CauseWays SEPTEMBER, 2011 - Sierra Club Florida
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<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Miami Sept.Newsletter<br />
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<strong>CauseWays</strong> <strong>SEPTEMBER</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
NOTES FROM THE CHAIR<br />
Debbie Matthews, <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
Hello Everyone,<br />
We, (the Miami Group ExCom) have noticed how<br />
important hearing about current issues are to you<br />
(members, environmentalists and concerned citizens). We<br />
would like to start a "Hot Topics" portion to our General<br />
Meetings every month. This will start at 7:30 PM and go<br />
to 8:00 PM. Each month we will talk about the current hot<br />
environmental issue, and open the floor to questions and<br />
discussion. We will have the person speaking about the<br />
issue moderate, so we have some order to the discussion<br />
and it is not a free for all. This will give us more time to<br />
really find out about some serious issues going on in our<br />
own backyard, and what we can do to help.<br />
At 8 PM we will call everyone together, (including those<br />
that went on the balcony to socialize), and start our meeting<br />
with quick announcements and go right to our speaker.<br />
This month's "Hot Topic" issue is the Port of Miami<br />
Expansion, and Blanca Mesa will be our moderator. Please<br />
come to hear about this and ask questions. This project<br />
could potentially ruin Biscayne Bay. If you have read the<br />
NY Times article about the coral reefs in Sunday's paper,<br />
that is just part of this issue. We have to try to get our<br />
decision makers to open their eyes and stop this insanity!<br />
In This Issue<br />
Notes From The Chair<br />
Sept. Speaker<br />
Outings l<br />
Outings Training<br />
Environmentalists Wanted<br />
Excom Minutes<br />
Community Events<br />
Job Opportunity<br />
General Meetings<br />
Contact Information<br />
Inner City Outings<br />
Miami Group Excom<br />
GENERAL MEETINGS<br />
2nd Monday<br />
7:30 refreshments and<br />
"HOT TOPICS"<br />
A moderated discussion<br />
on a current environmental<br />
issue<br />
8:00 speaker<br />
Coconut Grove Sailing <strong>Club</strong><br />
2990 S. Bayshore Dr<br />
Coconut Grove<br />
INNER CITY OUTINGS<br />
monthly meeting is at the<br />
Coconut Grove Sailing <strong>Club</strong><br />
at 6:30, before the<br />
regular <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
meeting.<br />
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Hope to see you Monday!<br />
Debbie<br />
treehuggerdeb@yahoo.com.<br />
<strong>SEPTEMBER</strong> GENERAL MEETING<br />
Ian Woodall<br />
<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Miami<br />
PRESENTS<br />
Ian Woodall<br />
September 12, <strong>2011</strong><br />
8:00 PM<br />
Ian Woodall will speak on "The Tao of Everest". Between<br />
1996 and 2007 Ian conceived, planned and led five<br />
expeditions to Mount Everest. In a powerful presentation,<br />
Ian brings the triumphs and tragedies of climbing Mt.<br />
Everest.<br />
Coconut Grove Sailing <strong>Club</strong><br />
2990 S. Bayshore Drive<br />
7:30-8:00: Refreshments/Hot Topics<br />
8:00 Meeting and Speaker Presentation<br />
Free and Open to the Public<br />
MIAMI GROUP OUTINGS INFORMATION<br />
Miami Group Contact Info:<br />
Chair: Debbie Matthews<br />
treehuggerdeb@yahoo.com<br />
Newsletter: Naomi Papirno<br />
naomi.papirno.@florida.sierraclub.org<br />
Treasurer/Website: Betsy<br />
Grass Miami<br />
Webmaster@florida.sierraclub.org<br />
Education Chair/Festival Chair:<br />
Maria Papazian- 305-519-0877<br />
ICO Chair: Karen Kerr<br />
karenkerr50@gmail.com<br />
Outings Chair: Jim Gross-<br />
JMGross3013@aol.com<br />
Outings Sec: George Fedorko<br />
-<br />
Membership Chair: Mary-Joe<br />
Castells -<br />
maryjoe.castells@<strong>Florida</strong>.sierraclub.org<br />
Meeting Program: Melinda<br />
Fedorko<br />
Web Assistant: Volunteer for<br />
this position!<br />
email Miami-<br />
