Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter, serving Imperial & San Diego Counties

HI SIERRAN
Working to preserve the special nature of San Diego for over half a century
Vol. 61, NO. 4

www.sandiego.sierraclub.org

July/August 2001

Good News Statewide plan created for California Wild Heritage Campaign
By Camille Armstrong, San Diego Chapter activist and chair of Forest and Wilderness Committee

Photo by Cindy Buxton

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 this campaign is that unprotected wildlands and rivers throughout our wonderful state of California will be permanently saved from negative impacts, such as logging and illegal OHV (off highway vehicles) use, through Wild & Scenic River designation. Locally, all of our 20 wildland areas and our four rivers in San Diego and Imperial Counties are included in the statewide proposal. Fantastic! Our proposed areas equal nearly 200,000 acres of your incredible lands managed by the Cleveland National Forest and Bureau of Land Management. Come explore your remarkable

Greg Moll relaxes along the upper San Diego River.

lands and rivers. Youll be surprised by the many dramatic waterfalls, such as those on the upper San Diego River, many different plant

communities including Engelmann oaks and coniferous forests, abundant wildlife, as well as threatened and sensitive species such as the southwestern pond turtle. How did we get to this exciting milestone of a statewide proposal? For three years over 20 San Diego Sierra Club volunteers have been following the Sierra Club purpose to Enjoy, Explore, and Protect by taking action for our unprotected wildlands and rivers. For the California Wild Heritage Campaign the volunteers adopted an area or river. They then photographed, mapped and wrote a report about their adopted wild area. They lead outings to share their beloved place with others. Then these

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Inside
Activities & Meetings Bus Trips-Current Canyons CEQA Workshops Chairs Column Classifieds Coastal Places Campaign ConservationOne Club Directory Energy Corner Foster Lodge Free Trade Lobby Day Membership Form Monthly Programs Outings p. 67 p. 21 p. 13 p. 11 p. 2 p. 23 p. 13 p. 14 p. 24 p. 10 p. 15 p. 12 p. 11 p. 2 p. 4 & 5 p. 15

Sierra Club protests Pres. Bushs energy plan

Chapter Energy Committee Chair Dan Perkins talks about the Sierra Clubs energy position while Conservation Coordinator Geoffrey Smith holds up the speaker equipment at a rally to protest energy rates during President George W. Bushs visit to Camp Pendleton at the end of May. See related article on page 10. Photo by Jim Main.

CANYON FUNDRAISER See page 13.

By Ellen Shively, Chapter Chair

orking at the chapter office reminds me of a conveyor belt...along come the issues, messages, and requests for assistance-can you speak at a local school on conservation, please make a comment on an environmental impact statement, write a letter to the 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 to respond completely and positively to all 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 in committees on the national level. We've had some empathy conveyed in a vague manner, but the issue is apparently being bounced around like a hot potato. Glenn Torbett and Connie Garcia are making connections with the bureaucracy to tie someone down to a written policy. As Glenn writes, "It would be a missed opportunity to miss out on strength-

ening the Baja environmental groups, creating an information exchange and providing cross-border support." Were it to happen, the Sierra Club would have a partnership where both sides would provide resources and strength for a healthier border environment. The San Diego Chapter is up for the challenge. Is national? You may have heard us on radio, TV and in the paper weighing in on the Box Canyon controversy. The Canyons Network, a project of the North County Group, endorsed by our chapter and the national Sierra Club, is boldly going forward with a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior, no less, alleging that the department is not enforcing its own rules in supporting the Endangered Species Act. According to attorney Everett Delano, 43 pairs of Gnatcatchers live in this canyon. In line with the San Marcos Creek and three waterfalls that empty into the ocean, it is another "last of its kind" place. Those of you in north county should check out the group.

Ellen Shively, Chapter Chair

They could use your help. In our efforts to coordinate the many subgroups within the club, we are proposing some reforms in the way we account for our budgets and pay our bills. All special interest groups can expect a letter soon asking for an accounting of any properties you own, a plan for the coming year of your activities and a standardized way of applying for fund raising events. We hope the methods we are introducing will solidify our chapter, remedy our insurance vulnerability and enhance the overall effectiveness of our club. Even if it's a little extra work, thanks for cooperating.

The Canyons Campaign may be taking on some teen age help this summer. We have a contact with a graduating senior at La Jolla High School who thinks having Sierra Club representation at the high school level is important. "After all", Send your address changes to: Sierra Club Members Services, P.O. Box 52968, Boulder CO 803222968. said Cameron Coates," we are the JOIN THE SIERRA CLUB TODAY! future." Eric Bowlby thinks the Yes, I want to be a member of Sierra Club. Yes, I want to give a gift membership! summer project may interest some Name_______________________________________________________________________ younger ones into looking into the Address_____________________________________________________________________ Sierra Club philosophy of grassroots activism. If we launch this, we will City____________________________________ State______ ZIP_____________________ need adult supervision sanctioned by Telephones (_______) ______________________________e-mail______________________ the school for some work days in the I understand that a gift announcement card will be sent for my use. I've entered my canyons. Anyone interested? See me name and address above and the recipient's name and address below. or Eric.
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Quote from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Bush's energy plan which revives nuclear power, trashes environmental regulations and dismisses global warning: "We do not face a choice between ecology and economy. In fact, the opposite is true. Unless we protect resources and the earth's natural capital, we shall not be able to sustain economic growth." Be good to the earth this summer.....

