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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. 3 May/June 2001

Inside Activities & Meetings p. 6–8 Awards News p. 1,9Biking p. 25Border Issues Subcommittee p. 26Building Moratorium? p.10Bus Trips-Current p. 27–29CAL Outing p. 4CEQA Workshops p. 5Chair’s Column p. 2Classifieds p. 30Conservation–One Club p. 15Desert Conservation Outings p. 28Directory p. 31Environmental HOTlines p. 16,17Foster Lodge p. 18Frye for City “Council p. 13GP 2020-No to Sprawl p. 1GP 2020-No to Sprawl—Actionp. 26

Julia Butterfly Hill p.11Membership Form p. 2Nature Knowledge Workshop p. 32Monthly Programs p. 4 & 5Nomination Committee p. 29North County Events p. 8Outings List & Info p. 19–29Smart Growth Workshop p. 27Sonar Harming Whales p. 12

Walk for the Environment p. 32

Walk for the Environment May 20

Chapter honors Carol Murdock

with coveted ‘Silver Cup’ award

T he Silver Cup Award, awardedto Carol Murdock at thechapter’s recent awards

event, is presented to the member who has shown consistent service tothe chapter and has contributedsignificantly to the administrationand conservation efforts of thechapter and/or other areas of activity, over a period of many years.

Carol Murdock has served theSierra Club in many capacities over many years. She has been outingseditor of the Hi-Sierran and servedon the leadership and outingscommittees. From 1979-81, she was

elected to the Chapter ExecutiveCommittee with additional duties asthe Secretary. She has lectured for the Wilderness Basics Course andfor many years led both a car camp and desert backpack for thecourse.

As medical coordinator for the chapter, she plannedand organized the Wilder-ness First Aid Seminar held annually for morethan twenty years.

This important program allowedchapter outings

P h o t o b y G e o f f S m i t h

continued on page 9

T he San Diego County GeneralPlan (GP 2020) will be therecipe for growth in our county

over the next 20 years. The plan isscheduled to come before the County Board of Supervisors in October this year, and in the air is a call for anend to sprawl.

There has been a plethora of news articles recently on growth andthe problems resulting from our

current urban development patterncommonly referred to as "sprawl.” The Union Tribune published aneditorial titled: "Grow up, not out!County should limit back-country growth.”

A recent report about Los Angeles, where they have literally run out of hills and valleys to sprawl

Just say NO to sprawl

over, is titled "Sprawl Hits the Wall." The report concludes that Los Angeles' current approach to growth widens the gap between rich andpoor, sends commute times skyrock-eting, wastes energy and saps thearea's natural resources.

Can this happen in San DiegoCounty? It is happening. The SanDiego Association of Governments(SANDAG) is insisting that we will

need to accommodate a million morepeople in the next 20 years.

SANDAG also knows that withcurrent land-use patterns and theanticipated growth, we will run out of land to develop.

The sprawl development pattern stretches roads and other urban infrastructure inefficiently

continued on page 14

By Eric Bowlby, GP 2020 Task Force Coordinator telephone: 619-284-9399



• San Diego Chapter • May/June 2001 • HI SIERRAN

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e Sierrans make a difference" was the powerfulmessage of the Awards

Night as each of the forty or sorecipients were honored for thecontributions, leadership and inspi-ration their efforts have brought toour chapter and the larger commu-nity. What they have accomplishedhas been monumental in a great many arenas. Our small certificatesin no way adequately convey our thanks for doing what those honoreddo so well. Fair warning: If you weren’t called up to the podium to berecognized, don’t despair. You have a whole year to get ready for next year's

event.

Have you reserved a place at SDSU for the Julia Butterfly Hill livepresentation? Better do so as she won’t be back any time soon. Julia lived in an old growth tree for two years to make us aware that our ancient forests with their attendant habitats and ecosystems are beingfelled to logging. Her message is that by standing together…we can healthe wounds in the earth and in each

other. If she believes in her messagethat strongly, let’s hear what she hasto say.

Mayor Dick Murphy has kept a campaign promise to open his doorsto the environmental community by appointing a Citizen’s Advisory Committee. Among the members areRichard Miller, Carolyn Chase, JanFuchs, Jim Bell and Allison Rolfe, allactive in our chapter as well as other environmental groups. They are opento being conduits of communication between your concerns and the city government, so take advantage of this opportunity if you need a voice.

Plaudits to John Hartley for reviving the Conservation ActionLeadership committee. The heart of the program is to train leaders inenvironmental activism. Sign up for the initial workshop May 10thcovering the topic of the California Environmental Quality Act. If you’realready working those lines, you may consider becoming a mentor to a rookie in training.

Edie Harmon will be leading the

first CAL outing through the ImperialCounty Glamis Gold Mine and fieldson May 12th to show what miningdoes to public lands and how your efforts can help protect lands frommining abuse. It promises to be a fullday but one you won’t want to miss.

Don’t fail to notice that theFTAA (aka NAFTA on Steroids) isshaping up to be a monumentaldebate between BIG, BIG businessinterests on one side and humanrights, fair trade and conservationmeasures on the other. Let it be saidthat it is a runaway freight car ontrade and is predicted to be a globaldisaster. The earlier you register yourdisapproval to the government agencies involved, the stronger our arguments can be.

See you at the Walk for theEnvironment at Balboa Park’s 5thand Laurel for a brisk walk on May 20th? Somebody’s going to bag a prize and it may well be one of us!

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Mark Friday, May 1 1 , 7 p.m .

$ 5 for students; $ 7 . 5 0 for general public Tickets available at: Aztec Center Ticket Office,6 1 9 – 5 9 4 – 6 9 4 7 , or any Ticketmaster Location.

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J ulia Butt e rfly Hill 6 :30 p .m.

Sponsored by the Sierra Club and the Student Environmental Action Committee (SEAC) at SanDiego State University. For more information or toarrange for your group to have an information table, please contact:Geoffrey Smit h, 61 9–29 9–17 41 , con servation @sierraclubsandiego.org.

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T he Sierra Student Coalition's(SSC) High School Environ-mental Leadership Training

Program was started in 1991. It hasreceived national recognition for thesuperb education, training, andpreparation it provides for the new generation of young environmentalleaders.

The SSC offers the summer program as a direct way to help young activists get involved, ener-gized, and ultimately change the

world. Consisting of seven days andsix nights, the program is an intense week of learning how to organize,and how to overcome barriers andobstacles to effecting real environ-mental and social change. The week long intensive schedule includes workshops on basic activist essen-tials, communication skills, cam-paign organizing, and the back-ground on the major environmentalissues of our time.

Of course, the program isn't all

work and no play. The week is filled

with hikes, energizing (and oftengoofy) nighttime activities, good food(no meat!), and general hang out withgood people. By the end of the week,no one wants to leave. Nonetheless,participants ultimately do go back totheir respective towns and cities; they put their skills to work, and helpchange the world. Past graduateshave often called the program one of the most important, energizing, andinspiring weeks of their lives.