Webmaster@florida.sierraclub.org<br />
Festival Greeters: Volunteer for<br />
this position! call Maria at 305-<br />
519-0877<br />
3rd Tuesday of every<br />
month<br />
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Our outings are listed as<br />
Leisure, Moderate, or<br />
Strenuous. Be realistic about<br />
your physical condition and the<br />
degree of challenge you enjoy.<br />
Come ready to paddle, bicycle<br />
or hike and share the work.<br />
There are no passengers on our<br />
outings, only participants. Family trips are open to<br />
everyone. Once you have made a reservation, we ask that<br />
you make a serious commitment to attend the trip.<br />
Cancellations are detrimental to our program. Our outings<br />
leaders are unpaid trained volunteers.<br />
Camping trip fees typically include food, transportation,<br />
canoes and campground fees. Trip participants need to<br />
furnish their own tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, and<br />
personal gear. Because of changing costs, outing fees<br />
listed may be changed at the opening of the trip.<br />
If you are interested in a trip, call or e-mail the trip leader<br />
and ask for details or come to the signup table at the<br />
general meetings. Reservations open at the general<br />
meeting three months in advance of the trip. At the leader's<br />
discretion, reservations close one week before the date of<br />
the trip. Please sign up early for planning purposes. All<br />
reservations must be accompanied by a non-refundable<br />
deposit. Make all checks payable to <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Outings.<br />
Please write the name and date of your trip on your check<br />
and include your phone number. Deposits are $10 on trip<br />
fees of up to $100 and $20 on trips over $100. Fees on<br />
trips of $15 or less are to be paid in full with your<br />
reservation. Full payment is due 30 days in advance of<br />
the trip. Please send all payments to the trip leader.<br />
If you must cancel, call the leader or assistant leader as<br />
early as possible. If you cancel 30 days or more in<br />
advance, your deposit will be refunded. If you cancel less<br />
than 30 days in advance, you lose your deposit. If you<br />
cancel 7 days or less in advance, you will forfeit all fees<br />
at the discretion of the leader.<br />
Miami Group Outings Schedule<br />
<strong>2011</strong> - 2012<br />
7:00 PM<br />
Come hang out with your<br />
fellow <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> members<br />
at our monthly<br />
social night at Titanic<br />
Brewery in Coral Gables.<br />
Have a beer, or two,<br />
and chat with like-minded<br />
individuals. Discuss the<br />
environment or<br />
simply the latest show on<br />
TV while relaxing in a<br />
welcoming atmosphere.<br />
Enjoy one of their many<br />
veggie burgers and get your<br />
first beer on us!<br />
Hope to see you there!<br />
INNERCITY OUTINGS<br />
ICO IS GROWING!<br />
ICO provides opportunities for<br />
inner city youth to experience<br />
the outdoors in a natural<br />
environment through<br />
snorkeling, boating, biking,<br />
service projects and camping<br />
activities. We partner with<br />
agencies that work with<br />
young people and are happy<br />
to welcome two new agencies<br />
this month: Positive Contacts<br />
Inc. and Miami Dade County<br />
Foster and Adoptive Parents<br />
Association. Both agencies<br />
work with under-served youth<br />
and welcome the opportunity<br />
to enrich their programs by<br />
joining us.<br />
If you know of any agency<br />
that may want to offer these<br />
opportunities to the youth<br />
they serve, or, if you would<br />
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EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK<br />
October 29 - 'Glades 101' Everglades National Park<br />
Day Walk. This is an introductory visit and "walkhike"<br />
a sampler in the Everglades for beginners and<br />
refresher for veterans, guests and families. We'll<br />
preview our experience with film, displays and visit art<br />
