Calendar

PROGRAMS & EVENTS  -  All meetings will be held at the University Lutheran Church 911 5th Ave, Tuscaloosa,  at 7 P.M.

OUTINGS  and  LEADERS -  Most outings will be on Saturday.

Outings Chair: Dexter Duren 205-393-0927 After 6 P.M. 
GAS FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY MILEAGE 

September 27(Saturday) – Lake Lurleen, Tuscaloosa County, Take Lunch 

October 11(Saturday) – Tannehill Park, Tuscaloosa County, Take Lunch 

November 2(Sunday) – Sipsey River Recreational Area, Tuscaloosa County 

December 13(Saturday) – Paul M. Grist State Park, Dallas County 

January – Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, near Starkville, MS 

January – Like Harris and Lake Nichol 

February – Perry Lakes Park, Perry County near Marion, Dr.Thomas Wilson 

March – Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, Colbert County, south of Florence 

April – Arboretum / Rocky Branch Park, Tuscaloosa County, Lunch Out 

May – Talladega National Forest, Tuscaloosa County, Red Cockaded Woodpecker 

DATES AND TIMES NOT SPECIFIED WILL BE ON THE ALABAMA SIERRA CLUB WEBSITE, http://alabama.sierraclub.org/west-al.html. CALL DEXTER DUREN FOR OTHER DETAILS AS NEEDED.

PROGRAMS

September 18 Randy Haddock, Cahaba River Society "Cahaba River Biodiversity"

October 16 John Hall "Landscapes in Early Alabama"

November 20 Joe Cuhaj "Paddling Alabama" Alabama Hiking Trail Society

December Xmas party at Ethel Morris' home

January 15 To be announced

February 19 John Wathen, "Coal Truth, The Dark Side of Light"

March 26 Joe Brown  "Local Sustainable Food in West Alabama"

April 16 Rock Quarry School Gifted Students presentations on Environmental Issues

May 21 - To be announced

PROJECTS

Fluorescent Light Bulb and Reusable Shopping Bag “Give Away”
The Cool Cities Movement in Tuscaloosa

Ideas for future outings & other events

Moundville
Tannehill State Park
Sipsey Swamp
Richard & Nancy Cobb's back yard
The two mile walk around Downtown Tuscaloosa

From Kaylene Peters, Outings Chair:

For summer evenings:

An outing on the Bama Bell, either for dinner, or the 4th of July with local foods
Dancing at the Capital Park near the butterfly bushes
Another Blue Berry Festival
A dinner at the Globe after attending a summer arts night at Kentuck .

For fall, winter, spring:

1) Astronomy Nights at Gallalee Hall and Moundville

2) Dickens Downtown, maybe we could have a speaker about the history of the Sierra Club and think about some organic coffee or cocoa and treats as we walk around.