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You are invited to the Huron Valley Group's free public programs, hikes, and outings.
Check the Calendar for the complete list. We hope to see you!

Featured events

spring is coming!
Tuesday August 19, 2008. HVG Monthly Public Program. 7:30 pm 3rd Tuesday of every month at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor (map). Topic: Up Close and Personal With a Live Eagle, Owl and Kestrel: How Raptors Have Adapted To Survive In Their Habitats -- And In Ours, with Francie Krawcke, Leslie Science and Nature Center (Co-sponsored with Washtenaw Audubon Society). Non-members welcome; refreshments provided.
Tuesday September 16, 2008. HVG Monthly Public Program. 7:30 pm 3rd Tuesday of every month at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor (map). Topic: What Will Michigan Eat? How our State Government Bungles the Food System and Threatens our Future, with Chris Bedford, Center for Economic Security. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided.

Hike Sunday September 21, 2008. Waterloo Recreation Area Hike Join us for a walk through scenic, wild Waterloo with guest hike leader Barry Lonik. 3-4 miles, hills and flat stretches, natural trail surface, moderate pace. Meet at Ann Arbor City Hall entrance at 1 pm to carpool, or at the trailhead at 1:40 pm. Call Jay Schlegel at 734-477-5715 for details.
More hikes, outings, and events

News and Announcements

Shopping for the Earth   Shopping for the earth! Help preserve natural areas and farmland by buying "Earthcash" vouchers for the stores where you already shop. Download the order form (This form uses Adobe Reader.)
Banner 10000025 BookclubPublications: The Lookout, the newsletter of the Sierra Club Huron Valley Group


Eat Locally, Grow Locally: 'Eat Close to Home' blog
Food origins wiki


Flying for the Environment: Sierra Club volunteer Ed Steinman (PDF) Ann Arbor Observer, March 2008


Hike Trail maps: The Waterloo-Pinckney Trail (Waterloo Recreation Area & Pinckney State Recreation Area)


Roadway  News from the roadway: 'Clean Car' updates



Thank you to Ms. Wilken's 4th grade class at Pattengill! Story

  Helping Trees While Saving Your Lower Back
  Leaf mulching 101 - Tips from the Experts

Did you know?   "Did you know..."
  Environment-related factoids and miscellanea

Michigan   Great Lakes State or Great Waste State?
  "Trash-o-meter" tallies out-of-state trash imported to Michigan

The Ann Arbor Greenway:
A bold vision for connecting downtown to the Huron River and beyond


LeFurge Woods Campfires: Fun, friends, and fireflies under the full moon
June 2, June 30, July 28, Aug.25, Sep.22, Oct.27, Nov.24



Metroparks: Park connector saved, natural river area threatened


ICO Help kids get out into nature with Inner City Outings!

Who is the Sierra Club? The Sierra Club is a non-profit, member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions --legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral.

The Huron Valley Group is part of the Mackinac Chapter of the Sierra Club, which includes all of Michigan. The Huron Valley Group itself includes most of the Huron River watershed, including Washtenaw, Lenawee, and Monroe counties.

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Last updated by Suzanne Brucker Heiney, August 2008. The Sierra Club is a non-partisan organization. No endorsement of a political party is implied.