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WALK for the ENVIRONMENT

Photos by Geoffrey Smith

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!!

Hi Sierran July-August 2001 USPS896140

The Hi Sierran (USPS 896140) is published bi-monthly by the San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club, 3820 Ray St., San Diego, CA 921043623, for members in San Diego and Imperial counties. One dollar of the annual membership fee is for a subscription to the Hi Sierran. Periodicals Postage Paid at San Diego, CA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Hi Sierran, Sierra Club Members Services, P.O. Box 52968, Boulder CO 803222968.

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Send your current mailing label and We prefer copy to be on a zip disk or in Word, text or ASCII (MAC or PC) and your correct address to: art work in a tiff or eps format by the first of the month prior to publication or to be sent as E-MAIL editor: jjmain@home.com (include a copy of your text, name and Sierra Club, P.O. Box 52968 daytime phone number in the body of the e-mail message; same if you snail mail.) Boulder, Colorado 80322-2968 Or MAIL photos, zip disk or copy to: Hi Sierran Editor, Jackie Main, 2360 Palomira Or send your membership number and Ct., Chula Vista, CA 91915. Material cannot be returned unless a stamped, selfyour correct address to: addressed envelope is provided. If you do not have a computer, FAX to 6192160066 or mail to above address. address.changes@sfsierra.sierraclub.org LETTERS to Editor Policy: Letters under 200 words. Editor reserves the right Please allow 4 - 6 weeks for processing. to trim or revise. HI SIERRAN San Diego Chapter July/August 2001 Page 3

JULY PROGRAM
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.)

Friday, July 20: Astronomical views!

Program presented by Jerry Shad
ocal author, astronomer and Sierra Club member Jerry Schad has selected the best of an eclectic mix of astronomical photos to show during his presenta-

tion on Friday, July 20. For those who have not spent much time under truly dark skies free of the light spillover from cities, Jerrys star-filled scenes from remote locales will startle and amaze. Using state-of-the-art equipment and film, his images unite the planet we live on with the near infinite depths of space. He will be showing glorious sunsets and moonrises; rare ice-crystal cloud phenomena; solar and lunar eclipses; lunar and planetary conjunctions; comet and meteor phenomena; and wide-filled panoramas of the night sky and Milky Way over various Western landscapes. Best known as the author of numerous guidebooks about the outdoors in San Diego and Southern California, Jerry Schad is less known as professor of Physical and Science and Astronomy at San Diego Mesa College where he is chair of the Physical Sciences Department. His interest in astronomy goes back to his childhood in San Jose in

the early 1960s. While going to sleep under the stars in his backyard on summer nights, he discovered the constellationsa feat difficult or impossible for anyone living there or in any other major city today because of the sharp increase in light pollution. By 1965, Jerry was photographing the night sky with ordinary 35mm cameras and telescopes. The following year marked the first publication of his photos in a national magazineSky and Telescope. Currently, about 100 of Jerrys astronomical photos are published in books, magazines and other media each year. His photo credits include Time, Newsweek, Readers Digest and US News and World Report cover. This program is free and open to the public. It starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, at the San Diego Zoos Otto Center.

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).

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AUGUST PROGRAM
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.)

Friday, Aug. 17: Living in his greenhouse

Program presented by Rejean Laverdiere

ith an engineers precision and an environmentalists commitment, Rejean Laverdiere turned his 1,300 square-

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

BEFORE

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.

AFTER

the Aug. 17 Sierra Club program. An ex-Canadian naval officer who moved to San Diego in 1985, Laverdiere holds an electrical engineering degree from San Diego State University. A design engineer for the last 14 years, he has worked in power supply, aerospace and biotech companies. He went on to form his own company, Electrogen, which develops and sells electronic equipment for maple syrup producers. But he considers his biggest achievement the design and construction of his current residence. His house includes compact fluorescent lamps throughout, a microprocessor controlled wood stove, energy efficient windows, extra thick insulation in walls and ceilings, a modified super energy efficient refrigerator, a solarheated hot water system and recycled built-in appliances. He is chock full of ideas and can show, first hand, some very practical applications that others may want to consider putting into practice. And, oh, yes, he also composts from grass clippings and table refuse, does organic gardening and ride shares.

NO SUMMER MEETINGS FOR NORTH COUNTY

The North County Group meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. at the Rancho Bernardo Joslyn Senior Center , at 18402 West Bernardo Drive in Rancho Bernardo EXCEPT DURING THE SUMMER. Programs begin again in the fall. The free programs are open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Call David Butler 760-4898842 for information.

Remembered Sierra Club in your will?

