Director's Desk: The Sierra Club Ecosystem
I do my best thinking when I'm out in the mountains.
Long, uninterrupted hours putting one foot in front of the other creates that rhythm where I reflect on the puzzles I'm working through in my work. But it's not just the rhythm -- I've rarely found this quality of thinking when working out inside. Outdoor recreation is being in relationship with the natural world, and a great deal of inspiration available through observing the biology around us. John Muir knew this well.
Of Desert Peaks Not Normally Climbed in Summer
DPS Group hikes Tin Mountain, 1985 (Wynne Benti pictured third from right)
Notable Black Leaders in the Angeles Chapter
February is Black History Month, and we take this moment to celebrate the contributions of Black leaders to the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. Be sure to also read about the first Black members in the chapter and the challenges of integration. The following members have received Chapter leadership awards, which we highlight here.
Discrimination and Integration at the Angeles Chapter
Discrimination and Integration at the Angeles Chapter
February is Black History Month, and we’re taking this opportunity to shine a light on the Black history of the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. This article is based on documents1 from the Sierra Club archives, as well as interviews conducted by the Oral History Program of the California State University in Fullerton and the Sierra Club History Committee.
30 years of trail time with Stag Brown
On Sunday, June 3, the Hundred Peaks Section offered a special outing called the “first Sunday in June hike with Stag Brown.” The first of these special outings was conducted on June 6, 1982, so this marked the 30th anniversary of these annual events.
Sierra Club launches new Wind Works campaign
The Sierra Club in June launched Wind Works, a new campaign to advocate for renewal of the Production Tax Credit, or PTC, for wind energy. The credit is a federal tax policy that helps level the playing field by providing the certainty the wind industry needs for continued growth.
Japan idles its nuclear power plants
During the first weekend in May, as the Sierra Club’s No Nukes Team hosted its Summit in Washington, D.C., Japan’s last running nuclear reactor was turned off, leaving Japan without nuclear power for the first time in more than four decades.
Homes and oil don't mix in Montebello Hills
The Montebello Hills are riddled with old oil wells, and one company intends to keep drilling at a proposed hillside development of 1,200 homes; but are oil and homes really a good mix? The Sierra Club’s Save the Montebello Hills Task Force says no, and is working to stop the housing project.