This summer we are holding

five training programs across thecountry-in the West, Midwest,Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions.In order to ensure the best possiblelearning environment,

SSC limits each program to 15participants. Scholarships areavailable. We do not want money to be a reason for not applying. Weencourage college students to apply to our College Environmental Leader-ship program. For more informationcall 1-888-JOIN-SSC. Or e–mail JonKamp at [email protected]

Teens: Become an eco leader

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M AY P ROGRAM The chapter's monthly program is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 18

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, May 18 — Discover SanDiego County’s

Hidden and Unknown TreasuresProgram by Camille Armstrong

CAL Conservation OutingMay 12th (Saturday)

Imperial County Glamis Gold MineHost: Edie HarmonCOL: Ellen Shively

Visit present and proposedopen pit cyanide heap-leach goldmine sites in Imperial County to see what mining does to public lands. And learn how your efforts can helpprotect lands from mining abuses.Hike to the Mosquite Mine overlook to see an operating gold mine.

Then explore the Indian Pass Withdrawal (protected from filing of

new mining claims and site of proposed Imperial Project mine which BLM denied in January,2000).

Glamis Gold recently filed a lawsuit challenging BLM’s decision. The Sierra Club will be intervening tosupport BLM’s decision. The mineproposal was denied to protect visualresources near wilderness areas andsacred sites of the nearby QuechanIndian Nation.

Later visit the closed AmericanGirl mine and see what a mine looks

like after it has been closed and had been (what passes for) rehabilitated. Write letters asking that BLM’s 3809Mining Regulations be reinstatedafter you have seen mining impactson public lands. Learn why BLMmining regulations must be re-formed and include adequate bonding so that the public is not left paying for clean-up of abandonedmining activity.

It may be very hot so bring at least a gallon of water per personper day. Wear light colored clothing

and a hat and sunscreen.Mesquite Mine is northeast of

Glamis Imperial Project and Ameri-can Girl Mines are east of Ogilby road and north of I-8, east of Algodones Sand Dunes.

Send $5 made out to Sierra Club to Ellen Shively, 6011Cumberland St. San Diego, CA 92139 for required sign-up by May 10th. Camping in Anza Borrego isrecommended for Saturday night asthis is a full day.

CAL Conservation Outing

V isit your very own publiclands—20 hidden treasures you’ve probably never ex-

plored. We hope to have themprotected a wilderness and wild andscenic rivers.

You will travel north to southfrom the Santa Ana Mountains toPalomar Mountain to lands west of Cuyamaca Peak, to desert-transitionlands and finally to Hauser Mountain by the border. You will be pleased tosee that your over 100,000 acres of unprotected public lands are stillpristine.

You may feel wonder and aweas many of us have upon seeingplaces like the chaparral and oak tree-clad foothills surrounding EaglePeak (west of Cuyamaca Peak). Thedramatic canyons of the San DiegoRiver watershed host rushing water,roaring, spectacular falls, and deeppools. Views from the surroundingpeaks reveal undulating, granite-covered hills that are still wild.

These public lands are nearly 30,000acres of seldom-visited, pristine landincluding the San Diego River GorgeCedar Creek, No Name, Eagle Peak and Sill Hill.

Learn about our chapter’sactive involvement in the California Wild Heritage Campaign. Our Sierra Club volunteers have been exploringand field surveying these wild landsfor three years. Wilderness and Wildand Scenic River protection of our roadless areas is necessary becausethey are under threat by noisy, illegal

motorized dirt bike use, target shooting and other activities that destroy habitat and degrade theexperience of visitors. As our popula-tion grows, pressure on the backcountry will only increase. Now is the time to give these landspermanent protection.

Camille Armstrong love the SanDiego backcountry because she hasexplored and enjoyed the area all her life. Now she is protecting these

areas by her roles as cochair of theForest and Wilderness subcommit-tee of our San Diego Chapter and aslocal organizer for the California Wild Heritage Campaign. Camillehas been a Sierra Club member inSan Diego for 17 years, a conserva-tion leader for 12 years and a outingleader since 1997. She was the volunteer Sierra Club coordinator for the California Desert Protection Act campaign or wilderness form1988-1992. Keep your eyes open for

upcoming conservation outings tothese special wild lands.

See Glamis Gold Mine May 12

Sierra Club hiker Greg Moll relaxes

along a San Diego River

waterfall—a refreshing treasure.

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The chapter's monthly program is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 15

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.)

J UNE P ROGRAM

Program by Chris Khoury (president of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy) and Dick Bobertz, executive director of the San Dieguito River Vally Conservancy

Friday, June 15 —

An Update on the San Dieguito River Park

Mark Your Cale n dars

Sierra Club Organiz ing Series • Trainin g & Orientation 7–9 p.m. at the Sierra Club Office

3820 Ray Street, San Diego

“CEQA and the Planning Process” (Part I)Thursday, May 1 0

“CEQA, A Hands–on Technical Document Review” (Part II)

Thursday, Ju ly 12

Both workshops moderated by Conservation Coordinator Geoffrey Smith

For more information call CAL Chair John Hartley 619–299–8870 • [email protected]

Join Chris Khoury,president of the SanDieguito River Valley

Land Conservancy, and Dick Bobertz, executive director of the Sa Dieguito River Park,for a visual tour of the SanDieguito River Valley as it winds its way from the Great

Western Divide at VolcanMountain north of Julian for 55 miles to the Del Mar area lagoon.

The river flows throughit—a stunning variety of natural environments typicalfor Southern California, fromoak and pine woodlands to coastal wetlands. The valley also provides a haven and important corridor for wildlife. More species of birds have been sighted here than anywhereelse in the nation.

Much of California’s humanhistory is represented here, too, beginning with the world-famousHarris archeological site, occupiedcontinuously for 9,000 years. TheSpanish Portola Expedition campedin the valley in the 1760s near ElCamino Real. The most significant battle of the Mexican-American War in California occurred in SanPasqual Valley.

This is one of the last river valleys in the rapidly urbanizing SanDiego region to offer such richdiversity of scenic, natural andhistoric resources. Preserving thisopen space corridor is a gift that wemust take to future generations.Hear of the latest details on how theSan Dieguito River Park is crystalliz-ing.

An avid outdoorsman andSierra Club member for more than20 years, Chris Khoury’s apprecia-tion of San Diego’s unique natural world blossomed as a volunteer Naturalist leading hikes for the San

Dieguito River Park He joined theBoard of Directors of the SanDieguito River Valley Land Conser- vancy four years ago and has beenthe president over the last two years. A graduate of Yale and Duke MedicalSchool, he is also a psychiatrist inprivate practice in Escondido since1979.

Dick Bobertz, came to the SanDieguito River Park from the city of Gonzales (near Monterey) where he was the Acting City Manager. He

received his B.S. in landscapearchitecture at Rutgers University and continued his education at UtahState in environmental planning. Hehas held numerous executive posi-tions in environmental planning;

park and recreation planning andhistoric preservation in cities such asSan Juan Capistrano, Redlands,Newport Beach and Alpine county.

This free program on Friday, June 15, begins at 7:30 p.m. at theSan Diego Zoo’s Otto Center.




DESERT PLACE, will give a slide show andlecture about his 1,000-mile trek along theold mission trail from the US border toLoreto. He will also personalize and auto-graph copies of his books. As humorousand entertaining in person as he is on thepage, author Mackintosh will tell how heand his pack burro, Misión, went from a shaky start to a profound and moving rela-tionship. Like the book, the slide show isliberally sprinkled with fascinating informa-tion about Baja California and the rich his-tory of its missions.

MAY 18, Friday, 7 :30 p.m .MONTHLY CHAPTER PROGRAM—

Camille Armstrong presents a lec-ture/slide show on the “Wild and ScenicRivers in San Diego County—Wild HeritageCampaign” at the San Diego Zoo’s Otto Cen-ter auditorium. Details on page 4.

