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Hikers on Pleasant View Ridge |
From the San Gabriel Mountains to the Rockies, from the Columbia River gorge to the Monongahela in West Virginia, more than 2 million additional acres of public land in nine states now enjoy permanent protection from roads, power lines, mining, oil exploration and commercial development.
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| Every element of the redesign reflects the Janhkes' goal of reducing the production of waste. Photo Credit: Vern Jahnke |
BY TERRY WELSH
Chairperson, Banning Ranch Park and Preserve Task Force
President, Banning Ranch Conservancy
BY SARAH MOSKO, PHD.
It's not much of a stretch to liken America's relationship with cell phones to a once sizzling romance that ends in good bye.
Fated love affairs typically begin with blind infatuation and fiery passion before reality sets in, cooling the embers enough to allow more guarded, sometimes less attractive aspects of the self to surface. Interest wanes until the love object is abandoned or replaced by an alluring new one.
BY MICHAEL GOSNELL
As an avid hiker in the San Gabriels, I always had a nagging urge to learn about the plants that I saw and smelled. Finally, a few years back, I decided to learn more about my surroundings in these beloved mountains. Surprisingly, in an area with millions of people, there is no decent handbook of plants for the beginning botanist. Luckily, Gabi and Cliff McLean have filled this gap with an amazing CD, Plants of the San Gabriel Mountains: Foothills and Canyon(Nature at Hand-see natureathand.com for where to purchase).
BY MIKE SAPPINGFIELD
BY DARRELL CLARKE
Chair, Angeles Chapter Executive Committee
Welcome to my first column since being elected Angeles Chapter Chair by the Executive Committee in January, fittingly in the Earth Day issue!
I remember the first Earth Day in 1970. I was in high school, already concerned about environmental issues, largely from reading my parents' Sierra Club Bulletins.
The two candidates for Los Angeles City Attorney, Jack Weiss and Carmen Trutanich, who received the most votes in the first round on March 3, will face each other in a runoff election on May 19. After evaluating the candidates, the Sierra Club decided not to make an endorsement, but to provide some background on the candidates so you, our members, can make an informed decision in this election. Jack Weiss currently holds the District 5 seat on the City Council.
BY JOAN JONES HOLTZ
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
617 W. 7th St, Suite 702
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 10-5 or by appointment
