecting our local environment. That’s a lot of strength for one Chapter! 
 

The Cool Irvine Program

  • Posted on 16 August 2023
  • By Ed Maurer & Patty Oh
The United Nations launched its Cool Cities Challenge at the Sharm El-Sheikh meeting in 2022 to encourage cities to enhance the number of nature-based cooling solutions within their boundaries because cities are warming twice as fast as the global average.  In California, the Empowerment Institute issued a challenge, and the City of Irvine was chosen as one of three cities, along with Los Angeles and Petaluma, to participate in this ground-breaking program to reach community-wide sustainability.

Fotos y Recreo! Sierra Club Celebrates Latino Conservation Week

  • Posted on 7 July 2023
  • By Kim Orbe, Senior Conservation Program Manager
 
Join the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club and other local organizations in celebrating its Second Annual Latino Conservation Week Event and LCW 10th year anniversary! We are excited to host another unique event that invites our communidad to connect in our passion for the environment, art, conservation and cultura. 
 

Phasing Out Oil Wells Close To Our California Communities Has Nothing To Do With Gas Prices and Everything To Do With Public Health

  • Posted on 22 June 2023
  • By Firoza Jhabvala, Sierra Club Defense Setback Team
For many years I didn’t know that I lived near so many oil wells in my dense Los Angeles neighborhood. That office building about ¼ mile from me?  It’s a façade for a recently closed oil and gas extraction site. The building that looks like a synagogue? No one goes there to pray. It’s a front for another inactive oil well. 
 

The Chapter Welcomes a New Cohort of Activists

  • Posted on 30 May 2023
  • By Kim Orbe, Senior Conservation Program Manager
Chapter Activist Academy Trainers, Participants, community partners, and Councilmember Nithya Raman (CD4) at the culmination event at Audubon Center Debs Park
 
Photographed: Chapter Activist Academy Trainers, Participants, community partners, and Councilmember Nithya Raman (CD4) at the culmination event at Audubon Center Debs Park
 

Earth Month Round-Up

  • Posted on 1 May 2023
  • By Angeles Chapter Updates
Earth Month was a breath of fresh air for the members and friends of Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, who laced up their hiking boots and hit the trails for a month full of adventure, exploration, and appreciation for the great outdoors. Here are some highlights:
 
The Santa Clarita Valley Group Celebrated with an evening stroll through the Paseos in Santa Clarita
 

Visiting Vice President Kamala Harris in DC

  • Posted on 28 April 2023
  • By Morgan Goodwin - Senior Director, Angeles Chapter
On behalf of the Angeles Chapter, I accepted an invite to the Earth Day celebration at the residence of the Vice President. 
 
It was no small thing to commit to travel across the country for a fancy social event. However, many of you encouraged me to accept, and I was proud to represent all the good work we are doing here. 
 

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