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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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April 26: This is the day Racine celebrates Earth Day. We will celebrate it with a Work Day at Colonial Park from 8:30 a.m. to noon. We will remove of alien, invasive plant species in conjunction with Weed Out! Racine. Training to identify these plants will be available. Most tools will be supplied, but wear work clothes and gloves. Bring your favorite weeding device and drinking water.

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April 26: Invasive species removal at Pringle Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Wear work clothes and gloves and bring loppers.

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May 1: Conservation Committee meeting at Berges' house, 1529 Crabapple Dr., Racine, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Contact John at (262) 633-8455 with any questions, items for the agenda, etc.

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May 1: Southeast Sierran Deadline. Send articles, etc., electronically by using the information on the back page, or send by mail to: Gary Zumach, 2548 Pinehurst Ave., Racine, WI 53403.

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May 4: Highway 38 Cleanup starting at 1:30 p.m. at Bob and Betty Gericke's house, 3927 North Lane, Franksville. See the article below for details.

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May 10: Work Day at Colonial Park from 8:30 a.m. to noon. We will continue our removal of alien, invasive, plant species in conjunction with Weed Out! Racine. Training to identify these plants will be available. Most tools will be supplied, but wear work clothes and gloves and bring your favorite weeding device. Bring your own water.

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May 12: ExCom Meeting. The meeting will be at Olympia Brown Church Annex, 419 6th St. in Racine at 7:00 p.m. Please note that the meeting is on Monday.

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May 15: Dinner Meeting. Our annual spring dinner will be at Bombay Louie's, 2227 60th St. in Kenosha. Pre-dinner socializing starts at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be at 6:00 p.m.

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May 22: SEGG Book Club.  We will discuss "A Sand County Almanac" by Aldo Leopold.  Meet at Harry Knipp and Mary Ann Ortmayer's house, 4033 Wickford Place in Racine.  Come at 6:00 p.m. for a bite to eat -- Harry’s firing up the grill.  Book discussion at 7:00 p.m.  Let Mary Ann know if you’ll be there, call (262) 554-5058. See article below.

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May 24: Work Day at Colonial Park from 8:30 a.m. to noon. We will continue our removal of alien, invasive, plant species in conjunction with Weed Out! Racine. Training to identify these plants will be available. Most tools will be supplied, but wear work clothes and gloves and bring your favorite weeding device. Bring your own water.

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May: 24: Invasive species removal at Pringle Nature Center,10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Wear work clothes and gloves and bring loppers.

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June 5: Conservation Committee meeting at Berges' house, 1529 Crabapple Dr., Racine, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Contact John at (262) 633-8455 with any questions, items for the agenda, etc.

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June 28: Invasive species removal at Pringle Nature Center, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Wear work clothes and gloves and bring loppers.

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April - May 2008 Southeast Sierran


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Outings: Liability Waiver & Carpooling…
In order to participate on one of the Sierra Club’s outings, you will need to sign a liability waiver. If you would like to read a copy of the waiver prior to the outing, please see
http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms or call (415) 977-5630. In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary that participants make carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not have insurance for car-pooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them. Carpooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangement among the participants. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel.


last updated 04/28/2008