*** These are extraordinary times and our State Legislators are facing
extraordinary budgetary decisions that are seriously risking vital
environmental programs. Fortunately, Federal stimulus monies are
coming into the State that prioritize clean energy and green jobs, but
without your voice, programs that assure protections of clean soil,
air and water will be detrimentally affected. I urge you to send a
letter to your Legislators today - right now - insisting that they
keep the "Green" in Green Jobs and the New York State budget. Make
sure they support the expedient and green distribution of stimulus
monies. Tell them to prioritize important environmental initiatives in
your home town.
Follow this link to the letter:
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?id=1473&pagename=homepage
*** “LET’S TALK CYCLING” - A discussion to help reduce your carbon
footprint presented by the Monroe County Office of Traffic Safety,
Thursday March 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Brighton Town Auditorium,
2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. This discussion will provide
information on the vehicle and traffic laws of NYS and how they apply
to bicyclists. We will cover common collision scenarios and how to
avoid them and discuss safe riding techniques to keep bicyclists safe
on the streets. Whether you are a new or experienced cyclist, this
discussion will provide useful information on riding safely and
legally in traffic.
*** Sierra Club OUTINGS for Spring - Saturday March 21, 2009 Sections
of Durand-Eastman County Park Meet at First Unitarian Church, 220 S.
Winton Rd, Rochester, N.Y. Parking lot at 9:30 am Leaders: Howard &
Carole Camp About 2 hours Easy to moderate difficulty More at
http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/Outings/Outings.html
*** Sign Up - Biking Rochester Traffic Class - A biking class on how
to prepare to commute by bicycle and using your bicycle for
utilitarian purposes - When: Thursday, May 21st, 7PM - 9PM - Where:
Genesee Waterways Center, 149 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 328-3960 Course open only to Sierra Club and Rochester Bicycling
Club members. Cost is $30 with application. The money to be
refunded. If you don't show, the application fee will be a donation
to the sponsors. Family rate: Two adults, same household, separate
application, one $30.00 check. Sponsored by the Rochester Bicycling
Club and the Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club. More
information about the course, who is conducting the class, and the
application are here: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/Transportation/Bike_Course.html
*** Earth Day is just around the corner. Actually, this year, with
climate change a top issue across the globe, every day is Earth Day.
The year will be full of festivals, fairs, and environmental events
that provide opportunities for us to talk informally with kids of all
ages about how we can make a difference in caring for our community
and our world. So far, we will have tables at the following events:
March 4, St. John Fisher College, 11a-2p
April 22nd at Victor Junior High School, 5:30-9 PM
April 25th at Hamlin Beach State Park, 9 AM - 1 PM
April 25th at the Penfield Community Center, 9-noon
June 13th at Mendon Ponds Park for the Adirondack Mountain Club’s
Outdoor Expo.
We’ll certainly add more as the season progresses. We need you!
We need volunteers to team up with already active members to meet and
greet the public and pass out literature. Each shift will be about 2-3
hours. No experience or knowledge of specific environmental issues is
necessary. If you are outgoing, have a friendly smile and
some energy, and enjoy talking with kids and grown-ups alike, please
give us a call. You’ll get to enjoy the festival or fair on your own
before and/or after your volunteer time! Call 585-234-1056 or e-mail
lci_...@hotmail.com
*** Walk/Outing - Saturday April 18, 2009 Coyote's Den trail and
quarry overlook, Ellison Park Meet at First Unitarian Church, 220 S.
Winton Rd, Rochester, N.Y. Parking lot at 9:30 am Leaders: Howard &
Carole Camp About an hour | Difficulty: strenuous to difficult
*** Walk/Outing | Saturday May 16, 2009 Linear Park Drive off of 441
Westbound Penfield, NY Meet at First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton
Rd, Rochester, N.Y. Parking lot at 9:30 am Leaders: Howard & Carole
Camp | About an hour | Difficulty: easy
*** Saturday June 13, 2009 Conklin Gully, near Naples, NY Meet at
First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd, Rochester, N.Y. Parking lot
at 9:30 am | Leaders: Howard & Carole Camp | About 3-5 hours |
Difficulty: moderate to strenuous
*** 2009 Environmental Forum | Local and Sustainable Food – Local Food
Choices |
Thursday, April 16th, 2009| 5:30 PM - 9:PM | First Unitarian Church,
220 S. Winton Rd, Rochester, N.Y. The Focus of the “Local and
Sustainable – Local Food Choices” Environmental Forum 2009 By the
Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club: |The focus of the
Environmental Forum is to educate our community that every aspect of
environmental wellbeing is touched by how we eat and to help to
provide a link to the local options that are available to everyone. |
Reasoning: Daily dietary choices are some of the most critical
decisions that we make as a human population. In our lifetimes, we are
directly responsible for what these daily choices do to our planet,
our health, and our future generations. Because of this we strive to
eat as healthy and environmentally sound as possible. | Environmental
Forum Speakers/Time-Table | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm – Doors open to the
public. Information tabling begins - many local Food producers and
Non-Profits will be represented. Food will be available in the front
lobby. Programs will be available at the door. 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm –
Speaker program begins. See information to the left for details.
