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HI SIERRAN San Diego Chapter September/October 2001 Page 3

Hi Sierran Sept.Oct. 2001 USPS896140

TheHi Sierran (USPS 896140) is publishedbi-monthly by the San Diego Chapter of theSierra Club, 3820 Ray St., San Diego, CA921043623, for members in San Diego andImperial counties. One dollar of the annualmembership fee is for a subscription to the HiSierran. Periodicals Postage Paid at San Diego,CA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HiSierran, Sierra Club Members Services, P.O. Box

52968, Boulder CO 803222968.

Service Award in recognition of theirmany years of extensive workprotecting California's preciousdesert environment and communitiesfrom devastating intrusions.

For over a decade, the Harmonshave studied the geology, history,technical aspects and applicable lawsof threatening activities. Theseincluded blocking battles overdamaging mining proposals andpractices, desert mega-landfills andBLM's land exchange appraisalprocess, increased use of potablegroundwater for a massive wallboardfactory expansion, offroadvehicleimpacts in BLM wilderness areasand areas of critical environmentalconcern, and protection for thehabitat critical to the threateneddesert tortoise and threatened flattailed horned lizard.

Their work has made signifi-cant progress infederal mining andland exchange lawsthat will have alasting effect on thestability of thisbeautiful, fragileecological zone.

Carolyn Chase,

former chapter chairand current ExCommember, is a leadingregional personalityin representing the environmental-ists point of view to San Diego cityand county officials, business

interests and the public. She wasawarded the Special Service Awardfor her strong and consistent com-mitment to conservation and theSierra Club over an extended periodof time. You can read her column,"Cut to the Chase", in the DailyTranscript and another column inthe San Diego Earthtimes. She writeson a diversity of issues from publictransportation to affordable housingto strategic planning for the generalplan 2020. Her leadership in the last

political race for city council hasstrengthened the chapters relation-ship with city officials and paid highdividends for an array of environmen-tal successes.

The Susan Miller Award recog-nizes individuals for exceptionalcontributions to Chapters. For manyyears, Glenn Torbett has worked

diligently on the local,state and regionallevels to enhance theSierra Club's stature.He has great knowl-edge of the club'shistory and processes.Most of his positionsof responsibility havelasted several terms.His resume coversextensive involvementwith Outings, Conser-vation and the chapter

Executive Committees. Most out-standing among his achievementshas been his work to increase fund

raising for thechapter, suchas helping tocreate the"Walk for theEnvironmentand find grantmoney. Hewas pivotal inour decision touse air travelto reach newfund raising

outings sitesbeyond theusual bus tripdestinations,enablingleaders to plantrips to many other states. In addi-tion to serving on the ExCom from1994 to 97, he has served or isserving on the membership, fundraising, finance and Hi Sierrancommittees. He also has recentlybeen an advocate for the BorderCommittee's initiative to expand thechapter's boundaries to include Baja.Glenn possesses the wonderful abilityto translate good ideas into actions.

The San Diego Chapter salutesthese dedicated, bold environmentalactivists. It is proud that they havebeen selected from among the manyunsung heroes yet to be named. Foreven more details, please refer to theoriginal write up on our web pageathttp://sandiego.sierraclub.org/awards/.

Carolyn Chase at Yosemite.

Chapter activists win national awards

continued from page 1

Glenn Torbett last

year presenting

awards honoring local

members

contributions.

Sierra Club staffer featured at local

coastal program Oct. 8 in Oceanside

Acoastal development work-shop will be presented byMark Massara, a coastalspecialist for the California/Nevada/Hawaii Sierra Club office.

The workshop will be at 6:30p.m., Monday, Oct. 8 at La MissionRestaurant, 3232 Mission Avenue inOceanside. For more information,contact Diane Nygaari at 7607243887 or Carolyn Krammer at 7604390863.

Of particular concern is an EIRjust completed for Oceanside and

Manchester Resorts of a project thatis not in compliance with the CoastalAct. The Oceanside Beach Resortproject's design will do the following:1. Place and erect two 12-story

towers directly above the beach.2. Close public streets along and to

the beach.3. Bulldoze coastal bluffs to facilitate

underground parking for guests.4. Control the use of the public's

park land including the amphithe-ater and public parking.

5. Block view corridors.6. Destroy existing historical build-

ings (including the Top Gunhouse).

7. Relocate Pacific Street onsiteparking 4 to 9 blocks to the south.


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Page 4 San Diego Chapter September/October 2001 HI SIERRAN

SEPTEMBER PROGRAMThe chapter's monthly program is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 21

at the San Diego Zoo's Otto Center (south of the Zoo's main entrance in Balboa Park).The program is free and open to the public. (Program Chair is Mannie Kugler.)

Photos and program presented by Dottie Korn-Davis and Jeff Davis

Above: Old woman from

Hunza. Left: Jeff

crossing the very shaky

bridge over the Hunza

River. Below: A typical

Pakistani cargo truck.

In the summer of 2000, DottieKorn-Davis and Jeff Davis begana two-month odyssey in northernPakistan and western China.

Their trip opened with a hot

steamy introduction toPakistan in Lahore andRawalpinidi/Islamabad. Fromthere, they began thejourney north alongthe worlds highesthighway, theKarakoram, headingfor Hunza to begintheir first trek outsideof Passu, crossing theBaltoro Glacier.

After camping in

the porters village ofYashpirt, they re-turned south for asecond trek to theRupal Face (south) ofNanga Parbat, theeighth highest peak inthe world. The trek stopped atMazeno La base camp. They thenwent back north following theKarakorum Highway (the former silkroad) to Kashgar, China, home of thefabulous Sunday market. Getting toand from Kashgar gave new meaningto the term adventure travel.

After their return to Islamabad,the rest of the group left and theybegan a solo portion of the trip usingpublic transportation. They firstwent to Peshawar and up the KyberPass to view Afghanistan. Then theywent by bus and truck up theancient Swat valley, ending in Kalamon the date of Pakistan Indepen-dence, a national holiday.

Their program for the SierraClub 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 at theOtto Center (at the zoo) highlightsincredible scenery and an introduc-tion to peoples of many differentcultures within one country.

Dottie is an abstract mixed-media visual artist and Jeff is aprofessor of physics at San DiegoState University. They have hikedand cross-country skied in theSierra Nevada for more than 20years. Their travel bug has takenthem to mainland China, PapuaNew Guinea, Tibet, Nepal, India,Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Mo-rocco and Pakistan.

Following the program, cand i -

da tes for the chapters executive com-

mittee w i l l introduce them selves and

be avai la ble for questions.

