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HI SIERRANSierra Club, San Diego Chapter, serving Imperial & San Diego Counties

Working to preserve the special nature of San Diego for over half a centurywww.sandiego.sierraclub.org Vol. 61, NO. 4 July/August 2001

Inside Activities & Meetings p. 6–7Bus Trips-Current p. 21Canyons p. 13CEQA Workshops p. 11Chair’s Column p. 2

Classifieds p. 23Coastal Places Campaign p. 13Conservation–One Club p. 14Directory p. 24Energy Corner p. 10Foster Lodge p. 15Free Trade p. 12Lobby Day p. 11Membership Form p. 2Monthly Programs p. 4 & 5Outings p. 15

By Camille Armstrong, San Diego Chapter activist and chair of Forest and Wilderness Committee

Good News – Statewide plan created

for California Wild Heritage Campaign

T

ime for good news! After three years of hard work ”we the people” now have a

statewide proposal for the California Wild Heritage Campaign (CWHC). Yippee!

The long-term goal of thiscampaign is that unprotected wildlands and rivers throughout our wonderful state of California will bepermanently saved from negativeimpacts, such as logging and illegalOHV (off highway vehicles) use,through Wild & Scenic River designa-tion.

Locally, all of our 20 wildlandareas and our four rivers in San

Diego and Imperial Counties areincluded in the statewide proposal.Fantastic! Our proposed areas equalnearly 200,000 acres of your incred-ible lands managed by the ClevelandNational Forest and Bureau of LandManagement.

Come explore your remarkable

continued on page 9

communities including Engelmannoaks and coniferous forests,abundant wildlife, as well asthreatened and sensitive speciessuch as the southwestern pondturtle.

How did we get to thisexciting milestone of a statewideproposal? For three years over 20San Diego Sierra Club volunteershave been following the Sierra Clubpurpose to “Enjoy, Explore, andProtect” by taking action for our unprotected wildlands and rivers.

For the California Wild

Chapter Energy Committee Chair Dan

Perkins talks about the Sierra Club’s

energy position while Conservation

Coordinator Geoffrey Smith holds up

the speaker equipment at a rally to

protest energy rates during President

George W. Bush’s visit to Camp

Pendleton at the end of May. See

related article on page 10. Photo by

Jim Main.

Sierra Club protests Pres. Bush’s energy plan

Heritage Campaign the volunteersadopted an area or river. They

then photographed, mapped and wrote a report about their adopted wild area. They leadoutings to share their belovedplace with others. Then theselands and rivers. You’ll be surprised

by the many dramatic waterfalls,such as those on the upper SanDiego River, many different plant

CANYON FUNDRAISER — See page 13.

P h o t o

b y C i n d yB ux t on

Greg Moll relaxes along the upper San

Diego River.



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By Ellen Shively, Chapter Chair

Ellen Shively,

Chapter Chair

W

orking at the chapter officereminds me of a conveyor belt...along come the

issues, messages, and requests for assistance-can you speak at a localschool on conservation, please makea comment on an environmentalimpact statement, write a letter tothe planning commission, help us with a lawsuit, attend a board of supervisors meeting and on and on.Oh, if we only had the people,financial resources and time torespond completely and positively toall of these opportunities. What a difference we could make! What power! What an enduring legacy!

The application to extend our boundaries is in limbo somewhere incommittees on the national level. We've had some empathy conveyed ina vague manner, but the issue isapparently being bounced aroundlike a hot potato. Glenn Torbett andConnie Garcia are making connec-tions with the bureaucracy to tiesomeone down to a written policy. AsGlenn writes, "It would be a missedopportunity to miss out on strength-

ening the Baja environmentalgroups, creating an informationexchange and providing cross-border support." Were it to happen, theSierra Club would have a partnership where both sides would provideresources and strength for a healthier border environment. TheSan Diego Chapter is up for thechallenge. Is national?

You may have heard us onradio, TV and in the paper weighingin on the Box Canyon controversy. The Canyons Network, a project of the North County Group, endorsed by our chapter and the nationalSierra Club, is boldly going forward with a lawsuit against the Depart-ment of the Interior, no less, allegingthat the department is not enforcingits own rules in supporting theEndangered Species Act. Accordingto attorney Everett Delano, 43 pairsof Gnatcatchers live in this canyon.In line with the San Marcos Creek and three waterfalls that empty intothe ocean, it is another "last of itskind" place. Those of you in northcounty should check out the group.

They could use your help.

In our efforts to coordinate themany subgroups within the club, weare proposing some reforms in the way we account for our budgets andpay our bills. All special interest groups can expect a letter soonasking for an accounting of any properties you own, a plan for thecoming year of your activities and a standardized way of applying for fund raising events. We hope themethods we are introducing willsolidify our chapter, remedy our insurance vulnerability and enhancethe overall effectiveness of our club.Even if it's a little extra work, thanksfor cooperating.

The Canyons Campaign may betaking on some teen age help thissummer. We have a contact with a graduating senior at La Jolla HighSchool who thinks having Sierra Club representation at the highschool level is important. "After all",

said Cameron Coates," we are thefuture." Eric Bowlby thinks thesummer project may interest some younger ones into looking into theSierra Club philosophy of grassrootsactivism. If we launch this, we willneed adult supervision sanctioned bythe school for some work days in thecanyons. Anyone interested? See meor Eric.

Quote from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Bush's energyplan which revives nuclear power,

trashes environmental regulationsand dismisses global warning:

"We do not face a choice be-tween ecology and economy. In fact,the opposite is true. Unless weprotect resources and the earth'snatural capital, we shall not be ableto sustain economic growth."

Be good to the earth thissummer.....



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WALK for the ENVIRONMENT

Organizers Fern Siegel (left) and Lee Siegel

(right) had a great time on May 20 and raised over

$2,000 for the Save Our Canyons campaign.

