Sierra Club Eagle View Group
(Northwest Illinois and Eastern Iowa)
Newsletter (Winter)
Eagle photo Public Use Permitted. Credit/Source: NASA/Rothstein.
Program Meeting
WEDNESDAY, February 22,
2012
(Library closed on our regular Monday meeting for Presidents
Day.)
Moline Library, Bronze Room
7:00
Book
Club 6:00
Food Politics by
Marion Nestle
Jackpots!
Candace Marner will explain
that "jackpots" are not just a gambling term! As the crew leader of some
very hardworking dedicated young people that are supported by a U.S.
Forest Service Grant through Rock Island Soil and Water Conservation
District (and others), Candace's excellent presentation will show how they
are mitigating hazardous fuels such as "jackpots" which are large
concentrations of downed timber and invasive species in Black Hawk State
Historic Site, West Lake Park and other wooded in areas in our local
counties. Their efforts are returning mature forests back to their natural
beauty after the 2008 straight line 75 mph winds that tore through our
communities.
TREE HUGGER TRIVIA NIGHT
Friday, March 2, 2012!
Click here for details!
Costa Rican Eco-Village
Small Wind Turbines For You and Costa Rican Eco-Village
Brian
Ritter (Nahant Marsh/Eastern Iowa Community College District/ and Advanced
Technology Environment and Energy Center) will discuss the installation
and advantages of small wind energy. Also, last year Brian took a 10 day
trip to a Costa Rican Eco-Village and will share about the efforts there
to develop a sustainable future through renewable energy, low-impact
agriculture and education. Brian is part of a group of community college
instructors from across the United States working to develop study abroad
courses in sustainable development.
Moving Planet QC Walk/Bike Rally September 24, 2011
More pictures here!
Pictures from the Mines of Spain Outing:
A nice turnout for the cleanup helped make our chore easier. Thank you to Kris Bergren, Judy Kasper and her grandchildren, Bryane and Dylan, and Craig and Diane Sommers. It was a hot humid morning but we finished the job before the rain.
Jerry Neff, Outings Chair
October 1, 2010 Iowa Sierra Club dinner with Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune in Des Moines. ExCom members: Kristen Bergren, Bill Davies, Michael Brune, Kathryn Allen, Jerry Neff.
Water Sentinels Kathryn Allen and Kristen Bergren testing the turbidity of the Rock River at Black Hawk State Historic Site last June.
View Eagle View Group Sentinel Sites in a larger map
Eagle View Group meets John Muir...aka John Wallace...on November 10 at the Watch Tower Lodge at Black Hawk Historic Site to celebrate Illinois Sierra Club's 50 anniversary. Bill Davies, Jerry Neff, Frank Holst, Sheri Colman, John Wallace, Kathryn Allen, Rachel Griffiths, Jodi Zimmerman, Kristen Bergren