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Woods & Wetlands2007 Meetings |
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Woods & Wetlands2007 Meetings |
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You could stay home and watch another murder mystery drama on TV - or you could find out what the local Sierra Club W&W Group is doing to protect the most biologically rich territory in the state of Illinois ...
All are invited to our W&W Public Meetings. You'll meet members, learn a little about our conservation work and hear a short talk by a specialist on a current topic. Map:
At Conservation Meetings, members plan campaigns to protect our local environment. We need your help to take on problems where you live!
Planning Meetings are open to all members interested in the operation and policies of the W&W Group. Those who would like to address the Executive Committee may e-mail the Chairman below to get on the agenda, or just to reserve a seat.
See our
Community Calendar,
listing environmental events offered by organizations in our territory.
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Planning Meetings
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Outing Committee Meetings |
Conservation Meetings
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Public Meetings
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November
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Monday the 17th 6:30 p.m. Fremont Public Library Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Tentative Date: Friday the 22nd, 6:45 p.m. Panera Bread, Libertyville Click here to be included in this Meeting. |
ConCom Meetings now at 6:00,
just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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Balancing Preservation and Growth
Sarah Surroz, Stewardship Coordinator Liberty Prairie Conservancy
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007, 6:45 p.m. W&W Public Meeting Population continues to grow at a rapid pace in Lake County, home of the state’s highest concentration of threatened and endangered species. Sarah Surroz will discuss new efforts—based on proven strategies—to balance growth with preservation of natural areas and farmland. The benefits of open space are numerous and we'll learn about the conservation easement— an increasingly popular tool for preserving America’s open lands. The Liberty Prairie Conservancy is a nonprofit organization established in 1995 by citizens wishing to preserve the scenic landscape of central Lake County. Building upon the success of that vision, the organization expanded its mission county-wide in 2004. Ms. Surroz has worked in the conservation field for over 20 years, including 13 with the Lake County Forest Preserve District. Sarah has a bachelor of science degree in natural resource management and biology from the University of Wisconsin and serves on the board of directors for Chicago Wilderness Magazine. Contact Larry Marvet at 847-537-2083 with any questions. Conservation Committee Meeting Immediately preceding 6:00 p.m.
Help unite members eager to have public meetings. See Help W&W! to join our membership committee. |
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October
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Tuesday the 9th 6:30 p.m. Fremont Public Library Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Tentative Date: Friday the 22nd, 6:45 p.m. Panera Bread, Libertyville Click here to be included in this Meeting. |
ConCom Meetings now at 6:00,
just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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The Return of the Swamp Metalmark
Doug Taron, Curator of Biology, Notebaert Nature Museum
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, 6:45 p.m. W&W Public Meeting The orange and gray Swamp Metalmark butterfly is a beautiful insect found only in very specific habitats—and was pushed to extinction in Illinois just 20 years ago. Doug Taron will tell us about his work with the Chicago Academy of Sciences to return this spectacular bug to Illinois through habitat restoration, captive breeding and wild release. Besides his curator job, Taron manages “Butterfly Haven” at Chicago's Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the only permanent year-round exhibit of live butterflies in Illinois. He has a Ph. D. from Northwestern University and has been working in Illinois butterfly conservation for many years. See more about it at The Notebaert Museum.
Contact Larry Marvet at 847-537-2083 with any questions. Conservation Committee Meeting Immediately preceding 6:00 p.m.
Help unite members eager to have public meetings. See Help W&W! to join our membership committee. |
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September
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Planning Meeting Tuesday the 9th 6:30 p.m. Fremont Public Library Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Outing Meeting Friday the 26th, 6:45 p.m. Panera Bread, Libertyville Click here to be included in this Meeting. |
Conservation Meeting ConCom Meetings now at 6:00, just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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Hawk Watch: Raptors Among Us
Vic Berardi, founder of Illinois Beach Hawk Watch
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007, 6:45 p.m. W&W Public Meeting Hawks and other birds of prey are all around us in Northern Illinois. Some live here year-round and many others are migratory. Vic Berardi will speak to us just as the fall journey of these majestic birds begins, showing us how the migration unfolds and what to expect.