Above is ExCom member John Wilks with some

welcoming remarks for participants and below are

some of the walkers. Good job everyone!!! And

much THANKS!!

Photos by Geoffrey Smith




J ULY P ROGRAM The chapter's monthly program is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 20

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.)

Comet Hyakutake, March 1977 (above)

and the moon sequence photos over

San Diego are by Jerry Schad.

Below is Jerry Schad (photo by

Edna Loeb).

Program presented by Jerry Shad

L ocal author, astronomer andSierra Club member Jerry Schad has selected the best of

an eclectic mix of astronomicalphotos to show during his presenta-

tion on Friday, July 20. For those who have not spent much timeunder truly dark skies free of thelight spillover from cities, Jerry’sstar-filled scenes from remotelocales will startle and amaze.Using state-of-the-art equipment and film, his images unite theplanet we live on with the near infinite depths of space. He will beshowing glorious sunsets and

moonrises; rare ice-crystal cloudphenomena; solar and lunar eclipses; lunar and planetary conjunctions; comet and meteor phenomena; and wide-filled panora-mas of the night sky and Milky Way over various Western landscapes.

Best known as the author of numerous guidebooks about theoutdoors in San Diego and South-ern California, Jerry Schad is lessknown as professor of Physical andScience and Astronomy at SanDiego Mesa College where he is

chair of the Physical SciencesDepartment.His interest in astronomy goes

back to his childhood in San Jose in

the early 1960s. While going to sleepunder the stars in his backyard onsummer nights, he “discovered” theconstellations—a feat difficult or impossible for anyone living there or in any other major city today becauseof the sharp increase in light pollu-tion.

By 1965, Jerry was photograph-ing the night sky with ordinary 35mm cameras and telescopes. The

following year marked the first publication of his photos in a na-tional magazine— Sky and Telescope .

Currently, about 100 of Jerry’sastronomical photos are published in books, magazines and other media each year. His photo credits includeTime , Newsweek , Reader’s Digest and US New s and World Report cover.

This program is free and opento the public. It starts at 7:30 p.m.Friday, July 20, at the San DiegoZoo’s Otto Center.

Friday, July 20: Astronomical views!




The chapter's monthly program is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 17

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.)

AUGUST P ROGRAM

Friday, Aug. 17: Living in his greenhouseProgram presented by Rejean Laverdiere

W ith an engineer’s precisionand an environmentalist’scommitment, Rejean

Laverdiere turned his 1,300 square-

foot Clairemont house into a 3,000square-foot experiment in energy saving features. He will tell and show us how to save energy and water at

the Aug. 17 Sierra Club program. An ex-Canadian naval officer

who moved to San Diego in 1985,Laverdiere holds an electrical engi-neering degree from San Diego StateUniversity. A design engineer for thelast 14 years, he has worked in power supply, aerospace and biotechcompanies.

He went on to form his owncompany, Electrogen, which develops

and sells electronic equipment for maple syrup producers.But he considers his biggest

achievement the design and con-struction of his current residence.

His house includes compact fluorescent lamps throughout, a microprocessor controlled woodstove, energy efficient windows, extra thick insulation in walls and ceilings,a modified super energy efficient refrigerator, a solar–heated hot water system and recycled built-in appli-ances.

He is chock full of ideas and canshow, first hand, some very practicalapplications that others may want toconsider putting into practice.

And, oh, yes, he also compostsfrom grass clippings and table refuse,does organic gardening and rideshares.

BEFORE

AFTER Rejean Laverdiere

of Arverne Street in

San Diego

incorporated many

energy savings

features into this

remodel of his

house which

increased it size

from 1,300 square

feet to 3,000 square

feet.

The North County Group meets

monthly at 7:30 p.m. at the Rancho

Bern ard o Joslyn Senior Center, at

18402 West Bern ard o Drive in Rancho

Bernardo EXCEPT DURING TH E

SUMMER. Programs begin again in

the fall. The free programs are open to

the public. Refreshments w ill be

served. Cal l David But ler 760-489 -

8842 for informat ion.

NO SUMMER

MEETINGS FOR

NORTH COUNTY

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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 your home chapter.

For confidential assistance, contact Sage Kuhn, Sierra Club Planned GivingProgram—85 Second Street, 2nd floor, SanFrancisco, CA 94105–3441

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




Center, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Wemeet in the back building, on the left. Presentations start at 7 p.m. featuring SinglesBike, Photo, Ski, Focus on Youth, 20/30sSingle Sierrans sections, North County, conservation and chapter activities. Refreshments are served.

AUGUST 9, Thursday, 6 :30 p.m.CAL VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION &TRAININGSponsor e d b y t h e Conser v a t i o n Ac t i o n

Leade r (CAL ) Com m i t t ee and t he San

D i e go Chap t e r O f f i c e

Please join us at our funky ol' SierraClub office and Bookstore, at 3820 RayStreet, for an overview of Sierra Club Volunteer positions and responsibilities. Meesome of our "Action" Leaders and sign upto help. We've got something for everyoneEvery talent and/or skill can help save ourMother Earth. Don't be bashful! We need

you! Fun and refreshments included! Cal John Hartley for details: 619-299-8870

AUGUST 17 , Friday, 7:30 p.m.MONTHLY CHAPTER PROGRAM—

Free program to be at the San DiegoZoo’s Otto Center auditorium. Details onpage 5.

AUGUST 19, S unday, 1 2 p.m .BALBOA PARK PICNIC AND MOVIECoordinator: Greg Moll 858-675-7404(work) or [email protected]

Out and About in San Diego. This isthe second in a series of outdoor activitiesto introduce Sierra Club members to eachother and also to our beautiful city. Picnicstarts at 12 noon, eat at 12:30. Meet at thesoutheast corner of Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street. Bring frisbees and other outsidgames. At 3 p.m. we will take a short tourof Balboa Park and go to the Natural History Museum for 4 p.m. “Ocean Oasis.” Weneed to be there by 3:30 p.m.. After themovie we will walk back to our cars. Cos$4. Maximum 50 people.