MAY 22 , Tuesday, 6 p.m .SINGLES SECTION MONTHLY SLIDE

SHOW AND POTLUCK SOCIALCoordinator: Gwen da Humphe rys 76 0-7 2 4 - 7 6 9 8

A must see for all you fellow hikers - AFOOT & AFIELD IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY with author Jerry Schad. San Diego andits big backyard contains a wealth of natu-ral scenery, unspoiled coastal canyons,pine-crested mountains, and hidden water-falls. Join Jerry with a slide show adven-ture of the area. Jerry is the author of nine

books, a photographer, and an instructor of physical science. Bring something toshare for a potluck dinner and your ownsoft drink. Meet at 4355 Ruff f in Rd, Suite

101. Take I-15, exi t Balboa and go w est,

turn lef t on Ruff in Rd a nd lef t to DaleyPlaza.The event is at th e San Diego Regional Cen-

ter.

May 22 , Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.GAY & LESBIAN SIERRANS - POTLUCK For location / program information,call Kathryn Vernon at 619-284-8136 or

Tom Markel at 858-488-4651.

May ActivitiesMAY 4,5,6HOLISTIC WEEKEND FUNDRAISERAT FOSTER LODGE—See page 18.

MAY 7, Monday, 6 p.m.WALK THE TALK!

Meet at the chapter office and bookstore, 3820 Ray St., for a 14 minute video about the Sierra Club, followed by a brisk one-hour walk around theneighborhood, We’ll get to know eachother, and I’ll describe some of the ways

you can become involved in issue work inour chapter. We’ll conclude our walk at a local coffee shop, then walk back to theoffice for a wrap-up! Please RSVP toGeoffrey Smith, ConservationCoordinator, at 619-299-1741. I look forward to meeting and working with you!

MAY 9, Wedn es day, 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.

There are over 1,000 outings and activitiesduring the year in the San Diego Chapter.Refreshments are served.

MAY 10, Thursday, 7 p.m.CONSERVATION TRAINING ANDORIENTATION WORKSHOPPanel Moderated by Cons ervationCoordinator Geoffrey Smit h.At Sie rra Club Office, 3 82 0 Ray S t.

"CEQA and the Planning Process" will be the topic of this CAL workshop. Join usin learning how to use CEQA in environ-mental organizing. Find out where you canmake a difference. Get connected to other activists in our chapter. This is the first course in a series. For more information,contact CAL Chair John Hartley at 619-299-8870 or [email protected]

MAY 12 , Sat urdayCONSERVATION OUTING TO IMPERIALVALLEY GLAMIS GOLD MINESee page 4 for detai ls .

MAY 11, Friday, 6 :30 p.m .JULIA BUTTERFLY HILL at SDSU.See pages 2 & 11 for detai l s .

MAY 14 , Monda yBAJA ADVENTURER PRESENTS SLIDESHOW AND LECTUREDavid Butler, 76 0-489 -8842 .At t he Joslyn Senior Cente r, 18 402 W.Bernardo Drive, in Ranch oBernardo.

Graham Mackintosh, author of theaward-winning travel memoir INTO A

Deadline to submit informationto the Hi Sierran for July/August

activities and meetings is June1

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

video about the Sierra Club, followed by a brisk one-hour walk around theneighborhood, We’ll get to know eachother, and I’ll describe some of the ways

you can become involved in issue work inour chapter. We’ll conclude our walk at alocal coffee shop, then walk back to theoffice for a wrap-up! Please RSVP toGeoffrey Smith, ConservationCoordinator, at 619-299-1741. I look

forward to meeting and working with you!

JUNE 11 , MondayA GRINGO IN BRAZILDavid Butler, 76 0-489 -8842 .Jos lyn Senio r Cente r, 184 02 W.Bernardo Drive, in Ranch o Bernardo.

If only you could lose yourself in thefestive cariocas and share the sheer joy ofthe Carnival in Río de Janeiro! Bill Veissintrepid world traveler, presents a lecture-slide show about his month-long excursionto Brazil, from the Amazon region to the festival atmosphere of Río de Janeiro. A frequent visitor to South America, Veis devotedseveral weeks last November observing the

meticulous preparation and production bythe local cariocas for the immensely popular Carnival, an annual pre-Lenten paradeand festival.

JUNE 13, Wedne sday, 7 p.m .VISITOR/ NEW MEMBERSIERRA CLUB ORIENTATIONCal l office at 61 9–299–174 3 for info

Meet at the Tierrasanta RecreationCenter, 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. There areover 1,000 outings and activities during the

year in the San Diego Chapter. Refreshments are served.

JUNE 15, Friday, 7:30 p.m.MONTHLY CHAPTER PROGRAM—

San Dieguito River Park—An Updatepresented by Chris Khoury, president, andDick Bobertz, executive director of the SanDieguito River Valley Conservancy at theSan Diego Zoo’s Otto Center auditoriumDetails on page 5.

JUNE 19 , Tuesday 6 p.m.SINGLES SECTION MONTHLY SLIDE

SHOW AND POTLUCK SOCIALCoordinator: Gwenda Humphe rys7 6 0 - 7 2 4 - 7 6 9 8At 43 55 Ruff in Road, Suite 1 01 .Di r e c t i o n same as May 22 show .

This month's slide show is NEPAL ABODE OF THE GODS by award winningtravel photographer Karl Grobi. The showfeatures Karl's recent travels in the Hima-layan kingdom of Nepal. This visual jour-ney includes visits to KathmanduBaktapur, Patan, Nagarkot, Pokhara, anda trek to Muktinath, a remote pilgrimagesite located at 9000' in the HimalayasBring something to share for a potluck dinner and your own soft drink.

June ActivitiesJUNE 4, Monday, 6 p.m .WALK THE TALK!

Meet at the chapter office and bookstore, 3820 Ray St., for a 14 minute




MAY 21, Monday, 6 :30 p.m .SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEECall Wanda Jackson at 858–689–4039 for further information.

MAY 22, Tues day, 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.

MAY 23, 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.

MAY 24, Thursday, 6 :30 p.m .WILDLIFE COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.Call Renee Owens at 619–659–5871. Helpus save wildlife and habitat.

MAY 24, Thursday, 6 :30 p.m .MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEECall Wanda Jackson at 858–689–4039 for location and further information.

MAY 28, Monday, 7 p.m. .LAND USE COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.

An active committee working on many landuse issues, including urban sprawl. For info,call Fred Lorenzen at 619–424–5508.

CALL FOR DATE AND TIMEFUND-RAISING COMMITTEE.Sierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.Call Bob McDowell at 619–282–0664 for information.

MAY 2, Wedn es day, 7 p.m .FORES T & WILDERNESS COMMITTEE

Sierra 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.

MAY 3, Thursday, 7 p.m.RECYCLING COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St., For moreinfo, contact Wade Vernon at 760–942–7517or [email protected].

MAY 8, Tuesday, 6 :30 p.m .CONSERVATION COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.Call 619–299–1741 for information.

All conservation activists are welcome.

MAY 8, Tuesday, 6 :30 p.m .FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEECall Mary Eggen at 858–453–1615 for in-formation.

