When Green Is Bad: Lush (Non-Native) Lawns
BY STEPHENIE FREDERICK
Water Committee
Plants of San Gabriel Mountains CD
Thanks to Michael Gosnell for his article on Cliff and Gabi McLeanâs nature CD. Where can I buy it?
In South L.A., CSU Helps Students Learn and Practice Sustainability
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| The Veggie Bus, parked at Normandie Avenue Elementary School, where students have an edible garden and a solar-powered irrigation system.
Photo Credit: Lawrence De Freitas |
Study Details Benefits, Impacts of San Gabriel River Discovery Center
BY DON BREMNER
The proposed San Gabriel River Discovery Center at Whittier Narrows passed another milestone in its long journey with the issuance on June 5 of an environmental study analyzing the benefits, as well as the impacts and how to minimize them.
The Draft Environmental Impact Report provides material both for supporters of the planned environmental education center, and opponents who argue that it would damage the environment and belongs somewhere else. At the time of this writing, the Angeles Chapter has taken no position on the Discovery Center.
Sustainable Gardening 101
By Jan Scow
The concept of sustainability has been brandished about in recent years as the mantra of a broad new collation of activists and citizens pushing to get traction on global environmental problems. Sustainable is the new buzzword for a public awakened to the pressing concerns of global warming and its attendant impacts on the environment. We've been convinced: global warming is real and we're eager to do something to help. We're ready to be sustainable.
But what does the term sustainable garden imply?
Endangered Species And Wildlife Committee Joins Bull Creek Restoration Project
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| The Bull Creek Restoration Project will include pedestrian bridges to increase public access and protect immature plants. Photos by Juancarlos Chan |
A Public Thank You Note
BY DONNA SPECHT
The Banquet & Awards Committees wish to sincerely thank the following reception hosts of the Chapter Awards Banquet which took place on May 3, 2009:
Thanks to ...
CRESCENTA VALLEY GROUP
ORANGE COUNTY GROUP
ORANGE COUNTY SIERRA SINGLES
PALOS VERDES SOUTH BAY GROUP
SIERRA SAGE GROUP
SIERRA SINGLES
WILDERNESS TRAINING COMMITTEE
VERDUGO HILLS GROUP
20s & 30s SINGLES SECTION
ANGELES CHAPTER AWARDS: CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF ACTIVISM
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| The pre-ceremony reception generously hosted by several entities acknowledged in thank-you note above.
Photos By: Silvia Darie |
On May 3rd, 2009 290 guests gathered at the Brookside Country Club to honor the finest among them at the Annual Awards Banquet.
Update: L.A.'s Plan For Zero Waste
BY MADDALENA SERRA
Conservation Coordinator
CONSERVATION COORDINATOR MADDALENA SERRA AND MEMBERS OF THE ANGELES CHATPER ZERO WASTE COMMITTEE ATTENDED THE CITY WIDE ZERO WASTE CONFERENCE
On May 30th the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works presented the draft of the Solid Waste Integrated Resource Plan, (SWIRP) Phase 2 at the 4th City Wide Zero Waste Conference at Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral Conference Center. The planning phase of the SWIRP will last 6 years.
Angeles Chapter Awards Banquet
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| From left, Sherry Ross, Jeff Wilson, Nadia Wilson and John LaJeuness
Photo Credit: Silvia Darie |