show at the ENP Coe Visitor Center then stroll the Anhinga<br />
Boardwalk Trail and nearby Gumbo Limbo Trail followed<br />
by a visit to Pinelands, area for a gourmet lunch (included)<br />
and walk an unimproved trail there. Time and weather<br />
permitting, we'll visit Pa-hay-okee Overlook boardwalk.<br />
Each trail is less than one mile long. We'll look for gators,<br />
birds, turtles, fish, maybe a snake or two and bugs in<br />
season. Car pool option. Leisure/Moderate. Cost:<br />
Members $15, Non-members $20. Limit: 8. For<br />
information/reservation, please email or call: Leader Mike<br />
Matthews, mikedeb3@bellsouth.net 305-446-9848 and<br />
Assistant Leader Kaatje Bernabei,<br />
kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-332-6551.<br />
November 12 - 'Glades 101' Everglades National Park<br />
Day Walk. This is an introductory visit and "walkhike"<br />
a sampler in the Everglades for beginners and<br />
refresher for veterans, guests and families. We'll<br />
preview our experience with film, displays and visit art<br />
show at the ENP Coe Visitor Center then stroll the Anhinga<br />
Boardwalk Trail and nearby Gumbo Limbo Trail followed<br />
by a visit to Pinelands, area for a gourmet lunch (included)<br />
and walk an unimproved trail there. Time and weather<br />
permitting, we'll visit Pa-hay-okee Overlook boardwalk.<br />
Each trail is less than one mile long. We'll look for gators,<br />
birds, turtles, fish, maybe a snake or two and bugs in<br />
season. Car pool option. Leisure/Moderate. Cost: Member<br />
$15, Non-members $20. Limit: 8. For<br />
like to volunteer with us,<br />
please contact Karen Kerr at<br />
karenkerr50@gmail.com.<br />
Interested persons can also<br />
check out our website at<br />
www.icomiami.org.<br />
Miami Group EXCOM <strong>2011</strong><br />
Debbie Matthews, Miami Group Chair<br />
Mary-Joe Castells, Membership Chair<br />
Maria Papazian, Education and<br />
Festivals Chair<br />
Valerie Robbin<br />
Linda Benson<br />
Naomi Papirno Newsletter Editor and<br />
Grants Program<br />
Robert Stephen Mahoney<br />
Bradley Stark<br />
Melinda Fedorko, Program Chair<br />
Betsy Grass, Miami Group Treasurer<br />
(& Webmaster) (non-voting)<br />
CALL FOR MATERIAL FOR<br />
WINTER PELICAN<br />
DEADLINE IS SEPT 30<br />
This is your opportunity to contribute<br />
to the Winter <strong>2011</strong> issue of The<br />
Pelican, the newsletter of <strong>Sierra</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong>. The Pelican is produced by<br />
<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>'s Communications<br />
Advisory Team and is distributed to<br />
all <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> members in <strong>Florida</strong>.<br />
This issue will reach readers in mid<br />
November. Please keep that in mind<br />
when submitting material.<br />
<strong>SEPTEMBER</strong> 30 IS THE DEADLINE FOR<br />
SUBMISSIONS<br />
PHOTOS: As in previous issues, this<br />
Pelican will have a two-page pictorial<br />
centerspread highlighting and<br />
celebrating the activities of the<br />
<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> volunteers in our many<br />
groups in <strong>Florida</strong>. All of the great<br />
work and fun play our thousands of<br />
volunteers engage in is fit for this<br />
feature, from carrying signs in front<br />
of city hall to having a pleasant meal<br />
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information/reservation, please email or call: Leader<br />
Kaatje Bernabei, kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-332-<br />
6551 and Assistant Leader Alan Nowell,<br />
mrhitnmiss@aol.com 305-253-4250.<br />
November 25 - Big Cypress Alligator Alley North Day<br />
Hike <strong>Florida</strong> Trail. Day hike with like-minded souls a<br />
beautiful part of scenic <strong>Florida</strong> Trail in Big Cypress<br />
National Preserve. Approximately eight mile loop trail<br />
section traverses mostly high ground but wet boots<br />
possible. Car pool option. Moderate/Strenuous. Cost:<br />
$10. Limit 8. For information/reservation, please email or<br />