MAY 10, Thursday, 7 p.m.CROSS COUNTRY SKI PLANNING Mtg.Cllairemont Community Room4731 Clairemont Dr. on Lakehurst Lane

MAY 14, Monday, 5 :30 p.m .HI SIERRAN NEWSLETTER COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. CallPauline Jimenez 619–660–9898.

MAY 16, Wedne sday, 6 :30 p.m .EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. Call619– 299–1743 for info.

MAY 17, Thursday, 7 :30 p.m .

INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO)Sierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. CallDarlene Gunter at 858–467–0852 for info.

MAY 17, Thursday, 7 p.m.PHOTO S ECTION MEETINGCall 619–299–1744, ext. 2070 for current information.

MAY 21, Monday, 7 p.m.(CAN) CONSERVATION ACTION

NETWORK 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.

MAY 21 , Monday , 6 :30 P.M.BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEESierra Club office. 3820 Ray Street.Call Connie (619) 543-4891 for more info

May Meetings

June MeetingsJUNE 6, Wedne sday, 7 p.m.FORES T & WILDERNESS COMMITTEESierra Club Office and Bookstore.See March 7.

JUNE 7, Thursday, 7 p.m .

RECYCLING COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St., For moreinfo, contact Wade Vernon at 760–942–7517or [email protected].

JUNE 11, Monday, 5:30 p.m.HI SIERRAN NEWSLETTER COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. CallPauline Jimenez 619–660–9898.

Deadline to submit informationto the Hi Sierran for July/August

activities and meetings is June1

Jackie Main,meetings & activities editore–mail her at:

[email protected]

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

Telephone: 619–216–0006

JUNE 12, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.CONSERVATION COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.Call 619–299–1741 for information.

All conservation activists are welcome.

JUNE 12, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.FOSTER LODGE COMMITTEECall Mary Eggen at 858–453–1615 for in-formation.

JUNE 13, Wedne sday, 6 p.m .FUND-RAISING COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.Call Bob McDowell at 619–282–0664.

JUNE 18, Monday, 7 p.m.(CAN) CONSERVATION ACTIONNETWORK STEERING COMMITTEESee March 19.

JUNE 18 , Monday, 6 :30 P.M.BORDER ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE

Sierra Club office. 3820 Ray Street.Call Connie (619) 543-4891 for more info.

JUNE 20 , Wedne sday, 6:30 p.m .EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. Call619–299–1743 for info.

JUNE 21 , Thursday, 7:30 p.m.INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO)Sierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St. CallDarlene Gunter at 858–467–0852 for info.JUNE 28, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEECall Wanda Jackson at 858–689–4039 for location and further information.

JUNE 28, Thursday, 7 p.m.WILDLIFE COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.Call Renee Owens at 619–659–5871. Helpus save wildlife and habitat.

JUNE 25, Monday, 6:30 p.m.SIERRA SINGLES COMMITTEECall Wanda Jackson at 858–689–4039 for further information.

JUNE 25, Monday, 7 p.m. .LAND USE COMMITTEESierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.

An active committee working on many landuse issues, including urban sprawl. For info,call Fred Lorenzen at 619–424–5508.

JUNE 26, 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.

JUNE 27, Wedne sday, 7 p.m .COASTAL COMMITTEE MEETINGSierra Club Office, 3820 Ray St.Call Joane Pearson at 858–459–7041




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leaders an opportunity to learnadvanced first aid. She herself presented the Standard First Aidcourses for the chapter on a quar-terly basis, and when she decided toretire from this position, found a replacement to carry on this very important role before moving on.

As a National Outings Leader,Carol exhibited an unbridled enthu-siasm for hiking and planning backpacking trips lasting as long as

a week. She has taken groups to thehigh Sierras and to other states over a number of years. Her detailedpreparation and coverage of neces-sary support services has led tosharing the beauty of the places shehas discovered with literally hun-dreds of participants.

Over the years Carol hasstudied photography, specializing inoutdoor subjects. She has enteredand placed in the prize category of

50 Year Member Awards

Elwin Covey

Margaret Langsdorf

E. Lucille Peterson

James Shideler Jr.

Douglas Strong

Eric Swanson

25 Year Member Awards

Patricia Anderson

Pat Bertoldi

Howard Brackney

Jerome Brodkin, MD

Dana Burak

Joan Campbell

Harry & Sandra Carter

J. Cochran

Joan Cole

Laura Cooper

Jay Coulter

Wallace DanielsonPaul & Nelly Dean

Shirley Duryee

Bill Evans

Walker & Margaret Fillius

Martin Fischer

Michael Flynn

Gordon Gibson

John Giebink

Martin & Enid Gleich

Donald Gold

William Hahlbohm IV

Gerry Halpern

James Hawkins

John Houghton

Trudi Howell

Dale & Diane Larabee

Charlotte Lewis

Richard Martinez

Sally McCabe

Ann McDonald

Michael McMahon

Brian & Moira Michaels

Harden & Joan Mulderig

John Mullen

Edward Pease

Thomas Ragland

Waino & Virginia Saarinen

R. Sandison

Jim SanfordThomas & Candice Shepard

Raymond Shipps

Ivan Simpson

Joe Smilgius

Harding Smith

Susan Speed

Joseph & Anne Stein

Sherry Thomas

Donald Trapp

Alvin Walter & Ellen Feeney

Judith Ware

Award.................................................... Recipient(s)Conservation Activist ...................................... Larry Klaasen

Rainbow Warrior ............................................. Shannon Davis

Emily Durbin (Land Use) ................................ Don Simon

Verna Quinn (Conservation Activism)............ ..Larry Hogue, Terry Weiner

Environmental Journalism............. .............. .....Terry Rodgers

Environmental Law...........................................Bill CurtissBusiness Conservation......................................John Mead, Adventure 16

Grassroots Activist .......................................... Eric Bowlby

Rookie Activist ............. .............. .............. ....... Abby Ackroyd-Rafkin, Larry Osen

Unsung Hero ................................................... Gregory Gross, Jim Ricker

Student Volunteer ............................................ Samantha Freeland

Computer Support ........................................... Lee Olsen

Bookstore Volunteer .............. .............. ............ Natalie Coller, Bill Veis

Outdoor Education .......................................... Claude Edwards

One Club (Outings/Conservation)............... .... Cindy Buxton, Pauline Jimenez

Special Appreciation - Foster Lodge .............. . Christine Cuprys, Dan Perkins

Special Appreciation - Outings ............. .......... Jim Matlock, Mac Downing, Allan Fein,

............ ............... .............. .............. .............. .... Dennis Richards, Starla Rivers

Special Appreciation - XC Ski Section ........... Barbara DomuradCOL Emeritus (Retiring COL) ........................ Norm Fein

COL Longevity - 25 Years .............................. Bob Muldrew

Special Achievement - Foster Lodge .............. Patrick Jones

Special Achievement ............... .............. .......... Sierra Singles Board 2000

Distinguished Achievement - Conservation .... Joanne Pearson

Distinguished Achievement - Outings............. Mike Fry

Lifetime Achievement .............. .............. ......... Lois Day, Jim Weinel

Silver Cup ........................................................ Carol Murdock

many competitions. Some of her winning photographs may be seen inthe brochures of Mission TrailsRegional Park and the Anza-BorregoState Park Calendar.