AUGUST 24 , Friday, 6:30 p.m.GAY & LESBIAN SIERRANS–BEACH BONFIRE/ POTLUCK

For location & other information, calKathryn Vernon at (619) 284-8136 or TomMarkel at (858) 488-4651.

AUGUST 28 , Tuesday, 7 p.m.Movie Night: 'Butterfly'

At the Sierra Club Bookstore. On theheals of Julia Butterfly Hill's appearance onMay 11 at SDSU before 600 people, we areshowing the 80 minute feature-length filmabout her historical tree-sit in the treenamed 'Luna'. Experience first-hand theincredible story of the 23-year-old woman's2-year long action which led to the protection of the tree and surrounding grove, andgalvanized the world's attention to the fateof our old-growth forests. Sponsored by theSierra Club Bookstore. Popcorn and sodaprovided. Video projection on 7' Big ScreenSuggested donation: $10.00 to benefit theConservation Committee. Contact: GeoffreySmith, 619–299–1741 [email protected].

July ActivitiesJULY 11, Wedn esday , 7 p.m.VISITOR/ NEW MEMBERSIERRA CLUB ORIENTATIONCall office at 299–1743 for informationAt th e Tierrasant a Recreation Cent er,11 22 0 Clairemo nt Mesa Blvd.

We meet in the back building, on theleft. Presentations start at 7 p.m. featuringSingles, Bike, Photo, Ski, Focus on Youth,20/30s Single Sierrans sections,NorthCounty, conservation and chapter activities,including over 1,000 outings during the

year. Refreshments are served.

JULY 12 , Thursday, 7 p.m .CONSERVATION TRAINING ANDORIENTATION WORKSHOPPanel Moderated by Geoffrey Sm ith,Conservation Coordinator.At Sie rra Club Office , 38 20 Ray St.

Second part workshop on Environ-mental Organizing with a panel moderated

by Conservation Coordinator - Geof frey Smith and organized by the Conservation

Action Leader (CAL) Committee. This will be a "hands on" learning

session valuable for anyone seeking to helpprotect our environment. Participants willlearn how to review and comment on a cur-rent EIR (Environmental Impact Report),

with guidance from a team of experts. It issuggested that participants view the videoof the first workshop, "CEQA and the Plan-ning Process," held in May, which is avail-able in the chapter office, although it is not a requirement. For information on the video,call Geoffrey Smith at 619-299-1741, or [email protected]. For more information on this workshop or toRSVP, call CAL Chair John Hartley at 619/

299-8870.JULY 20 , Friday, 7 :30 p.m .MONTHLY CHAPTER PROGRAM—

A lecture/slide show at the San Di-ego Zoo’s Otto Center auditorium. Detailson page 4.

JULY 22, Sunday, 12 p.m.HOSPITALITY POINT POTLUCK ANDOPTIONAL KAYAKINGCoordinator: Greg Moll 858-675-7404(work) or [email protected]

Out and About in San Diego. This isthe first in a series of outdoor activities tointroduce Sierra Club members to eachother and also to our beautiful city. The

beach party and potluck will start at 12noon. There is ample parking close to thispicnic area. There will be optional kayakingstarting at approx. 4 p.m. through Aqua Ad-

ventures. Rentals start at $8 per hour.Bring a potluck dish to share and your ownsoft drinks. After the potluck picnic we

will walk over to Aqua Adventures (619-523-9577) and rent kayaks for a one-hour paddlearound Quivira Basin. Suggestion: reservea kayak if you intend to kayak. Bring bin-oculars for bird watching.

JULY 24 , Tuesday, 7 p.m.MOVIE NIGHT: Forest Defense samplerAt Sie rra Club Office , 38 20 Ray St.

Join us for a captivating look at oldgrowth forest exploitation in Northern Cali-fornia, as portrayed in 4 short videos by filmmaker James Ficklin: "Fire in the Eyes","Luna: The Stafford Giant Tree Sit", "Tim-

ber Gap", and "Strip Tease to Save the Trees"(parental discretion advised!). We'll view then discuss each video in the context of the current political and industry climate.Sponsored by the Sierra Club Bookstore.Popcorn and soda provided. Video projec-tion on 7' Big Screen. Suggested donation:$10 to benefit the Conservation Comittee.Contact: Geoffrey Smith, 619–299–1741 or [email protected].

JULY 28, Saturday—SundayGAY & LESBIAN SIERRANS -CELEBRATE GLBT PRIDE WEEKEND

Visit our G & L Sierrans booth at thefair in Hillcrest. For location and other in-

formation, call Kathryn Vernon at 619-284-8136 or Tom Markel at 858-488-4651.

August Activities

For Single Personsin their 20's & 30's

(619) 544–6124A section of the San Diego Chapter

20s & 30s

Single Sierrans

AAUGUST 6, Mond ay, 6 pmWalk th e Talk! - (No walk in July .)

Meet at the chapter office and book-store for a 14 minute video about the Si-erra Club, followed by a brisk one-hour walk in the neighborhood. We'll get to know eachother, and I'll describe some of the ways youcan become involved in issue work in our chapter. We'll conclude our walk at a localcoffee shop, then walk back to the officefor a wrapup. RSVP to Geoffrey Smith, Con-

servation Coordinator, at (619) 299-1741.AUGUST 8, Wedn es day, 7 p .m .VISITOR/ NEW MEMBERSIERRA CLUB ORIENTATIONCal l office at 61 9–299–174 3 for info

Meet at the Tierrasanta Recreation




JULY 24 , Monday, 6:30 p.m.SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEECall Greg Moll at 858–675–7404 for further information.