Friday, Sept. 21On foot and

wheels in northern Pakistanand western China


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The chapter's monthly program is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 19

at the San Diego Zoo's Otto Center (south of the Zoo's main entrance in Balboa Park).The program is free and open to the public. (Program Chair is Mannie Kugler.)

OCTOBER PROGRAM

Remembered Sierra ClubRemembered Sierra ClubRemembered Sierra ClubRemembered Sierra ClubRemembered Sierra Club

in your will?in your will?in your will?in your will?in your will?Let us kn ow. We can help you direct

your gift to a specific club program or yourhome chapter.

For confidential assistance, contactSage Kuhn, Sierra Club Planned GivingProgram85 Second Street, 2nd floor, SanFrancisco, CA 941053441

Or call 4 1 5 - 9 7 7 -5 6 3 9 o re-mail [email protected].

S tan Strauss is a scuba diverwho finds the underwaterworld to be a serene andbeautiful place where all of theanimals are very approachable. Theblue water makes the suns raysdance like what you see when youtake an early morning walk througha forest, except instead of walking, it

feels like you are slowly flyingthrough the forest. While somepeople think that diving is a danger-ous thing, Stan enjoys sharing whathe has seen through his underwaterphotography. He also hopes that bysharing his view of the underwaterworld, he is helping people want topreserve it.

Stan learned to dive when hiswork as a multimedia programmertook him to Australias Great BarrierReef. When he returned to SanDiego, he joined the UnderwaterPhotographic Society (UPS). Sincethen, his work has also taken him tothe Red Sea, and he has gone toBaja, the Caribbean, and Micronesiaon diving expeditions. He has twicebeen selected as Underwater Photog-rapher of the Year by UPS.

He will be presenting two of hisslide shows which have been shownat past UPS underwater film festi-valsRed Sea Sampler and Trans-formations. He will also include ashort sample of the opposite end of

the spectrumthe Aurora Borealis,which he saw in Alaska this year.

The Red Sea Sampler slideshow starts with a satellite view ofthe Sinai Peninsula and after briefstops at Jerusalem and Masada(which emphasize the travel opportu-nities that "must" be combined witha dive trip to the Red Sea), it divesquickly to the spectacular drop-offs

Friday, Oct. 19 The world of innerspace

(and outer space) photographyPhotos and program presented by Stan Strauss

of Ras Muhammed and thereefs near Sharem-el-sheikand the Straits of Tiran. Itcontinues with the colorfulfish, and hard and softcorals for which the Red Seais noted.

Transformations is a

very interesting trip to TrukLagoon in Micronesia (thewestern Pacific) where at theend of World War II we did areverse of Pearl Harbor to theJapanese. Over a dozen oftheir ships were sunk here.They have been protectedand are so covered with coraland marine growth that theirtransformations are suchthat many parts of them donot look like ships.

In his last segment,Stan will share some of theawesome outer spaceimages he took from amountaintop north of Fairbanks.Although he will tell you that there isnothing that compares with actuallyseeing the Aurora fill the sky, theseare beautiful images to look at.

Mast of the Fujikawa maru Truk Lagoon.

Photo by Stan Strauss.


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Deadline to submit informationto the Hi Sierran for November/Cecember

activities and meetings isOctober 1

SHELLEY ARCHER,meetings & activities section

email her at:[email protected]

7928 Westbury Ave.San Diego CA 92126

home phone (858) 695-3552

For Single Personsin their 20's & 30's

(619) 5446124A section of the San Diego Chapter

20s & 30s

Single Sierrans

September ActivitiesSEPTEMBER 9, S unday, 9 :30 a.m .NORTH COUNTY GROUP ANNUAL PICNIC

Were having a hike and picnic atDixon Lake in Escondido. Look for the NCGSierra Club banner. The hike begins at 9:30a.m. Lug-soled shoes, sun protection, and

water are required to participate. Parkingat the site is $1; free parking is available

just outside the gate. The picnic begins at11 a.m. where the hike began. Chicken,carne asada, veggie burgers, salad, iced tea,lemonade, and dessert will be provided.Bring your own chair. A donation of $5 peradult and $3 for children under 12 will beappreciated. Please RSVP by Friday, Au-gust 31st, to Laura 760432-8208.

SEPTEMBER 12, Wedne sday, 7 p.m.VISITOR/ NEW MEMBERSIERRA CLUB ORIENTATION

At the Tierrasanta Recreation Cen-ter, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. We meetin the back building, on the left. Presenta-tions start at 7 p.m. featuring Singles, Bike,Photo, Ski, Focus on Youth, 20/30s SingleSierrans sections, North County, conser-

vation and chapter activities, including over1,000 outings during the year. Refresh-ments are served. Call Jerry Ratajesak at6193162220 for info.

SEPTEMBER 1 2 , Wedn es day, 7 pmWHAT ARE CLEAN ELECTIONS?

Sierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. Allmembers invited to attend! This will be apresentation on Clean Elections by the SanDiego Alliance for Clean Elections. CleanElections is a campaign finance reform

which allows candidates to reject privateand self-made financial contributions ifthey participate. It's goal is to eliminate

special interest control of our elected offi-cials and it has been successfully passedin the states of Maine, Vermont and Ari-zona. Sponsored by the Political Commit-tee on Clean Elections. Call John Hartleyat 6192998870 to RSVP or for more in-formation.

SEPTEMBER 16 , Sunday, 7 p.m .SIERRA S INGLESCORONADO EXPLORATIONOUT & ABOUT IN SAN DIEGO

This is the third in a series of out-door activities to introduce Sierra Singlesto each other and our beautiful city andarea. We will meet at the Ferry Landing,

1050 North Harbor Drive, 1-800-44-CRUISE, at 12:30 p.m. and take the 1 p.m.ferry to Coronado Island. Please allow

yourself plenty of time to find parking. Yes,the ferry ride is part of the trip. $4 roundtrip. We will then take a leisurely stroll ofCoronado, stopping by the famous Hotel DelCoronado, Glorietta Bay, Spreckels Parkand North Beach and back in time to catchthe 5:30 ferry to San Diego. This will be a

very easy hike, approxiately 5 miles, andOutings Leaders will be on hand to makesure no one gets lost or injured. Bring asack lunch or money for food at rest stops

October ActivitiesOCTOBER 10, Wedne sday, 7 p.m.VISITOR/ NEW MEMBERSIERRA CLUB ORIENTATION

At the Tierrasanta Recreation Cen-ter, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

We meet in the back building, on theleft. Presentations start at 7 p.m. featuringSingles, Bike, Photo, Ski, Focus on Youth20/30s Single Sierrans sections, North

County, conservation and chapter activitiesincluding over 1,000 outings during theyear. Refreshments are served. Call Jerry

Ratajesak at 6193162220 for info.

