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| Tuesday February 9, 2010 | ||
| 7:15 pm | HVG: Sierra Club Book Club Book: A World Without Ice, by Henry Pollack -- UM professor and member of the Nobel Prize-winning Inergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Contact: Nancy Shiffler (734) 971-1157 (more) Nicola's Books (Westgate Shopping Center, 2513 Jackson Ave Ann Arbor, MI) Map Add This Event |  |
| Wednesday February 10, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | Monthly Program-WATERLIFE; A SOUL OF LIFE VIDEO The Nepessing Groups meets monthly and features a board meeting at 6pm, followed by the general membership meeting at 7 pm. The program for this month is WATERLIFE; A SOUL OF LIFE VIDEO PRESENTATION ABOUT FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS: Join us in learning more about the environment. The program has an educational environmental theme and is presentable for the entire family. Light refreshments will be served (more) Mott Community College Prahl Center, Genesee Room (1401 E Court St Flint, MI) Map Add This Event | |
| Friday February 12, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 pm | SECOND FRIDAY ARTWALK: BUCKHAM GALLERY Meet other Sierra Club members at Buckham Gallery to enjoy a fun night enjoying art and the company of others. Contact: Mike Haley 810-686-6354; thaley@gfn.org (more) Buckham Fine Arts Project (134 1/2 W 2nd St Flint, MI) Map Email Add This Event |  |
| Saturday February 13, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | Flint Urban Hike Start your morning at the Flint Farmer's Market and join our walkers for a nice urban walk through trails that connect to parks. Contact Mike Haley 810-686-6354, thaley@gfn.org Be there 10 minutes before start time (more) Flint Farmer's Market (420 E Boulevard Dr Flint, Michigan) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Tuesday February 16, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | HVG: Chill the Drills Kit McGurn is the National Arctic Organizer for the Sierra Club. He is working to educate and engage citizens across the country in Arctic conservation issues. Kit also worked for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition where he organized around issues such as Northern Rockies wolf protection and Roadless area preservation. Free. HVG Monthly Public Program; 3rd Tuesday of every month. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided. (more) Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI) Map Email Add This Event |  |
| Wednesday February 17, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | CHILL THE DRILLS-THE CONTINUING FIGHT TO SAVE THE ARCTIC Join us for this program on the continuing efforts to save the ANWR. Presented by guest speaker Kit McGurn. Kit McGurn is the National Arctic Organizer for the Sierra Club. He is working to educate and engage citizens across the country in Arctic conservation issues in order to build demand for protection of the unique ecosystems in America's Arctic. Davison Township Hall at 1280 N. Irish Road, Davison. Take 1-69 to Irish Road exit, North on Irish to the township hall on your right. (more) Davison Township Hall (1280 N Irish Rd Davison, Michigan) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Friday February 19, 2010 | ||
| 5:00 pm | Ludington State Park/Nordhouse Dunes Snowshoe Weekend. Ludington State Park/Nordhouse Dunes Snowshoe Weekend. Be prepared for hours of vigorous outdoors activity, snowshoeing and hiking along Lake Michigan. Cozy cabin for lodging in Ludington. Depart Friday afternoon. Return Sunday evening. Details: ewarosz@yahoo.com or 734-756-5362. Depart Friday afternoon/Return Sunday evening (more) Ludington State Park (Lakeshore Dr. Ludington, MI) Map Email Add This Event |  |
| Saturday February 20, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | Otter Lake Hike Moderate (5 miles). Take I-69 to M-15. North to Willard Rd (2.8 miles north of M-57). East 2.6 miles. Left at fork, 0.1 mile to trailhead parking on left. Dogs allowed. Contact Terry Lemmer 810-732-9902. (more) Otter Lake (E Willard Rd Millington, Michigan) Map Add This Event | |
