[OKC] FW: Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + July-August Events

Tue Jul 19 04:02:49 PDT 2011

From: David Franklin [mailto:david at keyevado.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 7:44 AM
To: david.franklin at sierraclub.org
Subject: Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + July-August Events

Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + July-August Events

Remember the latest info is always on-line at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron 

*	July 21 - General Meeting. Bryan E. Reynolds recently founded a
non-profit organization here in Oklahoma called The Butterflies of the World
Foundation (BOTWF). They provide entertaining, age-specific, multimedia
presentations about butterflies and butterfly conservation using world-class
photography. ( <http://www.botwf.org> www.botwf.org) Bryan is an
award-winning nature and wildlife photographer with numerous national and
international credits that include The National Geographic Society,
Discover, Birds and Blooms, Outdoor Photographer, Nature Photographer,
Highlights for Children, Mother Earth News, and more:
<http://www.bryanreynoldsphoto.com> www.bryanreynoldsphoto.com Join us at
7:00 for wine and cheese and 7:30 for the program.
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron/meeting_place.htm> Meeting Location
*	July 28 - Thursday, 6:30 until ???. Cimarron Group Conservation
Committee Meeting & Potluck.  Bring your produce, your delicious dishes,
your wine & beer, your ideas, your conversation and yourself.  Enjoy a
mid-summer get-together.  Commiserate with other explorers and protectors of
the planet. All Sierrans and friends are invited.  At Rick Wicker's house,
2321 Cashion Pl, 73112. 395-7191
*	July 30 - August 7 -  Backpack Rocky Mountain National Park - Hike
Colorado's most scenic park, where one breathtaking scene after another
awaits those willing to make the effort. Spend summer nights in the crisp,
cool mountain air with not another soul in sight. Contact
<mailto:lesnpat at yahoo.com> lesnpat at yahoo.com or see the
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron/pdfs/RMNP_Backpack2011.pdf> Rocky
Mtn PDF for details.  Full, but see our posting below for another group that
will car camp and day hike at this same time and location
*	July 30-August 7 - Tent camping in Rocky Mountain National Park -
This trip is a less strenuous version of the other outing set for this same
time and location. Participants will spend their days hiking the same scenic
areas as the other group, but will not have to carry a backpack. Nights will
be spent in a park campground. Contact  <mailto:lesnpat at yahoo.com>
lesnpat at yahoo.com or see the
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings/RMNP-Tent-Camping.pdf> RMNP Tent
Camping PDF for details.

August

*	August 6 - 7 - Will Rogers Museum, Claremore, Ok and Woolaroc
Museum, Bartlesville, OK.  Learn about your state's history.  We will visit
museums dedicated to two of Oklahoma's most famous native sons. The Will
Rogers museum frames the family tomb in the sunken garden and spreads across
the southern horizon is the Tiawah Valley. The twenty-acre museum grounds,
purchased by Will Rogers in 1911 for $500 an acre, was his planned
retirement home site. Following his untimely death, his widow and children
donated the land, along with great parts of the collection, including
movies!!! The Woolaroc Museum presents one of the world's most unique
collections of Western art and artifacts, Native American pottery, baskets,
beads, blankets and cultural art, historical displays, and one of the most
complete collections of Colt firearms.  The 3,700 acre working ranch and
wildlife preserve is home to more than 30 varieties of native and exotic
animals and birds.  This will include overnight lodging at the Super 8 Hotel
in Claremore, unless you are from the Tulsa area and choose to spend
Saturday night at home. Complete information is online at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings 

*	August 18 - General Meeting - Tar Creek film (96 min) This
environmental documentary examines the Tar Creek Superfund Site, a stretch
of Oklahoma heartland that has long been profoundly damaged by zinc and lead
mining. The piece looks back as far as 100 years into Tar Creek's history
(when the U.S. government removed natives from the land), and traces the
many offenses that have been committed against the area and its people over
the past century (Producer: Matt Myers / 303.523.7331/ tarcreek at gmail.com) -
Join us at 7:00 for wine and cheese and 7:30 for the program.
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron/meeting_place.htm> Meeting Location
*	August 20 - Reskilling - Solar Battery Building: The guy who is
teaching this class (with some serious arm twisting administered by Diane
Perkins) had his computer running during the ice storm power outages last
winter.  To find out the details, e-mail Diane Perkins at
<mailto:daperkins at cox.net> daperkins at cox.net 

Other Info

*	More outings can be found online:
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/outings 
*	Our July-Aug-September is now newsletter is on-line at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron 

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David Franklin, Webmaster

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