Events
Special
Program
Join
us on Wednesday, September 24 for a "Cool Cities" informational meeting
with Lonnie Morris, the Chapter Cool Cities Chair. Lonnie has had
wonderful success and now she will be coming to “Cool City
Schaumburg” to offer her help and support
and to show us how to help our beloved cities keep their “cool.” Meeting
wiil be held at 7:00 p.m. at Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary at 1111
East Schaumburg Road (on Schaumburg Road, just west of Meacham
Road) in Schaumburg (Yahoo
Map).
Program
meetings
Our
program meetings take place on the second Thursday of each month
(except for July and August) at Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary at
1111 East Schaumburg Road (on Schaumburg Road, just west of Meacham
Road) in Schaumburg (Yahoo
Map). Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. with
refreshments and snacks and at 7:30 p.m. we have a guest speaker
or special program.
Programs focus on natural history or environmental issues. Program
meetings are free and open to members and non-members.
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Topic: The
Shawnee Trash Bash. Please join us as Tom Borchard, long-time NWCCG
member and environmentalist, discusses his upcoming trash pick-up
outing in the Shawnee. Contact Greg Stolzer for
more information at gpstolzer@hotmail.com.
Time: Socializing and refreshments start at 7:00 p.m
and we will conclude by 8:45 p.m.
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Topic: Please
join us as we discuss the upcoming November 2008 elections
and the role of environmental policy. Contact Greg
Stolzer for more information at gpstolzer@hotmail.com.
Time: Socializing and refreshments start at 7:00 p.m
and we will conclude by 8:45 p.m.
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Topic: Why
we can’t “Nuke” Global Warming. Please
join us as Dave Kraft from the Nuclear Energy Information
Service presents on why nuclear energy shouldn’t
be a part of the Global Warming solution. Contact Greg
Stolzer for more information at gpstolzer@hotmail.com.
Time: Socializing and refreshments
start at 7:00 p.m and we will conclude by 8:45 p.m.
Date: Thursday,
December 11, 2008
Topic: Holiday
Potluck and Photo Sharing. Please bring a dish and,
if you’d like, e-mail five of your favorite vacation/outing
photos to Greg Stolzer (gpstolzer@hotmail.com). While
we eat you can share your photos from around the country
and world. Contact Greg
Stolzer for more information at gpstolzer@hotmail.com.
Time: Socializing and refreshments
start at 7:00 p.m and we will conclude by 8:45 p.m.
Date: Thursday,
January 8, 2009
Topic: Native
Plants in the Home Landscape. The dead of winter is
the perfect time to start planning changes to your
garden or even a new garden bed. Come learn about the
benefits
of using native plants, the negative effects of lawn,
and the beauty of natives in sunny and shaded gardens. Contact
Greg Stolzer for more information at gpstolzer@hotmail.com.
Time: Socializing and refreshments
start at 7:00 p.m and we will conclude by 8:45 p.m.
Conservation
Workdays
The
Northwest Cook County Group sponsors several workdays a year to help
restore native ecosystems. Participants help by cutting Buckthorn,
an invasive shrub which crowds out native plants, planting native
wildflowers, or collecting seeds.
Date: Saturday,
September 27
Time: TBA
Place: Please join us for National Public Lands
Day at Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Details are still being finalized.
For more info please contact Greg
Stolzer at gpstolzer@hotmail.com.
It will be held at Healy Road/Beverly Lake, approximately 2.5 miles
west of the Higgins Rd. and Route 59 intersection. To get to the
parking area, go west on Higgins road, past Headwaters, past Beverly
Lake parking lot to the small unmarked street on the right side of
Higgins. Gloves and tools provided.
Please dress for the weather. Feel free to bring a friend and/or
your kids.
Date: Saturday,
November 15 and January 25
Time: TBA
Place: Help us continue our restoration work for
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary in Schaumburg. Helping to restore
native habitat is our way of saying thanks to Spring Valley for letting
us use the nature center for our meetings. In November, meet in the
Spring Valley parking lot at 8:45 a.m. We will work until about 11:30
a.m. or so. In January, meet in the Spring Creek“
Headwaters” parking log at 12:45 p.m. We will work from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Don’t worry about the cold—we’ll
have a bonfire! For more info please contact Greg Stolzer
at gpstolzer@hotmail.com.
NWCCG
Social Club
Are
you interested in hanging out with like-minded individuals while having
an enjoyable time? If so, then our new social group is for
you. This is simply a group of Sierra Club members and their friends
who want to hang out and socialize. E-mail Greg Stolzer at gpstolzer@hotmail.com if
you would like to be included in this group’s e-mail list.
Outings
Don’t
forgot to check out the outings page
for information on our trips!
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