JULY 24 , Tuesday, 4 p.m.BOOKSTORE COMMITTEESierra Club office and Bookstore.Bookstore planning and staffing. CallGeoffrey Smith at 619–299–1741 for infor-mation and to confirm time.

JULY 25 , Wedne sday, 7 p.m.

COASTAL COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.Call Eric Bowlby at 619–284–9399 or

Joanne Pearson 858–459–7041 for info.

JULY 26 , Thursday, 6:30 p.m.WILDLIFE COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.Call Renee Owens at 619–659–5871. Helpus save wildlife and habitat.

JULY 26 , Thursday, 6:30 p.m.MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEECall Wanda Jackson at 858–689–4039 for location and further information.

JULY 5, Thursday, 7 p.m.RECYCLING COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St., For moreinfo, contact Wade Vernon at 760–942–7517or [email protected].

JULY 9, Monday, 6 p.m.HI SIERRAN NEWSLETTER COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Pauline

Jimenez 619–660–9898.

JULY 10, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.CONSERVATION COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.Call 619–299–1741 for information.

All conservation activists are welcome.

JULY 10, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEECall Mary Eggen at 858–453–1615 for in-formation.

JULY 16, Monday, 6:30 P.M.BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEESierra Club office. 3820 Ray Street.Call Connie (619) 543-4891 for more info

JULY 16 , Monday, 7 p.m.(CAN) CONSERVATION ACTIONNETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE

Twiggs Coffee House: 4590 Park Blvd., SanDiego (Park & Mad ison Ave .). This is thesteering committee for our chapter’s con-servation alerts. Visitors welcome. CallDiane Smith 858–488–0342 or JaniceMcKalisen 858–271–8058.

JULY 18 , Wedne sday, 6 :30 p.m .EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call619– 299–1743 for info.

JULY 19 , Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO)Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call DarleneGunter at 858–467–0852 for info.

JULY 19 , Thursday, 7 p.m.PHOTO S ECTION MEETINGCall 619–299–1744, ext. 2070 for current information.

JULY 23 , Monday, 7 p.m . .LAND USE & ENVIRONMENT FORUMSierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.

Joint meetings of Land Use, Water, Air, Park,and Transportation Committees.

July Meetings

August MeetingsAUGUST 1, Wedn es day, 7 p .m .WILDLANDS FORUMSierra Club office and Bookstore. Local andregional public lands management issuesand Wild Heritage Campaign coordination.Call Camille Armstrong at 858–566–5676

for information and to confirm meeting time.

AUGUST 2, Thursday, 7 p.m.RECYCLING COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St., For moreinfo, contact Wade Vernon at 760–942–7517or [email protected].

AUGUST 13, Monday, 6 p.m.HI SIERRAN NEWSLETTER COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Pauline

Jimenez 619–660–9898.

Deadline to submit informationto the Hi Sierran for September/October

activities and meetings is August 1

Jackie Main,meetings & activities editor

e–mail her at:[email protected]

Postal mail:2360 Palomira Ct., San Diego, CA 9191 5

Telephone: 619–216–0006

AUGUST 14 , Tuesday, 6 :30 p.m .CONSERVATION COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.Call 619–299–1741 for information.

All conservation activists are welcome.

AUGUST 14 , Tuesday, 6 :30 p.m .FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEECall Mary Eggen at 858–453–1615 for in-formation.

AUGUST 15 , Wedne sday, 6:30 p.m .EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call619–299–1743 for info.

AUGUST 16 , Thursday, 7 :30 p.m.INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO)Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. CallDarlene Gunter at 858–467–0852 for info.

AUGUST 20, Monday, 7 p.m.(CAN) CONSERVATION ACTIONNETWORK STEERING COMMITTEESee July 16.

AUGUST 20 , Monday , 6 :30 P.M.BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEESierra Club office. 3820 Ray Street.Call Connie (619) 543-4891 for more info.

AUGUST 22, Wedne sday, 7 p.m.COASTAL COMMITTEE MEETINGSierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.Call Joane Pearson at 858–459–7041

AUGUST 23, Thursday, 6 :30 p.m .MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEECall Wanda Jackson at 858–689–4039 for location and further information.

AUGUST 23, Thursday, 7 p.m.WILDLIFE COMMITTEESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.Call Renee Owens at 619–659–5871. Helpus save wildlife and habitat.

AUGUST 27, Monday, 6 :30 p.m .SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEECall Greg Moll at 858–675–7404 for further information.

AUGUST 27, Monday, 7 p.m. .LAND USE & ENVIRONMENT FORUMSierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.

Joint meetings of Land Use, Water, Air, Park,and Transportation Committees.

AUGUST 28 , Tuesday, 4 p.m.BOOKSTORE COMMITTEESierra Club office and Bookstore.Bookstore management and operation. CallGeoffrey Smith at 619–299–1741 for infor-mation and to confirm time.

FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE.CALL FOR DATE AND TIMESierra Club office, 3820 Ray St.Call Bob McDowell at 619–282–0664 for information.

FORES T & WILDERNESS COMMITTEECALL CHAIR FOR DATE AND TIMESierra Club office and Bookstore.Local and regional public lands manage-

ment issues, and Wild Heritage Campaigncoordination. Call Camille Armstrong at 858–566–5676 for information and to con-firm meeting time.

Shop for Books On-line! www .sierraclub.org/chap-ters/sandiego/BOOKSTORE

CAN STEERING COMMITTEE




The deadline for candidates tosubmit petitions of nomination for election to the Chapter ExecutiveCommittee has been set. All peti-

tions must be received in thechapter office by July 16 at 5 p.m. Any chapter member who was not nominated by the NominatingCommittee at the June 15th Chapter Executive Committee (ExCom)meeting may submit a nominatingpetition. The petition must containthe names of at least 50 Chapter members in good standing. Thechapter Excom will approve the finalchapter election ballot at their July

CH APTER EXCOM ELECT IONS

Deadline for pe tition candidates looms18th meeting.