October 11, Thursday, 7p.m .CONSERVATION TRAINING PROGRAM"Planning a Succ es sfulConservation Campaign"

At Sierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.This training workshop led by our club'scanyon preservation organizer, Eric Bowlbyand our conservation coordinator, GeoffreySmith, will include establishing goals andstrategy, identifying key decision makerscreating a theme and a timeline and much

more! To RSVP or to get moreinformation,contact CAL Chair JohnHartley at 619299-8870 [email protected]

OCTOBER 19, Friday, 7 :30 p.m.MONTHLY CHAPTER PROGRAM

A free lecture/slide show at the SanDiego Zoos Otto Center auditorium. Detailson page 5.

along the way. Open to the main chapter.Greg Moll, Programs Chair,

[email protected]

SEPTEMBER 21, Friday, 7 :30 p.m.MONTHLY CHAPTER PROGRAM

A free lecture/slide show at the SanDiego Zoos Otto Center auditorium. Detailson page 4.

SEPTEMBER 30, SundayBOOK SIGNING BY JERRY SCHADNORTH COUNTY GROUP BOOKS TORE

We will host Jerry Schad, author ofAfoot and Afield, for book signings at theEco Fair. The Fair is held in conjunction

with the San Dieguito River Park Trail Run& Hike. Contact 8582681250 or

www.kozenterprises.com for details, includ-ing time and location.

SEPTEMBER 29 , Saturday, 1 0 a.m .until SEPTEMBER 30 , Sunday, 2 p.m.SIERRA SINGLES PRESENTSMOUNTAIN MADNESS WEEKEND AT

FOSTER LODGEEvents include potluck dinner (bring

your favorite dish to share), continentalbreakfast provided on Sunday, live band,hiking, bonfire, Miner 49er costume party,great fun and comaraderie! All of this andmore for only $25 if paid by Sept. 25 (feeincreases to $30 after Sept. 25). Reserveearly due to limited bunks inside (tentingavailable outdoors). Bring a friend and yourown beer or wine (no hard liquor please).For information and reservations call BobSpahle at 619-224-8990 or send a self ad-dressed stamped envelope to: Bob Spahle,5076 Saratoga Ave, #8, San Diego, CA92107.

Jo in o ur One Club l ist se rv m ailing l ist .Send an e-mail message as follows:

To: [email protected]: (ignored)Message: subscribe sandiego-oneclub-forum YourFirstName YourLastName


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SEPTEMBER 24, Monday, 6:30 p.m.SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEE

Call Wanda Jackson at 8586894039for info.

SEPTEMBER 24, Monday, 7 p.m.LAND USE & URBAN ENVIRONMENTFORUM

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Joint

meetings of Land Use, Water, Air, Park, andTransportation Committees.

SEPTEMBER 25 , Tuesday, 4 p.m .BOOKSTORE COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office and bookstore.Bookstore management and operation. Con-tact Geoffrey Smith at 6192991741 or

[email protected] for info.and to confirm the time.

SEPTEMBER 26, Wedne sday, 7 p.m.COASTAL COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Joanne Pearson at 8584597041 [email protected] or Eric Bowlby at 6192849399 for info.

SEPTEMBER 27, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Call Wanda Jackson at 8586894039for location and info.

SEPTEMBER 27, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.WILDLIFE COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. CallRenee Owens at 6196595871. Help us save

wildlife and habitat.

October MeetingsOCTOBER 3, Wedn es day, 7 p .m .DESERT COMMITTEE (See page 14)

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. CallLarry Hogue at 8584526654 or e-mail himat [email protected]

OCTOBER 3, Wedn es day, 7 p .m .WILDLANDS FORUM

Sierra Club office and bookstore. Lo-cal and regional public lands managementissues and Wild Heritage Campaign coordi-nation. Call Camille Armstrong at 858-566-5676 for info and to confirm meeting time.

OCTOBER 4, Thursday, 6 :30 p.m .FUND-RAISING COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.

Call Bob McDowell at 6192820664.

OCTOBER 4, Thursday, 7 p.m.RECYCLING COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Wade Vernon at 7609427517 [email protected] for info.

OCTOBER 8, Monday, 6 p.m.HI SIERRAN NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Pauline Jimenez at 6196609898 [email protected] to confirm date and time.

OCTOBER 9, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call6192991741 for info. All conservationactivists are welcome.

September MeetingsSEPTEMBER 5, Wedn es day, 7 p.m .WILDLANDS FORUM

Sierra Club office and bookstore.Local and regional public lands manage-ment issues and Wild Heritage Campaigncoordination. Call Camille Armstrong at858-566-5676 for info. and to confirmmeeting time.

SEPTEMBER 5, Wedn es day, 7 p.m .

DESERT COMMITTEE (See page 14)Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call

Larry Hogue at 8584526654 or e-mailhim at [email protected]

SEPTEMBER 6, Thursday, 6 :30 p.m.FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. CallBob McDowell at 6192820664 for info.

SEPTEMBER 6, Thursday, 7 p.m.RECYCLING COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Wade Vernon at 7609427517 or

[email protected] for info.

SEPTEMBER 10, Monday, 6 p.m.HI S IERRAN NEWSLETTERCOMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Pauline Jimenez at 6196609898 [email protected] for info.

SEPTEMBER 11 , Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call6192991741 for info. All conservationactivists are welcome.

SEPTEMBER 11 , Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEE

Call Mary Eggen at 8584531615.

SEPTEMBER 13, Thursday, 7 p.m.PHOTO SECTION

Tie rrasan ta Recrea ti on Center,11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Call 6192991744 ext. 2070 or see http://sandiego.sierraclub.org/photoclub/

SEPTEMBER 17, Monday, 6 :30 p.m .BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. CallConnie 619543-4891 for info.

SEPTEMBER 17, Monday, 7 p.m.(CAN) CONSERVATION ACTIONNETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE

Twiggs Cof fee House: 4590 ParkBlvd., San Diego (Park & Madison Ave.).

This is the steering committee for ourchapters conservation alerts. Visitors wel-

come. Call Diane Smith 8584880342 orJanice McKalisen 8582718058.

SEPTEMBER 19, Wedne sday, 6 :30 p.m .EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Location change this m onth only toNorth Coun tys Knob Hill Ele. S cho ol

Knob Hill Elementary School, 1825Knob Hill Road, San Marcos. (2000 Tho-mas Guide, page 1109 D7). Contact David760-489-8842 or [email protected]

SEPTEMBER 20, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO)

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Allan Fein at 8586797920 [email protected] for info.