Indeed, the local chapter as wellas the national Sierra Club have

benefited greatly from the many talents and professional contribu-tions of this active, personable andgiving volunteer. She has strength-ened the credibility of the Sierra Cluband served as a role model in carry-ing out our motto of preserving,exploring and protecting the environ-ment. Her sustaining leadership over so many years has been a standard by which we can all measure our owncontributions.

Silver Cup award goes to Murdockfrom page 1

2000 Chapter Awards Recipients

Carol

Murdock




A coalition of San Diego envi-ronmental organizations isproposing a building morato-

rium In the county’s unincorporated

areas. Should we join them? Thefollowing information is intended toanswer some of the most frequently asked questions you have regardinga proposed building moratorium.

What is a genera l p lan and w hy

does the County h ave one? Statelaws, particularly the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),require each city and county to adopt a General Plan that guides thedevelopment of that jurisdiction.

These plans must addresscertain elements, such as housing,land-use and open space. A landuse element typically designates thelocation and density of housing,industry, open space, dumps andparks. General Plans are tailored tothe use of each jurisdiction.

The General Plan for an incor-porated built-out jurisdiction, suchas the City of La Mesa, for example,may be very different than theGeneral Plan for the County of San

Diego, which still has large tracts of undeveloped land and oversight for all unincorporated lands (areas not within city boundaries) in San DiegoCounty. Developers must build inaccordance with a jurisdiction’sGeneral Plan.

What r ight d o we have to ask

the County for a bui lding morator ium?

The County has a General Plan for unincorporated areas but it isconsidered obsolete and inadequatefor the growth and development

pressure the unincorporated areasare experiencing. The development that is taking place now is essentially unplanned because the land useelement is considered so inadequate.Community organizations that claimto represent the public interest andthat are concerned with the environ-ment and the quality of life in our county have a right to advise theCounty on planning issues. In fact,the California Supreme Court has

A building moratorium in non-city areas?

stated that members of the publichold a “privileged position” in theCEQA process.

Although land use planning has become quite political, our lawsencourage the participation of citizens and community groups inthis process. It is ultimately anexpression of good citizenship toparticipate in how our communitiesgrow and develop. Your participa-tion can give credibility to the land useplanning pro-c e s sandits

ultimateoutcome.

Doesn’t a

bui ld ing

morator ium take

aw ay pr i va te

property r ights?

Americans valueprivate property rights and so dothe many organizations supporting a building moratorium. We also value well-planned, livable communities.

Through our democratic system weexpect the government to safeguardthe public good.

A moratorium on building may delay a developer from building a housing development but it will not deprive a developer of his property or a right to build. A moratorium willallow the planning process to catchup with growth and will require that developments are effectively coordi-nated with our common interests inlivable communities and a healthy environment.

The moratorium won’t apply toindividual homeowners, just to largedevelopments. San Diego County isa great place to live and to raise a family because of our natural re-sources and open spaces. We shouldprotect these qualities of our commu-nities. If we take the time necessary to create a good General Plan then,ideally, both public and private

interests will be protected.

How can w e find out more

informat ion? You support is very

important and can make an enor-mous difference in the kind of future we have together in San DiegoCounty. If you would like moreinformation, or would like to have a visitor or speaker to come to a community, committee, or Board of Directors meeting please contact a member of the Sierra Club’s Planningand Land Use Committee. We’ll bend over backwards to make sure you get all the information you need

to make a sound deci-sion.

This

campaign is

sponsored

by the

Land Use

and

Plan-

ning

Commit tee of the

Sierra Clu b of San Diego and Imperial

Count ies, Terry Weiner an d Fred

Lorenzen, Cha irpersons .

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SDSU Montezuma Hall,Friday, May 11 , 20 01

6:30 - 9 pm6:30 - Environmental

Informat ion Fair7:00 - Prese ntation by Jul ia8:15 - Book signingSponsored by the Student

Environmental Act ion Coal i t ion a nd

the Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter

On a cold December morningin 1997, 23 year old Julia "Butterfly"Hill ascended a 180-foot redwoodtree named 'Luna' to protest thelogging of Northern California'sforests. For the next two years, thetree became her home, until she

successfully brokered an agreement to save Luna and the surroundinghillside from logging. During her time in Luna, she galvanized publicopinion to the tragic plight of our ancient forests.

Less than a year following Julia's descent to earth, the world was shocked to learn that Luna wassavagely cut and seriously wounded by vandals in November, 2000. Thegood news is that Luna is expectedto survive and now stands as a

beacon of hope that, through our actions, the last three percent of virgin redwood forests will someday be protected.

Julia endured blistering cold winters, howling winds that jostledher violently day after day, and a continuous onslaught of mean-spirited antagonists who felled treesall around her, harassed her withhelicopters and besieged the base of the tree. Through this all, Julia reached out to thousands -- via

letters and radio telephone -- withher message that 'by standingtogether in unity, solidarity and love we heal the wounds in the earth andin each other."

Butterfly, as she has come to be known, is a remarkable young woman who became a hero toenvironmentalists and a pariah tothe logging industry. She continuesto speak to groups around the worldabout the threats to our ancient

forests, and theactions we need totake to save them.

Butterfly will bein San Diego at 7

p.m., Friday, May 11at San Diego StateUniversity'sMontezuma Hall. She will share her experi-ences, answer ques-tions and share her message. Suggesteddonation for admissionis only $5 for students,$7.50 for general, withadditional higher amounts suggested as able. Her book, 'Legacy of Luna: The Story of a

Tree, a Woman and the Struggle toSave the Redwoods' (Harper San

Francisco), can bepurchased on-line at the Sierra Club SanDiego Bookstore, and will be available at theevent. All donations in

support of this event benefit the student Environmental ActionCoalition, and theSierra Club, San DiegoChapter.

Checks are to bemade out to 'Sierra Club'. For more infor-mation call (619) 299-1741. Tickets may bepurchased from the

Aztec Center Ticket office by calling619.594.6947, or any TicketMaster

outlet.

Don’t miss eco-icon, Julia Butterfly Hill, May 11

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L ast spring Kenneth Balcomb, a marine mammalogist, woke to find an unsettling situation—

a stranded whale—in the knee-deep water outside his Abaco Island home.

With the help of several volun-teers, Mr. Balcomb, who heads theCenter for Whale Research in Friday Harbor, Wash., tried to push theanimal out to sea. After the fifthattempt, the disoriented whalestopped turning toward shore andcontinued into the open ocean. But that was only the start.

Over 15 hours beginning March15, about 16 whales and a dolphin became stranded on the beach andin shallow waters around the north-ern Bahama islands. Most werepushed back into the sea by Mr.Balcomb and volunteers, who hadgone to the Bahamas to observe the whales as part of a program for theBoston–based Earthwatch Institute,a nonprofit organization that sup-ports scientific field work. Still, thedolphin and six whales died. It wasone of the largest strandings of Cuvier’s beaked whales on record.

Five days later the UnitedStates Marine Fisheries Service, at the request of the Bahamian govern-ment, sent biologists to performnecropsies. They found hemorrhag-ing around the brain and ear bones.On the one-year anniversary of thestrandings in March, a task forcefrom the agency and the UnitedStates Navy said that it was highly likely that the stranding was caused by sonar transmissions from Navy ships that were performing antisub-marine exercises nearby.

Now some biologists andenvironmental groups fear that suchmass strandings will become morecommon if the Navy wins approvalfor a sonar program it wants for detecting submarines. Called theSurveillance Towed Array Sensor System, or Surtass, it would consist of four sonar–equipped ships able tosweep 80 percent of the world'soceans.

