[OKC] FW: Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + events

Tue May 17 10:07:10 PDT 2011

FYI

From: David Franklin [mailto:david at keyevado.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 8:56 PM
To: dfranklin at ussok.com
Subject: Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + events

Sierra Club E-News - Meeting this Thursday + events

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

May

*	May 19- General Meeting. Can Wildlife & Windpower CoExist?  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
Jay Pruitt will talk about "The threatened Lesser Prairie Chicken and Wind
Power." Perhaps they CAN co-exist with proper  planning.  Should the Sierra
Club support one over the other or can we support both?  Come and find out.
Jay is the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy's Director of Conservation and an
active member of the Oklahoma Council of the Audubon Society. 
*	May 21 - Re-skilling group - Do you want to grow your own organic
fruit to add to your health and the variety of food you produce yourself?
Are you afraid of ladders? (If not, you should be! As a Physical Therapist,
I see many ladder-related injuries.)  Lee Ann Barton of Wilson Nurseries
will be instructing us in pruning fruit trees for Backyard Orchards. The
idea is that you keep the trees pruned to your height so that you don't need
a ladder to take care of your orchard. Another really cool thing about
Backyard Orchards is that the trees are planted very close together yet
produce enough for household use. Everyone has room for this in their yard.
Lee Ann will also have planting and ordering information available for
Backyard Orchards. These trees are specially grown and adapted to Oklahoma.
This class will be held in my tiny back yard (near Piedmont- details to
follow) on Saturday, May 21, at 1pm. Cost for the class is $10.00. Sign-up
for the class is by e-mail to  <mailto:daperkins at cox.net> daperkins at cox.net.
Class size is limited to 15 participants and the sign-up ends on May 8
*	May 22 - Did you know that there are currently fish consumption
advisories issued on sixteen lakes in Oklahoma? Many fish tested in these
lakes were found to contain levels of toxic mercury that present a health
hazard if regularly consumed.  In addition to several lakes in the Wichita
Mountains Wildlife Refuge making the list, the Wichitas are also heavily
affected by serious haze pollution that limits visibility and presents
health dangers to sensitive populations.  Coal-fired power plants are the
largest source of mercury pollution and are a major source of haze
pollution. This pollution is making us sick -- causing asthma, developmental
problems for children and even death. Fortunately, the Environmental
Protection Agency has proposed long-overdue Clean Air Act standards to clean
up this pollution and protect our health.  Join us Sunday, May 22nd to learn
how you can contribute to cleaning up our air and water. We will be hosting
a family picnic, catch and release fishing, and hiking. We will also help
you learn more about mercury pollution and making safe, healthy seafood
choices.   <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=4XksFE255_8J-AOKfxQbJg..>
Join us for this free, educational, FUN event to learn what you can do to
protect your health and clean up our lakes, sign up today! 

*	Here are the details:

*	WHO: You, your friends, and family
*	WHAT: Family picnic with a FREE lunch, fishing, hiking and much more
*	WHEN: May 22nd, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
*	WHERE: Lost Lake, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
<http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=R3hdOY-4GPnZoy7quU_ccw..> (Map)
*	RSVP:
<http://action.sierraclub.org/site/R?i=L6HklNEoYHj59as2hPOlug..>
http://action.sierraclub.org/ADayintheWichitas
*	Questions: Contact Whitney Pearson at
<mailto:whitney.pearson at sierraclub.org> whitney.pearson at sierraclub.org

*	May 22 - 5PM  Susan and Bill Schmidt are hosting a Pot Luck Garden
Party to showcase their beautiful inner city yard. The Schmidts' have spent
several years implementing a comprehensive landscape plan in their back
yard.  Come see the latest improvements they have made to attract wildlife
and promote sustainability.  Their address is 3516 NW 52 Street in Oklahoma
City (zip 73112) which is west of I-44, east of Portland Ave. , and north of
NW 50th Street .  See Mapquest map at  <http://mapq.st/h7G2tH>
http://mapq.st/h7G2tH.  Bring a chair if you have one handy.  Plates,
silverware, napkins, and some beverages will be provided.  If you prefer an
adult beverage, please bring your own.  Call 405-947-2061 with questions, to
RSVP, coordinate food if you wish, or get additional directions.  
*	May 23-27 - Sierra Club member and rafting guide John Bowen runs a
series of whitewater rafting classes during the summer in Colorado in May,
June and July.
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron/pdfs/BROCRaftingClass.pdf> You can
learn about them here or by e-mailing  <mailto:johnmbowen at yahoo.com>
johnmbowen at yahoo.com. By the end of the class, participants will be running
their own boats down the rapids of the Colorado river.  (Note: This is not a
Sierra Club event, but information is being provided as a service to our
member)
*	May 28-30 - Cimarron Group is handling the recycling program for the
Paseo Arts Festival for the fifth year over Memorial Day Week-end (May
28-30). Volunteers are needed to help with recycling or tabling at our booth
for two hour shifts from 10am-8pm daily. Email
<mailto:sderichsweiler at cox.net> sderichsweiler at cox.net to sign-up.  

June

*	June 11: Re-skilling group does Solar and Haybox cooking, (backup
date June 18 because we must have sun!), Camp DaKaNi, 10a-2p. Cost  $20.
Sign-up by e-mail to  <mailto:daperkins at cox.net> daperkins at cox.net by June 4
*	June 16- General Meeting. Raising Backyard Chickens. Join us at 7:00
for wine and cheese and 7:30 for the program. In celebration of LOCAL FOODS
WEEK JUNE 13-20, Sara Braden will discuss the joys of backyard chickens and
the legislative barriers to this important area of food localization.  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
*	June 18 - Burgers and Beer party at David Franklin's house.  The
outings committee invites all members and friends to join us for a causal
party to relax and swap stories of fun outings and garner ideas for fall
outings.  Party starts at 5:30 PM, we'll supply burgers and all the fixings,
beer and soft drinks, you bring a side dish to share.  David's house is at
1575 Derby LN, 73044, or about 30 minutes north of downtown OKC. 
*	June 25 - Water garden tour. Tour some of the most beautiful water
gardens in central Oklahoma in the annual free tour sponsored by the Water
Garden Society of Oklahoma. We will go as a group on Saturday, June 25th at
8:30 a.m., meeting to carpool at a site to be determined. Some gardens are
shaded, some are not, some are beginning gardens, others are advanced, and,
occasionally, one is a converted swimming pool with mature planting. The
owners and creators host each of these gardens. This is an excellent tour
for the person who wants ideas, or the person who like to enjoy others'
gardens. We will meet at a site to be determined to carpool and tour four or
five gardens, ending with a picnic lunch in Martin Nature Center, or a
restaurant lunch, ending about 2 p.m. The garden tour is not a Sierra Club
sponsored event and has not been organized by Sierra Club. Contact Nancy
Condit for more info about this gathering at  <mailto:nancond4 at aol.com>
nancond4 at aol.com

Other Info

*	Our latest newsletter is on-line at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron 
*	Remember that there are more outings on-line at
<http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron>
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron 

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David Franklin, Webmaster

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