This article by Will McWhinney was first published in the January/February 2002 issue of the GLS TRACKS newsletter, on the 15th anniversary of Angeles Chapter Gay and Lesbian Sierrans becoming an official activity section of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter….
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By Tom Molloy Let’s support the Angeles Chapter Clean Break campaigns to hold the oil industry accountable California is one of the largest oil producers in the nation. There are over 105,000 oil and gas wells in the state and…
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Led by Tom Molloy and Jeff Johnson By Jeff Johnson The route for Tom’s April 7 hike north of Agoura Hills was a counterclockwise loop from the Palo Comado Doubletree Trailhead to the Palo Comado Canyon Trail, the Palo Comado…
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By Jeff Johnson The last-Wednesday-of-the-month GLS local walks/hikes in Long Beach are happening again. We are planning on: As ever, we start at 7:00 PM, walk 4 miles on the beach, a little less on the hill, and aim to…
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Led by Kirk Olsen and Jeff Johnson By Jeff Johnson, story and photos Each year when we come to Mission Creek Preserve for a Spring carcamp, we find a slightly different place. This year, the big surprise was in the…
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Sierra Club Members in Attendance: Tammie Barta, Jeff Bates, Nancy Beverly, Jen Dooley, Jeff Johnson, Tom Molloy, Laura Rainey, Item 1 – Pride Month It was suggested by Morgan Goodwin, Senior Director of the Angeles Chapter, that we do something…
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By Tom Molloy The 1.5 degrees Celsius benchmark has been breached Recently, scientists said that in the past 12 months, the Earth was 1.5 degrees C higher than in pre-industrial times, crossing a critical barrier into temperatures never experienced by…
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Led by Nancy Beverly and Gina Masequesmay By Jeff JohnsonBird pictures from Grace Wang For years I’ve been driving up route 2 between I-5 and I-210, looking up at the hills on the eastern side of the road and wondering…
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Led by Jeff Johnson and Jen Dooley By Jeff Johnson The old Gerald Desmond Bridge in the Port of Long Beach has been replaced. The old bridge was not in good shape and was not high enough to allow the…
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By Tom Molloy Microplastic Armageddon Microplastics formed from everything from outflow from our washing machines (polyester clothes) to plastic bottles and bags and other products have been flowing into our oceans mirroring the exponential growth of plastic production which is…
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