OCTOBER 9, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEE

Call Mary Eggen at 8584531615.

OCTOBER 11, Thursday, 7 p.m.PHOTO SECTION

Tierrasanta Recreation Center, 11220Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

Call 6192991744 ext. 2070 or seehttp://sandiego.sierraclub.org/photoclub/

OCTOBER 15, Monday, 6:30 p.m.BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. CallConnie at 619543-4891 for info.

OCTOBER 15, Monday, 7 p.m.(CAN) CONSERVATION ACTIONNETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE

See September 17.

OCTOBER 17, Wedne sday, 6 :30 p.m .EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call6192991743 for info.

OCTOBER 18, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO)

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Allan Fein at 8586797920 or

[email protected] for info.OCTOBER 18, Thursday, 6 p.m.MONEY FOR NATURE

Meeting and potluck at a privatehome. Join us every other month as we plan'fun'-raising projects to provide financialsupport for our conservation programs.Contact Geoffrey Smith at 619-299-1741or [email protected].

OCTOBER 22, Monday, 6:30 p.m.SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEE

Call Wanda Jackson at 8586894039 for info.

OCTOBER 22, Monday, 7 p.m . .LAND USE & URBAN ENVIRONMENT

FORUMSierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Joint

meetings of land use, water, air, park, andtransportation committees.

OCTOBER 23 , Tuesday, 4 p.m.BOOKSTORE COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office and bookstore.Contact Geoffrey Smith at 6192991741or [email protected] forinfo. and to confirm time.

OCTOBER 24, Wedne sday, 7 p.m.COASTAL COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Con-tact Joanne Pearson at 8584597041 [email protected] or Eric Bowlby at 619

2849399 for info.OCTOBER 25, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Call Wanda Jackson at 8586894039 for location and info.

OCTOBER 25, Thursday, 7 p.m.WILDLIFE COMMITTEE

Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. CallRenee Owens at 6196595871.

OCTOBER 29, Monday, 6:30 p.m.OUTINGS COMMITTEE

Call Jim Matlock at 8587484634for location and info.


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To promote and develop greaterunderstanding of other cultures,foster respect of self and others,and provide leadership skills, and

To protect and appreciate allwilderness through outdoorexploration, education, spiritualgrowth, and sharing.

The San Diego

ICO Chapter partnerswith local communityservice organizationsand schools to coordi-nate trips with innercity kids. We arecurrently working withtwo San Diego organiza-tions Partners, agroup providing one-on-one mentorship to innercity youth, and with theSan Dieguito Boys andGirls Club.

Recent Activity:On July 14, we met Partners

kids and their mentors for a docenthike through the Mission TrailsRegional Park. With over 5.700acres, it is one of the largest urbanparks in the US. Docent PaulWhitby was both engaging andinformative as he enlightened uswith tantalizing historical, cultural,and factual tidbits about the localflora and fauna, all couched in arefreshingly humanistic environmen-tal perspective. It was a fun morn-

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cause. If youre interested,

please contact the Chair, Al Feinat [email protected] Community Youth Groups: If you

know of a school, church, neigh-borhood group or outdoor clubthat would benefit from this sortof involvement, please contact theAgency Coordinator, HeatherTatton at 619-295-3196 [email protected]

Hiking/Camping equipment andequipment storage: If you haveany old gear, or would like todonate a storage unit to the ICO,

please contact the Chair, Al Feinat [email protected] Fun Games! Please share with us

fun games to play in the outdoorswith kids! See an example onthis page.Give your ideas to ourICO Fun Games Coordinator J.Barbie Shrier [email protected]

All donations are tax deductiblethrough the Sierra Club Foundationunder section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-nal Revenue Code.

To preserve and protect thewilderness for future generations, itis vital that the environmentalcommunity engage people of wide-ranging ethnicities, cultures, andabilities. The Sierra Club, throughthe Inner City Outings program,hopes to infuse the environmentalcommunity with the power of diver-sity.

The ICO Update:

What is Inner City Outings?

WordScrambleAnswers

1.coastalliveoak,2.packrat,

3.poisonoak,4.Californiasage-

brush,5.gnatcatcher,6.SanDiego

sunflower

by H. Tatton and K. Belles


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waters of the Alamar River which iscontaminated by raw sewage andwaste water from the nearbymaquiladoras.

We met and spoke with"Johnny," his wife, and two smallchildren. This family of migrants hadcome to Tijuana from Chiapas.During the late 1980's manycampesinos were forced off the landwhen the Mexican constitution was

amended to permit big agribusiness

to buy up small family-owned farms.Johnny now works in a plant whereplastic from refrigerators is recycled.He was issued a face mask but nogloves.

His earnings are about U.S.$60.00 per week with overtime. Iwatched his daughter and severalother small children playing within20 feet of the polluted river.

The "New and Improved"

Border FenceWe saw the fence up close in

three different locations. The firstsection was at the edge of theTijuana airport on the south side ofOtay Mesa. On the corrugated metalwall hundreds of slanted whitecrosses commemorate the migrantswho died crossing the border sincethe implementation of operationGatekeeper in 1994. One panel ofthe fence asks, "Cuantos Mas?" (Howmany more?).

Our next view at Canyon

Zapata in Colonia Libertad showedsections of the new fence now underconstruction which runs parallel tothe existing fence from Otay Mesa to

the Pacific. A 100-foot wide, bull-dozed swath of bare earth betweenthe two fences creates a barren no-man's-land which also cuts off themigration routes of four-footedanimals.

The final, western section of thefence runs along the south-ern boundary of theBorderfield State Park downto the beach and then 200feet out into the ocean.Large yellow letters on themetal wall spell out, "Alto a

Guardian" (Stop OperationGatekeeper). Painted withineach letter are scores ofblack and white skullsrepresenting over 600migrants who have lost theirlives in attempting to enterthe U.S. since 1994.

The Migrants' Home

Casa del MigranteCasa Del Migrante is a

non-profit shelter staffed byover 70 volunteers and 8 staff

persons. This clean facility providesbeds, meals, clothing, medical care,and moral support to over 5,000needy men, women, and childreneach year. They come north insearch of work and there are thosewho have been deported from theU.S. Gilberto, an administrator, toldus the migrants can stay up to 15days in the facility, but they arerequired to find work within threedays of arrival. However, jobs in themaquiladoras pay only aboutU.S.$5.00 per day, not enough to

support the cost of living in Tijuana.The overarching mission of

Casa del Migrante is to increaseawareness of the real causes andconsequences of migration and tocall forth a commitment from thepeople of Tijuana and SouthernCalifornia to work toward improvingconditions along our common border.