call: Leader Kaatje Bernabei,<br />
kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-223-6551 and Assistant<br />
Leader Alan Nowell, mrhitnmiss@aol.com 305-253-4250.<br />
December 3 - 'Glades 101'Everglades National Park<br />
Day Walk. This is an introductory visit and "walkhike"<br />
a sampler in the Everglades for beginners and<br />
refresher for veterans, guests and families. We'll<br />
preview our experience with film, displays and visit art<br />
show at the ENP Coe Visitor Center then stroll the Anhinga<br />
Boardwalk Trail and nearby Gumbo Limbo Trail followed<br />
by a visit to Pinelands, area for a gourmet lunch (included)<br />
and walk an unimproved trail there. Time and weather<br />
permitting, we'll visit Pa-hay-okee Overlook boardwalk.<br />
Each trail is less than one mile long. We'll look for gators,<br />
birds, turtles, fish, maybe a snake or two and bugs in<br />
season. Car pool option. Leisure/Moderate. Cost:<br />
Members $15, Non-members $20. Limit: 8. For<br />
information/reservation, please email or call: Leader:<br />
Kaatje Bernabei, kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-332-<br />
6551 and Alan Nowell, mrhitnmiss@aol.com 305-253-<br />
4250<br />
December 27, 28 & 29 - Flamingo Everglades National<br />
Park Camp and Canoe Nine Mile Pond. How about<br />
hiking the Rowdy Bend, Snake Bight or Christian Point<br />
Trails? We will camp at the notorious Flamingo<br />
Campground in extreme southern Everglades National<br />
Park. Perhaps we'll canoe some backwater American<br />
Crocodile habitat or dip a paddle into the vastness of<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Bay or Nine Mile Pond? Hike a trail with a funny<br />
name and fabled beauty. Day hike and canoe a new place.<br />
Whet your appetite for the out-of-doors south-Everglades<br />
style. Learn Everglades place names around the campfire.<br />
We'll get an early Friday start on this car camping<br />
weekend, two-night adventure. Car-pool option.<br />
Moderate/Strenuous. Cost: Members $65, Non-members<br />
$75: includes park entry, canoe rental, campsite fees and<br />
most meals. Limit: 8. For information/reservation, please<br />
on a camping trip. Now is the time<br />
for group leaders to hit up their<br />
activists and outing leaders for great<br />
photos that will get the group some<br />
publicity and showcase its work to<br />
<strong>Sierra</strong> members all over the state.<br />
Please send high resolution photos,<br />
complete with captions and photo<br />
credit information to<br />
ronaldhaines@bellsouth.net. Please<br />
be aware that if you are submitting a<br />
photo that you did not take you will<br />
need to provide a statement that you<br />
have permission of the copyright<br />
owner to submit it for publication.<br />
Photos of minors (such as on ICO<br />
outings) must be accompanied by<br />
signed parental releases. Ask your<br />
ICO leader for the paperwork. This is<br />
great way for you to let members<br />
across the state know what your<br />
group is doing!<br />
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email or call: Leader Kaatje Bernabei<br />
kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-223-6551 and Assistant<br />
Leader Alan Nowell, mrhitnmiss@aol.com 305-253-4250.<br />
(Using HC canoes)<br />
January 14, 15 & 16 - Prairie Lakes Camp and Hike.<br />
(Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Prairie Lakes is mid-state<br />
northwest of Yeehaw Junction, and is one of <strong>Florida</strong>'s wild<br />
but well-kept secrets waiting to be discovered. This 8,000acre<br />
preserve with primitive campsites and amazing trails<br />
includes a portion of the famous <strong>Florida</strong> Trail. Our hike<br />
traverses beautiful forests of majestic live oaks smothered<br />
with Spanish moss, stands of cypress and pines and<br />
cathedrals of cabbage palms. Admire bald eagles in their<br />
nests, many water birds in the three lakes and perhaps other<br />
creatures like armadillos or even maybe wild pigs. This<br />
beautiful, tranquil spot is soup for the soul. Car pool<br />
