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Featured Links

Wendell Berry's speech at "I Love Mountains" - incredible and inspiring

Olmstead Parks Conservancy  

Louisville Climate Action Network

Louisville Green Guide

Inner City Outings (ICO)

Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District

Kentucky Resources Council

Jefferson County Environmental Trust

Lawn Care for Cleaner Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development (KIESD)

WFPL Louisville

Salt River Watershed Watch

Big Rock water quality monitoring project

Natural Step approach to changing business practices

International Forum on Globalization

Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES)

Trout Unlimited - Chapter 476


Greater Louisville News


October Meeting Program: Geography, ANWR, and Climate Change
October 21, 7 PM.  Dr. Keith Mountain, the Kentucky State Geographer, and U of L professor, spent the summer at ANWR, doing research at the remaining glacier.  He will present some of his findings to us, especially with respect to global warming.  Also, he is serving on the Metro Climate Change Committee, and we expect he will have some observations on Louisville's carbon footprint to share in light of the Metro greenhouse gas inventory which has just been completed.

Please join us at the Clifton Center, Clifton and Payne Streets.


Outings News

Ever hike the Knobstone Trail? Seen the Jefferson County Memorial Forest close up? Sierra Club outings will explore these areas, and many more. For this month's info, click over to http://Kentucky.sierraclub.org/outings/08aug.asp.   Also see Inner City Outings.

Become an Outings Leader!

Outings Leader Training sessions are held twice a year. Contact Panaena and Joe at sc.outings@gmail.com

Pictures of the Greater Louisville Sierra Club in action:  We now have a link to a nice album of pictures taken by Co-Chair Mark Atwell.  Click on the Pictures link in the left-hand green column, or here.

MYSPACE
The Louisville Sierra Club is on MySpace! Check us out at www.myspace.com/louisvillesierraclub. Ask us to be your friend!


Watershed Watch Stream Monitoring Programs

Ever wonder what a healthy waterway should look like? Wonder about the chemistry and biology of our waterways? Here are opportunities to really get involved:

Salt River Watershed Watch
Will hold a series of trainings starting April 14.  Training for new volunteers will be offered at two sites within the Salt Basin, and a third special training is planned in conjunction with the Kentucky River Watershed Watch near Versailles.
The first training in the Salt Basin was at MSD’s Floyds Fork Treatment Plant. The second training site in the Salt Basin will be Bernheim Forest.
Go to http://kywater.org/watch/salt/index.htm for details.

Kentucky River Watershed Watch: KRWW also holds training sessions that will teach you how and what to look for.  Surf over to http://kywater.org/watch/ky.htm and click on "Schedule of Events" for more information.

Greater Louisville Ex-Com

Our Executive Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month @7 p.m at City Cafe, Mid-City Mall. Let us know what matters to you. We welcome new members and fresh ideas!

Get Outside!

There are many exciting and adventurous outings offered throughout the Louisville area and the state. Outings include hiking, backpacking, service outings and more! Check out the Outings Link for more information!

Ideas for Programs? Hikes? We’re listening. Our meetings every third Tuesday are open to all! 
Interested in working on outings with Inner City children in the Louisville Area? Contact Kevin McAdams at 895-5175 for more information


Red River Gorge, Kentucky.

Challenges/Opportunities
We have the challenge and opportunity of working with the Metro Government, letting our voices be heard. We should be attending some meetings of the Council and getting to know the players. Also, if there are speakers or topics you would like us to address at Monthly Meetings, please let us know. Contact Steve Henry.

E-Mail Addresses Wanted
If you are willing to receive 1-2 emails per month, or 1 per week during the 6 weeks of legislative session, please send an e-mail to mark.atwell@kentucky.sierraclub.org .

Community Conversations
If you want to join a conversation about what?s happening in the Metro Area, we suggest you attend one of Mayor Jerry Abramson?s gatherings. For information on dates, times, and locations, click here.

Join up and help out
Greater Louisville GroupWANT TO HELP the environment, meet great people, and enjoy the outdoors? If your zip code begins with 400, 401, and 402, then you're in the Greater Louisville Group area. Join us. For information about groups outside this area, click here. For monthly e-mail updates, e-mail Mark Atwell.

 

Volunteers Needed to Attend APCD Meetings
APCD (Air Pollution Control District) meets every third Wednesday of each month. If you can get to these meetings, please do. The environmental interests are seldom represented! Contact Jonathan.Trout@louisvilleky.gov for more information.

Grass roots OUTRAGE can clean up our air. Each member of Metro Council individually needs to hear our concerns. And the Air Pollution Control District (City Agency) has stakeholder committees. Will you help?

Volunteers are also needed to attend:

  • West End Task Force meetings (every third Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the NIA Bldg)
  • Planning Commission meetings (Thursday afternoons at Jefferson & 6th)

Lawn Care Rebate Program

Did you know Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District offers cash rebates for air-friendly lawn care equipment? Go to www.louisvilleky.gov/apcd/lawncare/lawncarerebates.htm or call 502-574-5322 for details.

Changing 5 conventional light bulbs in your kitchen/living area to the more efficient compact flourescent type would make a noticeable difference in your energy bill. According to EPA if every US home changed 5 bulbs in high traffic areas, it would prevent enough emissions to equal tailpipe gases from 8 million cars!

Kentucky Rails to Trails
There is a new Kentucky Rails to Trails office. We hope to explore new ways to work together. Check them out at http://www.railstotrails.org.

River Keeper on the Ohio?
Maybe you think we need a River Keeper presence on the Ohio. Let us know what you suggest. Click here for more info.


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