Chapter Chair Column: Get involved!
Whether you are a new or longstanding member of the Angeles Chapter, as the new Chapter Chair, I want to welcome you.
Whether you are a new or longstanding member of the Angeles Chapter, as the new Chapter Chair, I want to welcome you.
While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now a new study highlights how ocean plastic debris is also a threat to humans because plastics are vehicles for introducing toxic chemicals of three sources into the ocean food web.
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The Sierra Club's Mission Outdoors volunteers on Jan. 24 received an Outdoor Inspiration Award, presented by adidas Outdoor, at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The award celebrates inspiring individuals, companies and non-profits that have played a role in increasing participation in outdoor activities.
Crippling drought. Devastating wildfires. Superstorm Sandy. Climate has come home -- and the American people get it. Sierra Club will be making noise at the largest climate rally in American history, and 2013 must be the year of climate solutions. It is time to respond, and the next step President Obama must take is to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
Come meet members at Mission Viejo open house
In August, 2009, the Station Fire burned almost a quarter of the Angeles National Forest, about 250 square miles from Big Tujunga to the West Fork of the San Gabriel River.
Many favorite hiking trails were closed for a couple of years, so now hikers are anxious to see how the fire has affected the forest.
Have you made a reservation for the Awards Banquet? Join the Angeles Chapter in honoring volunteers who have shown extraordinary commitment to the Sierra Club. The 2013 Awards Banquet will be held May 5 at the Brookside Country Club in Pasadena. Patio reception and silent auction begins at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and comments and awards start at 7 p.m.
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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