Let us know. 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 Giving Program85 Second Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 941053441 Or call 415-977-5639 or e-mail planned.giving@sierraclub.org.
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July Activities
JULY 11, Wednesday, 7 p.m. VISITOR/NEW MEMBER SIERRA CLUB ORIENTATION Call office at 2991743 for information At the Tierrasanta Recreation Center, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. We meet in the back building, on the left. Presentations start at 7 p.m. featuring Singles, Bike, Photo, Ski, Focus on Youth, 20/30s Single Sierrans sections,North County, conservation and chapter activities, including over 1,000 outings during the year. Refreshments are served. JULY 12, Thursday, 7 p.m. CONSERVATION TRAINING AND ORIENTATION WORKSHOP Panel Moderated by Geoffrey Smith, Conservation Coordinator. At Sierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. Second part workshop on Environmental Organizing with a panel moderated by Conservation Coordinator - Geoffrey Smith and organized by the Conservation Action Leader (CAL) Committee. This will be a "hands on" learning session valuable for anyone seeking to help protect our environment. Participants will learn how to review and comment on a current EIR (Environmental Impact Report), with guidance from 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 is available in the chapter office, although it is not a requirement. For information on the video, call Geoffrey Smith at 619-299-1741, or conservation@sierraclubsandiego.org. For more information on this workshop or to RSVP, 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 Diego Zoos Otto Center auditorium. Details on page 4. JULY 22, Sunday, 12 p.m. HOSPITALITY POINT POTLUCK AND OPTIONAL KAYAKING Coordinator: Greg Moll 858-675-7404 (work) or gmoll@surfaceoptics.com Out and About in San Diego. This is the first in a series of outdoor activities to introduce Sierra Club members to each other and also to our beautiful city. The beach party and potluck will start at 12 noon. There is ample parking close to this picnic area. There will be optional kayaking starting at approx. 4 p.m. through Aqua Adventures. Rentals start at $8 per hour. Bring a potluck dish to share and your own soft drinks. After the potluck picnic we will walk over to Aqua Adventures (619-5239577) and rent kayaks for a one-hour paddle around Quivira Basin. Suggestion: reserve a kayak if you intend to kayak. Bring binoculars for bird watching. JULY 24, Tuesday, 7 p.m. MOVIE NIGHT: Forest Defense sampler At Sierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. Join us for a captivating look at old growth forest exploitation in Northern California, as portrayed in 4 short videos by filmmaker James Ficklin: "Fire in the Eyes", "Luna: The Stafford Giant Tree Sit", "Timber 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 projection on 7' Big Screen. Suggested donation: $10 to benefit the Conservation Comittee. Contact: Geoffrey Smith, 6192991741 or conservation@sierraclubsandiego.org. JULY 28, SaturdaySunday GAY & LESBIAN SIERRANS CELEBRATE GLBT PRIDE WEEKEND Visit our G & L Sierrans booth at the fair in Hillcrest. For location and other information, call Kathryn Vernon at 619-2848136 or Tom Markel at 858-488-4651.

Center, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. We meet in the back building, on the left. Presentations start at 7 p.m. featuring Singles, Bike, Photo, Ski, Focus on Youth, 20/30s Single Sierrans sections, North County, conservation and chapter activities. Refreshments are served. AUGUST 9, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. CAL VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION & TRAINING Sponsored by the Conservation Action Leader (CAL) Committee and the San Diego Chapter Office Please join us at our funky ol' Sierra Club office and Bookstore, at 3820 Ray Street, for an overview of Sierra Club Volunteer positions and responsibilities. Meet some of our "Action" Leaders and sign up to help. We've got something for everyone! Every talent and/or skill can help save our Mother Earth. Don't be bashful! We need you! Fun and refreshments included! Call John Hartley for details: 619-299-8870 AUGUST 17, Friday, 7:30 p.m. MONTHLY CHAPTER PROGRAM Free program to be at the San Diego Zoos Otto Center auditorium. Details on page 5. AUGUST 19, Sunday, 12 p.m. BALBOA PARK PICNIC AND MOVIE Coordinator: Greg Moll 858-675-7404 (work) or gmoll@surfaceoptics.com Out and About in San Diego. This is the second in a series of outdoor activities to introduce Sierra Club members to each other and also to our beautiful city. Picnic starts at 12 noon, eat at 12:30. Meet at the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street. Bring frisbees and other outside games. At 3 p.m. we will take a short tour of Balboa Park and go to the Natural History Museum for 4 p.m. Ocean Oasis. We need to be there by 3:30 p.m.. After the movie we will walk back to our cars. Cost $4. Maximum 50 people. AUGUST 24, Friday, 6:30 p.m. GAY & LESBIAN SIERRANS BEACH BONFIRE/POTLUCK For location & other information, call Kathryn Vernon at (619) 284-8136 or Tom Markel at (858) 488-4651. AUGUST 28, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Movie Night: 'Butterfly' At the Sierra Club Bookstore. On the heals of Julia Butterfly Hill's appearance on May 11 at SDSU before 600 people, we are showing the 80 minute feature-length film about her historical tree-sit in the tree named 'Luna'. Experience first-hand the incredible story of the 23-year-old woman's 2-year long action which led to the protection of the tree and surrounding grove, and galvanized the world's attention to the fate of our old-growth forests. Sponsored by the Sierra Club Bookstore. Popcorn and soda provided. Video projection on 7' Big Screen. Suggested donation: $10.00 to benefit the Conservation Committee. Contact: Geoffrey Smith, 6192991741 or conservation@sierraclubsandiego.org.