option. Participants will provide and prepare their own<br />
meals individually. We'll "portage" about ¼ mile to set-up<br />
camp and our adventure outing will be a day hike.<br />
Leisure/Moderate. Cost: members $25, Non-members<br />
$30. Limit 8. For information/reservation, please email or<br />
call: Leader Kaatje Bernabei,<br />
kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-332-6551 and Assistant<br />
Leader Chris Hermie, chermie@gate.net 305-823-6853.<br />
February 11 - Halfway Creek Canoe Trip.<br />
Halfway creek offers the canoeist a unique opportunity to<br />
explore the hidden world of a mangrove tunnels. This<br />
canoe trail passes through both Big Cypress National<br />
Preserve and Everglades National Park. Paddling time is<br />
about 7 hours round trip. You bring your own water and<br />
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lunch. With little dry land for a lunch stop, we'll have a<br />
lunch-break in our canoes. A park ranger will accompany<br />
us as a guide. The Halfway Creek canoe trail can be<br />
accessed via Seagrape Drive, just to the west of the<br />
Preserve Headquarters on Tamiami Trail. Strenuous. Cost:<br />
$10. Limit 8. For information/reservation, please email or<br />
call: Leader Kaatje Bernabei,<br />
kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-223-6551 and Assistant<br />
Leaders Alan Nowell, mrhitnmiss@aol.com 305-253-4250<br />
and Vern Burkhart, vernb999@bellsouth.net 305-888-<br />
3680.<br />
February 25 - 'Glades 101' Everglades National Park<br />
Day Walk. This is an introductory visit and "walkhike"<br />
a sampler in the Everglades for beginners and<br />
refresher for veterans and guests and families. We'll<br />
preview our experience with film, displays and visit art<br />
show at the ENP Coe Visitor Center then stroll the Anhinga<br />
Boardwalk Trail and nearby Gumbo Limbo Trail followed<br />
by a visit to Pinelands, area for a gourmet lunch (included)<br />
and walk an unimproved trail there. Time and weather<br />
permitting, we'll visit Pa-hay-okee Overlook boardwalk.<br />
Each trail is less than one mile long. We'll look for gators,<br />
birds, turtles, fish, maybe a snake or two and bugs in<br />
season. Car pool option. Leisure/Moderate. Cost:<br />
Members $15, Non-members $20. Limit: 8. For<br />
information/reservation, please email or call: Leader Mike<br />
Matthews, mikedeb3@belsouth.net 305-446-9848 and<br />
Assistant Leader TBA.<br />
March 17 - Big Cypress Alligator Alley North Day Hike<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Trail. Day hike with like-minded souls a<br />
beautiful part of scenic <strong>Florida</strong> Trail in Big Cypress<br />
National Preserve. Approximately eight mile loop trail<br />
section traverses mostly high ground but wet boots<br />
possible. Car pool option. Moderate/Strenuous. Cost:<br />
$10. Limit 8. For information/reservation, please email or<br />
call: Leader Kaatje Bernabei,<br />
kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-223-6551 and Assistant<br />
Leaders Alan Nowell, mrhitnmiss@aol.com 305-253-4250<br />
and Vern Burkhart, vernb999@belsouth.net 305-888-3680.<br />
March 31 - Halfway Creek Canoe<br />
Trip. Halfway creek offers the canoeist<br />
a unique opportunity to explore the<br />
hidden world of a mangrove tunnels.<br />
This canoe trail passes through both Big<br />
Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park.<br />
Paddling time is about 7 hours round trip. You bring your<br />
own water and lunch. With little dry land for a lunch stop,<br />
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we'll have a lunch-break in our canoes. A park ranger will<br />
accompany us as a guide. The Halfway Creek canoe trail<br />
can be accessed via Seagrape Drive, just to the west of the<br />
Preserve Headquarters on Tamiami Trail. Strenuous. Cost:<br />
$10. Limit 8. For information/reservation, please email or<br />
call: Leader Kaatje Bernabei,<br />
kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305-223-6551 and Assistant<br />
Leaders Alan Nowell, mrhitnmiss@aol.com 305-253-4250<br />
