Green Festival - Los Angeles

  • Posted on 9 June 2016
  • By Angélica González

Green Festival is back in LA for its 6th year! Join the Green Festival Marketplace by exploring over 250 exhibitors, learning from over 50 inspirational speakers, indulging in some delicious vegan or vegetarian food and learning all you need to know to live a more sustainable lifestyle! 

Come hike the Backbone Trail with us!

The completed 67-mile Backbone Trail is an iconic route in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Sierra Club leads hikes on the trail year-round. Here are some upcoming ones to try:

July 19: Corral Canyon to McAuley Peak, the high point named for Sierra Club leader and activist Milt McAuley who worked on the Backbone Trail decades ago.

July 26: Hondo Canyon to Fossil Ridge, about 8 miles on the Backbone Trail.

Aug 2: Hondo Canyon to Topanga Overlook, a strenuous 12 miles to gain views from the overlook.

Aug. 30, Latigo Canyon to Mesa Peak, a strenuous 14 miles in the heart of the Backbone Trail.

Aug. 30, "Little Tapia" to Upper Solstice, 11 miles with 1,800 feet of gain.

Sept. 6, Sandstone Sextet, a 10-mile loop to Sandstone, Tri Peaks, Exchange, Pop Top, Boney and Big Dome high points.

For more Backbone Trail hikes and outings, go to the online Schedule of Activities and filter by date or the words "Backbone Trail."

Take a ride toward clean air with us

  • Posted on 26 May 2016
  • By Susana Reyes
A see-thru 2017 Chevy Bolt EV. Electric cars are a key step in getting rid of fossil fuel dependency. Credit: Chevrolet/General Motors

San Onofre's final step: safe removal of nuclear waste

  • Posted on 26 May 2016
  • By Glenn Pascall

The Sierra Club and other environmental and community groups fought and won in their efforts to shut the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013. The issue was the site's history of safety risks and technology failures at the plant operated by Southern California Edison.

Marching to break free from fossil fuels in L.A. and beyond

  • Posted on 26 May 2016
  • By From Sierra Club Field Staff

Students from UCLA joined over forty Sierra Club activists in marching to end neighborhood drilling and keep dirty fuels in the ground on May 14’s march to “Break Free” from fossil fuels. Credit: Sierra Club Field Staff.

Learn wilderness first aid as if a life depended on it

  • Posted on 23 May 2016
  • By Steve Schuster

Join us for an intensive Wilderness First Aid course that will teach you everything you need to know about being safe in the wilderness. The weekend course will take palce Oct. 28 to 30 at the Chapter's Harwood Lodge at the base of Mt. Baldy.

This live-in three-day weekend has variously been described as “first aid boot camp” and “the best cruise I ever took.” Translation: it can be intense, demanding, exciting and fattening all in one weekend. 

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