#Adventure2016 will offer 1,000+ hours of community service, plus education and fun! (tags)
#Adventure2016 will offer 1,000+ hours of community service, plus education and fun! This is its starting point! Orientation will take place in the Angeles National Forest and Pasadena.
Firing Up Action On Climate Change (tags)
As wildfire season commences in California, a local group of citizens is stepping forward on May 29 to ask Rep. Judy Chu of Pasadena to address the cause of the increase in fires by taking a leadership role in Congress on climate change legislation and resources, including ending the sequester which harms California's ability to combat fires..
A Talk by Valena Broussard Dismukes on African-Native Americans (tags)
"The lives of Africans and Native Americans have been intricately intertwined for at least 500 years. The relationship has been one of rescue, mutual assistance, and sometimes abuse and strife. . . . “ -- The Red-Black Connection by Valena Broussard Dismukes
George Buffy's Farewell to the Wilderness (tags)
George Duffy was a wilderness hero, a U. S. Forest Service employee and tireless advocate for the environment and for the wilderness who worked (and at times bled green) within the system for the safety of the Angeles National Forest that he was charged with protecting. With his retirement and now his death it is sad to see a staunch advocate of what is wild fall by the wayside. Farewell, George, your friends, family, and the forest creatures who knew you will miss you.
San Gabriel River Clean Up (tags)
In the aftermath of the Morris Fire and the still on-going Station Fire, an opportunity to collect, bag, and haul large amounts of accumulated garbage out of the San Gabriel River along the East Fork of the Angeles National Forest.
Angeles National Forest (tags)
The possibility that the National Parks Service would take over control of the Angeles National Forest is examined in some detail, with rumors and nothing confirmed.
Fire In The Hole -- SoCal Hiking Trail Gets Fixed (tags)
Upper Bear Creek Trail in the Angeles National Forest has been closed due to a gap in the hiking trail which made using the trail dangerous. Saturday the USFS, the Bear Divide Hot Shots, and the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders blasted the cliff face at the gap so that the trail can be re-established and get re-opened.
When Good Trails Go Bad (tags)
Hiking and trail repair in the Angeles National Forest
! Best Friends Rescues Over 1000 Puppies ! (tags)
Best Friends rescures over one thousand puppies from their prison!
Camping, Hiking in Los Angeles County (tags)
Some day the campgrounds will re-open
Is Congressman Dreier Going The Way of Larry Craig (tags)
One of the worst Republican congressmen who supports the most anti-gay legislation is himself a homosexual. He also is one of the most corrupt. A progressive is planning to defeat him.
New Growth Aftermath Curve Fire (tags)
New pine tree growth in the aftermath of the Curve Fire
Spring Break Vacation / Volunteering (tags)
Spring Break offers an opportunity for environmentally active individuals to perform a working, week-long vacation in the Crystal Lake Recreation Area performing the restoration of a much-loved and much-used hiking trail.
Update on Crystal Lake, Angeles National Forest (tags)
Environmental Education Center nature trail foot bridge restoration was completed successfully. Photographs and a video are available at the link provided.
LA: Crystal Lake update (tags)
June 2nd, National Trails Day, Crystal Lake Golden Cup Trail The effort to restore the Crystal Lake Recreation Area so that the people of the greater Los Angeles, San Gabriel, and San Bernardino counties may once again enjoy the forest continues. Extensive photographs are available on the URL provided
Today in the Angeles National Forest about fifty or sixty young volunteers from a variety of religious youth organizations (the UCC, "United Church of Christ" and many other groups from all around Southern California) gathered together with representatives of the Sierra Club, the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders, and the U. S. Forest Service at the Rincon Fire Station in the San Gabriel River Ranger District.
Watershed Restoration Tree Planting Day! (tags)
Los Angeles National Forest gets some new trees. Photographs available at http://www.crystallake.name/
Los Angeles: Crystal Lake Update (tags)
The effort to rebuild and restore continues.
Boy Scouts and Hungry Bears (tags)
http://www.elmerfudd.us/temp/cl5.zip contains all of the photographs.
Crystal Lake Recreation Area To Open Maybe Some Day (tags)
Crystal Lake -- when will it open?
Come out for ArroyoFest