The Navy, which must have a

permit from the marine fisheriesservice before it can proceed, dis-counts claims that what happened inthe Bahamas could result fromSurtass, because the sonar usedduring last year's strandings oper-ated on a middle frequency and itsSurtass program would use a low frequency. Both systems, however,transmit sound waves that bounceoff objects and send information back to the listener. In the proposedsystem, transmissions could be asloud as 230 decibels, roughly thenoise of a rocket taking off. The Navy

proposes using observers andmonitoring instruments to make sureno marine mammals are within a kilometer. Beyond that, the sound would have dissipated to at most 180decibels, a level at which somescientists believe physiologicaldamage occurs.

The sound would join a chorusof others that contribute to rampant noise pollution in the oceans. Con-tributors are the babble of enginesfrom industrial vessels, air guns usedin oil and gas exploration and sonar

impulses used for a variety of pur-poses. Whales are more susceptibleto interference from sound than aremany other mammals because of their heavy reliance on it for primary activities like feeding, communica-tion, navigation and nursing.

"Ocean noise pollution is akinto humans living in a world of increasing smog," said Dr. Lindy Weilgart, a bioacoustician whostudies whales and sound at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "The windows of opportunity

in which whales can communicate with a specific group member or findprey are increasingly limited becauseof noise pollution," Dr. Weilgart said."And most whales are endangeredand having a hard time anyway."

The Navy's Surtass plan isopposed by advocacy groups like theNatural Resources Defense Council, which pressed the Navy to show how its project would affect the environ-ment. Because of a dearth of data, the

Navy began research on low-fre-quency sonar's effect on large whales which communicate at that level. Th

marine fisheries service is using thedata in reviewing the Navy's permit request and will accept publiccomments until May 18.

Dr. Christopher W. Clark,director of bioacoustics research at Cornell and one of the main investi-gators for the Navy's Surtassresearch, said that one phase of thaprogram tried to find out the effectsof exposure to sonar levels higher than 120 decibels, a level that certain whales have been observedto avoid.

About 200 miles off San Diego where blue whales and fin whalesfeed, the Navy tested its sonar in thesummer and early fall of 1997 andfound that whales showed noreaction at 150 decibels. "That wasencouraging and even surprising,"Dr. Clark said. "We had all predictedthat by 140 for sure you'd see a reaction." Because of bad weather,no higher levels were tested.

But Mr. Balcomb noted that the Navy was proposing using evenhigher levels around the whales, anhe said the Navy had not studiedenough species. "They used only low-frequency communicators because that's what they thought would be affected," he said. "My point on resonance is that its effectshave nothing to do with hearing."

Dr. Weilgart said that the Navyshould instead be looking at data onstrandings that correlate withnearby military operations usingsonar.

The Navy and regulators from

Researchers fear Navy's sonar

may harm whales

Con t i n ued on nex t page

By Rachel X. Weissman, New York Times, April 10, 2001

The National MarineFisheries Service is prepared toprovide the Navy with the permit to "harass, injure, or kill marinemammals" for this LFAS (Low Frequency Active Sonar) project.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! EarlyMay i s a c ri t ical comm entperiod to protest ! Contact:1. Judy Olmer, Chair, NationalSierra Club Marine Mammal Working Group, [email protected],tel: 301-320-42372. Renee Owens, Chair, SanDiego Wildlife Committee:[email protected],tel: 619-659-5871

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the marine fisheries service who arereviewing the permit proposal say thetwo sonar systems, low- and mid-level frequency, are so different that it is entirely unfair to link the two.

The midlevel, non-Surtasssonar implicated in the Bahamasstrandings can be heard over short distances by many marine mammals,particularly smaller ones. The low-frequency sonar proposed in Surtass,on the other hand, is audible over hundreds of miles to far fewer animals and is emitted at the same

frequency used by large whales likethe famous singing humpback.But Mr. Balcomb, in whose

back yard this all began, holds fast tohis claim that what caused thehemorrhaging in the Bahamas whales was not sound's effect on the whales' hearing but on resonanceeffects in their air cavities. In a recent letter to the Navy, Mr.Balcomb used calculations by theNavy's own physicists to show that both low and middle frequencies cancreate resonance effects in whales'air cavities.

He surmised that low-frequency sonar could cause thesame injuries probably caused by themidlevel sonar during the Bahamasstrandings.

Mr. Balcomb also said that the visible damage of last spring wasonly part of the picture. None of the50 Cuvier's beaked whales that frequented the Bahamas year roundhave been seen since the strandings.He presumes that all had died.

copyr ight : New York Tim es

Sonar hurting whales?Con t i n ued f r om p r e v i o u s page

A C T I O N

In the April 17th San Diego City Council District 6 primary election,from a field of 10 candidates, Sierra Club-endorsed Donna Frye emergeda winner to qualify for the June 5thrunoff election.

Her opponent will be SteveDanon whose campaign is heavily financed by building, real estate anddevelopment money.

This is an extremely important election for the Sierra Club and the

Donna Frye for San Diego City Council

Please volunteer for this critical race!City of San Diego. The winner will most likely provide the swing vote topass or defeat environmen-tally favorable actions.

Let's keep the councilmoving in a positivedirection.

Donna has been a leader in protecting publichealth, the quality of life in our communities and the coastal envi-ronment. She has effectively advo-cated for policies to help solve water quality problems, protect coastalaccess, and resolve other neighbor-

hood problems.

Please he lp in this critical race:

The building industry is gearing up to defeat Donna. Donna's campaignproved in the primary that she can win with volunteersand dedication.

Visit the web site: www.donnafrye4council.net to learn how to volunteer,contribute, or request a yard sign. Everyone is

encouraged to pitch in.Call Eric Bowlby to volunteer

with our chapter Political Committeeefforts on this race at 619-284-9399.

To help network via the cam-paign e-mail list, send an e-mail to:

[email protected].

Thank y ou. The Sierra Club

Polit ical Comm ittee




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across the open spaces destroyingcritically important resources suchas watersheds, agricultural land,rural scenic values, wildlife, air and water quality, and our overall quality of life. San Diego’s history of sprawl

has resulted in traffic congestion,polluted runoff with accompanying beach closures, and more endan-gered species than any county in thecontinental U.S.

Our urban areas are deteriorat-ing and left with billions of dollars ininfrastructure deficits. What can bedone and what are we doing? STOPinefficient land-use patterns.

We must eliminate the rural-residential sprawl categories of theGeneral Plan which would create un-affordable ranchette houses on one–

to 20–acre parcels. Estate sprawl will do nothing for affordable housingor absorb the growth we are expect-ing, but will cost us all.

Sprawl, and its wide-spreadgrid of freeways, roads and urbanfacilities, results in the most ineffi-cient use of our tax-paid infrastruc-ture dollars. Our children will windup with huge, county-wide, opera-tions and maintenance bills.

As the Sierra Club's representa-tive on the county appointed GP2020 Interest Group, I will be work-

ing hard against this unsustainablesprawl land use pattern.

INFRASTRUCTURE—Focusing our infrastructure spending is key tostopping sprawl.

