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
	Saturday June 13, 2009. First Swimhike of the Year! Hike around Pickerel Lake and through a dry sand prairie and take a dip in the rejuvenating waters of the pristine paradise. Two and a half miles, easy terrain, swimhike led by ace outdoorsman Barry Lonik. Either meet at 1:00 pm in front of Zingerman's Roadhouse (corner of Jackson & Maple, in Westgate shopping center) to car pool or meet at 1:45 pm at the trailhead at the Pickerel Lake parking lot off Hankerd Rd., one mile north of N. Territorial Rd. Contact Jay Schlegel for information: 734-477-5715.
	Tuesday July 21, 2009. HVG Monthly Public Program. 7:30 pm 3rd Tuesday of every month at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor (map). Topic: Threats to the Great Lakes: What We Can Do To Keep Them Great with Melissa Damaschke, Great Lakes Program Representative, Sierra Club. Non-members welcome; refreshments provided.
	More hikes, outings, and events
	Newsletter: The Lookout (current issue, plus online archive)
	News and Announcements   Shopping for the earth! Help preserve natural areas and farmland by buying "Earthcash" vouchers for the stores where you already shop. Quick Links: 1) Online ordering for national and some local stores with Great Lakes Scrip; How it works & instructions 2) Download the mail-in order form for local stores (This form uses Adobe Reader.)
	Publications: 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 Trail maps: The Waterloo-Pinckney Trail (Waterloo Recreation Area & Pinckney State Recreation Area)   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..."   Environment-related factoids and miscellanea   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 > Metroparks: Park connector saved, natural river area threatened
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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. The Huron Valley Group is a 100% volunteer-run group - if you would like to help, please contact us. Make a difference -- join Sierra Club today! News and Announcements Archive Help raise money for Sierra Club without dropping a single penny.
Last updated by Suzanne Brucker Heiney, May 2009. The Sierra Club is a non-partisan organization. No endorsement of a political party is implied.