Link: http://www.elaw.org(The Enviromental Law AllianceWorldwide)

Abandoned Site

Left ContaminatedOur first stop was at Metales y

Derivados, an abandoned leadsmelter, located on the periphery ofthe Mesa de Otay industrial park. Iwalked gingerly around debrisleaking from corroded metal drumsand among large piles of batterycases as I photographed the site.This U.S.-owned maquiladorarecycled lead from dis-carded car batteries for 14years before it was closedin 1994 for violations ofMexican enviromentallaw. Over 6 metric tons oflead slag and toxicchemicals such assulfuric acid were leftexposed to the elements.

The abandoned leadsmelter is located about1,800 feet from ColoniaChilpancingo where over5,000 people live justbelow the hilltop site.

The prevailing west/northwest winds carry toxic par-ticles to the colonia. Children areespecially susceptible to lead whichcan cause impaired brain develop-

ment. Carla Garcia, a Mexicanenviromental law attorney who joinedour tour, told us that approximately11% or 33,000 children living in theTijuana area have elevated bloodlevels of lead.

Since October 1998 theEnviromental Health Coalition (EHC)and a citizens' group from ColoniaChilpancingo have petitioned theMexican government to implementthe clean up of this toxic waste site.On July 17, 2001, over 80 protesters,including myself, marched on the

Point Loma offices of the New Fron-tier Trading Corporation, the ownerof Metales y Derivados, demandingthat it clean up the toxic mess it hadleft behind.

Maquiladora Workers' Homes

Next To Polluted RiverNext we visited a squatters'

settlement of makeshift dwellings,cobbled together from scrap lumber,within 50 feet of the foul-smelling

BORDER TOUR.By B Schmidt

Here are some highl ights of the Jun e 30th toxic tour

along the border by San Diego Sierra Club members and

members of La Resistencia, a group concern ed w ith

hum an r ights issues relat ing to undocumented migrants.

Corroding drums of chemicals and discarded car

batteries are in this abandoned toxic site at

Metales y Derivados.


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P

rotection and preservation ofroadless areas has been muchin the news recently. Presi-

dent Bush has questioned the valueof protecting the 60 million acres ofnational forest lands from roaddevelopment as directed by formerPresident Clinton. Now the BushAdministration is asking the publicto comment on the value of roadlessareas in our public forests. Com-ments are due by Sept. 10, 2001;visit the Forest Service website athttp://roadless.fs.fed.us/ forinformation on how to comment.

Obviously roads have value to

us as avenues for the transport ofgoods and movement of people.From an environmental point ofview, the addition of a road to anecosystem has several effects. First,it leads to an immediate environ-mental damage to the land that ischanged from natural habitat to aroadway. Second, a road creates abarrier that divides ecosystems,creating habitat fragments that arereduced in size from the originalhabitat. And third, the built roadthat is traveled upon has widely

extended effects throughout theadjacent ecosystems.

Road construction itself killsmany individual plants and animalsduring the preparation of the roadsurface, plus the impacts due to thenoise and dust created by the roadbuilding machinery and work crews.The hard surface of the completedroad changes water flow in the area,changing the hydrology along theroadside leading to altered habitatsand increasing the possibility of

roadside erosion. Even an unpavedroad creates a starting place forerosion and the introduction ofexotic plants. All roads used bymotor vehicles bring in petroleumbyproducts and their negativeeffects.

Plants and animals not directlydestroyed by road construction canbe negatively affected by the frag-mentation of their habitat. Roads

Are roadless areas needed?Comment deadline is Sept. 10

by Janet Anderson, Conservation Committee chair

create a barrier that reduces habitatsize leading to possible loss of food

and water sources, loss of a source ofreplacement individuals needed aftercatastrophic events such as fire andflood, and reduction in matingpossibilities with non-related indi-viduals. Plants may lose exposure totheir pollinating species if theroadway is too wide for the appropri-ate pollinators to cross. Smallanimals may not want to cross theopen roadway with its absence ofprotective vegetation to hide in, or,when they do attempt to cross, theymay be killed. Snakes like to rest onthe warm surface of roads and arethus often run over. Our roadsheavily victimize large mammalssuch as mountain lions. Wildlifebiologist Paul Beier electronicallytracked 32 mountain lions in South-ern California over a period of fiveyears. Only seven of the original 32animals survived over the five years.One third of the deaths were theresult of automobile accidents. (MegJam es, Los Angeles Times, September

3, 2000.)

Beyond the direct effects of

construction, the creation of barriersto species movement, and death andmaiming by vehicles, there are otherroad effects on wildlife that extendfor some distance on either side ofthe road. These changes result fromtraffic noise, changes in water flowthat affect streams and wetlands, theintroduction and spread of exoticplants, and the pollution of streamsand wetlands with chemicals anddebris. Changes in wetlands,streams, plants, mammals, amphib-ians and forest and grassland birds

caused by road effects were shown toextend for an average width of 1950feet along a four-lane highway.(Form an an d Deblin ger, Conserva tion

Biology 14 :36-46, 200 0.) By extend-ing the analysis to the entire roadsystem of the United States, andallowing for differences in urban andrural roads, primary and secondaryroads, the researcher estimated thatapproximately 20% of the total areaof land in the United States is

directly affected ecologically by thesystem of public roads. (Forman,Conservat ion Biology 14 :31-35, 2000 .

So when we speak of naturalenvironments, in some significantportion of those locations we arespeaking of settings that havealready been changed by the actionsof humans. Realization of how muchof our nations land has been alteredby human activity emphasizes theneed to preserve what is left. Clearlythe introduction of roads intoroadless areas will have widespreadeffects on the ecosystems of thoseareas. The value of preserving those

roadless areas that remain becomesmore critical when we know that theimpact of roads on our remainingwildlife is so extensive.

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Well, we are getting down tothe end of returns from theMarch Fund Appeal.People responded well this year andthis response is helping the chaptercope with some ongoing financialproblems. However, if you are stillconsidering making your donation orfeel like you would like to give more,please do. The situation is verytight.

Your Fundraising Committeehad a work party at our last meetingand we have packaged up the SierraClub caps to be sent out to first-time$25 donors. You should havereceived yours by nowif not, pleasecall and let us know.

Those waiting for otherpremiums, dont give up on me, theywill be sent soon. I apologize for thedelays but at least I notice that everyyear I am getting a little betterorganized. My hope is, next year,things will go out as quickly as I

would like.The calendars will be sent out

as soon as we get them. Dont forget,you can buy additional ones for giftsor to have one at work as well ashome.