and Vern Burkhart, vernb999@bellsouth.net 305-888-<br />
3680.<br />
April - Baynanza at the Deering Estate. This is a service<br />
project in conjunction with Baynanza events taking place<br />
throughout Miami-Dade county. Details to be announced<br />
later. For information/reservation, please email or call:<br />
Leader Kaatje Bernabei, kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net 305<br />
-223-6551 and Assistant Leader Alan Nowell,<br />
mrhitnmiss@aol.com<br />
LOVE TO BE OUTDOORS?<br />
TRAIN TO BE A SIERRA CLUB OUTINGS<br />
LEADER<br />
Outing Leader Training 101 and 201 and First Aid<br />
On Saturday, October 22, and Sunday, October 23, <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
Outings will be giving the <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Outing Leader Training<br />
(OLT) 101 and 201 courses and First Aid in Broward County at<br />
Topeekeegee Yugnee (TY) Park located at 3300 North Park<br />
Road, Hollywood, FL, 33021.<br />
If you are currently an outing leader or Inner City Outing (ICO)<br />
outing leader, you will be able to renew your OLT 101 skills and<br />
take OLT 201 training for the first time. If you are not an<br />
outing leader, but want to find out what it takes to lead <strong>Sierra</strong><br />
<strong>Club</strong> outings, a <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> activist who wants to use outdoor<br />
activities to highlight local conservation issues or you want to<br />
lead ICO, then this outing leader training is for you!<br />
This training will teach the requirements for leading <strong>Sierra</strong><br />
<strong>Club</strong> outings. Leader Training will be given 9 AM to 5 PM on<br />
Saturday and 9am until noon Sunday. First aid class will be<br />
from 1pm until 3pm Sunday. All current and prospective<br />
leaders for Loxahatchee, Broward, Miami, West Palm Beach<br />
ICO, and Miami ICO will be attending. The total cost is<br />
expected to be $50, or less, for both days. The limit is 30<br />
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people for three counties so sign up to take these courses as<br />
soon as possible.<br />
For prospective Miami Group leaders, please contact Jim Gross<br />
at 305-665-2401 or by e-mail at JMGross3013@aol.com to<br />
make your reservation and for more information.<br />
For prospective ICO leaders, please contact Mark Walters at<br />
305-632 7514 or by e-mail at WWalters@med.miami.edu to<br />
make your reservation and for more information.<br />
Jim Gross and Mark Walters<br />
EXCOM SEEKING ENVIRONMENTALISTS<br />
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY<br />
Nominating Committee is looking for a few new members to<br />
help guide the club and expand our offerings.<br />
Contact Debbie Matthews if you are interested:<br />
treehuggerdeb@yahoo.com<br />
Minutes from <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Miami Group EXCOM<br />
August 2, <strong>2011</strong><br />
Present: Debbie, Valerie, Maria, Brad, Stephen, Mary Jo,<br />
Melinda and Betsy, Linda<br />
• Minutes from July meeting were discussed and approved.<br />
• After several revisions the Fundraising letter is complete<br />
and will be sent to C-3 staff to review so that money can<br />
go to the Foundation. Debbie will email letter to EXCOM<br />
members and will meet the week of August 22nd to<br />
finalize.<br />
• Bookmarks are almost complete. A discussion of what<br />
printer company to send it to was held. Ribbons for the<br />
Hands across the Beach were not accurately printed, nor<br />
were they on time. We were given a credit by the<br />
company, so we will use them for the printing.<br />
• Nominating committee- The following EXCOM members<br />
terms are up, and they will be running again: Linda,<br />
Bradley, Stephen, Melinda. Names of members who have<br />
expressed an interest in increasing their volunteer<br />
activities were provided to members of EXCOM. Jessie<br />
has been unable to attend meetings, and so she has<br />
stepped down from Excom.<br />
• Sign On letters for Krome Ave. Expansion/ Water<br />