The official election ballot will be in the September/October editionof the Hi Sierran . This edition will

also contain statements submitted by each candidate. All ballots must bereceived in the Sierra Club office by 5p.m. on October 12, 2001, if deliv-ered by hand, or October 15 andpostmarked no later than October 12if mailed.

There are four seats to be filledin this year's election. Those elected will serve a term of two years begin-ning in January 2002. The ExCom is

responsible for the management of the affairs and activities of thechapter. Anyone can obtain moreinformation or contact the Nominat-ing Committee by calling 619-299-1744 ex 1091.

Donna Frye, with help fromenvironmentalists, especially theSierra Club, and from local labor activists, was elected to the SanDiego City Council in a specialelection on June 5th.

Since November, San Diego haselected a new Mayor (endorsed by theSierra Club) and six new councilmembers (two in special electionsand a total of four of the eight—Scott Peters, Toni Atkins, BrianMaienschein and Donna Frye—who were endorsed by the Sierra Club).

Only two council persons—Byron Wear and George Stevens—remain

By Glenn Torbett, Sierra Club California ExCom

Sierra Club–endorsed Donna Frye

elected to San Diego City Council

from before November and they will be term–limited out in November 2002.

The new city council has thepotential to be a more environmen-tally friendly elected body than SanDiego has seen for a long time,although it won’t be automatic. It certainly is an impressive electoralturn around. And even though thecouncil will require constant vigi-lance, San Diegans are puttingconservation back into conservative.

Get people registered to vote,

then get them to vote their con-sciences—it can work!

Save those campaign signs folksDonna will run again in March next year and will recycle the signs.

Thanks for all your votes (1,800 Sierra Club members in her district) and all your valuable help in getting Donna elected.

Eric Bow lby, Sierra Club volunter for Donna Frye

Thank yous

Janu ary - Karen Smit h for longterm dedication to outingsleading, training, and fundraising.

February - Starla Rivers for COL, WBC, & Walk work.- Kellie Lindros for accounting work above and beyond the call of duty.

March - Gl enn Torbe t t for CanyonsCampaign, Wild Heritage Cam-paign work, and for working onthe chapter's behalf on legislativeand political matters.

•Gene Wilson - 1 old motherboard,1 new motherboard, 1 CPU andmemory •Dan Anderson - Windows NT workstation license•Gordon Brodfuehrer - ICO back-packing equipment •Bicycle Sect ion donation tochapter •Moonl ight on the Bay donation toChapter conservation projects

Wish list17" monitor Scanner—ours died

Thanks, Chery l Reiff , off ice mgr./ vol. coord .

Volunteers of the Month —2001- Skip Forsch t for running a great WBC.

Ap ri l -Bo b Mc Do we ll for hisawesome fund appeal letter andpacket.-Larry Klaase n for nicely orga-nizing the database for fundappeal data entry and for thetime he is spending almost daily to keep up with the data entry process.- Rene e Owens for her very successful marine mammal watching fundraiser.

May - David But ler for hisexcellent ongoing multifaceted work in the conservation, the

administrative and the leader-ship arenas of the club.

Special Recogn ition-Randy (last

name pending) is also a volunteer at Caring Ministries near our office.Randy spends quite a bit of timesweeping up the sidewalk and gutter in front of the office. It's a constant battle that he tackles with love andcaring. He also recycles everythinghe possibly can. Randy makes a nice difference here on Ray Street.

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amazing heroes educated localcitizens, businesses, and churchesusing their reports and other infor-mation pieces about these areas. A wonderful accomplishment is that

they generated over 170 letters insupport of protection for our wild-lands.

Thanks to these excellent efforts, we accomplished the require-ment of having reports and letters of support for all of our lands andrivers, and that’s how the areas andrivers qualified to be in the CWHCstatewide proposal.

Our next step is to meet withlocal elected officials to educate themabout the CWHC and get letters of support. This is a long-term cam-

paign with many milestones comingahead.

How can you become part of this great team for wildlands?

We’d really appreciate your participation in CWHC. You willmove us forward and be makinghistory. What you can do:

1. Lead hikes and outings.2. Adopt a wild river or potential

wilderness area.3. Write letters of support.4. Show slide shows and videos with

groups.5. Join our local Forest & Wilderness

Committee on the first Wednesday of every month at the Sierra Cluboffice in North Park.

6. Become a member group of CWHC.

Special thanks goes to these 24

incredible volunteers! They’ve all been adventurers, dedicated, deter-mined, risk-takers, hard workers,and passionate grassroots organiz-ers. They’re making this dream a

reality. Thank you!

Anne LyonBrad Buffett Byron AndersonCamille ArmstrongCheryl Reiff Christian Canterberry Cindy BuxtonDarren IrwinDave HoganDevore SmithDorothy KlitzingDoug HansenGlenn Torbett Geoffrey SmithGreg Moll Janice McKalsonLarry KlaasenLarry Hogue

Neal Biggart Neil SaddingtonNick ErvinRenee OwensSamantha Freeland Terry Weiner

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California Wild Heritage Campaign on its way!

Highlights from Executive

Committee minutes (May 16, 2001)

1. The suggestion was made toorganize a summer youth pro-gram to help with the CanyonsCampaign - removing noxiousplants and trash collection. Adult (parental) supervision is needed.Eric Bowlby)

2. An ExCom subcommittee is working on two policies andprocedures. The first concernsProgram Support Activities (aka fundraising). A standard SOP will be distributed to all committeesand activities for review. Thesecond addresses how money is to be handled (aka "The Budget", within and between sections. These SOPs will be approved by the end of the summer.

3. Approved Canyons Network, a project of the North County Group, to apply for NationalSierra Club endorsement of a lawsuit over the owners of Box Canyon in La Costa.

