GROUP
EVENT CALENDAR
SPECIAL
EVENTS
Shoreline Group (formerly the New
Haven Group)
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Southeast
Group
WHAT'S
NEXT?
Monthly Meetings: Held the second Wednesday of the month at the Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington Street, New London.
6:30-7:00 PM Building Unity discussions about overcoming perceived divisions in our communities and society, led by Roberta Paro
7:00-8:00 PM Program open to the public, immediately followed by the monthly meeting of the Southeast Group's Executive Committee, which is open to all Sierra Club members.
December into January with the Southeast Group
Connecticut Chapter of the Sierra Club
To explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the Earth, to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystem and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
ENJOY, EXPLORE AND PROTECT THE PLANET
Please try and carpool to these events or use SEAT (Southeast Area Transit) bus service. You can contact me, Roberta Paro, by email: raparo@snet.net to let me know which event or events you would like to carpool to and if I know of others wanting to carpool from where you are to the event, I will put you in contact with them.
Help Create a Clean Energy Future, Today
Using renewable energy to create electricity creates jobs, cleans up our air, protects other species from habitat loss caused by mountain top removal and drilling, and contributes significantly to lowering greenhouse gases.
IF YOU ARE A CL&P CUSTOMER, YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE PLANET BY SIGNING UP FOR CT CLEAN ENERGY OPTIONS PROGRAM. Sierra Club members, take out your Quinnehtukqut and fill out the form that will enroll you as a CTCleanEnergyOptions customer. Depending on the amount of kilowatt hours you use each month, this will cost you approximately $3 to $10 more each month than what your are paying now. Make your home more energy efficient and you'll recover the $3-$10 per month . Please cut the form out of the "Q"and send it to: Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, 200 Corporate Place, 3rd Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Thank you.
For general
or specific information about the Southeast Group, contact Molly McKay
at 860-536-5480
or Louise Fabrykiewicz at 860-848-2441. We now have a website linked
to the
Chapter site: http://www.sierraclub.org/chapters/ct/se
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS, 4:30-5:30 PM
"A Questioning Nature" cable access TV, hosted by Ernie Cohen. This TV show often focuses on environmental issues. For Comcast customers in the Norwich area.
TUESDAYS, 7:00-7:55 PM, "THINKING GREEN"
Cable access show hosted by Ronna Stuller. For Metrocast customers in the New London/Waterford area.
Chair: Roberta Paro, 860-889-2948, raparo@snet.net
Vice Chair: Molly McKay, 860-536-5480, mollymckay@nationalcorridors.org
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Greater
Hartford Sierra Club
Greater
Hartford Group meets the second Thursday of each month. We meet all months
except in July and August. Meetings
and outings are open to all, members and the general public. New members
are
especially welcome. Refreshments will be served, but please bring
your own coffee mug.
Directions
to Westmoor Park: Take exit 43 off I 84.
Left at end of ramp (Park Rd.). Right at the second light (S. Main St.).
Go 2.3 miles to the 4 way intersection at "Bishop's Corner"
(Rt. 44/Albany Ave.). Left onto Rt. 44 and left again at the next light,
then an IMMEDIATE right onto Flagg Rd.
Westmoor Park is 0.4 miles on the left.
Meetings at Westmoor
Park, Flagg Road, West Hartford
Greater Hartford Group
Meetings Open to all.
Greater Hartford Group Events
Details of December, January, and February meetings will soon be posted but for now here are the basics.....
Dec. 10
Holiday Potluck Supper. Please bring a dish to serve 6-8 plus own place setting. Beverages provided. Doors open at 6:00. Dinner from 6:30-7:30 with meeting and a film (TBA) to follow.
Jan. 14
Karl Wagoner, Chair of the CT Council on Environmrental Quality will speak.
Feb. 11
Annual Connecticut Legislative Environmental Review amd Strategy. A CT Sierra Club representative and a local legislator will address our group.
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Howdy,
I plan to resume informal (via email contact lists only) east of the river late Saturday morning dog friendly hikes from February through November.
If you are interested in joining my email list, please call or email the CT Sierra Club office at:
860-236-4405 or connecticut.chapter@sierraclub.org to leave your name and email address. I'll include you on the list I send out early each week to interested hikers. We hike at a slow but steady pace on moderate terrain in area woods for about 3 miles.
Friendly dogs are welcome to run with us but must be leashed if others approach us and messes on the trail must be cleaned up. Please make sure you dress warmly and wear hiking boots. These hikes are open to members and non-members. Please no cell phone useage or smoking on the trails!
Renee
These are NOT Sierra Club sponsored hikes but we encourage your participation
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Housatonic
Valley Sierra Club
The
Housatonic Valley Group of Connecticut Sierra Club will meet at 7:30
PM on the third
MONDAY! of the month at the Brookfield Community Center, just adjacent
to the
Town Hall (100 Pocono Road). Meetings and outings are open to
all, members and the
general public. New members are especially welcome. Refreshments provided,
Please
bring your own mug if you can to help save resources.
NOTE: this is a new
meeting
site and time!
Eastern Fairfield County Group
Contact: Peter McKnight
203-257-6876, email Peter here, 58 Robin Ln., Fairfield, CT 06824
The next meeting of the Friends of Remington Woods (a project of the Eastern Fairfield County Sierra Group) will be held Monday March 30th at 7:30 pm.
Location: at the home of Allen and Carole Fanslow, 31 Bridgeview Pl. Stratford CT 06614
For directions, or if lost, call 203-375-1284
http://www.friendsofremingtonwoods.org or http://home.earthlink.net/~remington_woods/
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Outings for CT Sierra Club Fall 2009
The hikes listed below all start at 10 AM unless otherwise stated. Please bring:
- Good hiking boots/shoes
- Water
- Snacks (we’ll always have a food break)
- And the love of being outdoors!
Options: binoculars, camera, trek poles, sunscreen, bug spray (Herbal Armor has been the best non-deet spray I’ve used)
Please email or call me with your best contact phone number just in case something happens to your hike leader the day before or the weather turns horrible! We usually make a decision on the weather the morning of the hike because forecasts can be dubious at times. Our phone and email are:
860-236-4405 or connecticut.chapter@sierraclub.org
The day of the hike; my cell phone: 860-508-9952
We would sure love it if you were a member of the CT Sierra Club but you don’t have to be a member to come on a hike. All hikes are free of charge unless there are parking fees for State Parks or kayak rentals. Please consider the length and duration of the hike when considering bringing children along. We’ve had children on our hikes as young as 8 and then did fine, but you’ll know best. These are educational hikes but 2-plus hours may be a little much for kids any younger.
November 21st; Barkhamsted, Peoples State Forest (7 miles, 4 hours) There are always things to learn on CT hikes and this state forest is no different with the Stone museum and the Barkhamsted Lighthouse. This can be a long hike if we like; 7 miles with 1,000 feet of elevation rise in about 4 hours with a stop for lunch.
Directions: From the junction of CT 318 and US 44 east of Winsted, proceed east of CT 318 across the Farmington River and take the first left onto East River Rd. In 0.8 mile, by the Peoples Forest sign, fork right onto Greenwoods Rd., the paved state forest road. You have missed your turn if you come to a picnic area on your left. Then, in 0.2 mile, turn left up a short gravel road to a parking lot by a well-constructed trailside museum.
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