August Activities
AAUGUST 6, Monday, 6 pm Walk the Talk! - (No walk in July.) Meet at the chapter office and bookstore for a 14 minute video about the Sierra Club, followed by a brisk one-hour walk in the neighborhood. We'll get to know each other, and I'll describe some of the ways you can become involved in issue work in our chapter. We'll conclude our walk at a local coffee shop, then walk back to the officefor a wrapup. RSVP to Geoffrey Smith, Conservation Coordinator, at (619) 299-1741. AUGUST 8, Wednesday, 7 p.m. VISITOR/NEW MEMBER SIERRA CLUB ORIENTATION Call office at 6192991743 for info Meet at the Tierrasanta Recreation

20s & 30s Single Sierrans

For Single Persons in their 20's & 30's

(619) 5446124
A section of the San Diego Chapter

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FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE. CALL FOR DATE AND TIME Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Bob McDowell at 6192820664 for information. FOREST & WILDERNESS COMMITTEE CALL CHAIR FOR DATE AND TIME Sierra Club office and Bookstore. Local and regional public lands management issues, and Wild Heritage Campaign coordination. Call Camille Armstrong at 8585665676 for information and to confirm meeting time.

August Meetings
AUGUST 1, Wednesday, 7 p.m. WILDLANDS FORUM Sierra Club office and Bookstore. Local and regional public lands management issues and Wild Heritage Campaign coordination. Call Camille Armstrong at 8585665676 for information and to confirm meeting time. AUGUST 2, Thursday, 7 p.m. RECYCLING COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St., For more info, contact Wade Vernon at 7609427517 or wadev_99@yahoo.com. AUGUST 13, Monday, 6 p.m. HI SIERRAN NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Pauline Jimenez 6196609898. AUGUST 14, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call 6192991741 for information. All conservation activists are welcome. AUGUST 14, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEE Call Mary Eggen at 8584531615 for information. AUGUST 15, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call 6192991743 for info. AUGUST 16, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO) Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Darlene Gunter at 8584670852 for info. AUGUST 20, Monday, 7 p.m. (CAN) CONSERVATION ACTION NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE See July 16. AUGUST 20, Monday, 6:30 P.M. BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE Sierra Club office. 3820 Ray Street. Call Connie (619) 543-4891 for more info. AUGUST 22, Wednesday, 7 p.m. COASTAL COMMITTEE MEETING Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Joane Pearson at 8584597041 AUGUST 23, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Call Wanda Jackson at 8586894039 for location and further information. AUGUST 23, Thursday, 7 p.m. WILDLIFE COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Renee Owens at 6196595871. Help us save wildlife and habitat. AUGUST 27, Monday, 6:30 p.m. SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEE Call Greg Moll at 8586757404 for further information. AUGUST 27, Monday, 7 p.m. . LAND USE & ENVIRONMENT FORUM Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Joint meetings of Land Use, Water, Air, Park, and Transportation Committees. AUGUST 28, Tuesday, 4 p.m. BOOKSTORE COMMITTEE Sierra Club office and Bookstore. Bookstore management and operation. Call Geoffrey Smith at 6192991741 for information and to confirm time.

July Meetings
JULY 5, Thursday, 7 p.m. RECYCLING COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St., For more info, contact Wade Vernon at 7609427517 or wadev_99@yahoo.com. JULY 9, Monday, 6 p.m. HI SIERRAN NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Pauline Jimenez 6196609898. JULY 10, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call 6192991741 for information. All conservation activists are welcome. JULY 10, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEE Call Mary Eggen at 8584531615 for information. JULY 16, Monday, 6:30 P.M. BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE Sierra Club office. 3820 Ray Street. Call Connie (619) 543-4891 for more info JULY 16, Monday, 7 p.m. (CAN) CONSERVATION ACTION NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE Twiggs Coffee House: 4590 Park Blvd., San Diego (Park & Madison Ave.). This is the steering committee for our chapters conservation alerts. Visitors welcome. Call Diane Smith 8584880342 or Janice McKalisen 8582718058. JULY 18, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call 619 2991743 for info. JULY 19, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO) Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Darlene Gunter at 8584670852 for info. JULY 19, Thursday, 7 p.m. PHOTO SECTION MEETING Call 6192991744, ext. 2070 for current information. JULY 23, Monday, 7 p.m. . LAND USE & ENVIRONMENT FORUM Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Joint meetings of Land Use, Water, Air, Park, and Transportation Committees.