We have passed on the names ofall of you volunteers to the variouscommittees and hopefully they havealready contacted you. With regardto those people who volunteered towork on the rock concerts. I will bein touch soon, so you can startsetting it up for the new school year.

The other nice thing thathappens in the March Fund Appeal isthat members use it as an opportu-nity to share some of their experienceand feelings with me. One wonderfulletter I got from Clara C. Dunning Iwould like to share with you.

She wrote: I am 90 years oldand I dont have much money but Iwant you to know my heart is withyou. In the 40s I roamed the desert

areas of New Mexico. In the 50s Iwas in the Mexican borderland ofsouth Texas. From the 70s on I wasin my favorite area the mountainsof southern Colorado hiked upthere every week. I moved to Califor-nia in 1997 to be near relatives and Iam not familiar with Californiacountry but I love open countryanywhere. My husband worked forthe Bureau of Reclamation and theForest Service. I wish I could giveyou more help.

The letter made me feel goodand reminded me about what we areall doing this for: that open countryanywhere. Thanks Clara.

p.s . Wonder ing w hat to do wi th th at

$30 0 rebate or adva nce on your future

refund tha t is being sent to you? You

cou ld a lw ays earm ark some of i t for

your local Sierra Club. That w ould be

one w ay to let Congress know that pro-

tect ing the environment is im portant to

you.

by Bob McDowell, Fundraising Committee Chair

Raising money helps raise memories


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S ierra Club members arededicated, active people. Wedo lots of good things for ourcommunities, the environment andour club. Often our only reward is

knowing that we are doing the rightthing to make this a better world foreveryone, now and in the future.

But it's important to acknowl-edge the individuals who make extraeffort and make a bigger than averagecontribution to our issues. Printedbelow are the award categoriesavailable to our members. It's up tous all to recognize and acknowledgethose special people whose diligenceand hard work should be rewarded atthe 2002 awards ceremony.

It's not too soon to start makingnominations. Awards forms areavailable at the office at 3820 RayStreet, or call Cheryl at 619- 299-1743.

Deadline: December 31, 2001

Nominations must include thenominee's name and phone number,and a detailed description of the workdone by the nominee. Include thenames and numbers of people whocan add to your testimony. Pleaseindicate the award that you would

like the person to be considered for.Anonymous award nominationswill not be considered. Nominationsmust included reasons for consider-ations in order to validate (include asmuch documentation as possible).

Award catagories are:CONSERVATION AWARDS

Co n s e rv at i o n Ac t i vi s t Aw ard-For the person who has doneoutstanding work on a particularconservation project or conserva-tion committee project or conser-vation committee.

Rai nbow Warri or Award-A personwho has faced incredible odds tofight for a particular environmen-tal issue or area.

Em i ly Du rbi n Aw ard-For theconservation activist who hasdevoted efforts above & beyondthe norm for land use issues.

Ed wa rd Abbe y Aw ard -A desertactivist who has contributed topreservation, conservation oreducation about the desert.

Ve rn a Qu in n Aw ard-Long TermConservation.

JOURNALISM AWARDEnvironmental Journalism

Award-For local radio, TV or print

journalist who has shown dedicationto fair reporting of environmentalissues, problems and interests.OTHER AWARDS

On e Clu b Aw ard-For champion-ing activities and/or communica-tions between Conservation andOutings entities

Un su ng He ro Award-Someone inthe chapter who contributesimmeasurably but who does notnecessarily get credit or fame forhis/her efforts

Ro okie Ac tivis t-A member who

recently began to shine as anactivist in conservation.

En v iro n m e n t al La w Aw ard-For alawyer or firm that has shownunparalleled efforts in the protec-tion of the environment in theregion.

Of fi c e Vo lu n t e e r o f t h e Ye a r- A

volunteer who has worked in theadministration of the chapteroffice and bookstore.

Bu s in e s s Co n s e rv at i o n Aw ard-Alocal business that has contrib-uted to an environmental cause,made changes within its organiza-tion to be a "green business" orhas had education programsabout the environment for thecommunity.

S t u de n t Vo lu n t e e r o f t h e Ye a r-Reserved for a student, highschool or college, who has worked

with the Sierra Club to further itsgoals and principles.

continued on next page

By Bonnie Gendron, ExCom member

Seeking nominations for local awards


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Gras s ro ot s Ac t iv is t-For themember who has most effectivelyused the volunteer pool and

grassroots concept to achieveSierra Club goals

Co m m u ni ty Ac t iv is m Aw ard-Forthe town or city that has showncommitment to preservation ofthe environment through legisla-tion or other means.

Fri en d o f t h e En v iro n m e nt -Forthe politician who has shownsupreme and unrelenting com-mitment to environmental issues.

Ou t in g s Le a de r o f t h e Ye a r-Tothe COL who has made excellentouting selections and educated

their participants. Ac h ie ve m en t Awa rd-For amember who has achievedsuccess in a particular project orissue.

S pe c i al Ap pre c i at i o n Aw ard-Fora member who has given his/hertime generously and withoutpersonal gain.

Silve r Cup-This special award ispresented to the volunteer whohas contributed tirelessly and isalways willing to help move thechapter forward.

Awardscontinued from previous page

On Saturday, July 14, approxi-mately 40 citizens of thecommunity surroundingNavajo Canyon turned out for a

naturalist guided tour of theirneighborhood canyon.

Navajo Canyon is the first in aseries of hikes that Sierra Club willbe conducting in neighborhoodcanyons throughout San Diego in thecoming year. This is part of acontinued effort to promote urbancanyon appreciation and preserva-tion and to inform the public aboutthe various threats to the naturalhabitats and wildlife thriving in thecanyons.

Ideally this campaign will

establish on-going, active friendsgroups for each of San Diegosurban canyons. These new friendsgroups will be encouraged to doregular clean ups, habitat restora-tion, and watchdog activities in thecanyons.

A success story of community

and city collaborationSan Diegans love their neigh-

borhood canyons for hiking, jogging,dog walking, and visual /cerebralrelief from city life. Amongthe wildlife living in thecanyons are a number ofendangered and threatenedspecies such as the CaliforniaGnatcatcher, a little graysongbird and barrel cactus.The canyons are also home toutilities such as power linesand gravity-flow sewer mainswhich require frequent accessby work crews for mainte-

nance, repairs and upgrades.In the summer of 1998communities surroundingneighborhood canyons organized inopposition to city plans to buildpermanent sewage access roads incanyons throughout the city. SierraClub and members of the communi-ties successfully convinced the cityto establish a city-wide canyon/sewer maintenance task force toresearch alternatives to the obtrusiveaccess roads with the goals ofdeveloping policies for accessing the

sewer system while eliminating orminimizing impacts to canyonhabitats.