| 2:30 pm | HVG: WICO Outing with Hikone - ice skating WICO volunteers will meet at Hikone around 1:00PM for lunch and proceed to Buhr Ice Arena for the Buhr Blitz around 2:30PM. Outing leader is Tracy Bialk taraymond@yahoo.com Meet at Hikone at 1:00PM (more) Buhr Park Ice Arena (2751 Packard Road Ann Arbor, MI) Map Add This Event |  |
| Sunday February 21, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 pm | Annual Winter Paddle on the Huron River Paddlers will put in below the Kent Lake Dam and take out downstream at the Placeway Bridge Site picnic areawhere a warm fire will be waiting along with warm refreshments! This outing is free except for the entrance fee to get into the park. NO small children or pets are allowed on this outing, and personal floatation devices (PFD) are required for all participants. You can help out on this fantastic adventure by tending the fire and other support activities. Contact Lorne Beatty for details. (more) Island Lake Recreation Area Map Email Add This Event | |
| 1:00 pm | Ski or Hike Stinchfield Woods Ski or Hike 5 miles (depending on trail conditions) through deciduous and conifer trees in Stinchfield Woods, w/ guest hike leader Barry Lonik. All levels of skiing abilities welcome. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm at the trail. Take Dexter Ann Arbor Rd west thru Dexter, turn right/north onto Dexter Pinckney Rd, turn left/west onto N Territorial Rd. Park in the office building lot, on the south side just west of Dexter Pinckney Rd. Free. Open to the public. (more) Stinchfield Woods (9401 Stinchfield Woods Pinckney, MI) Map Email Add This Event |  |
| Tuesday March 9, 2010 | ||
| 7:15 pm | HVG: Sierra Club Book Club Book: Reflections from the North Country, by Sigurd Olson -- classic nature writing from Minnesota and the Boundary Waters Contact: Nancy Shiffler (734) 971-1157 (more) Nicola's Books (Westgate Shopping Center, 2513 Jackson Ave Ann Arbor, MI) Map Add This Event | |
| Wednesday March 10, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | Monthly Program-to be announced The Nepessing Group meets monthly and features a board meeting at 6pm, followed by the general membership meeting at 7:30 pm. A program with an environmental theme will be given that is presentable for the entire family. Check back for details. Light refreshments will be served (more) Mott Community College Prahl Center, Genesee Room (1401 E Court St Flint, MI) Map Add This Event | |
| Friday March 12, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 pm | SECOND FRIDAY ARTWALK: BUCKHAM GALLERY Meet other Sierra Club members at Buckham Gallery to enjoy a fun night enjoying art and the company of others. Contact: Mike Haley 810-686-6354; thaley@gfn.org (more) Buckham Fine Arts Project (134 1/2 W 2nd St Flint, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Saturday March 13, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | Flint Urban Hike Start your morning at the Flint Farmer's Market and join our walkers for a nice urban walk through trails that connect to parks. Contact Mike Haley 810-686-6354, thaley@gfn.org Be there 10 minutes before start time (more) Flint Farmer's Market (420 E Boulevard Dr Flint, Michigan) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Tuesday March 16, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | HVG: Global Climate Change and the Great Lakes Brent Lofgren of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory will describe how global climate change will affect the ecosystems of the Great Lakes basin. Free. HVG Monthly Public Program; 3rd Tuesday of every month. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided. (more) Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Saturday March 20, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | HIKING BLOOMER #3-Ortonville Rec Area Hike Bloomer #3with us, part of the Ortonville Recreation Area. This is considered a moderate hike about 4.5 miles long. There are beauiful rolling hills which are also used for X-country skiing in the winter. There is also a sledding hill. Take M-15 to Ortonville. Go East on Oakwood Rd. about 1 mile. Go North on Sands Rd. about 1 mile. East on State Park Rd. about 1/4 mile north and left at the fork to parking area. Contact: Terry Lemmer 810- 732-9902. (more) Ortonville Recreation Area (State Park Rd Ortonville, Michigan) Map Add This Event | |
