Thermostat down, bundle up: energy saving tips for winter
Sierra Club National Sustainable Consumption Committee
Portrait of an activist: Gordon LaBedz spreads the gospel of grassroots activism
The time has come to bid aloha to Angeles Chapter leader Gordon LaBedz, who next month will be moving to Hawaii.
Chapter hires new director
After a long vacancy, the position of senior Chapter director for the Angeles Chapter was filled by Ron Silverman.
Silverman, who was hired on Jan. 9, has worked for over 15 years in the nonprofit arena. Most recently he served as executive director for the American Cancer Society for Los Angeles. Before that he was executive director for the March of Dimes L.A. Division, vice president of development for the Easter Seal Society of Southern California, and director of development for the City of Hope.
Democracy at work: State buys more of Bolsa Chica
On Dec. 21, 2005, a 118-acre portion of Bolsa Chica was purchased by the state of California for $65 million dollars. The state used funds from Proposition 50, a 2002 initiative that provided $3.4 billion for environmental projects and acquisitions, in what is a big win for the environment and the people of California.
Angeles Chapter Annual Review: Conservation takes a turn
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Backyard campout
Crenshaw High School students camp in Kenneth Hahn Recreation Area as part of Club program
More than 80 students and teachers from Crenshaw High School recently spent the night camping under the stars at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills thanks to the Sierra Club's Inside the Outdoors program. The students were members of the Crenshaw High School Eco Club and they enjoyed a fun-filled camping trip at the first annual Eco Club Survivor Challenge.
News and Notes
Rep. Schiff to speak at Member Training
The Angeles Chapter's Annual Member Training Workshop, Feb. 11, at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena, will feature Congressman Adam Schiff as keynote speaker. If you've taken on new responsibilities in the Chapter and need help learning the job, this is the program for you. The session on 'Where Am I? Naviguessing the Sierra Club,' for example, can help you figure out how your job fits into the big picture of the Club.
Long Beach plans to level historic wetland for sports park
A wetland in Long Beach is in danger of being flattened for a pay-for-play sports park.
The 60-acre remnant of a riparian corridor, known as Willow Spring, originated well up in the watershed and emptied into the L.A. River. The city of Long Beach is moving forward with a plan to obliterate the historic topography and habitat in favor of a sports park for which users would be charged a fee.
Club pushes for Ballona Wetlands to become state park
More than 600 acres of land at the Ballona Wetlands is now in public hands and safe. Or is it? Title of the land did change hands from Playa Vista developers and is now owned by the state of California. But Sierra Club activists know from many decades of experience protecting Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and many other public treasures, that the work of protecting this special place where the Los Angeles River and several other streams converge continues, only in a different direction.
Mountaineer on the mend
R.J. Secor is hiking again after Mt. Baldy accident
Reprinted with permission from the Arroyo View, the newsletter of the Pasadena Group.
Mountain climber and author R.J. Secor is famous for his classic guide book, The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails; his climbing guides for Aconcagua, Denali, and the volcanoes of Mexico; and internationally for his mountaineering exploits around the world.
