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| Poetry Night |
You are invited to attend a poetry reading
gathering, for all Nature Friends members and
their families and friends!
Saturday April 10, 2010
7PM till finished
P H O T O T R O P I S M
poetry in motion
a performance event
read, share, listen, be there
Nature Friends Clubhouse
Sierra Madre
As we move toward the light,
we find a theme for the expression
of our dialogue with nature.
Please bring a poem to read,
a song to perform,
or a dance to be danced!
This is an open mike evening,
join us by participating,
or by simply listening and being there.
Click Here to VOLUNTEER
Click Here to RSVP
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| Wed Evening Hike |
 Wednesday Evening Hike with Nature Friends.
We meet every Wednesday evening at 6PM for a 1 to 2 hours hike (depending on the weather).
We hike the local trails at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Past hikes included Eaton Canyon, Santa Anita Canyon, Milliard Falls, the Arroyo Seco and many other local wonders and beautiful locations just within minutes of our homes.
Meeting and hiking location is sent by email a day or two before.
Join us for a evening or fun, friendship and exercise.
Organized by Rosann and Matt.
For more details, please contact:
Rosann and/or Matt
(626) 710-0401 Rosann
(323) 243-8021 Matt
and request to be added to the mailing list.
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| Nature Friends Los Angeles Website |
Elections
Dear Nature Friends members:
You recently received a ballot for the election of delegates and alternates to the Nature Friends Corporation.
Please mark and return the ballot in the enclosed reply envelop at your earliest convenience - and not later than March 12, 2010.
It is very important for each paid-up member to vote, as the number of votes secures representation for our branch.
Thank you for taking a moment to return your ballot.
Best wishes,
- Daniel Foster | Nature Friends-Los Angeles branch President
Sierra Madre Lodge and Retreat Center
Welcome to Nature Friends Los Angeles Website
Nature Friends is a non-profit membership organization whose purposes among others are:
- To acquaint its members with the opportunity to appreciate nature and the natural scenery of the country.
- To encourage the study of nature and to disseminate the knowledge of the natural sciences.
- To support and aid the protection, conservation and preservation of woods, wildlife and the natural features of this country.
- To promote friendship and good relations with other organizations and individuals who are sympathetic to the above stated purposes.
- To acquire, build and maintain lodges, shelters, houses. and other places of recreation.
- To arrange meetings, social and cultural activities, exhibitions and lectures in relation to the purposes of the club.
- To promote the selective use of its facilities to generate revenue to support the organization.
We have two facilities in the Los Angeles, Southern California area.
A lodge and Retreat Center in the city of Sierra Madre and a cabin in the San Jacinto Mountains.
Here below is the information about them:
An ideal location for meetings, retreats, weddings, workshops, seminars, birthday parties or picnics. All in a secluded rustic setting... easily accessible from most areas in the Greater Los Angeles Basin.
Nature Friends is located in the beautiful foothill city of Sierra Madre, only 45 minutes drive from Los Angeles Airport or Hollywood, 30 minutes from Burbank Airport or downtown Los Angeles and just 15 minutes from Pasadena.
The buildings are set in a fork of Little Santa Anita Canyon on the eastern shoulder of Mount Wilson, nestled in a grove of wild oak and alder trees and other nature plantings. The property is a nature and wildlife sanctuary, retreat center, community resource, library and welcoming garden.
Feel free to look at our website and if you would like more information about the requirements for using our facility for your next event or would like to get more information about becoming a member contact us. We will be glad to invite you to come and visit us.
San Jacinto Cabin
Here below are some pictures from our cabin up in the mountains of San Jacinto, near Idylwild.
This cabin was built by our members, by hand between 1929 and 1932. We have a vintage video in our archive collection showing how they did it.. it's amazing what they did back in those days. They were very resourceful.
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| Also on this Site... |
Nature Friends Los Angeles 1930s Vintage Video
We found in our archives a Vintage Video from Nature Friends Los Angeles from the 1930s we were able to digitize it and post it online for all to view.
The video includes:
* Weekend activties at our Sierra Madre Lodge
* Construction of the Cabin in the San Jacinto Mountains
* Outings to the Coachella Valley desert
* Beach party near Corona del Mar in Orange County
* And other nice views of the area back then.
Enjoy...
01/20/2009 08:25 AM - 1127
A Visit to the Nature Friends House in Grindelwald
A Visit to the Nature Friends House in Grindelwald, Switzerland
By Solveig Leslie and Joe & Lela Hajek
We wanted to see the lovely glacier mountains of the Alps. What better way to do this than to find a Swiss Nature Friends house to stay at? But the question was, how do we locate one and how do we get there?
05/24/2008 04:39 PM - 1556
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