The
West Alabama Sierra Group
Programs
and Hikes
2009-2010
Meeting Time and Place:
Meetings are held the third Thursday of the
month. We meet in
the Card Room at the
Capstone Village.
Focus of the Year:
The Cool Cities Program will focus on mass
transit and recycling in Northport and Tuscaloosa County. We will continue to focus
on supporting
eating locally grown.
Programs:
Sept.17 – Joe Brown, New
College, “Local Sustainable Food in West Alabama”
Oct. 15 – Speaker Sandy Ebersole,
Geological Survey of Alabama.
"Earthquakes and Other Possible AL Hazards"
Tues, Nov. 17 – Ned Uehling,
“What National Park Is This?”
Dec. 17 – Christmas Party,
Place to be announced
January 21 – Beth
Motherwell, “John Muir, Our Founding Father”
Feb.18 – Sarah Bright and
Paulette Ogard, “Butterflies of Alabama”
March 25 – Nancy Callahan,
“Hurricane Creek, History and Lore”
April 15 – Chris
Oberholster, “The Nature Conservancy:
What's New?”
May 20 – To be announced
Outings:
Sept. - Morgan Creek
Vineyards, Harpersville, Al
Oct. 24 -
Meet 7:30am. Books-a-Million. Catfish farm outing (near
Greensboro, about 1 hour drive). Probably we will visit a catfish farm,
a tilapia farm, a shrimp farm, and the Fish Center, with a
catfish/shrimp fry lunch afterwards ($7.50 contribution). Some walking,
not strenuous. Call or email Pieter Visscher (205 339 3690,
pvisscher@comcast.net, by October 23 if possible) to sign up, or for
more information.
Nov. -
Alabama Nature Center, Millbrook, Al(3rd
Saturday)
Dec. -
Sat. 12/12 Lake Lurleen State Park Day Hike. Since its
completion in 2005 the new trails at Lake Lurleen State Park are a
welcome addition to this beautiful park. The forest is very diverse, as
in most of Alabama. I have counted 14 species of oaks in the park. We
will hike the shorter complete loop which is 12 mi. in length. Bring a
lunch, water and $3/person entry fee. Meet at 9:00am just inside the
park’s gate. For more info call Dexter Duren at 205-393-0927.
Jan. -
William Bartram Trail, Tuskegee National
Forest (8.5 miles/5 hours)
Feb. - Blackland
Prairie Fieldtrip, University of
West Alabama, John Hall
March – Richard and Nancy
Cobb's Wildflower Garden ( Spring Break is March 15-19)
April – Thompson Creek,
Sipsey Wilderness, Spring Wildflowers
May - “Petals From the
Past”, Jemison, Al
Contact Person:
Carol Myers, Chair, West
Alabama Sierra Group
205-556-4584