Sierra Club
Redwood Chapter Newsletter
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Non Sierra Club Events The following activities are not sponsored nor administered by the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club has no information about the planning of these activities and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of such activities. They are published because they may be of interest to the readers of this publication. | |
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Volunteer to Work for the Earth!
As part of the California State Parks Foundation's Earth Day 2003 Restoration and Cleanup, Stewards of Slavianka is seeking volunteers for projects at Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and Sonoma Coast State Beach. Volunteers will help with trail restoration activities and learn about water quality monitoring at Armstrong Redwoods, with a beach cleanup on Sonoma Coast, north of Jenner, and a restoration cleanup in the Willow Creek watershed. For the Armstrong Restoration Project meet in the parking lot at the park entrance and for the Sonoma Coast Beach Cleanup meet in the parking area in front of the Visitor Center in Jenner and for the Willow Creek cleanup meet at the entrance of Pomo Campground by 9:15 for directions. School or corporate groups are encouraged to participate. Water and fruit will be provided. Bring a lunch. Call the Stewards of Slavianka office for additional information, (707) 865-0180. For information on projects throughout the state call 1-888-98-PARKS or visit the Foundation's web site at www.calparks.org. NAFTA's Chapter 11 and FTAA:
You are cordially invited to a presentation on international trade and its effects on our community. Learn how local environmental, health, and social justice laws are under threat from International agreements. June 5, 2003 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at "The Barn" 11725 Bodega Highway (on the left side about 5 miles out of Sebastopol, just before the peak above Freestone). |
Jesse Swanhuyser will have just returned from Central America when this program is presented. Mr. Swanhuyser will discuss the local implications surrounding International Trade Treaties like NAFTA and the new hope of trans-nationals, FTAA. Democracy is being undermined as international treaties usurp local, state and federal statute. Please join us for a thought provoking and educational evening. Feel free to call with questions or to request this presentation to your club or organization. (707) 823-1839 and email at pdswan@prodigy.net. SFI's 2003 Field Season The Siskiyou Field Institute offers dynamic field-based natural history courses about the Klamath-Siskiyou mountains for students aged 6-80. Programs are available throughout the summer, however, our main sessions of courses and our Second Conference on Klamath-Siskiyou Ecology: Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration are being held in late May and June. We hope you'll join our team of extraordinary naturalists ready to take you rafting, birding, botanizing, backpacking, illustrating wildflowers...immersing you, as only they know how, in this beautiful place. If you'd like to learn more about our programs, please contact us at institute@siskiyou.org, by phone at (541) 592-4459, or visit our website at www.siskiyou.org. |