Reservations: Bradley reported on the history of the<br />
Krome Ave. issues and our involvement with the<br />
Everglades Coalition. He will review the letter for the<br />
Water Reservations.<br />
• Pot Luck Dinner at the August meeting- The menu and<br />
program is set. A $5.00 donation will be requested for<br />
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those people who do not contribute food, and a $1.00<br />
donation for recyclable plates and cups.<br />
Outings- ICO is doing a great job and had 26 outings this<br />
year. EXCOM Committee would like to see more outings<br />
for general membership, particularly family outings- but<br />
we need more volunteers to go through the two day<br />
training.<br />
Melinda suggested a new format for the General<br />
Membership meetings. At the beginning of the evening<br />
we could cut back the time on socializing. Instead we<br />
would have 15-20 minutes of a current environmental<br />
concern (ex. Turkey Point). A <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> member with<br />
expertise in that area would give us background on the<br />
issue and then have a question and answer period, then<br />
explain ways members can get involved. Betsy suggested<br />
calling it "<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Hot Topic", and all members were<br />
in agreement to try the new format. We would still have<br />
a main speaker for the evening, beginning at 8:00 pm.<br />
A new student member has requested $250 to help fund<br />
her trip to SPROG in Atlanta. SPORG is an environmental<br />
conference for students. The money would come out of<br />
our Education Budget. Six voted in favor of the funding,<br />
two against.<br />
Bradley showed an environmental video that he is<br />
working on. He was given positive feedback for the video<br />
and for all the time involved in this activity.<br />
Youth Garden Programs<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
EVENTS OF INTEREST<br />
IN SOUTH FLORIDA<br />
The National Gardening Association (NGA) promotes home,<br />
school, and community gardening as a means to renew and<br />
sustain the essential connections between people, plants, and<br />
the environment. Healthy Sprouts Awards supports school and<br />
youth garden programs throughout the country that use<br />
gardens to teach youth about the environment, nutrition, and<br />
the issue of hunger in the United States. Fifty programs will<br />
receive a $500 gift certificate from the Gardening with Kids<br />
catalog as well as lessons and literature from NGA. Application<br />
deadline is Oct. 1. Visit www.kidsgardening.org for application<br />
guidelines and forms.<br />
Saturday, Saturday September 17th The Deering Estate at<br />
Cutler will offer free admission on as part of their annual Fee-<br />
Free "P.L.A.Y." Days. Bring your family and friends and enjoy<br />
complimentary admission as well as hands on eco-art activities,<br />
science discovery programs, and historic house tours - all for<br />
free! Spend the entire day and have a picnic on the main lawn<br />
facing Biscayne Bay. The Fee-Free "P.L.A.Y." Days were created<br />
to honor the Deering Estate's partner organizations and the<br />
community. On Saturday, September 17th we will honor the<br />
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Scouts. The entire public can enjoy a variety of programs and<br />
activities - all for free! For more info, visit<br />
www.miamidade.gov/parks.<br />
Sept. 13: Biscayne National Park releases Management Plan<br />
Proposal that includes the possibility of new visitor center on<br />
Virginia Key. Public meetings in Miami area from 6-9 p.m.:<br />
Sept. 13 at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Miami, 950 NW 42 Ave.; Sept<br />
14 at <strong>Florida</strong> City Hall, 404 W. Palm Dr.; Sept. 15 at Holiday Inn<br />
Key Largo, 99701 Overseas Hwy. Mail comments to: General<br />
Management Plan, Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW 328th St.,<br />
Homestead, Fl., 33033-5634. More info:<br />
www.parkplanning.nps.gov<br />
Sept. 14:Food Justice Film Series: Youth L.E.A.D. and O<br />