Deadline to submit information to the Hi Sierran for September/October activities and meetings is August 1
Jackie Main, meetings & activities editor email her at: jjmain@home.com Postal mail: 2360 Palomira Ct., San Diego, CA 91915 Telephone: 6192160006

CAN STEERING COMMITTEE

JULY 24, Monday, 6:30 p.m. SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEE Call Greg Moll at 8586757404 for further information. JULY 24, Tuesday, 4 p.m. BOOKSTORE COMMITTEE Sierra Club office and Bookstore. Bookstore planning and staffing. Call Geoffrey Smith at 6192991741 for information and to confirm time. JULY 25, Wednesday, 7 p.m. COASTAL COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Eric Bowlby at 6192849399 or Joanne Pearson 8584597041 for info. JULY 26, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. WILDLIFE COMMITTEE Sierra Club office, 3820 Ray St. Call Renee Owens at 6196595871. Help us save wildlife and habitat. JULY 26, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Call Wanda Jackson at 8586894039 for location and further information.

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CHAPTER EXCOM ELECTIONS

Deadline for petition candidates looms

The deadline for candidates to submit petitions of nomination for election to the Chapter Executive Committee has been set. All petitions must be received in the chapter office by July 16 at 5 p.m. Any chapter member who was not nominated by the Nominating Committee at the June 15th Chapter Executive Committee (ExCom) meeting may submit a nominating petition. The petition must contain the names of at least 50 Chapter members in good standing. The chapter Excom will approve the final chapter election ballot at their July 18th meeting. The official election ballot will be in the September/October edition of the Hi Sierran. This edition will also contain statements submitted by each candidate. All ballots must be received in the Sierra Club office by 5 p.m. on October 12, 2001, if delivered by hand, or October 15 and postmarked no later than October 12 if mailed. There are four seats to be filled in this year's election. Those elected will serve a term of two years beginning in January 2002. The ExCom is responsible for the management of the affairs and activities of the chapter. Anyone can obtain more information or contact the Nominating Committee by calling 619-2991744 ex 1091.

Sierra Clubendorsed Donna Frye elected to San Diego City Council

More favorable Council will still need vigilance
By Glenn Torbett, Sierra Club California ExCom
Donna Frye, with help from environmentalists, especially the Sierra Club, and from local labor activists, was elected to the San Diego City Council in a special election on June 5th. Since November, San Diego has elected a new Mayor (endorsed by the Sierra Club) and six new council members (two in special elections and a total of four of the eightScott Peters, Toni Atkins, Brian Maienschein and Donna Fryewho were endorsed by the Sierra Club). Only two council personsByron Wear and George Stevensremain from before November and they will be termlimited out in November 2002. The new city council has the potential to be a more environmentally friendly elected body than San Diego has seen for a long time, although it wont be automatic. It certainly is an impressive electoral turn around. And even though the council will require constant vigilance, San Diegans are putting conservation back into conservative. Get people registered to vote, then get them to vote their consciencesit can work!

Thank yous
Gene Wilson - 1 old motherboard, 1 new motherboard, 1 CPU and memory Dan Anderson - Windows NT workstation license Gordon Brodfuehrer - ICO backpacking equipment Bicycle Section donation to chapter Moonlight on the Bay donation to Chapter conservation projects

Wish list
17" monitor Scannerours died Thanks, Cheryl Reiff, office mgr./vol. coord.

Save those campaign signs folks

Donna 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 Bowlby, Sierra Club volunter for Donna Frye

Volunteers of the Month 2001

January - Karen Smith for longterm dedication to outings leading, training, and fundraising. February - Starla Rivers for COL, WBC, & Walk work. - Kellie Lindros for accounting work above and beyond the call of duty. March - Glenn Torbett for Canyons Campaign, Wild Heritage Campaign work, and for working on the chapter's behalf on legislative and political matters. - Skip Forscht for running a great WBC. April -Bob McDowell for his awesome fund appeal letter and packet. -Larry Klaasen for nicely organizing the database for fund appeal data entry and for the time he is spending almost daily to keep up with the data entry process. - Renee Owens for her very successful marine mammal watching fundraiser. May - David Butler for his excellent ongoing multifaceted work in the conservation, the administrative and the leadership arenas of the club. Special Recognition-Randy (last name pending) is also a volunteer at Caring Ministries near our office. Randy spends quite a bit of time sweeping up the sidewalk and gutter in front of the office. It's a constant battle that he tackles with love and caring. He also recycles everything he possibly can. Randy makes a nice difference here on Ray Street.

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From page 1

California Wild Heritage Campaign on its way!

amazing heroes educated local citizens, businesses, and churches using their reports and other information pieces about these areas. A wonderful accomplishment is that they generated over 170 letters in support of protection for our wildlands. Thanks to these excellent efforts, we accomplished the requirement of having reports and letters of support for all of our lands and rivers, and thats how the areas and rivers qualified to be in the CWHC statewide proposal. Our next step is to meet with local elected officials to educate them about the CWHC and get letters of support. This is a long-term campaign with many milestones coming ahead. How can you become part of this great team for wildlands? Wed really appreciate your participation in CWHC. You will move us forward and be making history. 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 Club office in North Park. 6. Become a member group of CWHC. Special thanks goes to these 24 incredible volunteers! Theyve all been adventurers, dedicated, determined, risk-takers, hard workers, and passionate grassroots organizers. Theyre making this dream a reality. Thank you! Anne Lyon Brad Buffett Byron Anderson Camille Armstrong Cheryl Reiff Christian Canterberry Cindy Buxton Darren Irwin Dave Hogan Devore Smith Dorothy Klitzing Doug Hansen Glenn Torbett Geoffrey Smith Greg Moll Janice McKalson Larry Klaasen Larry Hogue Neal Biggart Neil Saddington Nick Ervin Renee Owens Samantha Freeland Terry Weiner

ExCom Highlights

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Please note that we are trying to make a short synopsis of the Executive Meetings a standard feature in our newsletters. If you have any comments, please contact one of the ExCom members or Cheryl at the office. (Contact information is on page 24 of this newsletter.)