We are insisting that any re-authorization of our transportationsales tax, (called "TRANSNET",currently 1/2 cent and due to expirein 2008), is linked to:

1) Solving water quality problemscreated by roads, (removal of oil

slicks, tire dust, and other vehicledroppings from runoff);2) Funding for open-space habitat

needs;3) A greater share for efficient public

transit and operating fundsincreasing convenience andfrequency of service and providingan attractive alternative to stopand go auto traffic... (instead of continued huge expenditures onsprawl-enabling, gridlock-destined,

highway expansions); and4) Funding incentives for smart

growth land use such as mixed-use, walkable, village-style, transit-oriented communities.

POPULATION —Reduce back-country population targets.

We are supporting the Ramona Community Planning Group call tocap the area's population at 52,000. There are many eastern, small,country towns that have populationtargets which do not make sensegiven their remote locations, andtheir environmental, resource, andinfrastructure constraints.

In addition to reining in thesprawl land-use pattern, it is impor-tant to call for more educational

programs that emphasize the impor-tance of population stabilization.

MORATORIUM —Until a general planis adopted that will protect thesustainability of our county re-sources, we are calling for an in-terim building moratorium in theunincorporated, (back-country)areas.

We have a strong base of support for a moratorium from other environmental groups. The Alpineand Ramona Planning Groups have

also called for moratoriums andother planning groups are consider-ing this position.

County staff reports that thereare currently 600 projects in variousstages of the approval process. If these projects are allowed, it willundermine the efforts of the GeneralPlan update to establish smart growth in our county. The citizens of San Diego County are alarmed at therapid pace of development they seegoing on all around them and it isdramatically impacting their quality

of life.

TIME-LINE for our growth plans.I believe, for the next 20 years,

we need to focus on revitalization of neglected urban areas with someincreases in affordable multi-family dwellings, using the village concept - which means goods, services andemployment within walking distanceand fast transit service to other employment or activity centers.

IMPORTANT: We must insist on protection of urban open spaces,and investment in parks, schools,services, and other amenitiesconcurrently as smart growth isimplemented in our urban areas.

OUTREACH —We are working toinform the citizens and groups of San Diego County regarding thedirection of the new General Plan,and the desperate need for changein the way we are growing. We havea post-card campaign that welaunched at the Balboa Park EarthDay celebration. We are hoping to work with the country-town plan-ning groups to establish a smart growth plan for their individualplanning areas. (See page 26 to

learn more about how you can help with our outreach efforts.)

The General Plan 2020 updatemust establish zoning across theland that will protect our resourcesin perpetuity... and not lose them toa 20 year, 50 year, or even a 100 year period of growth. It is folly, andsimply unfair to future generationsto do otherwise.

May Volunteer

Opportunities Tabling is easy, fun, and an

excellent way to get the word out about the issues that are important to you. It's also a great way to recruit new members. Sierra Club providesliterature and membership applica-tions: you provide the personality!

Please see the schedule below,

pick a date and/or event to help, thenreply back. We need two people at alltimes at each location.

Thanks!Geoffrey Smith, 619–299–[email protected]

Friday, May 11 • SDSU Julia Butterfly Hill Event, 400 people6:30 - 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 20

Walk for the Environment, 200+people - 8:30 - 10 p.m.

Just say ‘no’ to s p r a w l




By Geoffrey Smith,Chapter Conservation Coordinator

‘One Club’

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Y ou can have my job. Here'show!

But first, let me tell you a little bit about what I do ... I washired by the San Diego Chapter,Sierra Club in September 2000 asthe “Conservation Coordinator.” Asthe name would suggest, my

overall task is to support the work of the Conservation Committee --that talented group of volunteers who work on the many complex environmental issues before us inour region. But wait, there'smore...

In fact conservation coordina-tion is only one-third of my job.Recognizing the fact that a coordi-nator can't coordinate without volunteers, and that conservationprograms in our chapter need to befunded to be effective, the

Executuve Committee came up with the following job description:

The Conservation Coordinator shall:1. Coordinate the conservation

issue programs of the chapter through facilitation, planningand networking.

2. Organize events and carry out fund development programs toincrease financial support for conservation programs.

3. Recruit, motivate and trainmember volunteers in issue

awareness and action.

You can have this job, too. Infact, thinking that fundrasing andrecruitment is someone else's job isthe quickest way to sink our non-

profit ship. Here are some examplesof ways you can do my job:

• Lead a hike : solicit a $5 donationto hold a space; invite a knowledge-able person to join the group andtalk about a relevant issue such aslogging; invite participants to a Forest Committee meeting

• Throw a party: arrange to have a living room concert at your house;charge a $15 fee (musicians want $10/person); pass out membershipapplications; invite Eric Bowlby totalk about the GP2020 planningprocess

• Have a Movie Night: obtain a VHSmovie about an important issue,such as coastal protection - thereare many out there!; rent aninexpensive venue such as a coffeehouse; invite folks to see the moviefor a $5 donation; provide a table with membership applications andinformation about the issue

• Human Advertising: be a rolemodel, get involved, pass out 'OneClub' action guides wherever you

go (available from the chapter office), get your friends to join theSierra Club

That's my job ... give it a try!

Julia Butterfly Hill is coming toSDSU Montezuma Hall on Friday, May 11 at 6:30 pm. What an excitingopportunity to learn about one young woman's journey through citizenaction. See the information ad (pages3 and 11) in this issue...Learn about the CEQA/Planning process at our workshop on May 10 and July 12 at

the office. Find out how simple it is toparticipate in the citizen review process! ... If you love our ClevelandNational Forest - and who doesn't -then participate now in the Forest Management Plan Update. Contact

Camille Armstrong or Larry Hoguefrom the Forest and WildernessCommittee....See you May 20 on the Walk!

HEROS:

Cheryl Reiff, Office Adminis-

trator and Volunteer Coordinator:Her steadfast dedication to the clubis remarkable. She manages theoffice and volunteers (and me) witha gentle but firm grasp, and alwayshas a smile and a laugh to greet.

Lynn Nebus, volunteer

extraordinaire: past master calen-dar/COL data base/Hi Sierranoutings coordinator, current outingsleadershp review and safety coordi-nator and bookstore calendar salescoordinator. Put Lynn on the job,and you know it will get done right,on time, under budget, and over expectations!

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CALIFORNIAGOVERNORGray Davis, State Capitol Building,

Sacramento 95814; Ph. (916) 445–2841,

FAX (916) 445–4633.

Local office: 1350 Front St., Suite 6054,

Sixth Floor, San Diego 92101; Ph. (619)

525–4641

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORCruz Bustamante, 1114 State Capitol,

Sacramento 95814; Ph. (916) 445–8994,

Fax (916) 323–4998

STATE SENATORS36th District, Ray Haynes, 6800

Indiana Ave., Suite 130, Riverside

92506; Ph. (909) 782–4111, Fax (909)

276–4483; e-mail:

[email protected]

37th District, Jim Battin, 15708

Pomerado Road, Suite N–107, Poway

92064; Ph. (858) 675–8211, Fax (760)

434–8223, e–mail:

[email protected]

38th District, Bill Morrow, 2755

Jefferson St., Suite 101, Carlsbad, CA

92008; Ph. (760) 434–7930, Fax (760)

434–8233, e-mail:

[email protected]

39th District, Deirdre “Dede” Alpert,

1557 Columbia St., San Diego 92101;

Ph. (619) 645–3090, Fax (619) 645–

3094, e-mail: [email protected]

40th District, Steve Peace, 7877Parkway Dr., 1–B, La Mesa 91942; Ph.

