For general
information regarding the River Prairie Group Outings
Committee and the outings led by its leaders, contact the
Outings Committee Chair, Steve
Turner, at 630-782-5865.
Outings led by
the River Prairie Group outings leaders are open to the
general public. Most outings require prior reservations with
the designated outings leaders or contacts. Many outings fill
well in advance of the trips. Therefore, early reservations
are generally recommended unless otherwise specified in the
outing announcement. Some leaders do not accept reservations
prior to specified dates.
Outing costs
are charged for most outings to cover general outing costs,
such as group food, telephone and postage expenses, and area
usage fees. Outings are run on an at-cost basis except service
outings where a donation is suggested and workshops and
fund-raisers where an additional donation is requested.
Note that, due to insurance constraints, the Sierra Club leaders can not arrange carpools. All outings begin and end at the trailhead.
Club
Outings are planned and led by certified Sierra Club leaders
and are approved by the Outings Committee. Some non-Club
activities may be listed on our Activity Calendar but with a
warning that the Club does not run or control those.
To
participate on a Club outing, you must sign a Liability Waiver
required by Club regulations.
Our
Outings List is in transition to a new system called the SC Activity Calendar
which includes outings and many other activities. This
calendar allows easy filtering for specific types of outings
and events and for specific Group or Chapter hosted ones. The
RPG version is at:
Note that
this version will also provide a listing of activities across
the entire Chapter by changing the dropdown-view to "IL
Chapter & All Groups". But some activities are Group
specific and will only be listed under that Group selection.
During the transistion some outings will be listed in the Calendar above and some in the old outing listing system below:
This outing listing link is provided by George Kollar, an SC Web Guru, and is a database containing the Chicago Group’s (CHI) as well as the River Prairie Group’s (RPG) and other Group’s outing listings. It is updated continuously and provides the most current information available. Please try all of the features that it provides.