Sunday, November 4, 2012

Sunday, November 11. Orleans SIERRA CLUB PROGRAM, Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges

Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges: What are the current challenges, projects, and issues? The management staff of the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife refuges will present a program about the current status of the refuges, public lands of vital concern for wildlife conservation.

Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind statue of Audubon.  Parking plentiful and safe. Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions.  The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 P.M.  Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Sunday, October 14. SIERRA CLUB PROGRAM, "Existing Opportunities Local Government has to Make New Orleans Safer from Flooding and Coastal Loss."

"Existing Opportunities Local Government has to Make New Orleans Safer from Flooding and Coastal Loss." Jeff Thomas from Thomas Strategies will speak. Measures will be presented that can be implemented now to improve storm flood protection, save taxpayer costs ,reduce our carbon footprint, improve recreational and market value of our land, and reduce the annual sinking rate of New Orleans, A Dutch-like solution can happen now, one project at a time.

Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind statue of Audubon.  Parking plentiful and safe. Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions.  The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 P.M.  Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Sunday, September 9. SIERRA CLUB PROGRAM, "Mercury and lead in paints of New Orleans homes"

Sunday, September 9. SIERRA CLUB PROGRAM
"Mercury and lead in paints of New Orleans homes"  Dr. Howard Mielke, Dept. Of Pharmacology, Tulane School of Medicine will speak about the status of these toxic elements in New Orleans homes.

Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind statue of Audubon.  Parking plentiful and safe. Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions. The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 P.M.  Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Group Program Sunday June 10 - How the North American continent was explored by canoe

How the North American continent was explored by canoe. Byron Almquist will present a program showing how explorers used canoes to explore North America during its early history. Lewis & Clark are famous examples but there are many more.

For about two hundred years numerous Frenchmen and a few British and Americans explored the North American continent by the most economical means possible - a canoe. Intrepid individuals such as Joliet, LaSalle, McKenzie and Lewis and Clark all used canoes to travel hundreds and even thousands of miles to explore this newly discovered continent. Who were the explorers, where did they go and what did they find? How did their individual discoveries fit into the big picture of what North America was like? The talk will be illustrated with maps and photos.

Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind statue of Audubon. Parking is plentiful and safe. Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions. The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 pm. Program 7 to 8 pm. The public is welcome to attend, and bring a friend!

Monday, May 7, 2012

New Zealand - everything you ever wanted to know!

John Sevenair will show a presentation on his trip to New Zealand at the May 20 monthly meeting of the New Orleans Group of the Sierra Club.

Byron Almquist will be the speaker for the June 10 meeting. His program, "Canoe Exploration" will discuss the history of canoeing in the U.S.

Where: Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main gate and behind Audubon Statue. Parking is plentiful and safe.

When: Sunday, May 20 and Sunday Jun 10.
Doors open for refreshments 6:30pm. Program 7 to 8pm.

For more info, email Charlie @ cptragopan@aol.com
or call (504) 307-0187 with any questions.

The program is free and open to everyone, especially YOU!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Sunday, April 15. SIERRA CLUB PROGRAM

"Healing the marshes of the Louisiana Delta"  Scott Eustis from the Gulf Restoration network will discuss a recent GIS (Geographic information system) effort to evaluate the impact of spoil banks to the interior wetlands of Louisiana. GIS is a tool for discussions with landowners and trustees to restore these areas.

Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind statue of Audubon.  Parking plentiful and safe. Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions.  The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 P.M.  Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Sunday, March 11. SIERRA CLUB PROGRAM

City of New Orleans Office of Coastal and Environmental Affairs:
Charles Allen will speak about the programming activities of the New Orleans Mayor's Office of Coastal and Environmental Affairs, including the restoration of Bayou Bienvenue in the Lower 9th Ward, and the "greening" of Mardi Gras!

Put Charles and the City on the "HOT SEAT"!! Invite all of your friends!

Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind statue of Audubon. Parking plentiful and safe. Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions. The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 P.M. Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

New Orleans Group Program - Verdi Gras "The Greening of Mardi Gras" - Sunday Feb. 12


"VerdiGras: Lessons We Are Learning As A Part of Greening Mardi Gras" Holly Groh (co-creator of Verdi Gras, along with her husband Kirk) will speak at the Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Verdi Gras is an inclusive carnival krewe dedicated to inspiring others and ourselves in creating and supporting a greener, cleaner Mardi Gras for all - with a spirit of creativity and fun, and reducing our dependence on foreign throws and throws in general.

On Saturday Feb 11, Verdi Gras will have recycling bins along St Charles Ave between Amelia and Toledano Streets, collecting beads, aluminum, and cardboard during the Pontchartrain Parade!. Verdi Gras is looking for volunteers to man the recycling stations. Email Holly at: kandhgroh@yahoo.com if you would like to be a part of this exciting program. Then come to the Sierra Club program on Sunday Feb 12th to hear all about it, and start planning for next year!!

Enter gate to far right of main public entrance and behind statue of Audubon. Parking plentiful and safe. Call (504) 416-8710 with any questions. The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30PM. Program 7 to 8PM.

PS: bring some beads to recycle!!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Sunday January 15th. NEW ORLEANS GROUP PROGRAM


The Mississippi River Delta: Is There Hope?
With the release of the 2012 Draft Master Plan for Coastal Restoration and Hurricane Risk Reduction, it is time to assess our prospects for restoring a functional delta and insuring the very future existence of our communities. Nothing less is at stake.
David Muth is a New Orleans native who has spent a lifetime in the Mississippi River delta and on the Louisiana coast, studying its geology, ecology, plants, wildlife, history and culture. He took his degree in history at University of New Orleans and became professionally interested in the connection between culture and environment in the context of the delta. He worked for 30 years with the National Park Service at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in south Louisiana, eventually managing its natural and cultural resource programs. At the beginning of 2011, he joined the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign as the Louisiana State Director of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
The campaign is a joint effort among NWF, Environmental Defense Fund and the National Audubon Society, along with local partners like the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, and the Nature Conservancy of Louisiana, to bring about comprehensive, systemic restoration of the Mississippi River delta. They are working to find and seek consensus and national support for an ecologically sound and sustainable program to restore the flow of the Mississippi River to its dying delta, and to do so in a way that preserves the communities and culture of coastal Louisiana to the maximum extent possible.

Audubon Zoo, Dominion Auditorium. Enter gate to far right of main gate and behind statue of Audubon.  Parking plentiful and safe.  Call (504) 307-0187 with any questions.  The program is free and open to everyone. Refreshments at 6:30 P.M.  Program 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.