Cinema will host a series of films that analyze our food system<br />
and provide inspirational alternatives. Please join us for the<br />
first of a 3-part series on September 14th for Forks over Knives.<br />
Film starts at 7pm, and there is a reception at 6pm sponsored<br />
by Raw ONE, who will provide complimentary "live food" snacks<br />
before the film. Tickets are $10.50, and proceeds benefit YL<br />
and O Cinema. Learn more at: www.forksoverknives.com;<br />
www.youthleadmiami.org; wwwo-cinema.org.<br />
Sat., Sept. 17th TAS Conservation Workshop, The Deering<br />
Estate, 16701 S.W. 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33157| 9-3 p.m. Join<br />
us during our Conservation Workshop! We will review our<br />
conservation agenda items: (1) Southern Everglades<br />
Restoration, (2) Land Use/Urban Development Boundary Line<br />
(UDB), (3) Urban Greening/Bird Conservation, and (4) Biscayne<br />
Bay Water Issues. Learn about our conservation issues and help<br />
us set our next conservation agenda. More info to come or visit<br />
www.tropicalaudubon.org.<br />
Oct. 18-21: National Attention will be focused on <strong>Florida</strong>'s<br />
Coral Reefs at the US Coral Reef Task Force to be held<br />
October 18-21, <strong>2011</strong>, at the Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel in<br />
Ft. Lauderdale, <strong>Florida</strong>. Coastal and marine spatial planning,<br />
water management and coral reef restoration will be the focus<br />
of the conference, which includes presentations on biological<br />
and social science research conducted in <strong>Florida</strong>, statements<br />
from fishermen and divers who depend upon coral reefs, and<br />
small group discussions that will generate input for the Task<br />
Force meeting. The conference and public portions of the<br />
USCRTF Meeting are open to all interested parties. For more<br />
information on this meeting,<br />
visit http://www.coralreef.gov.<br />
Thursday, September 22, <strong>2011</strong>: What's Climate Change all<br />
About and What's My Role?<br />
The CLEO Project<br />
Guest Speaker and CLEO Project Leader<br />
Dr. Harold R. Wanless,Professor and Chair,<br />
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Geological Sciences,University of Miami<br />
Where: Vizcaya Village Meeting Space<br />
When: Thursday, September 22, <strong>2011</strong><br />
1:00 to 3:00 PM<br />
Please RSVP<br />
scott@cleoinstitute.org<br />
The CLEO Institute is a non-profit organization that promotes<br />
Creative Learning and Engagement Opportunities<br />
Mission to advance environmental literacy and civic<br />
engagement<br />
by developing transformative initiatives that can be scaled and<br />
replicated.<br />
To learn more, please visit www.cleoinstitute.org<br />
or contact us: info@cleoinstitute.org ; 305.431.4942<br />
Job Opportunity: Reef Injury Prevention and<br />
Response (RIPR) Coordinator<br />
The <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), in<br />
partnership with <strong>Florida</strong> Gulf Coast University, announces a<br />
position opening for a Reef Injury Prevention and Response<br />
(RIPR) Coordinator Position is to lead response to, and<br />
management of, coral reef and hardbottom injury incidents in<br />
southeast <strong>Florida</strong>. The RIPR Coordinator is a full-time contract<br />
position within the FDEP Coral Reef Conservation Program<br />
located in Miami, <strong>Florida</strong>.To view the full position<br />
announcement and application instructions, please visit:<br />
http://www.fgcu.edu. Select Employment Opportunities, then<br />
Search Postings. Search on Requisition ID #1487. The position<br />
announcement closes on September 12, <strong>2011</strong>. To learn more<br />
about the FDEP Coral Reef Conservation Program and the RIPR<br />
Program, please visit:<br />
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/programs/coral/<br />
or<br />
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/programs/coral/ripr.htm<br />
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