April News & Notes
ExComm Meets
The Angeles Chapter Executive Committee will meet Sunday, April 23 at 1pm in the Chapter office. All members are invited to attend.
Photo Competition
ExComm Meets
The Angeles Chapter Executive Committee will meet Sunday, April 23 at 1pm in the Chapter office. All members are invited to attend.
Photo Competition
James C. Lesperance, former longtime leader in the Angeles Chapter Basic Mountaineering Course, died Jan. 20 following an extended battle with cancer.
Born in Chicago, Ill., Lesperance graduated from the University of Illinois and CSU Los Angeles. Lesperance was a long-time resident of Arcadia and Mammoth Lakes, Calif. and was very active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was also a Group Leader for the Sierra Club's Basic Mountaineering Training Program in the San Gabriel Valley for nearly 20 years.
Interim Editor, Southern Sierran
It can be very distressing to find an orphaned or injured animal. Though your first instinct may be to help, in some cases it might be best to leave the animal alone until professional help arrives.
Does it need my help?
The U.S. Humane Society recommends that you only help animals in the following circumstances:
Interim Editor, Southern Sierran
In September 2005, biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey found 11 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs in City Creek in San Bernardino County. The species had disappeared from the area more than two years earlier.
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Photo courtesy Adam Backlin, U.S. Geological Survey |
Angeles Chapter Conservation Chair
On Feb. 25 about 50 members attended the Angeles Chapter's first-ever all-day conservation retreat at the Community Center in El Monte. The program, 'Tricks of the Trade: A Toolbox for Conservation Activists,' was developed by long-time conservation activists Marcia Hanscom and Lynne Plambeck.
Conservation Program Coordinator
As spring arrives, members enjoying their explorations may notice that wild species are also more abundant. In Southern California, there are several common wildlife species we should be aware of during excursions.
Rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes are the only venomous reptiles native to California. They can be recognized by their broad heads, light colored bodies with brown blotches and the notorious rattle bringing up the rear. Younger rattlesnakes may have a button, rather than a full rattle.
New Books and DVDs Available for Checkout to Angeles Chapter Members
Former Sierra Club executive director Michael McCloskey heads the library's list of new authors. In The Thick of It: My Life in the Sierra Club is the autobiography of the man who followed the controversial David Brower and helped move the organization to the national stage. McCloskey faced and met an unprecedented challenge in replacing a dynamic fighter and taking the club into a strong and forceful future.
On Feb. 23, Orange County's Transportation Corridor Agency voted 12-3 to certify their environmental report on the Foothill-South Toll Road. TCA officially selected an alignment that bisects both San Onofre State Beach (devastating Trestles Surf Beach and the San Mateo Campground) and the Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy.
While disappointing, the vote was not at all surprising.
Conservation Program Coordinator
As nature lovers, we like to enjoy our fruit trees, vegetable gardens, outdoor plants, ornamental ponds, compost piles and bird feeders. Local wildlife also appreciate these attractions, and this can sometimes lead to conflict.
Rodents and black bears are attracted by bird feeders. Raccoons delight in fish ponds and uproot newly-planted landscaping. Compost piles attract digging skunks and rosebushes attract foraging deer and rabbits.
Eco-Friendly Clothing Requires Research, but it's Worth the Clean Conscience
As an environmentalist, I find it hard to enjoy clothes shopping these days. Three words on a label tell me enough about a garment's backstory to make me want to return it to the rack. Was it 'Made in Bangladesh'? Or the Dominican Republic? Maybe Indonesia? That little label tells me my intended impulse buy is hitched to exploited workers and poor environmental practices in the developing world.
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
617 W. 7th St, Suite 702
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 10-5 or by appointment
The Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club welcomes your participation in its century of involvement in the enjoyment and protection of our planet's environment. The Angeles Chapter spans Los Angeles and Orange Counties in Southern California, with an extensive program of hikes/hiking, national and international travel, local conservation campaigns, political action, and programs for people of all ages.
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