Highlights from Executive Committee minutes (May 16, 2001)

1. The suggestion was made to organize a summer youth program to help with the Canyons Campaign - removing noxious plants and trash collection. Adult (parental) supervision is needed. Eric Bowlby) 2. An ExCom subcommittee is working on two policies and procedures. The first concerns Program Support Activities (aka fundraising). A standard SOP will be distributed to all committees and activities for review. The second 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 National Sierra Club endorsement of a lawsuit over the owners of Box Canyon in La Costa.

4. Approved timeline for nominating process for replacement of expiring terms of ExCom members. 5. Approved the 2001 budget. 6. Legal committee to write amicus brief in support of lawsuit on annexation of La Posta Reservation.

Highlights from Conservation Committee minutes (May 8, 2001)

1. ConsCom retreat was held the weekend of May 5/6. Issue priorities 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 affordable housing density bonus, i.e. no encroachment into environmentally sensitive lands on coastal resources shall be considered as density bonus incentives by city council.

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The Energy Corner

By Bill Magavern, Senior Legislative Representative,Sierra Club California
I. The energy plan President Bush unveiled won't work, because it makes the wrong choices. We can't drill, dig and destroy our way to energy independence. II. Instead, Americans want a balanced approach that gives us quicker, cleaner, cheaper, safer solutions like energy-efficient technologies, renewable power like solar and wind, and responsible production. III. President Bush's energy plan will benefit his campaign donors in the oil, coal and utility mining industries but costs anyone who buys energy or breathes the air. President Bush's policies won't clean up our air, prevent future energy shortages or save us money. IV. Hindering efforts to improve energy efficiency in homes, vehicles, businesses and industry, President Bush's budget actually cuts research in renewable energy and development programs by 37 percent and cuts energy efficient research and development by 30 percent. President Bush's Plan calls for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge MESSAGE: Drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge won't work. Government geologists estimate the Arctic Wildlife Refuge holds only a 6month supply of oil for the U.S., and the oil companies know it will take a decade to produce the first drop for consumers. Drilling would take a huge industrial development sprawling across the fragile tundra in a vast web of oil rigs, pipelines, roads, landing strips, housing for workers and vast incinerators for the waste. President Bush's Plan Calls for Increased Coal Mining MESSAGE: The phrase "Clean Coal" is an oxymoron. In reality, coal is one of 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 to stop pollution from spewing out of the smokestacks. That coal pollution leads to global warming, causes air and water pollution and harms our families' health. President Bush's Plan Calls For New Nuclear Power Plants MESSAGE: We have already seen that this idea won't work. Nuclear power creates grave health risks and there is no way to safely dispose of the waste. The U.S. rightly abandoned nuclear reprocessing because it was too dangerous and too expensive. No one has figured out how to prevent people from stealing the plutonium that falls out when you reprocess spent nuclear fuel. That plutonium can be used to make bombs, and the process is too expensive to be economically effective. President Bush's Plan Calls for Increasing Domestic Oil Production to Decrease our Dependence of Foreign Oil MESSAGE: Drilling for oil on public lands cannot significantly reduce our Page 10 San Diego Chapter July/August 2001 HI SIERRAN reliance on foreign oil because our demand is so much greater than economically recoverable domestic supplies. The US only holds 3 percent 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 gallon is the biggest single step President Bush could have taken to cut our oil dependence and curb global warming but the President decided not to act. The plan suggests tax credits for high-mileage, hybrid gas-electric vehicles, but the devil's in the details, and many details are still under wraps. These cars are good for the environment, but the Bush hybridvehicle tax credit will likely allow auto companies to sell an additional gas guzzler for each hybrid sold. Despite spotlighting it as visionary energy savings, this proposal doesn't save fuel, doesn't cut pollution and merely walks in place.

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FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES? AUDIO-VISUAL COMMITTEE FORMING!

Here's your chance to help save the world by doing something fun and interesting!!!! Please join us for a fun time that will help the chapter a whole lot. The plan is to have a monthly Friday movie night when we will review old tapes and videos from our chapter library. We'll have popcorn galore and could do a healthy finger foods potluck as well. We need a chairperson and lots of ideas. Please call or email Cheryl, at the chapter office to get onto the committee list. 619-299-1743. Leave a message if I don't answer! E-mail admin@sierraclubsandiego.org Thanks! I'll look forward to hearing from you!

