Led by Nancy Beverly and Gail Wise By Nancy Beverly GLS started off 2025 in a wonderful way — we hiked up from the Stough Canyon Nature Center in the Verdugo Mountains on the afternoon of January 1st. Nineteen hikers…
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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 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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Some of the earliest conservation articles that appeared in GLS TRACKS. Many are to do with the California Desert Protection Act and GLS involvement to try to get it passed in Congress. Others are samples of Conservation Notes that have…
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By Tom Molloy Arctic National Wildlife Refuge In September, President Biden and Secretary Deb Haaland announced plans to cancel all existing oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Next, they are pushing for protecting an additional 13…
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Led by Jen Dooley and Nancy Beverly Photo above: At the trail junction by the old Nike Missile Base and below the towers on Mt. Disappointment. Photo by Jeff Johnson. By Demetria Villanueva I happened upon this late May hike…
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Led by Tom Molloy and Anna Baum Photo above: Relaxing at our lunch break on Inspiration Point, with Sandstone Peak in the distance. By Tom Molloy; photos by Jeff Johnson We had a nice small group of six, including leader,…
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