4. Approved timeline for nominatingprocess for replacement of expir-

ing terms of ExCom members.5. Approved the 2001 budget.6. Legal committee to write amicus

brief in support of lawsuit onannexation of La Posta Reserva-tion.

Highlights from Conservation

Committee minutes (May 8, 2001)

1. ConsCom retreat was held the weekend of May 5/6. Issuepriorities include (a) Stop Sprawl(b) Liveable Cities (c) Clean Water

(d) Wildlands Protection.2. Motion passed to send letters in

support of preservation of Fanita Ranch in Santee.

3. Motion passed re affordablehousing density bonus, i.e. noencroachment into environmen-tally sensitive lands on coastalresources shall be considered asdensity bonus incentives by city council.

ExCom HighlightsPlease note that w e are try ing to mak e a short syn opsis of the

Execut ive Meet ings a stand ard feature in our new slet ters. I f you have

any comments, please contact one of the ExCom members or Chery l at

the off ice. (Contact inform ation is on page 24 of this new sletter.)

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I. The energy planPresident Bushunveiled won't work,

because it makesthe wrong choices. We can't drill, digand destroy our

way to energy indepen-dence.

II. Instead, Americans want a balanced approach that gives usquicker, cleaner, cheaper, safer solutions like energy-efficient technologies, renewable power like solar and wind, and respon-sible production.

III. President Bush's energy plan will benefit his campaign donors inthe oil, coal and utility miningindustries but costs anyone who buys energy or breathes the air.

President Bush's policies won't clean up our air, prevent futureenergy shortages or save usmoney.

IV. Hindering efforts to improveenergy efficiency in homes, vehicles, businesses and indus-try, President Bush's budget

actually cuts research in renew-able energy and development programs by 37 percent and cutsenergy efficient research anddevelopment by 30 percent.

RESPONSES TO INDIVIDUAL

ELEMENTS IN THE PLAN

Preside nt Bush's Plan Exploits Our

Wilderness Heritage

MESSAGE: Drilling for oil on publiclands won't solve our nation's energy

problems, it will sacrifice our naturalheritage. While there are some publiclands appropriate for energy explora-tion, many of our most spectacular treasures are now being threatened with oil, gas and coal development. The President pretends the oilindustry will use hypodermic needlesto extract oil, but surgical precisiondoesn't exist with oil drilling.

Preside nt Bush's Plan c alls fordril ling in the Arctic National

Wildlife Re fuge

MESSAGE: Drilling the ArcticNational Wildlife Refuge won't work.Government geologists estimate the Arctic Wildlife Refuge holds only a 6-month supply of oil for the U.S., andthe oil companies know it will take a decade to produce the first drop for consumers. Drilling would take a huge industrial development sprawl-ing across the fragile tundra in a vast web of oil rigs, pipelines, roads,landing strips, housing for workersand vast incinerators for the waste.

President Bush's Plan Calls forIncreased Coal Mining

MESSAGE: The phrase "Clean Coal"is an oxymoron. In reality, coal is oneof the most damaging forms of energy production, polluting our air and releasing global warming gases.Dressing these plants with sweet names like "clean coal" does little tostop pollution from spewing out of the smokestacks. That coal pollutionleads to global warming, causes air and water pollution and harms our families' health.

Preside nt Bush's Plan Calls For

New Nuclear Power Plants

MESSAGE: We have already seenthat this idea won't work. Nuclear power creates grave health risks andthere is no way to safely dispose of the waste. The U.S. rightly aban-doned nuclear reprocessing becauseit was too dangerous and too expen-sive. No one has figured out how toprevent people from stealing theplutonium that falls out when you

reprocess spent nuclear fuel. That plutonium can be used to make bombs, and the process is tooexpensive to be economically effec-tive.

President Bush's Plan Calls for

Increasing Dom est ic Oil Produc-t ion to Decrease our Dependence

of Foreign Oil

MESSAGE: Drilling for oil on publiclands cannot significantly reduce our

reliance on foreign oil because our demand is so much greater thaneconomically recoverable domestic

supplies. The US only holds 3percent of the world's oil supplies.

President Bush's Plan Doesn't Go

Far Enough on Fuel Economy .

MESSAGE: Raising fuel economy for cars and SUVs to 40 miles per gallonis the biggest single step President Bush could have taken to cut our oildependence and curb global warming — but the President decided not toact. The plan suggests tax credits forhigh-mileage, hybrid gas-electric vehicles, but the devil's in the details

and many details are still under wraps. These cars are good for theenvironment, but the Bush hybrid- vehicle tax credit will likely allow auto companies to sell an additionalgas guzzler for each hybrid sold.Despite spotlighting it as visionary energy savings, this proposal doesn't save fuel, doesn't cut pollution andmerely walks in place.

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FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES?AUDIO-VISUALCOMMITTEE FORMING!

Here's your chance to help savethe world by doing something funand interesting!!!!

Please join us for a fun timethat will help the chapter a whole lot.

The plan is to have a monthly Friday movie night when we willreview old tapes and videos from our chapter library.

We'll have popcorn galore and

could do a healthy finger foodspotluck as well. We need a chairper-son and lots of ideas.

Please call or e–mail Cheryl, at the chapter office to get onto thecommittee list. 619-299-1743. Leavea message if I don't answer! [email protected]

Thanks! I'll look forward tohearing from you!

Cheryl Reiff

By Bill Magavern, Senior Legislative Representative,Sierra Club California

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Preside nt Bush Propos es Weake n-

ing Environm ental Protec t ions toFast Track Power Plant Produc-

t ion.

MESSAGE: We don't have to sacrificeclean, healthy air in our rush tospeed up power plant development. We need the benefits of increasedenergy generation, but we can have a consistent energy supply AND a

healthy environment. Instead,President Bush is trying to convincethe public to weaken the Clean Air Act and nuclear safety protections,in order to help his campaigncontributors.