After a year of hard work, onJuly 18th, this year, the city naturalresources and cultural committee,consisting of five city councilmembers, considered the policyrecommendations of the citizen-based canyons task force. It votedunanimously to recommend them foradoption to the full city council!What a difference a few communityactivists has made for canyonspreservation throughout the city!

While policies to protect thewonderful natural values of thecanyons moves forward, publicawareness and outreach is alsomaking great progress.

This year, the San DiegoFoundation Environment Fundawarded a grant of $24,800 to theSierra Club to build on the momen-

tum of this city-wide organizing effortand continue establishing citizen/neighborhood friends groupsaround each of San Diegos uniqueurban canyons. The San DiegoFoundation provides grants to

organizations dedicated to improvingthe community and the lives ofpeople throughout the region. OurConservation Committee Chair, JanetAnderson, in collaboration withmyself, applied for and ultimatelywon this grant in a very competitivefield of applications.

The success of this year-longcampaign was evident with the firstevent. During the July 14th tour inNavajo Canyon, Mr. Michael Scahill,senior public information officer forthe Metropolitan Waste Water Depart-ment, showed the crowd how themanhole covers for the sewer linesare retrofitted with locks to preventvandalism and resulting sewagespills. Subsequently a little girl onthe hike observed a manhole thatwas unlocked and brought it to theattention of Scahill. The department

has since responded and secured themanhole.

This is just the sort of educa-tional outreach and citizen involve-ment that will prevent sewage spillsand damaging emergency visits to thecanyons. It will ultimately protectthe natural habitats which SanDiegans have grown to cherish somuch in an otherwise completelypaved and urbanized environment.

Environment fund helps Sierra Clubs Canyons Preservation Campaign

First Stop: Navajo Canyonby Eric Bowlby, Canyon Preservation Organizer (Call 619-284-9399 to help)

Photoby

JimRicker

Navajo Canyon tour participants hike

along the sewer maintenance

access road at the Sierra Club guided

tour on July 14.


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By Geoffrey Smith,

Chapter Conservation Coordinator

One Club: Process

by Larry Hogue, Desert Committee Chair, 858-452-6654

The re-formed Sierra ClubDesert Committee had its first

meeting in August, and iseager to begin protecting andexploring our beautiful, fragile desertlandscapes. If you're a desert rat, orif you'd just like to get involved withpreserving the desert, please plan toattend one of the upcoming monthlymeetings. We'll be deciding exactlywhat the Desert Committee shoulddo, and we need your input!

The group will meet as part ofthe Wildlands Forum on the firstWednesday of each month at 7 p.m.at the chapter's Ray Street office

(next meeting Sept. 5). The ForestCommittee will meet at the sametime, with the two groups conveningtogether to discuss common wilder-ness issues and then separating tofocus on goals unique to eachcommittee.

Along with the ongoing Califor-nia Wild Heritage Campaign, animmediate action for the DesertCommittee is to write comments onthe upcoming general plan for Anza-

Borrego Desert State Park. This planwill shape management of the park

over the next decade, determining thekind of experience we'll have when wevisit the desert.

Other potential issues includethe Bureau of Land Management'sNorthern and Eastern ColoradoDesert Plan and new electric and gaslines crossing the desert.

In addition to these, severalmembers expressed interest in othertypes of conservation work, includingrestoration and cleanup projects anddeveloping a "wilderness monitor"program in which volunteers could

adopt an existing or proposed wilder-ness area and become the expert andwatchdog on that place for the SierraClub and the BLM. We hope toprovide many opportunities for folksto get out into the desert!

We need your help! Please planto attend the Sept. 5 meeting. If you'dlike to get more information beforethen, please e-mail Larry Hogue [email protected].

NEW COMMITTEE TO PROTECT THE DESERT

The Sierra Club is not only 'OneClub', it is also a very 'old'club! Founded in 1892, we've been atthis game for 109 years! What's oursecret? Process.

If we've done nothing else in109 years, we have at least developeda bureaucracy! We have bylaws andstanding rules. We have committees

and subcommittees and governancecommittees and executive commit-tees and a Board of Directors. Wehave a set of Standard OperatingProcedures (SOP), and we are devel-oping more! And that's just thevolunteer side of the house. Us staffpeople have our own process as well.

But what does that gain us?Staying power! The truth is we havegotten a LOT done! And it is becauseof our process that we have been ableto become the environmental power-

house that we are. I often tell thestory of the US Airforce pilot who wasvisiting a colleague in the IsraeliAirforce. The US pilot noticed a pairof storebought rear view mirrorsmounted on the sides of the Israelifighter's cockpitingenious rear-looking devices that our US planesdid not have.

Said the US Pilot: "You arelucky that you could do this so easilyin Israelin the US, it would takeyears and an act of Congress toprocure those mirrors, and lotsmoney."

The Israeli pilot replied, "Yes,but you can put a person on themoon."

I rest my case.

Around the Chapter:Don't miss the next in our

exciting series of training workshops:Grassroots Organizing, on Thursday,September 13. Learn about the 'Ask-Think-Inform-Involve' cycle, and the

Sierra Club Planning Matrix

strategies developed over 109 yearsof organizing around campaigns! Seethe activities on page 6 for details.

Let me know if you would likeme to attend your group, section oractivity meeting or activity to talkabout volunteer opportunities. Iwould love to meet you and learnabout your local issues!

Our new conservationfundraising activity, dubbed 'Moneyfor Nature' has started work on a

number of exciting FUNdraisingprojects. Join us at our October 18thget together at my home, or give me acall and I'll let you know what wehave going on and how you can help.We are working very closely withSenator Barbara Boxer on a potential

statewide federal wilderness and wild

rivers bill. Call Camille Armstrong at858.566.5676 to see how you canhelp!

Watch the news for action onthe County's General Plan 2020updatethings will be heating up inOctober. Call Eric Bowlby at619.284.9399.

Hero:Saman tha (Freeland)

Canterberry A breath of fresh air,she adopted the Sawtooth Proposed

Wilderness area and prepared thecampaign's first area proposal. Shewas a key organizer of the JuliaButterfly Hill event, and continues towork dilligently for wilderness andenvironmental protection while astudent at SDSU.


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ROBERT C. COATESI hope to serve you as a mem-

ber of the San Diego Chapters

Executive Committee. The SierraClub must always be Americas bestvoice for the environmentlocally aswell as nationally. I seek to heightenparticipation in that.

I am a former geologist and aSierra Club member since I was 18.I am an outdoorsman, and I pres-ently serve as a San Diego SuperiorCourt Judge.

