Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club
Category: Uncategorized
The ExCom Welcomes Elizabeth Neat and Shera Dolmatz
You may recognize the names of our new ExCom members from their writing for the Foggy View. We look forward to more contributions from them. Elizabeth Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) is a Sierra Club program that provides safe and fun…
Read MoreFoggy View Hiatus
March 2023 will be the last update of the Foggy View or the website until we get a new editor. The only part of the website that will remain current is the Calendar, which is linked to Campfire. For information…
Read MoreLiane Minckler Joins Communications Team
The Foggy View is happy to welcome our new copy editor, LIane Minckler. Liane says, “I have lived in Colorado my whole life and immensely enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, rock climbing, and skiing. I also love water sports…
Read MoreHoliday Leader Appreciation Lunch
We celebrated our hard-working leaders and enjoyed socializing over a bountiful Pollo Inka lunch. Photos by Marilee Tadler, human companion to our Monday night mascot, Jag
Read MoreHoliday Lights Hike
Bill Lavoie led us on our annual Holiday Lights Hike in Torrance’s Sleepy Hollow neighborhood.
Read MoreHoliday Party and Leader Appreciation Lunch
Please join us for our Holiday Party and Leader Appreciation Luncheon Sun, Dec 11, 2022,1:00 pm El Pollo Inka, Peninsula Center. Join us for holiday fun and spirit and leader recognition for the countless hours they volunteer each week….
Read MoreWhat is the ExCom Anyway?
You may have heard them term “ExCom” bandied about at Sierra Club events. You may even have been urged to join it. But what is it? It stands for Executive Committee, not to be confused with “ex-con.” It’s the officers…
Read MoreLinks of Interest
On Jan. 1, a state law will go into effect that requires Californians to separate all organic material from their other garbage. That means adding food waste such as coffee grounds, eggshells, banana peels, moldy bread, last night’s table scraps…
Read MoreThe Taber Grove: A Gift from Good Neighbors
Longtime active Sierra Club members John and Lynn Taber envisioned turning a small, overgrown and weedy pocket park on the east side of Rolling Hills Estates into a space that would entice residents to get outdoors and enjoy time in…
Read MoreHelp Us Get Social
The PV-SB Sierra Club is more than outdoor activities and environmental action. We’ve enjoyed quarterly get-togethers (often with guest speakers) plus annual trips to the Hollywood Bowl, local theater and potlucks. Now that our Social Chair, Joyce White, has stepped…
Read MoreChristian Paullin Joins Communications Team
The PV-SB Group is excited to welcome another environmental journalist to our communications team. Christian is an avid outdoorsman and lifelong surfer born and raised in the South Bay. He says, “I have a passion for preserving California’s precious outdoor…
Read MoreVirtual Social and Talk — California Alive
Susan Deo gave a tour of California’s natural regions Feb. 21. Watch the recording.
Read MoreZoltan Stroll
It is with great sadness that we inform our members of the passing of Zoltan Stroll, a member of the Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club for more than 20 years. He was an avid hiker with our group and became…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Experience with the Outdoors in Other Countries?
I’ve noticed that different countries have different ideas about what constitutes a national park. For example, in Cuba and Vietnam, the people who traditionally worked the land that was later designated a national park are allowed to stay there and…
Read More
Links of Interest: Environmental Justice
Racism is Killing the Planet by Hop Hopkins, Sierra Club director of strategic partnerships (Sierra Magazine) Sierra Club’s Environmental Justice Program Black Environmentalists Talk About Climate and Anti-Racism (New York Times) “Both political racism and environmental racism are drivers of…
Read MoreMeet the New Senior Director of the Angeles Chapter
By Louise Fleming The Angeles Chapter is delighted to welcome Morgan Goodwin as its new Senior Director. Morgan’s history of climate activism, mountain climbing, community-building and public service will benefit the Chapter both in our current moment of crisis…
Read MoreTell Your Best Sierra Club Adventure
Now that our in-person activities are on hold, let’s hear about your favorite Sierra Club trip or hike of all time. Go through your photos and remember the scent of pines, the chill of one of the pines dropping a…
Read MoreThe Gnatcatcher Saves Coastal Habitat
By Barbara Dye, former Executive Director of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy The Rancho Palos Verdes Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP), which gave us the nature preserve, all started because of a small, gray bird, the coastal California gnatcatcher,…
Read MorePhil Wheeler
Phil Wheeler, a life member of the Sierra Club since 1989, died quietly on Jan. 30 in Redondo Beach. Phil served as Group Chair of the PV-SB Group. He was active with the Long Beach South Bay Group of the…
Read MoreLinks of Interest
Federal plastic pollution bill introduced Climate Action Fire Drill Fridays Extinction Rebellion
Read MoreNew Liability Waiver
Did you know that when you sign in for a hike you are signing a liability waiver? In order to particpate in any of the Sierra Club’s outings you must do so. Beginning in January 2020, the Angeles Chapter has…
Read MoreWill Your Team Win the City Hike?
Get your team together! On September 28, the Angeles Chapter is launching the first-ever City Hike in LA! Be a part of the inaugural event.
Read MorePVP Land Conservancy Volunteer Training
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy offers training sessions for docents and nature walk leaders in Sept. and Oct.
Read MoreYou Can Be a Leader
Offered just twice a year, the next Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s Leadership Training Program (LTP) Seminar is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s many groups, sections and committees sponsor thousands of trips ranging from easy…
Read MoreSeizing Smugglers’ Skins and Other Wild Tales, July 24 Quarterly Meeting
July 24 Wed 7pm Quarterly Meeting. Before you buy that travel souvenir, listen up. Inspector Ali Ventura will tell us how US Fish and Wildlife recovers endangered species, supports migratory birds, preserves habitat, safeguards fisheries, combats invasive species, and promotes …
Read MoreSusan Deo Wins Conservation Award
At the Angeles Chapter Awards Banquet in May, Susan Deo received a Conservation Service Award for her popular Foggy View column, “Along the Path.” Congratulations, Susan!
Read MoreWe’re Social: Share on Instagram and Facebook
Check out our new Instagram page for the Palos Verdes South Bay Sierra Club. Tag our page @sierraclub_pvsouthbay with your best photos. Please follow our Instagram page at: http://www.instagram.com/sierraclub_pvsouthbay Facebook: Palos Verdes South Bay Group…
Read MoreEnjoy the nature preserve? Comment on the NCCP by May 6.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife are evaluating the City Council-approved Draft City of Rancho Palos Verdes NCCP/HCP and associated documents and are seeking public comment in accordance with their permit decision processes.
Read MoreAlong the Path: Painted Ladies on the Move
By Susan Rothrock Deo Photos by Eva Cicoria Did you…
Read MoreLinks of Interest
Quiz: How does your diet contribute to climate change? New York Times Desalinization pumps more toxic brine into the ocean than previously thought. Science News Arctic Ocean is a hot spot for viruses. Science News
Read MoreEditorial Assistant Wanted
Have a flair for writing? Can you write headlines and leads that grab readers’ attention? Do you have some of these other skills or want to learn them?
Read MoreLinks of Interest
Where the Wildflowers Will Be CurbedLA Why Are Dolphins Washing up on Local Beaches? Daily Breeze Indigenous Peoples of California Tell about Tending Nature KCET
Read More
Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club 