Mr. Berardi is a long time hawk and activist, working to protect our winged wildlife. Besides Hawk Watch, Vic is a board member of the Hawk Migration Association and Central Flyway Editor for Hawk Migration Studies. See more about it at Hawks In the Sky. Contact Larry Marvet at 847-537-2083 with any questions. Conservation Committee Meeting Immediately preceding 6:00 p.m.
Help unite members eager to have public meetings. See Help W&W! to join our membership committee. |
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June
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Thursday the 7th 6:30 p.m. Fremont Public Library Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Friday the 22nd, 6:45 p.m. Panera Bread, Libertyville Click here to be included in this Meeting. |
ConCom Meetings now at 6:00,
just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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May
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Planning Meeting Thursday the 17th 6:30 p.m. Fremont Public Library Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Outing Meeting Friday the 11th, 6:45 p.m. Panera Bread, Libertyville Click here to be included in this Meeting. |
Conservation Meeting ConCom Meetings now at 6:00, just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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April
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Planning Meeting Thursday the 5th 6:30 p.m. Fremont Public Library Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Outing Meeting Friday the 27th, 6:45 p.m. Panera Bread, Libertyville Click here to be included in this Meeting. |
Conservation Meeting ConCom Meetings now at 6:00, just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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The 17 Year Return of the Locusts
Allison Lehnen, LCFPD
Vernon Area Library This summer our usual band of singing cicadas will be joined by an enormous army of the 17 year, “periodic” cicada, sometimes called 17 year locusts. The northern Illinois brood is scheduled to emerge this year, when the ground warms to 65 degrees, with up to a million of these red eyed insects per acre! We’ll prepare you for this magnificent—and LOUD—event at our next Sierra Club meeting when we hear from Lake County Forest Preserve educator Allison Lehnen. Learn what to expect when these bugs crawl and fly into your neighborhood.
Contact Larry Marvet at 847-537-2083 with any questions. Conservation Committee Meeting Immediately preceding 6:00 p.m.
Help unite members eager to have public meetings. See Help W&W! to join our membership committee. |
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March
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Planning Meeting Thursday the 1st 6:30 p.m. Byron Colby Barn, Grayslake Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Outing Meeting Friday the 23rd, 6:45 p.m. Panera Bread, Libertyville Click here to be included in this Meeting. |
Conservation Meeting ConCom Meetings now at 6:00, just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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Green Cars, Green Fuels, Green Future—
Dr. Stephen Ciatti, Argonne National Laboratory W&W
Public Meeting Hybrid, electric, diesel, fuel cell; Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Ford Escape; ethanol, biofuel, E80—how can you keep track? If you could, you’d need a rocket scientist to make sense of it all, especially from an environmentally sensitive viewpoint. Not exactly a rocket scientist, Dr. Ciatti works at Argonne National Lab exactly on these transportation technologies and will help us to cull fact from fiction. And the facts will surprise you! Missed it? These will be posted here until April 20th. Visit Argonne anytime. Conservation Committee Meeting immediately preceding at 6:00 p.m. |
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February
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Planning Meeting Thursday the 1st 6:30 p.m. Click here to submit agenda items, get directions, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Outing Meeting Friday the 23rd, 6:30 p.m. Click here to get directions to this Hike/Meeting. |
Conservation Meeting ConCom Meetings now at 6:00, just before the Public Meeting. Click here to submit agenda items. Ok to bring food. |
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Lake Michigan Judy Beck, US EPA Vernon Area Library W&W
Public Meeting
and Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) |
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January
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Thursday the 5th 6:30 p.m. Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Friday the 20th, 6:30 p.m. Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
Wednesday the 25th, 7:00 p.m. Click here to submit agenda items, and have us save you a seat at the table. |
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