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

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
WANT 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)