RESPONSES TO INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS IN THE PLAN President Bush's Plan Exploits Our Wilderness Heritage MESSAGE: Drilling for oil on public lands won't solve our nation's energy problems, it will sacrifice our natural heritage. While there are some public lands appropriate for energy exploration, many of our most spectacular treasures are now being threatened with oil, gas and coal development. The President pretends the oil industry will use hypodermic needles to extract oil, but surgical precision doesn't exist with oil drilling.

Cheryl Reiff

Save Monday, August 27 to lobby state legislators

Lobby Day in Sacramento: Come to the Capitol to protect Californias future!

Sierra Club California invites you to Sacramento for Lobby Day on Monday, August 27, 2001. This is your chance to meet with legislators to advocate current environmental issues on behalf of Sierra Club. Lobby Day provides activists with an opportunity to talk with legislators and their staff about the Sierra Club's statewide priorities and specific legislation that is pending before the Senate and Assembly. Lobby Day is key to Sierra Clubs grassroots power, as it allows legislators to see the faces behind one of Californias most influential environmental advocacy organizations We will also conduct a training session in political effectiveness the day before Lobby Day, on the afternoon of Sunday, August 26, 2001. Through discussion, role-play and some real-life examples, we will instruct you on how to make the most of your time with an elected official and how to use lobbying to help achieve the goals of a larger campaign. The training will help you become more effective in your Lobby Day advocacy as well as in your interactions with elected officials at home. This year, we anticipate our topics to include endangered species and habitat protection, energy, and forestry. Other issues may be on the table and we will remain flexible in to order to make your visit most effective. Since Lobby Day is taking place at the very end of the legislative session, this will be an ideal time to influence the legislation that must be on Governor Davis desk by September 14. Sierra Club California will provide dinner Sunday, August 26, as well as breakfast and lunch on Monday. For more details and information on possible financial assistance, please contact Marianne Batchelder, legislative aide, at (916) 557-1100 x107 or e-mail her at shennike@sierraclub.org.

July 12, Thursday, 7 p.m. "CEQA - Hands on Training" Sierra Club Office - 3820 Ray St
The second part workshop on Environmental Organizing with a panel moderated by Conservation Coordinator - Geoffrey Smith and organized by the Conservation Action Leader (CAL) Committee. This will be a "hands on" learning session valuable for anyone seeking to help protect our environment. Participants will learn how to review and comment on a current EIR (Environmental Impact Report), with guidance from 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 is available in the Chapter office, although it is not a requirement. For information on the video, call Geoffrey Smith at 619/299-1741, or conservation@sierraclubsandiego.org. For more information on this workshop or to RSVP, call CAL Chair John Hartley at 619/299-8870.

The Energy Corner

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President Bush Proposes Weakening Environmental Protections to Fast Track Power Plant Production. MESSAGE: We don't have to sacrifice clean, healthy air in our rush to speed up power plant development. We need the benefits of increased energy generation, but we can have a consistent energy supply AND a healthy environment. Instead, President Bush is trying to convince the public to weaken the Clean Air Act and nuclear safety protections, in order to help his campaign contributors. President Bush Declared that Conservation Is Not An Answer to the Nation's Energy Needs. MESSAGE: Efficiency measures provide the quickest, cleanest and cheapest methods of solving our energy needs.

President Bush Says It Is Premature to Rely on Alternative Solar and Wind Energy Production. MESSAGE: Solar and wind are viable, clean, and productive sources of energy. Solar and wind, and geothermal sources supply 10% of California's energy currently and recent advances in techonology are making alternative energy an increasingly greater option for fulfilling more of our energy needs.

To become more involved on the chapters Energy Subcommittee, call Dan Perkins at 760-634-2963 or Geoffrey Smith at 619-299-1741

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Free trade plan is fast track to disaster

By Jean Costa (Border Committee and Sierra Club member since 1976)

ne of the bright lights of 20thcentury political activism was the hard work of dedicated citizens that gave us our environmental laws. These laws have always been under attack by those who put private gain over public good. But current international trade agreements, promoted by multinational corporations seeking unregulated access to all the resources on the planet with no consideration for any human values except their right to unlimited profits, may pose the greatest threat of all, not only to the environment, but to democracy itself. The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) would expand the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) to include the entire Western Hemisphere, excluding Cuba. The corporations crafting the agreement insist that it include NAFTAs infamous Chapter 11 investor-to-state clause, which allows a foreign company to sue a government if any local, state, or national law threatens its potential profits. Environmental laws are considered 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 threatens the water supply of a small village. A Canadian company sues the U.S. Government for $970 million because California bans the gasoline additive MTBE, a suspected carcinogen that has polluted the groundwater 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 trade agreement involving 34 countries! To facilitate the passage of the FTAA, President Bush has asked Congress to grant him Fast Track Authority, which allows him to negotiate 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 regulate commerce with foreign nations, according to the Constitution. Fair-trade advocates have defeated Fast Track twice before, and we must defeat it again! Please call or write your congressional representative in the House, and Senators Boxer and Feinsten and demand that they oppose granting the president Trade Promotion Authority, as it is now called. Check the San Diego

chapters website (www.sierraclub.org/chapters/ sandiego/ or the May/June 2001 issue of the Hi Sierran to find information on our elected officials. Fast Track and the FTAA will lead to the worst environmental train wreck that we have ever seen. We must stop them both!

