Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club

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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…

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Foggy 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…

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Liane 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…

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Holiday 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

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Holiday Lights Hike

Bill Lavoie led us on our annual Holiday Lights Hike in Torrance’s Sleepy Hollow neighborhood.

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Holiday 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….

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What 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…

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Links 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…

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The 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…

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Help 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…

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Christian 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…

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Virtual Social and Talk — California Alive

California poppies cover rolling hills

Susan Deo gave a tour of California’s natural regions Feb. 21. Watch the recording.

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Zoltan 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…

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What’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…

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July/Aug. 2020

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Covid Zoo by Cheryl Frick

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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…

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May/June 2020

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Meet 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…

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Tell 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…

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The 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,…

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Phil 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…

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Links of Interest

Federal plastic pollution bill introduced Climate Action Fire Drill Fridays Extinction Rebellion

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Jan / Feb 2020

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New 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…

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Nov/Dec 2019

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Sep/Oct 2019

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Will 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.

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PVP Land Conservancy Volunteer Training

Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy offers training sessions for docents and nature walk leaders in Sept. and Oct.

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You 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…

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Jul/Aug 2019

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Seizing 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 …

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Susan 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!

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We’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…

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Enjoy 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. 

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Along the Path: Painted Ladies on the Move

By Susan Rothrock Deo                                                              Photos by Eva Cicoria Did you…

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Links 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

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Mar/Apr 2019

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Editorial 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?

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Links 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

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