http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/Food_Forum.html
*** Volunteers to Help Write A Master Plan Needed! Under the guidance
of Peter Debes, Chair of the Coalition to Restore and Protect the
Washington Grove at Cobb's Hill, a team has surveyed the interests of
all the various users of the Grove and catalogued the problems it is
facing. Like many parks, it is a problem of too much love. It is easy
to understand why. All the users share at least one thing in common,
they love the Grove. Most also have noticed the toll that our love is
taking, widening trails, gullies from overuse of steep pathways,
trampled vegetation, broken saplings, a decline in ground-nesting
birds, and perplexingly, very few young oaks to replace the giants as
they complete their lives and fall. The group that has been working on
the project to restore and protect the Grove is now finalizing a draft
of all the options that have been proposed and considered valuable for
taking action. We wish to prepare a finalized copy of a Master Plan by
the end of March so we can begin work in April and May. The draft is
in an outline form and needs to be converted to a Master Plan from
that outline. We are seeking volunteers who enjoy and have skill in
writing to join us to help complete the document. Anyone interested
in joining the coalition may come to our next meeting on March 17, 7pm
at the School Without Walls. Contact Peter Debes at
phde...@frontiernet.net, or call 585-820-2018.
*** Great Lakes Committee: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/Great_Lakes/Great%20Lakes.html
Great Lakes Colleagues, The New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem
Conservation Council released their draft report detailing the steps
the state must take to improve the management of our coastal resources
by focusing on Ecosystem Based Management. Even if you missed the
Community Conversation meeting on February 10th in Rochester, you can
review the report http://www.nyoglecc.org/media/Great%20Lakes%20Working%20Group%20Draft...
) and comment ( http://www.nyoglecc.org/comments.aspx ) on the report
and the importance of converting the Council's recommendation into
action for now and for future generations.
March 24th - Great Lakes Committee Meeting at 7 PM, Twelve Corners
Middle School 2nd floor, Brighton
April 28th – Great Lakes Day in Albany. Email Katherine Nadeau
(knad...@eany.org) for more details
*** SIERRA CLUB BOOK GROUP - WINTER 2009 BOOKS -
http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/Book_Club/Book_Club.html New
Location: Starting in January 2009 we will meet at the Unitarian
Church, 220 S. Winton Rd., Rochester, in the Susan B. Anthony Lounge
(first floor, straight ahead of the building’s main door) - Time:
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. - Day: 2nd Monday of each month - Books chosen for
the next 4 months:
Mar. 9: Vapor Trails, by “our own” Bob Siegel and Roger Saillant.
This novel is available from the authors ($15), and also will be
passed around by people who have already bought and read it. Go to
www.vaportrails.org People can learn more about the book there and
read the first 20 pages online. (See Nancy or Janet)
April 13: Sustainable Planet, edited by Juliet Schor. Articles on
many related subjects - read the ones that interest you most. (No
need to read the whole book in sequence!)
*** "The Wetlands Committee is involved in an effort to create a
wetland on Buckland Creek at the Twelve Corners Brighton School
District campus in Brighton. A wetland on this creek would filter
water that eventually empties into Allen's Creek and Lake Ontario,
would provide some flood prevention for the Panorama Plaza area,
create an urban habitat corridor bringing many native insects, birds
and amphibians back to central Brighton, and establish a great outdoor
classroom for environmental studies. If you are a Brighton resident or
someone with a passion for wetlands, a background in environmental
education, an expertise in grant applications or fund raising and
would like to contribute to this effort, please contact Sara Rubin
585.442.6890 rubin...@aol.com " For more info, go to our Wetlands
page: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/Wetlands/Wetlands.html
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*** Let your voice be heard on environmental matters around our
community - Rochester Sierra Club Blog http://rochestersierraclubblog.blogspot.com/
- Our group now has a blog - The purpose of this blog is to provide
information and enhance both communication and participation of Sierra
Club members and concerned citizens in preserving our environment.
What is a blog? http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/blogs/ Surf over and
makes some comments, begin a dialogue about environmental issues and
our group.
*** Our web presents is growing. Check out our new website that is
soon to be a major part of our group’s ability to broadcast our
message to the public: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/default.html
Got Suggestions? Contact our webmaster at
FrankRe...@RochesterEnvironment.com
*** Here's a great way to stay informed on environmental issues by the
Sierra Club: Getting more news from the Sierra Club online - How to
subscribe to the Sierra Club Radio Podcast http://www.sierraclub.org/radio/subscribe.asp
*** For all Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club's events,
check the web at: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/calendar/calendar.htm
*** Note: Only group owners can post messages to this group, so you
cannot reply to this message. Contact
FrankRe...@RochesterEnvironment.com if you have questions or comments
about this e-mail list. http://groupseta.google.com/group/Rochester-Regional-Group
*** If you are not a member, please become one. It's easy, just
check our brochure http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/pdf/0704%20Brochure%20clr.pdf
*** Please encourage all who would be interested in all Rochester
Sierra Club actions and events to join this unofficial Rochester Group
list. Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club
http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/index.html
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