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Hiking with Hearts For Sight

by | May 16, 2025

By Lynn Hiel for the Orange County Sierran Newsletter “Can you take a photo for me – I want to post it to my Instagram?” It was a beautiful, sunny morning at Crystal Cove State Park. Our hike started from the top of the bluff, and this was a great place for the photo....

Hearts for Sight Partnership

by | Feb 18, 2021

Angeles ICO partners with an amazing organization called Hearts for Sight to improve access to hiking and wilderness areas to people with visual disabilities. Below is a video showing one hike where sighted guides from the Sierra Club (not ICO) supported a hiking trip...

Whale Watching Wows Students

by | Mar 15, 2020

Students from Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High & Stephen M. White Middle Schools see a whale off the bow of the Spirit Cruise ship. This year Angeles ICO worked with partners to provide whale watching cruises for urban students. Three cruises took place during...

Irving Middle School Explores Malibu Creek State Park

by | Feb 15, 2020

Hike group stops outside Visitor Center to pose. On February 8th, Angeles ICO took students from Irving Middle School to explore one of our gorgeous local State Parks: Malibu Creek State Park. The students got to experience a stream crossing, meet a horse, and enjoy a...

Thank You REI Arcadia!

by | Dec 26, 2019

This year’s gift wrapping fundraiser was a huge success! Angeles ICO raised $3,000 for student hiking field trips! We want to say a huge thank you to REI Arcadia for allowing us to hold our fundraiser at their location. We also want to thank all of the...

2019 Funny Fundraiser Fortune!

by | Nov 15, 2019

” I’m ready to take it from “cacti” to “cactus.” ” Our Comedy Night Fundraiser raised $1,250 for Angeles ICO! We are so excited to use this to fuel many wonderful trips for Los Angeles and Orange County youth to explore the outdoors. Thank you to everyone...

ICO Fundraiser

by | Oct 9, 2019

SOLD OUT! A NIGHT AT THE COMEDY CLUB A Fundraiser for Sierra Club Angeles Inspiring Connections Outdoors Wednesday, November 13, 2019 The Comedy and Magic Club 1918 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 doors open 6:30 pm show starts 7:30 pm SOLD...

Backcountry Trail Restoration with high school ILO Grads

by | Aug 31, 2019

Three high school students and two ICO leaders pause during backcountry trail work in Montana. This summer two of our ambitious ICO Leaders took three Southern California High School students to the Bob Marshall Wilderness to do backcountry trail restoration. Nancy,...

Hip-Hip Hooray for Funding!

by | Aug 25, 2019

Angeles ICO is a Group within the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club. During their recent meeting the Angeles Chapter decided to donate a whopping $10,000 to Angeles ICO! This donation is especially important as the school year begins and teachers begin reaching out...

Hiking on the Palos Verdes Peninsula

by | May 10, 2019

LOOKING FOR… Somewhere new for your ICO outing? A hike with a visitor’s center? A South Bay destination? An ocean view? A curricular connection? An easy hike for young children? Try George F. Canyon or White Point, both managed by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land...

ICO Explores the Coast

by | May 10, 2019

Written by: Catherine Ronan, ICO Leader, Fundraising Committee On a glorious sunny day in April with the spring blooms in full flower, students from Vista Middle School hiked up the hills above Sycamore Canyon to a viewpoint overlooking the ocean. After descending to...

Hiking in Griffith Park with Vanalden Elementary School

by | May 10, 2019

By Eleanor Burns (USC Intern) There was a buzz of excitement and anticipation as the school bus pulled up at the Fern Dell car park in Griffith Park. Despite it being fairly local, this was the first time at Griffith Park for many of the students. The bravest of the...

High School Students Get Lowe-Down On Backpacking

by | May 10, 2019

Second Class of Inspiring Leaders Outdoors Follows In Footsteps of a DreamerWritten by: Joe Mullich Leaders: Nancy Le, Schuyler Senft-GruppVolunteers: Joe Mullich, Meghan WelshTeachers: Maria Martinez, Evelyn Constanza Professor Thaddeus S.C. Lowe had an insatiable...

$15,000 California Coastal Conservancy Grant award!

by | Feb 27, 2019

Students on an ICO outing learn about the coastal wetlands. Angeles ICO was awarded the “Explore the Coast” grant from the California Coastal Conservancy! This is a huge grant that will enable ICO to fund 30 trips to coastal locations for under served...

Education & Camaraderie at ICO Annual Meeting

by | Jan 28, 2019

ICO Board members, Leaders, Volunteers, and Mission School Transportation personnel got acquainted through introductions at the start of an engaging meeting. The Ranger House was packed as Angeles ICO held its Annual Meeting last Sunday to celebrate a successful year...

Sledding in Eagles Roost!

by | Jan 27, 2019

Today students from Paramount High School’s Green club joined Angeles ICO in giving Charles White Elementary students a sledding day! Green Club students helped the younger students climb the bank, get settled on their sleds, pushed them off, caught them at the...

ICO awarded Coastal Conservancy Grant!

by | Jan 13, 2019

Funding ICO trips again! Angeles ICO was awarded a grant from the Coastal Conservancy for $4,753! Thank you Coastal Conservancy for supporting ICO’s mission! We appreciate your continued donations to help youth experience the raw beauty of California! This money...

REI Gift Wrapping Fundraiser 2018

by | Jan 4, 2019

REI Gift Fundraising was successful. We earned over $3700! Thank you REI Manhattan Beach and REI Arcadia for hosting the event. Thank you volunteers for helping out especially San Gabriel High School, Paramount High School and Stephen White Middle School...

Camping in Joshua Tree National Park

by | Nov 13, 2018

ICO took 21 Stephen White Middle School students on a camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park in November 2018. It was a chilly desert experience! Leaders Ann S., Jason H., & Schuyler S. led the 6th-8th grade students on this trip. The students were so excited...

Great Views and Giant Pinecones: Charmlee Wilderness Park

by | Oct 19, 2018

Written by: Jack Tamisiea, ICO Intern Fall 2018 The view of the Pacific Ocean from the end of the trail. Catalina Island is visible on the horizon. A collective “Wow” was audible over the clamoring of the kids to get to the edge of the rock and fully take in the...