Current News: 2012
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Read what the Prairie Group Excom is doing!
Accounts from 2011; and from 2012, the January 22 and March 11 meetings have been posted on our Meetings Page
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The April edition of our ePrairie Flyer has been emailed to members and is available at
Prairie Flyer April 2012
(pdf format)
The previous 2011 editions are also available:
Prairie Flyer December 2011
(pdf format)
Prairie Flyer August 2011
(pdf format)
Prairie Flyer April 2011
(pdf format)
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Upcoming Outings, Events and Opportunities
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We are pleased to announce that Carol Hays, form from Dewey, IL, has been appointed to
the Prairie Group Executive Committee. She will fill out the term
of Kirstin Replogle, and we hope that she will run for a full 2-year
term starting in January, 2013. Carol brings a strong interest in sustainability and repurposing. She is a member of the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy, a Mahomet-based river conservation, recreation, and education grassroots organization. Carol is a partner in Community Systems Investments International and she recently founded Encore Craft and Design, which seeks to provide a venue for artists to sell repurposed items through parties and special events. Welcome aboard, Carol!
In addition, Katie Mimnaugh has volunteer to serve as our liaison to the Students for Environmental Concerns (SECs).
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Boneyard Creek Community Day
Saturday, April 14th, 9-noon. The Prairie Group has unofficially adopted the parklette in front of the Armory just east of Vine St on East University Ave in Urbana. We will be picking up trash and pulling invasive, non-native garlic mustard. Please RSVP by April 7th so we have enough supplies; RSVP by April 1st, to rlvellenga@yahoo.com, with your shirt size if you would like a free Boneyard Creek Cleanup Day t-shirt. If enough people are interested afterwards we could get lunch at nearby El Toro or Siam Terrace.
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Natural Yard Care Workshop
Champaign Public Library, Robeson B, from 9:30-noon, April 21
Please get out your pens and save April 21 for Sierra Club's Natural Yard Care workshop. Here is the exciting lineup:
Theresa Meers (Parkland College, Horticulture Department) - eco conscious lawn care
Cathy Bilow (Grieder's Nursery) - kid conscious lawn care
Jamie Ellis (Grand Prairie Friends) and Stacy James (Sierra Club) - landscaping with native plants
This event is co-sponsored by Sierra Club Prairie Group, Representative Jakobsson, and Faith in Place.
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Weaver Park Cleanup
Saturday, May 12th, 1pm-3pm. We will help the Park District clean up Weaver Park located at the intersection of East Main Street and Smith Road in Urbana. Again everything we need will be supplied just make sure to dress for the weather. Please RSVP by May 5th to rlvellenga@yahoo.com.
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Equinox House Tour
Tuesday, June 5th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Come on the tour of this local environmentally friendly house given by the owner/ architect Ty Newell. Please RSVP by June 1st to rlvellenga@yahoo.com. If people are interested we could go out for dinner or drinks afterwards. For more information on the house prior to touring you can visit
Equinox house
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Know of a local event other Sierra Club members might be interested in? Let
Rachel Vellenga know at rlvellenga@yahoo.com.
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| What else is on this Web site?: |
- This Home page: announcements of coming meetings and other events
- Calendar :
links to other pages and sites
- Committees :
standing committees of the Prairie Group and some links concerning them
- Meetings :
descriptions of previous meetings of the Prairie Group -- back several years
- Newsletter :
links to older issues of the Prairie Flyer
- Chapter eNewsletter
-- Prairie State Protector
signup for the email newsletter of the Illinois Chapter
- Reports :
The Environmental Almanac continues on WILL-AM; the current URL is
http://environmentalalmanac.blogspot.com/
Out-of-date reports have been deleted.
- Contacts :
a list of who runs the Prairie Group -- the Executive Committee -- links to emailing them, designated positions, phone numbers, biographies
- Links :
links to many local, state, and national environmental organizations
- Outings:
this page has been discontinued until opportunity for a good outing comes
- By-Laws :
the Prairie Group By-Laws in PDF format
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