The Southeast Gateway Group serves members in the Racineand Kenosha areas. In <strong>2010</strong> SEGG worked locally for cleanenergy, invasive species removal, environmental education,recycling and the preservation of clean water in area rivers andlakes. SEGG began a watermonitoring project in conjunctionwith Water Action Volunteers(WAV) program. The group alsoorganized a huge Hands Across theSand event to protest offshoredrilling and support expandedtransit. This event was held inconjunction with 800 other eventsacross the globe. SEGG also offershiking, biking, field trips and anenvironmental book club. For moreinformation on the SoutheastGateway Group, visit them online at: http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/segg/<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>-<strong>John</strong> <strong>Muir</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong>Group Activities (Continued)The St. Croix Valley Interstate Group serves members on bothsides of the St. Croix River, which is the boundary betweennorthwestern Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. The SCVIGcontinued their campaign to preserve the integrity of the St.Croix River, a National ScenicRiverway, in <strong>2010</strong>. One of the biggestthreats to the St. Croix River is theproposed river way crossing, a hugebridge planned by the MinnesotaDepartment of Transportation toreplace a two‐lane lift bridge inStillwater, MN. The SCVIG workedwith the North Star <strong>Chapter</strong> of <strong>Sierra</strong><strong>Club</strong> on the bridge issue and won amajor legal victory in <strong>2010</strong>.For more information on the St. CroixValley Interstate Group, visit themonline at: http://www.northstar.sierraclub.org/about/groups/stcroix/The River Touring Section (RTS) is aspecial activity group of the <strong>Sierra</strong><strong>Club</strong> ‐ <strong>John</strong> <strong>Muir</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong>. The missionof the RTS is to coordinate paddlingtrips, mostly in Wisconsin, promoteon‐the‐water safety, and improvepaddling skills, to supportriver conservation organizations,and to facilitate communicationamong members of RTS. In <strong>2010</strong> thegroup offered 25 paddling trips and4 Instructional Clinics. For moreinformation about the River TouringSection visit them online at:http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/rts/Special Activity SectionsMadison Inner City Outingsis part of the nationalInner City Outings (ICO), anoutreach program of the<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. ICO offers hikingand camping trips,boating and skiing outings,and other outdoor adventuresto underprivilegedyouth in the Madison area.For more information visitthem online: http://www.madisonico.org/The <strong>Sierra</strong> Student Coalition (SSC) is a broad network of high school and college‐agedyouth from across the country working to protect the environment.The SSC is the youth‐led chapter of the <strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. In <strong>2010</strong> we worked toreactivate <strong>Sierra</strong> Student Coalition Groups at UW Madison and UW Milwaukee.We recruited Cal De Witt to be our new UW Madison faculty advisor andseveral student leaders to head up campus activities. We created a new websiteand a new member survey. SSC Activities will include promoting cleantransportation, including intercity high-speed rail between Milwaukeeand Madison, protecting student bus passes, ensuring a rapid transitionfrom dirty coal (fueled by mountaintop removal mining) tosustainable alternatives at UW-Charter Street and other state ownedplants, promoting energy efficiency, recycling, local, organic food,composting and renewable energy at UW System schools. For moreinformation visit them online: http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/ssc.asp<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>‐<strong>John</strong> <strong>Muir</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 8
<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>-<strong>John</strong> <strong>Muir</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong><strong>Chapter</strong> Leaders and Staff<strong>2010</strong> Executive CommitteeOfficersEric Uram, Chair, Madison, WI, eric.uram@headwater.us(Headwater Consulting)Jim Kerler*, Vice Chair, Lake Mills, WI, jfkerler@verizon.netLiz Wessel, Secretary, Madison, WI, lizard59sc@yahoo.com(Green Concierge Travel, LLC)Harriet Iwamoto, Treasurer, Brookfield, WI, hsiwamoto@hotmail.comWill Stahl, Conservation Chair, Neenah, WI, wrsy55@sbcglobal.net(Fox Valley Technical College)MembersNancy Carlson, Racine, WI, nancyslunar@hotmail.com (UW‐Parkside),Brian Ewing, Gays Mills, WI, bkewing@hotmail.comDon Ferber, Madison, WI, d_ferber@sbcglobal.net (Dane County Parks)Carol Hardin, Hudson, WI, cchardin8@gmail.com (Hudson Public Library)Diana Lynn, Neilsville, WI, dlynn@tds.net (NBI, Inc.)James Steffens*, Ridgeway, WI, jjsteff@mhtc.netMarilyn Pedretti, Holmen, WI, mjpedretti@yahoo.com (Town of Holland)Caryn Treiber*, Colfax, WI, ctreiber@discover‐net.netBarbara Thomas*, Menomonie, WI, thomash@uwstout.eduGary Werner, Madison, WI, nattrails@aol.com (Partnership for NationalTrails)* Retired unless otherwise noted<strong>2010</strong> Executive Committee Meetings:January 9, <strong>2010</strong>: Executive Committee meeting, BarabooMarch 20, <strong>2010</strong>, Baraboo, 1st Congregational ChurchMay 4, <strong>2010</strong>, Conference CallJune 12, <strong>2010</strong>, BarabooAugust 3, <strong>2010</strong>, Conference CallSeptember 18, <strong>2010</strong>, Baraboo, 1st CongregationalChurchNovember 9, <strong>2010</strong>, Conference Call<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>‐ <strong>John</strong> <strong>Muir</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> Staff:Shahla M. Werner, PhD, <strong>Chapter</strong> DirectorPatrea Wilson, <strong>Chapter</strong> Coordinator (retiredSeptember <strong>2010</strong>)Jacinda Tessmann, <strong>Chapter</strong> Coordinator(October <strong>2010</strong>)Elizabeth Ward, Rail & Coal Programs Apprentice<strong>Sierra</strong> <strong>Club</strong>‐<strong>John</strong> <strong>Muir</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 9
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