For information on the Border Committee contact Liz Giffen at 619-293-0350 or via e-mail at lgiffen@sierraclubsandiego.org and Connie Garcia at 619-543-4891 or cgarcia@sierraclubsandiego.org

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Please Join Us!

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

Protect Your Neighborhood Canyon

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 neighborhoods natural environment? RAre you concerned that the city doesnt 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 invites you to a guided tour of Navajo Canyon 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 6801 Easton Ct. in San Diego. Take I8 east to Waring Road exitgo north past Princess View Rd. Turn right on Eldridge St. (traffic light.) Follow around to left it turns into Easton Ave. Turn right onto Easton Ct. Go to parking lot at end of culdesac.

Call Sierra Club Canyons Preservation Organizer Eric Bowlby Ph# 619-284-9399 Email: savewetlands@compuserve.com

Sierra Club launches its Great Coastal Places campaign

By Elizabeth Lambe

ave you been to the beach lately? Development and pollution threaten Californias coast, making surf unsafe to swim in and beaches crowded and dirty. Even Californias truly special places San Simeon, Gaviota Coast, Bolsa Chica and othersare threatened. Because of that threat, the Coastal Looking south from Trestle Beach which is Commission will be holding special threatened by a toll road and urban run-off. hearings to determine what parts of Photo by Jim Blomquist. the coast need the Commissions special protection and stewardship. To help the Coastal Commisfree for future generations, said sion identify these special places, the Mark Massara, Sierra Club Coastal Sierra Club invites you to join the Protection Program Director. Sierra Clubs Great Coastal Places How can you help? You can tell campaign. Our campaign will help the Coastal Commission there are tell the Coastal Commission which places in California too special to be great places need to be protected. developed. How can you do that? By We owe it to our children to keep Californias coast beautiful, open and writing a letter, or attending one of

the Coastal Commissions special hearings. Is it San Diego Bay, Mission Bay or one of our numerous lagoons? The Coastal Commission wants to hear from you what the priority areas should be in Southern California and the state. 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 protection program. Sierra Club chapters along the coast are gearing up for this historic opportunity. Contact the San Diego Coastal Committee chairsEric Bowlby at 6192849399 or Joanne Pearson at 8584597041to find out when the Coastal Commission will have a hearing in your area. Californias coast is as fragile as it is beautiful. Please help us to protect it.

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One Club: The Power of You!

By Geoffrey Smith, Chapter Conservation Coordinator
Most importantly, Julia spoke of the power of one personYOU!to make 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 personal choices, no matter how small, can have profound impact on the health of the world around us. That was Julias messagethe power of YOU! ~~~ The generous donors who made the Butterfly event possible are listed at the end of my column. Thank you! Dave Foreman, executive director 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 conservation movement. It is up to the Sierra Club to work effectively for change through legal channels, so that civil disobedience is never again needed! Our first CEQA training in May was a grand success! Over 20 folks attended, and the entire presentation was video taped. Be sure to attend the second part of our workshop on July 12, and get some real hands-on document review experience! I am looking for volunteers to schedule time for conservation desk support. Give me a call if you have some daytime hours to donate: 6192991741 You are invited to join us at our Movie Night series, beginning the 4th Tuesday in July. Good films, popcorn and discussion! Im off now for two weeks in Alaska, hiking around DenaliThe High Oneand kayaking in Prince William Sound.

n amazing thing happened in San Diego on May 11. Over 600 people came to San Diego State University to hear one person speak at our Sierra Club-sponsored event. That person, Julia Butterfly Hill, spoke dramatically and passionately for two hours to a spellbound crowd. She described her phenomenal experience conducting a solo tree sit for over two years, in the northern California redwood tree named 'Luna'. Her act of civil disobedience saved the tree and surrounding grove, and galvanized public opinion worldwide to the plight of the oldgrowth forests.

What do smart growth and infill development look like?

http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/community/transformations/index.asp.
(Urban design by Dover, Kohl & Partners and DPZ Architects.)

Thanks!!!
Thank you to the following generous donors who made the May 11th Julia Butterfly Hill event possible: Adventure 16 (www.adventure16.com) Debbie Chaddock Grossmont College Earth Club Pacific Offshore Rigging San Diego Earth Works and San Diego Earth Media (www.earthday.net) Sierra Club Bookstore (www.sandiego.sierraclub.org/ bookstore) Sierra Club Gay and Lesbian Section Sierra Club Outings Committee Gregory Coursin Lowell Blankfort OB People's Co-op Alan Fein Bart Ziegler Zenger's News Magazine

Check the web page above to see these computer-generated simulations, designed to demonstrate how sprawling communities can be revitalized and made more livable. This shows existing intersections in

El Cerrito and how they can be transformed with changes making them more pedestrian-friendly, addition of mixed uses and other nifty things. These series of pictures are worth a thousand looks.

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