| Sunday March 21, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | "Secret Hike" Peace Lake. 4 miles. unmarked trails. Four-mile "Secret Hike" around Peace Lake in the Pinckney Rec Area to learn about watersheds w/ guest hike leader Barry Lonik. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm at the trail. Take Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd west through Dexter; continue west on Island Lake Rd 3 miles to Dexter Townhall Rd; turn left, go west 1.5 miles to Hankerd Rd; turn right, go north 1mile; park along Hankerd Rd just south of the Pickerel Lake access road. Free. Open to the public. (more) Just south of Pickerel Lake access road (Hankerd Road Pinckney, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Saturday March 27, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | HOLLY REC. AREA NORTH UNIT HIKE A moderate hike approx. 5 miles long. Meet in parking lot behind Groveland Twp. Hall on Grange Hall Rd, 5-6 miles E. of Dixie Hwy. and just west of Wildwood Rd; between Mt. Holly & Ortonville. (Not to be confused with fire & police dept. buildings at corner of Dixie Hwy. & Grange Hall Rd.). Contact: Linda Berker 810-348-8664. (more) Grange Hall Rd (Grange Hall Rd Groveland, Michigan) Map Add This Event | |
| Sunday March 28, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Stinchfield Woods Hike Hike 5 miles through hilly terrain of deciduous and conifer woods, includes 90-year-old white pine stand and view from Peach Mountain. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 p.m. to carpool or 1:30 p.m. at the trail. Take Dexter Ann Arbor Rd west thru Dexter, turn right/north onto Dexter Pinckney Rd, turn left/west onto N Territorial Rd. Park in the office building lot, on the south side just west of Dexter Pinckney Rd. Contact Nancy Shiffler (734) 971-1157 (more) Zingerman's Roadhouse or trailhead (Corner of Jackson Rd and Maple , ) Add This Event | |
| Saturday April 10, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 pm | HIKE LOOK OUT MOUNTAIN TO LAKE ALGOE Join us hiking to Lake Algoe and back. This is considered a difficult hike about 5 miles long and there are a lot of hills to climb. The trailhead is on the north sideof Fox Lake Rd, between Washburn and Hadley Roads, about 1/2 mile east of Washburn Rd. Click on map below for more details. Parking lot on North side of road across from tree farm. Contact: Terry Lemmer 810-732-9902. (more) Ortonville Recreation Area (5767 Fox Lake Rd Goodrich, Michigan) Map Add This Event | |
| Wednesday April 14, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | Monthly Program-to be announced The Nepessing Group meets monthly and features a board meeting at 6pm, followed by the general membership meeting at 7:30 pm. A program with an environmental theme will be given that is presentable for the entire family. Check back for details. Light refreshments will be served (more) Mott Community College Prahl Center, Genesee Room (1401 E Court St Flint, MI) Map Add This Event | |
| Saturday April 17, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | Murphy Lake Hike Murphy Lake Hike is considered a moderate level hike about 6.5 miles long. Take M-15 to Millington to the stop light. Go East 4 miles on Millington Rd. to trailhead. Trailhead is across from Mt. Kotarski sign. Contact: Denny Crispell 989-624-5038. $1 (more) 3000 millington rd, millington, mi (Millington Rd East Millington, MI) Map Add This Event | |
| Sunday April 18, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Sugarloaf Hill "Secret Hike", 4 miles Hike to the top of Sugarloaf Hill then through mature woods to the north shore of Crooked Lake in the Waterloo State Rec. Area, four miles in all on this "Secret Hike" w/ guest hike leader Barry Lonik. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm at the trail. Take I-94 west to Pierce Rd exit; go north to Bush Rd; turn left, west, follow Bush Rd to Waterloo Rd; turn left, west, one-half mile to Guinan Rd; turn left, 1/4 mile to the trailhead. (more) trailhead (Guinan Road Waterloo, Mi) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Tuesday April 20, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | HVG: Topic To Be Announced Free. HVG Monthly Public Program; 3rd Tuesday of every month. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided. (more) Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Wednesday April 21, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | DAVISON REGIONAL PARK / DAVISON HIKING TRAILS An easy level hike approx. 5 miles long. Meet @ Davison Township Hall in the back left corner, 1280 N. Irish Road. Take I-69 to Irish Road exit, north on Irish Road to the township hall on your right approximately 1 mile. Contact: Sue Carr 810-658-6408; suecmar1@aol.com $1 (more) Township of Davison: Hall (1280 North Irish Road Davison, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Thursday April 22, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | CELEBRATE THE EARTH PADDLE-Earth Day CELEBRATE THE EARTH PADDLE: Flushing Riverview Park to Flushing Township Nature Park. Join Flint River Watershed Coalition Board Member Linda Berker in a celebration paddle for Earth Day. If you are interested in participating you need to contact Sue Lossing so shuttle and inclement weather planning can be made. $10 cost includes MTA-Your Ride Shuttle and ACA insurance and is payable when arriving for the event. Contact: Sue Lossing @ 810-767-9491, slossing@flintriver.org Call To Confirm time and location. $10 (more) riverview park, flushing (230 south mill st flushing, mi) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Wednesday May 5, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | DAUNER-MARTIN NATURE SANCTUARY HIKE DAUNER-MARTIN NATURE SANCTUARY HIKE Join Sierra Club members on this easy, approx. 4 mile hike. Take I-75 to Grange Hall Road (exit 101), then west to Fenton (Grange Hall Rd. is called Mann Rd. when in Fenton). Turn North (at Fenton Hotel) onto Leroy St. (a.k.a. Fenton Rd.) past Dauner Rd. Turn East at the next drive immediately after VG's parking lot. Follow drive to Sanctuary parking lot or park at VG's in heavy snow. Contact: Sue Carr 810-658-6408; suecmar1@aol.com $1 (more) dauner martin nature sanctuary Email Add This Event |  |
| Sunday May 9, 2010 | ||
| 1:30 pm | Mitchell Field through Arboretum Hike We'll hike amongst the beautiful Arboretum for about 3 miles. Beginning at Mitchell Field, walking through Gallop Park and then through the Arb and back. Lovely for Mother's Day and a Sunday outing. Contact Kathy Guerreso at 734-677-0823 for more details. afternoon (more) Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Mitchell field parking lot farthest east, at Mitch Map Add This Event | |
| Sunday May 16, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Mill Lake "Secret Hike", 5 miles Hike five miles around Mill Lake on marked trails, gravel roads and unmarked trails in the Waterloo State Recreation Area on a "Secret Hike" with guest hike leader Barry Lonik. Either meet at picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm at the trail. Take I-94 west to Pierce Rd exit; go north past Cavanaugh Lake Rd to Bush Rd; turn left (west) and follow Bush Rd to the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center entrance road. Turn left and park at the first (lower) lot. (more) Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center (Bush Road Waterloo, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Tuesday May 18, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | HVG: Above the Arctic Circle: Trekking Axel Heiberg Island Alan Richardson will take us along with him on a photographic trip above the Arctic Circle to Axel Heiberg Island. Free. HVG Monthly Public Program; 3rd Tuesday of every month. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided. (more) Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |
| Sunday June 27, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | Pickerel Lake "Secret Hike/Swim", 2.5 miles Hike 2.5 miles around Pickerel Lake in the Pinckney State Rec. Area w/ guest "Secret Hike" leader Barry Lonik; swim afterward. Either meet @ picnic table in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse at 1:00 pm to carpool or 1:45 pm @ the trail. Take Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd west thru Dexter; continue west on Island Lake Rd 3 miles to Dexter Townhall Rd; turn right, north, to N Territorial Rd; turn left, go west 1.5 miles to Hankerd Rd; turn right, go north 1 mile; turn right onto the Pickerel Lake access road. (more) Pickerel Lake (Hankerd Road Pinckney, MI) Map Email Add This Event | |