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Welcome to the Sierra Club Central Jersey Group
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Serving the communities in Mercer County and adjoining communities in
Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset Counties
Our meetings and outings are free and open to all - members and public alike. Come join us,
make new friends, and share conservation ideas! See details below and in the
Jersey Sierran
quarterly newspaper.
To receive infrequent e-mail meeting and event reminders and notices of local happenings send an email to
Terry.
NOTICES:
- The Central Jersey Group has a critical need for your help.
Do you care about the environment and our future? Please volunteer a few hours or more of your time.
Help with a meeting or a mailing or do what you do best.
Together we can enhance the environment locally and globally.
- IMPORTANT:
The Central Group will not meet in July or August. Enjoy the summer. Hope we will see you in September.
WHAT WE DO:
We are a group of volunteers dedicated to environmental protection.
Although we focus on issues in central New Jersey, we take action on
national and international issues as well.
- Current issues of particular importance to members include:
- Passage of the Smart Container Act (NJ A121)
- Global Warming and Population
- Mountaintop Removal and Clean Water Restoration (US HR2169)
- Stop relicensing of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township, NJ
- Stop the Walmart at Spruce Street, Lawrence, NJ
Other local issues / actions include: Princeton Nursery (Mercer and Monmouth Co.), Klockner Woods (Hamilton Twp), Rte 33 By-pass (Hamilton, Robbinsville Twps), Princeton Ridge (Princeton Twp)
You can find a sample of our previous activity at
NJ Chapter Activity Reports.
WHERE WE GO:
The Central Jersey Group leads outings.
(Pictures from outings)
Upcoming outings include:
- Jul 4 (Fri) Canoe/Kayak Delaware River (Mercer/Hunterdon Co.)
- Jul 14 (Mon) Canoe/Kayak Crosswicks Creek/H-T-B Marsh (Mercer Co.)
- Jul 27 (Sun) Canoe/Kayak Delaware River (Mercer/Hunterdon Co.)
- Aug 10 (Sun) Canoe/Kayak Crosswicks Creek/H-T-B Marsh (Mercer Co.)
- Aug 23 (Sat) Canoe/Kayak Delaware River (Burlington Co.)
- Aug 29 (Fri) Canoe/Kayak Delaware River (Mercer Co.)
- Sept 11 (Thurs) Canoe/Kayak Crosswicks Creek/Hamilton Trenton Marsh (Mercer Co.)
For more details check
the New Jersey Chapter statewide
list of Sierra Club outings.
Central Jersey Group outings are marked with "(C)".
WHO OUR SPEAKERS ARE:
- Sept. 10 (Wed)
Meeting and pre meeting social with optional dinner at Princeton MarketFair Mall, Route 1.
- 7:30 - Jackie Feinberg, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance “Wild Utah: America's Redrock Wilderness”
Jackie Feinberg, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, brings a multi media show on one of this nation's most magnificent wild landscapes, a land of spectacular beauty dominated by towering buttes, red sandstone plateaus and deep, winding canyons. Meeting will be held in the Eastern Mountain Sports store.
- 6:45 pm Pre meeting social.
Purchase your own dinner and join us after the summer to chat, catch up on conservation issues, and learn about the Central Group. MarketFair Food Court.
We especially thank Eastern Mountain Sports for this meeting venue.
All are welcome. Join us to learn what we can do. Refreshments provided.
Previous speakers
- Michelle Ruggiero: Know the Bear Facts. Apr 2008
- Leona and George Fluck: Paddling NJ's Waterways - great put-ins and secret gems. May 2008
- Dave Mattek: The State-Wide Trail. June 2008
Take Action On Our Previous Topics
- Population and Global Warming"
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“What is the connection between population and global warming, and what can we do about it?” Bonnie Tillery, Sierra Club Global Population and the Environment Program Committee and NJ Chapter Population Issues Coordinator. Feb. 2008
- MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL AND CLEAN WATER RESTORATION (HR2169)
- Mark Schmerling discussed the coal fields of Appalachia with slides and explain the issues surrounding Mountaintop Removal; a mining practice that destroys landscapes, species and drinking water supplies.
WHEN and WHERE WE MEET:
During the year we hold general meetings, activities and events often monthly, throughout the area. The public is welcome.
For details please check this website and the
quarterly newspaper.
To receive infrequent e-mail meeting and event reminders and notices of local happenings send an
email to Terry .
WHO WE ARE:
The information in this list is for serious enquiries only.
Please do not use these addresses for mass e-mailings.
Thanks!
Names denoted with "*" are voting members of the Executive Committee.
Are you a member yet?
Why become a member?
BECAUSE WE NEED YOU!!!
JOIN
HAVE A FEW HOURS? WILLING TO HELP? CONCERNED? WANT TO TAKE ACTION?
Please contact Terry.
Receive infrequent meeting and event reminders and notices of local happenings,
just e-mail Terry.
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