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Updated 03/07/2012
NEW! Read Ken Midkiff's new online
column, "Ponderings" here
See a complete list of all Osage Group events, outings and meetings here
Looking for a walk,
hike or other outdoor activity?
Go to
http://www.meetup.com and search for the
"Columbia Walking and Hiking Club". You can join the group to get email
updates about planned hikes and walks. Greg Leonard, our Outings
Chair, is also a leader of this group. They are planning a trip to
Clarksville Eagle Days next Sunday, so check it out here:
http://www.meetup.com/Columbia-Walking-And-Hiking-Club/events/48469752/
NEW!
Tuesday, March 27, 7:00 p.m. -
A
Must-See Documentary - "Kilowatt Ours"
The League of Women Voters will host a special public screening of the
award-winning documentary, “Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America”,
in the Friends Room of the
Columbia Public Library. This timely, solutions-oriented film investigates
the sources of our electricity and demonstrates practical, affordable
solutions to America’s energy crisis, starting at the light switch.
Following the screening, Tom O’Connor, Water & Light Advisory Board member
and owner of H2O’C Engineering, will share some of the innovative measures
he used to cut his household electric bill by 80%. He will also talk about
W&L’s energy-saving incentives and invite audience questions.
Monta Welch, founder of Columbia Climate Change Coalition, will talk about
Columbia's celebration of Earth Hour on Saturday, March 31 and the ways
people can participate.
The Columbia Climate Change Coalition, the Columbia Public Library, and the
Osage Group of the Sierra Club are co-sponsoring this free, public event.
Please
join us for refreshments at 6:30 pm.
NEW!
Tuesday, April 24, time TBD - View remote Mayan villages and the gorgeous
birds, fauna and flora of the Guatemalan Cloud Forest with speaker Rob Cahill. Rob serves as co-editor / citation referee for Cornell University's e-Bird Guatemala program.
With nine years of connecting peoples experience in Guatemala, Rob specializes in service-learning mountain trekking with direct, high-touch connections with highland Mayan communities. Rob's special interest in
ethno ornithology combines his love for birds with his love for the Mayan languages, history and culture.
Rob's talk will focus on protection of the endangered Resplendent Quetzal, and other birds in the cloud forest region of Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. He will also discuss helping indigenous Mayan communities to preserve forests and restore food security, financial stability, and agro-ecological knowledge.
The meeting with Rob is free to the public at the Missouri United Methodist Church auditorium/gym, 204 S. 9th St., downtown Columbia. Exact start time to be announced. Sponsored by Columbia Audubon Society and various other local environmental groups, including the Osage Group of the Sierra Club.
NEW!
Change in Date for Silent Auction
and Potluck: Due to the unpredictable weather in January,
the date of our annual Potluck Party and Silent Auction Fundraiser has been
changed to Saturday, May 19th at 6pm. It will again be held at the home of
Harman Dickerson and Marion Mace Dickerson, 3651 S. Ben Williams Rd.,
Columbia, Mo.
If you haven't attended our Potluck Party and Silent Auction Fundraiser in
the past, you are in for a treat. This is our major fundraiser and our most
popular event. We will have items to auction that have been donated by
members and local merchants. The food is guaranteed to be good, and the
company even better. Everyone always has a great time.
We need items to be donated for the auction. A good guideline is that it
should be something too good for a garage sale. In the past, donations
included paintings, camping equipment, china, glassware, household items,
mini-vacations, other artwork, gift certificates, and so much more!
If you don't have an item to donate, come anyway and bring a dish to share
and something to drink.
Our state Sierra Club Chapter Executive Committee will also be meeting in
Columbia that weekend. This is a good opportunity to meet our statewide
leaders and to learn about conservation issues.
If you can't attend, but want to donate an item, call (573)875-2916. We will
store items until the auction as space allows. Directions to Harman and
Marion's home: From Columbia, take Hwy 63 south to the AC/Grindstone Parkway
exit. Go left (east) 3.8 miles. Then go right onto Ben Williams Rd. It's the
first house on the right past the little creek. But don't arrive until May
19 please!
The Osage Group is on
Facebook
- visit us there soon and join our page.
Do you know about the Osage Group Listserv? Members can request
to join it by sending an email to Stan Silvey. Lots of local members are on the listserv - this is where we discuss local environmental issues, and is another place you can get information about local outings, events, and meetings. Stan's email address is
silveys@moval.edu