The Coates family has alwaysbeen an outdoor outfit. My fatherserved as the San Diego Sierra ClubChapters Treasurer and as Lodge

Chair in the 1950s and 60s. Ive longbeen active in environmental ac-tionsEagle Scout, President of SanDiego Ecology Center and San DiegoCouncil of Environmental Organiza-tions, professor of environmental law,1962 winner of the Sierra ClubsCampership of the Year (a 315-mileGrand Canyon raft trip), and Scout-master. I presently chair a Rotary/Scripps Institution of Oceanographycommittee on global climate change.

As one of our Executive Com-mittee members, Ill be faithful inattendance and I believe that I canassist with corporate awareness, withlinkages with other like-mindedinstitutions such as the NationalHistory Museum and perhaps, withpolitical chores.

I am committed to working hardfor the club and to continuing, withyou, enjoying the outdoors!

WANDA JACKSON DEVORE SMITH

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATES (BALLOT ON PAGE 1 8 )

My reason for wanting toremain a member of ExCom for theupcoming two years is simple; Ibelieve we must work hard to keepour Club actively directed towardsthe mission for which it was origi-nally established to explore, enjoy,and protect the wild places of theearth.

During my past ten years withthe Sierra Club, I have activelyworked towards accomplishing thisgoal.

Presently, as a member ofExCom, I serve as ExCom Secretary,I am Chair for both the Sierra Singles

and our Chapters MembershipCommittee. This year I attendedNational Membership andFundraising Training. I serve as aCOL II. I have led and assisted atWBC for the downtown group and ledfor North County WBC.

I have assisted many COLs andhave evaluated 35 COL trainees. Ihave served as Interim OutingsChairperson for the Sierra Singles, amember of last years ElectionCommittee, and this years Nomina-tion Committee. I have helped with

fundraisers for Foster Lodge. Mywork with the Sierra Club has beenvery personally rewarding.

I believe that my experience,organization, and leadership skillswill benefit ExCom within theupcoming years. I have the experi-ence to know how the Club worksand the drive to make sure that wepush forward with efficiency andintegrity.

Being on Ex-Com has been arewarding experience for me and I

would be happy and privileged toserve another term.As a member of SC since 1985 I

have been an "activist" in manyaspects of Sierra Club. Ex-Com hasoffered me the opportunity to bringmany of my "activities" into focus andalso, in regards to many, to share indecision-making related to them andthe total program.

My actions, growing out of mydedication to the cause and goals ofSC include:

*Gave testimony at El Centro in

support of Edie Harmon and theQuezan Indians to defeat theCanadian heap-leach gold mine.

*Gave testimony at Fresno insupport of establishment of SequoiaNational Monument.

*Worked to support affirmativeenvironmental issues endorsed bySC, such as the Rural Heritage andWatershead initiative, Baykeeperswalks, Surfers Tired of Polution,walks for San Dieguito River Park(including providing professionalsound at events).

*Continuing to serve after fouryears on the Citizen's AdvisoryCommittee for the San Dieguito RiverPark, including a field exploratoryhike to the top of Volcan Mountain.

*Served actively on Club andassociated Committees: Conserva-tion. Ex-Com, Land, Parks, Forestand Wilderness (including CaliforniaWild Heritage Campaign).

*I have extended my efforts byparticipating in and supportingcoalitions and task groups such as:General Plan 2020, Smart GrowthSymposiums and the CanyonsCampaign.


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ELLEN SHIVELYROBERT SIMMONSGOALS: Should you honor me

with your vote, I promise to earn it

by working to achieve the followingvital Chapter goals:1. (water resources) Solve our

chronic water shortages by meansthat reduce our dependence on costlyimports (i.e., conservation measuresthat decrease demand and wastewa-ter recycling opportunities thatincrease supply).

2. (sustainable growth) Restrictnew residential developments tothose that will be sustained byadequate water and roads.

3. (ocean and beach protection)

Require a steady reduction in thevolume of pollutants discharged intoour near-shore ocean waters andbeaches.

4. (Back-country protection)Curtail development in our back-country so our posterity may enjoythe same open spaces and ecologicalriches that enhance our quality oflife.

QUALIFICATIONS: I have theknowledge, experience and demon-strated ability to help achieve thegoals described earlier. Besides my24 years as a Professor of Law atUSD (retired in 1997), I have prac-ticed law in California for 27 years(emphasizing Environmental andPublic Interest issues). I am licensedto argue before the U.S. SupremeCourt and try cases in CaliforniaState and Federal Courts.

From 1990 to 1997, I servedthis Chapter as its lead attorney inthe landmark Federal Court casebrought by EPA against the City ofSan Diego. In the final judgment,

JOHN HARTLEY

Judge Brewster held that we pre-vailed against both EPA and the City.

During 1987-88, I led SanDiegans For Clean Air in its suc-cessful fight to ban SANDER andother large trash incinerators fromthe City, culminating in an initiativeballot victory. For this work, Ireceived the Chapters annual award.

I am co-founder of UCAN, thelocal organization that representsutility ratepayers, and a chartermember of the San Carlos AreaCouncil.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATES (BALLOT ON PAGE 1 8 )

Asking to serve on ExCom for asecond elected term is a mixture ofmadness and thrills. It certainly iswhere the action is, and the learningcurve is exponential.

Why I'd like to represent you isthat important decisions which affectus all are made here...how to admin-ister the chapter's finances, who arethe leaders, how can we run issuecampaigns better, what can we dothat we're not doing, how can wepatch this and what should we justlet go!

I've tried to do my homeworkand make decisions based on fair-ness and keeping the environment inmind.

The next two years are crucialfor San Diego County....air and waterquality, land use, what to do aboutthe oceans and deserts. If you electme, I'll attend more meetings down atthe County board of supervisors, getthe message to City Hall that ourquality of life is to be protected andjoin in cross border rallys to stopabuses on the human rights andenvironmental aspects of living in abinational region. san Diego is my

home and I'd like to see that itremains liveable.

Hi EveryoneI am running for a term on our

Executive Committee because I thinkthe Executive Committee shouldrepresent everyone in our chapterand I would like to do that.

My goal is to help build bridgesof respect and tolerance between allparts of our chapter. We are careabout the environment and we needto work together to counter thethreats to the environment.

I am currently the Chair of theCAL (Conservation Action Leader-ship) Committee, Treasurer of thePolitical Committee and active on the

CAN (Conservation Alert Network)Committee.I would like to represent you. I

am open any ideas and suggestions.You can call me at 619/299-

8870 or Contact me [email protected]

All candidate swere no m inate d by

the Nom inating Com -

m ittee ; none are pe-

t i t ion c andidates .

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