Preside nt Bush Declared th at

Conservation Is Not An Answer tothe Nation's Energy Needs.

MESSAGE: Efficiency measuresprovide the quickest, cleanest andcheapest methods of solving our energy needs.

Presiden t Bush

Says It Is

Prem ature toRely on Alterna-

tive So lar andWind Energy

Production.

MESSAGE: Solar and wind are viable, clean, and

productivesources of energy. Solar and wind, andgeothermalsources supply 10% of California'senergy currently and recent advancesin techonology are making alternativeenergy an increasingly greater optionfor fulfilling more of our energy needs.

July 1 2 , Thursday, 7 p .m .

"CEQA - Han ds on Train in g"

Sierra Club Office - 38 2 0 Ray StThe second part w orkshop on Environmental Organizing

w ith a p anel moderated by Conservat ion Coordina tor - Geof f rey Smith

and organized by the Conservat ion Act ion Leader (CAL) Commit tee.

This will be a "hands on" learning session valuable for anyone seekingto help protect our environment. Participants will learn how to review andcomment on a current EIR (Environmental Impact Report), with guidancefrom a team of experts. It is suggested that participants view the video of the first workshop "CEQA and the Planning Process", held in May, which isavailable in the Chapter office, although it is not a requirement.

For information on the video, call Geoffrey Smith at 619/299-1741, or [email protected]. For more information on this work-shop or to RSVP, call CAL Chair John Hartley at 619/299-8870.

Sierra Club California invites you to Sacramento for Lobby Day on

Monday, August 27, 2001. This is your chance to meet with legislatorsto advocate current environmentalissues on behalf of Sierra Club.

Lobby Day provides activists with an opportunity to talk withlegislators and their staff about theSierra Club's statewide priorities andspecific legislation that is pending before the Senate and Assembly.Lobby Day is key to Sierra Club’sgrassroots power, as it allows legisla-tors to see the faces behind one of California’s most influential environ-

mental advocacy organizations We will also conduct a trainingsession in political effectiveness theday before Lobby Day, on the after-noon of Sunday, August 26, 2001. Through discussion, role-play andsome real-life examples, we willinstruct you on how to make themost of your time with an electedofficial and how to use lobbying tohelp achieve the goals of a larger campaign. The training will help you become more effective in your Lobby

Lobby Day in Sacramento: Come to the

Capitol to protect California’s future!Day advocacy as well as in your interactions with elected officials at

home. This year, we anticipate our

topics to include endangered speciesand habitat protection, energy, andforestry. Other issues may be on thetable and we will remain flexible in toorder to make your visit most effec-tive. Since Lobby Day is taking placeat the very end of the legislativesession, this will be an ideal time to

influence the legislation that must beon Governor Davis’ desk by Septem-

ber 14.Sierra Club California will

provide dinner Sunday, August 26,as well as breakfast and lunch onMonday. For more details andinformation on possible financialassistance, please contact MarianneBatchelder, legislative aide, at (916)557-1100 x107 or e-mail her at [email protected].

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To become more involved on th e

chapter’ s Energy Subcommittee, call

Dan Perkin s at 760-634-296 3 or

Geof f rey Smith at 61 9-299-174 1

Save Monday, August 27 to lobby state legislators




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One of the bright lights of 20th–century politicalactivism was the hard work

of dedicated citizens that gave us our

environmental laws. These laws havealways been under attack by those who put private gain over publicgood.

But current international tradeagreements, promoted by multina-tional corporations seeking unregu-lated access to all the resources onthe planet with no consideration for any human values except their “right”to unlimited profits, may pose thegreatest threat of all, not only to theenvironment, but to democracy itself.

The “Free Trade Area of the Americas” (FTAA) would expand theNorth American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) to include the entire WesternHemisphere, excluding Cuba.

The corporations crafting theagreement insist that it includeNAFTA’s infamous Chapter 11investor-to-state clause, which allowsa foreign company to sue a govern-ment if any local, state, or nationallaw threatens its potential profits.

Environmental laws are consid-ered “trade barriers” and thus subject to lawsuits:

A U.S. waste-disposal company sues the Mexican Government for $16 million because a Mexican state blocks a waste site, which threatensthe water supply of a small village.

A Canadian company sues theU.S. Government for $970 million because California bans the gasolineadditive MTBE, a suspected carcino-gen that has polluted the groundwa-ter in some 10,000 sites. And so, what the efforts of the “wise use”

movement here in the U.S. to impose“regulatory takings” could not accomplish by itself could now be written into an international tradeagreement involving 34 countries!

To facilitate the passage of theFTAA, President Bush has askedCongress to grant him “Fast Track Authority,” which allows him tonegotiate the FTAA, sign it, then

bring it to Congress, which can only vote yes or no, with no amendments,after very limited debate. But Congress is the only body with

exclusive authority “to regulatecommerce with foreign nations,”according to the Constitution.

Fair-trade advocates havedefeated Fast Track twice before, and we must defeat it again! Please callor write your congressional represen-tative in the House, and SenatorsBoxer and Feinsten and demand that they oppose granting the president “Trade Promotion Authority,” as it isnow called. Check the San Diego

chapter’s website(www.sierraclub.org/chapters/sandiego/ or the May/June 2001issue of the Hi Sierran to find infor-

mation on our elected officials. Fast Track and the FTAA will lead to the worst environmental train wreck that we have ever seen. We must stopthem both!

Free trade plan is fast track to disasterBy Jean Costa (Border Committee and Sierra Club member since 1976)

For informat ion on the Border

Commit tee conta ct Liz Giffen at

619 -293-0350 or via e-mail at

lgif fen@sierraclu bsa nd iego.org an d

Connie Garcia at 619 -543-4891 or

cgarcia@sierraclu bsan diego.org




Have you been to the beachlately? Development andpollution threaten

California’s coast, making surf unsafe to swim in and beachescrowded and dirty. EvenCalifornia’s truly special places— San Simeon, Gaviota Coast, Bolsa Chica and others—are threatened.Because of that threat, the CoastalCommission will be holding special

hearings to determine what parts of the coast need the Commission’sspecial protection and stewardship.