(619) 463–0243, Fax (619) 463–0246; e-

mail: [email protected]

STATE ASSEMBLY66th District, Dennis Hollingsworth,

27555 Ynez Road, Suite 205, Temecula

92592; Ph. (909) 699–1113, Fax (909)

694–1039

73rd District, Patricia Bates, Oceanside

City Hall, 302 North Coast Highway,

Oceanside 92054; Ph. (760) 757–8084,

Fax (760) 8087; website:

republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/73/

74th District, Mark Wyland, P.O. Box

942849, Sacramento 94249-0001; Ph.

(916) 319–2074; e-mail:

[email protected]

75th District, Charlene Zettel, 15708

Pomerado Road, #110, Poway 92064; Ph.

(858) 385–00070, Fax (858) 385–0179;

e-mail:

[email protected];

website: www.assembly.ca.gov/zettel

76th District, Christine Kehoe, 1010University Ave., Suite C–207, San Diego

92103; Ph. (619) 294–7600, Fax (619)

294–2348; website:

[email protected]

77th District, Jay La Suer, P.O. Box

1407, La Mesa; Ph. (619) 337–6557

78th District, Howard Wayne, 1350

Front St., Suite 6013, San Diego 92101;

Ph. (619) 234–7878, Fax (619) 233–

0078; e-mail:

[email protected]

79th District, Juan Vargas, 2414

Hoover Ave., Suite A, National City

91950; Ph. (619) 477–7979, Fax (619)

477–0207

80th District, Dave Kelley, 73–710 Fred

Waring Dr., Suite 112, Palm Desert

92260; Ph. (760) 568–0408

CITIES

CARLSBAD1200 Carlsbad Village Dr., 92008; Ph.

(760) 434–2820, Fax (760) 720–9461.

Mayor: Claude Lewis; Council mem-

bers: Ramona Finnila, Matt Hall, Ann

Kulchin, Julianne Nygaard

CHULA VISTA

276 4th Ave., 91910; Ph. (619) 691–

5044, Fax (619) 691–5171. Mayor:

Shirley Horton; Council members: Jerry

Rindone, Steve Padilla, Mary Salas,

Patty Davis

CORONADO

1825 Strand Way, 92118; Ph. (619) 522–

7300, Fax (619) 437–0371. Mayor:

Thomas Smisek; Council members: Phil

Monroe, Patty Schmidt, Chuck Marks,

Mona Wilson

DEL MAR

1050 Camino Del Mar, 92014; Ph. (858)

755–9313, Fax (858) 755–2794. Mayor:

Crystal Crawford. Council members:

Henry Abarbanel, David Druker, RichardErnest, Mark Whitehead

EL CAJON

200 E. Main St., 92020; Ph. (619) 441–

1776, Fax (619) 441–1770. Mayor: Mark

Lewis; Council members: Richard J.

Ramos, Bob McClellan, Todd Keegan,

Charles Emmet Santos

ENCINITAS

505 South Vulcan Ave., 92024; Ph.

(760) 633–2600, Fax (760) 633–2627.

Mayor: Denis Holz; Deputy mayor:Christy Guerin; Council members:

Jerome Stocks, Maggie Houlihan, James

Bond

ESCONDIDO

201 North Broadway, 92025; Ph. (760)

741–4638, Fax (760) 741–7541. Mayor:

Lori Holt Pfeiler; Council members:

Tom D’Agosta, Ed Gallo, June Rady,

Marie Waldron

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bers: Mitch Beauchamp, Ron Morrison,

Nick Inzunza, Fred Soto

OCEANSIDE

300 North Coast Hwy., 92054; Ph. (760)

966–4400, Fax (760) 966–4436. Mayor:

Terry Johnson; Council members: Betty

Harding, Jack Feller, Carol McCauley,Esther Sanchez

POWAY

13325 Civic Center Drive, 92064; Mail:

Box 789, Poway 92074. Ph. (858) 748–

6600, Fax (858) 748–1455. Mayor:

Mickey Cafagna; Council members:

Robert Emery, Don Higginson, Jay

Goldby, Betty Rexford

SAN DIEGO

202 C St., 92101; Council offices Ph.

(619) 236–6440. Mayor: Dick Murphy,Ph. (619) 236–6330, Fax (619) 236–

7228; e-mail:

[email protected]

IMPERIAL BEACH

825 Imperial Beach Blvd., 91932; Ph.

(619) 423–8300, Fax (619) 429–9770.

Mayor: Diane Rose; Council members:

Gail Benda, Mayda Winter, Patricia

McCoy, Ron Rogers

LA MESA8130 Allison Ave., 91941; Ph. (619)

463–6611, Fax (619) 462–7528. Mayor:

Art Madrid; Council members: Dave

Allan, Barry Jantz, Rick Knepper, Ruth

Sterling

LEMON GROVE

3232 Main St., 91945; Ph. (619) 464–

6934, Fax (619) 460–3716. Mayor: Mary

Teresa Sessom; Council members:

Thomas Clabby, Craig O. Lake, Mary

England, Jill Greer

NATIONAL CITY

1243 National City Blvd., 91950; Ph.

(619) 336–4200, Fax (619) 336–4376.

Mayor: George Waters; Council mem-

AREA ELECTED OFFICIALS

A C T I O N

Council Members by district:

1—Scott Peters, Ph. (619) 236–6611.

North County toll–free Ph. (619) 484–

3808, Fax (619) 236–6999

2—Byron Wear, Ph. (619) 236–6622,

Fax (619) 236–6996; e-

mail:[email protected]—Toni Atkins, Ph. (619) 236–6633,

Fax (619) 595–1481; e-mail:

[email protected]

4—George Stevens, Ph. (619) 236–

6644, Fax (619) 236–6529

5—Brian Maienschein, Ph. (619) 236–

6655, North County toll–free (619) 673–

5304, Fax (619) 238–0915; e-mail:

[email protected]

6—Vacant, Ph. (619) 236–6616, Fax

(619) 236–6529

7—Jim Madaffer, Ph. (619) 236–6677,Fax (619) 238–1360; e-mail:

[email protected]

8—Ralph Inzunza, Ph. (619) 236–6688,

Fax (619) 231–7918

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, which is the governing board for the Air Pollution ControlDistrict (APCD), recently expanded

its hotline for receiving complaintsabout polluting industries.

Complaints now can be lodged by phone 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, in English or Spanish, for issues such as smoke, dust, odors or other air quality problems associated with business or manufacturingoperations.

APCD regulates more than11,000 different sources of air pollution in San Diego County but has fewer than 25 inspectors onstaff, so public vigilance is a critical

component of promoting industry

compliance and clean air. Environ-mental Health Coalition has workedfor years to obtain an after-hoursand Spanish language complaint

program. It was only after a stateaudit of the APCD program that theexpanded service was approved onFebruary 14, 2001.

To lodge a complaint about a polluting indust ry :

Call (858)650-4550Log on to: http://

www.sdapcd.co.san-diego.ca.us/comply/cpltprog.htm.

To complain about a smoki ngvehic le:

Call 1(800)28-SMOKE, or

#SMOG from cellular phones.Log on to: http://

www.sdapcd.co.san-diego.ca.us/news/SmokingVeh.htm.

Stormdrain dumping:

Dumping anything intostormdrains or the steets is illegal.Report such activities to the SanDiego City Stormwater PollutionHotline at 619-533-3793.

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