To help the Coastal Commis-sion identify these special places, theSierra Club invites you to join theSierra Club’s “Great Coastal Places”campaign. “Our campaign will helptell the Coastal Commission whichgreat places need to be protected. We owe it to our children to keepCalifornia’s coast beautiful, open and

free for future generations,” saidMark Massara, Sierra Club CoastalProtection Program Director.

How can you help? You can tellthe Coastal Commission there areplaces in California too special to bedeveloped. How can you do that? By writing a letter, or attending one of

Sierra Club launches its

‘Great Coastal Places’ campaignthe Coastal Commission’s specialhearings. Is it San Diego Bay,Mission Bay or one of our numer-ous lagoons? The CoastalCommission wants to hear from you what the priority areas should be in Southern California and thestate.

Join our effort. Come to a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,

July 25 at the chapter office to learn

more about our coastal protectionprogram. Sierra Club chapters alongthe coast are gearing up for thishistoric opportunity.

Contact the San Diego CoastalCommittee chairs—Eric Bowlby at 619–284–9399 or Joanne Pearson at 858–459–7041—to find out when theCoastal Commission will have a hearing in your area. California’scoast is as fragile as it is beautiful.Please help us to protect it.

Pl ea se J oi n Us!

Prote c t You r Ne ighborhood Canyo n

b Have you ever wanted to know what animals and plants live in your neighborhood canyon?B Do you want to introduce your children to your neighborhood’s natural environment?RAre you concerned that the city doesn’t properly maintain and

police your neighborhood canyon?o Learn about threats to your neighborhood canyon and learn how to protect its natural beauty.

Sierra Club inv i tes y ou to a guided tour of Nava jo Can yon in San Diego.

Who: Local naturalists give free guided tour of Navajo Canyon.

When: Saturday, July 14, 2001; from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Where: Church parking lot at 680 1 E as ton Ct . in San Diego.Tak e I–8 east to Warin g Road exit—go north pa st Princess View Rd. Turn right on Eld rid ge St.

(traff ic light.) Follow a round to left —it tur ns int o Easton Ave. Turn right onto Easton Ct. Go to

pa rk in g lot at en d of cul–de–sac.

Canyons info. see: http://members.dencity.com/canyoncoalition

Looking south from Trestle Beach which is

threatened by a toll road and urban run-off.Photo by Jim Blomquist.

By Elizabeth Lambe

Call Sierra Club Cany on s Pres ervation Organize r Eric Bowlby Ph# 6 1 9 -2 8 4 -9 3 9 9Email: savewet lands@co mpus erve.com




By Geoffrey Smith,

Chapter Conservation Coordinator

‘One Club’: The Power of You!

What do smart growth andinfill development look like?

Check the web page above tosee these computer-generatedsimulations, designed to demonstratehow sprawling communities can berevitalized and made more livable. This shows existing intersections in

El Cerrito and how they can betransformed with changes makingthem more pedestrian-friendly,addition of mixed uses and other nifty things. These series of picturesare worth a thousand looks.

Thank you to the followinggenerous donors who made the May 11th Julia Butterfly Hill event pos-sible:

Adventure 16(www.adventure16.com)

Debbie Chaddock Grossmont College Earth ClubPacific Offshore RiggingSan Diego Earth Works and San

Diego Earth Media

(www.earthday.net)Sierra Club Bookstore(www.sandiego.sierraclub.org bookstore)

Sierra Club Gay and LesbianSection

Sierra Club Outings CommitteeGregory CoursinLowell Blankfort OB People's Co-op Alan FeinBart Ziegler Zenger's News Magazine

A n amazing thing happened inSan Diego on May 11. Over 600 people came to San Diego

State University to hear one personspeak at our Sierra Club-sponsoredevent. That person, Julia Butterfly Hill, spoke dramatically and passion-ately for two hours to a spellboundcrowd.

She described her phenomenal

experience conducting a solo tree sit for over two years, in the northernCalifornia redwood tree named'Luna'. Her act of civil disobediencesaved the tree and surroundinggrove, and galvanized public opinion worldwide to the plight of the old-growth forests.

Most importantly, Julia spoke

of the power of one person—YOU!—tomake a difference on our earth.Each of us has the power to choose where and what we buy, what we eat, whom we vote for, and what we do with our time. Each of these per-sonal choices, no matter how small,can have profound impact on thehealth of the world around us. That was Julia’s message—the power of YOU!

~ ~ ~ The generous donors who made

the Butterfly event possible are listed

at the end of my column. Thank you!

Dave Foreman, executivedirector of ‘The Wildlands Project’,former Sierra Club board member and founder of Earth First, spoke of the role of direct action at a recent Audubon Society event. While the

Sierra Club Purpose allows us to“use all lawful means to carry out [our] objectives,” he pointed out that civil disobedience, when carried out

with a firm strategy, is an important part of the overall conservationmovement. It is up to the Sierra Club to work effectively for changethrough legal channels, so that civildisobedience is never again needed!

Our first CEQA training in May was a grand success! Over 20 folksattended, and the entire presentation was video taped. Be sure to attendthe second part of our workshop on July 12, and get some real hands-ondocument review experience! I am

looking for volunteers to scheduletime for conservation desk support.Give me a call if you have some day-time hours to donate: 619–299–1741

You are invited to join us at ourMovie Night series, beginning the 4th Tuesday in July. Good films, pop-corn and discussion!

I’m off now for two weeks in Alaska, hiking around Denali—‘TheHigh One’—and kayaking in Prince William Sound.

Thanks!!!

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