Sierra Club Outings Calendar
All Sierra Club outings are free, unless noted, and open to the public. However, we ask that you PLEASE RSVP and notify the leader if you plan to come, and be sure to leave your name and phone number so you can be contacted if necessary. If you decide not to attend, please notify the leader of the change. Thank you and we hope to see you on the trail, on the water, or at the table!
OUTINGS LEADERS NEEDED
One of the Sierra Club's primary missions is to encourage everyone to engage in outdoor activities and to experience nature's beauty. If you enjoy hiking, cycling, camping, paddling or any other outdoor sport, and are willing to help others do the same, we'd love to hear from you. Outings leadership is a very rewarding opportunity. You will have the chance to meet great people, share your love of outdoor activities with others, and participate in educational workshops to learn things from basic first aid to advanced wilderness survival skills. To learn more and see if this is the right volunteer job for you, please contact our Outings Chair, Kathy Mulbrandon at outingschair@4lakes.org.
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SPECIAL TRAINING EVENT: Saturday/Sunday, May 22 & 23 |
Wednesday, March 3rd - Outings Planning Meeting
Join the Four Lakes Chapter's Outings Committee for a planning meeting to
schedule outings for May - August 2010. All outdoors enthusiasts are
welcome. Bring ideas and a calendar.
We'll meet at 6:15 pm at Kathy's place
of employment, 700 Regent St., Suite 300, in Madison (on Regent St, 1 block
west of Washington Ave - behind the Kohl Center). Park in the back and enter
the door at the back of the building. Take elevator to 3rd floor. Pizza and
drinks will be provided. For more information contact Kathy Mulbrandon at
608-215-9706 or kmulb@charter.net.
Outing Descriptions
Tuesday, March 9 - Cruisin' for Cuisine to the Green Owl Cafe
Cruisin' for Cuisine is an informal social dinner gathering for Sierrans of all ages. After many years, Madison once again has a fully vegetarian restaurant! Join us to sample the wide and scrumptious looking variety offered. Meat eaters welcome too, just bring your appetite and plan to try something new! Visit www.greenowlcafe.com for menu and details. Please RSVP at least 2 days in advance by contacting Lacinda Athen at lacinda.athen@gmail.com or 608-274-7870.
Tuesday, March 30 - Moonlight Hike - Ice Age Trail Junction
Meet at the Hwy. PD Ice Age Trail trailhead at 7 p.m.
Stroll through prairies, admire old oaks, and learn about
native landscapes and wild flowers. This segment is about
2.5 miles. Bring a light, water and a snack to enjoy while
watching the moon. This hike will be with members of the
Ice Age Trail Alliance. Take Verona Rd. to Cty. PD. Turn
right for ~ 2 miles just past the High Point Rd stoplight.
Turn left into the parking lot by the sheds. For more information contact
Kathy
Mulbrandon at 608-848-5076 or kmulb@charter.net.
Saturday, April 3 - Spring Hike - New Glarus
Woods State Park
Join us for a 4 - 5 mile spring hike through prairies and
forests at New Glarus Woods State Park. The hike is moderate
with rolling hills and ravines.
Meet at the parking lot
off State Hwy. 69, 2 miles south of New Glarus at 10 a.m.
Carpooling from Madison meets at 9 a.m. at the western
Hill Farms State office parking lot, 4802 Sheboygan Ave.
State Park sticker is required for cars. Bring water and a
snack. Lunch option at a local Swiss restaurant afterward if
interested. For more information contact David Smith at 608-233-1210.
Saturday, April 17 - John Muir/Earth Day Hike - John
Muir Park
Celebrate
Earth Day and learn about the legacy of John
Muir with an easy hike at John Muir Park in Marquette
County near the site of Sierra Club co-founder John
Muir's boyhood home. Afterwards we'll visit the Aldo
Leopold Preserve, and the "shack" where Leopold wrote
his famous Sand County Almanac. Wear walking shoes
and bring water and lunch. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the John
Muir Park parking lot on County Hwy. F in Marquette
County, 11 miles north of Portage. Madison carpool leaves
at 9:30 a.m. from the south parking lot at Olin Park, off
John Nolen Dr. For more information conact Kathy Mulbrandon at 608-848-5076
or kmulb@charter.net.
Sunday, April 18 – Oak Rescue – Table Bluff segment of the Ice Age Trail
Celebrate Earth week by rescuing native oaks on this popular section of the Ice Age Trail just west of Cross Plains in the driftless area. It has restored prairies and woodland areas that have undergone some restoration, but is in need of much more TLC to remove woody invasives and rescue the native woodland. We’ll be joining the Dane County Chapter of the Trail in this effort.
Meet at 9 AM. Take Hwy 14 just west of Cross Plains to Cty KP. Go north ~ 2 miles to Table Bluff Rd. Turn left for .3 miles to parking area on the left. Bring fluids and snack or lunch if staying into the afternoon. Wear work clothes and sturdy shoes and gloves. For more info, contact Don Ferber at 608-222-9376 or d_ferber@sbcglobal.net.
Saturday, May 1 – Trail repair & puncheon installation – Verona segment Ice Age Trail
Have skills with a hammer and nails and want to help upgrade a section of the Ice Age Trail? We’ll join with the Dane Trail chapter to improve a chronically wet section of the Trail to make it more passable and enjoyable for hikers. We’ll be assembling puncheons on site and placing them on the Trail.
Meet at 9 AM. Take Hwy 18/151 to Verona exit 81. Go ~ 1 mile to Lincoln St and turn left and go to the end. Bring water and a snack or lunch if staying into the afternoon. Wear work clothes and sturdy shoes and gloves. For more info, contact Don Ferber at 608-222-9376 or d_ferber@sbcglobal.net.
Saturday, May 15 – Indian Lake Park Remnant Prairie Tour & Invasives Removal
This is your opportunity to see genuine prairie remnants and learn about remnant prairies and invasives removal techniques from people who have spent many hours and years restoring native plant communities at this County Park, including long time resident and nature enthusiast Denny Connor. We’ll tour some of these areas including some rarely seen prairie remnants, and learn about native plants and management techniques.
Meet at 9 AM at the Indian Lake County Park parking lot on Hwy 19, 2 miles west of Hwy 12. Bring fluids and a snack or lunch if staying into the afternoon. Wear work clothes with sturdy shoes and gloves. For more info, contact Don Ferber at 608-222-9376 or d_ferber@sbcglobal.net.
Saturday/Sunday, May 22 & 23 - Wilderness First Aid Training
Course runs 8 am to 5 pm each day at the Aldo Leopold annex in Black Earth. This Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is a joint effort between the Sierra Club Four Lakes
Group and Wilderness Medical Institute (an institute of the National Outdoor Leadership
School). The 2-day course will cover a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who
travel in the outdoors. WMI’s curriculum is unique and includes many advanced topics that other
programs leave out such as dislocation reduction, focused spinal assessment and epinephrine
administration. In just two days, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and ability to make sound
decisions in emergency situations. This course is ideal for trip leaders, camp staff, and outdoor
enthusiasts. For more information or if you have questions, please contact Terri Felton,
608-663-8874 or tfelton@tds.net. Cost is $175, with an additional charge for camping/lodging (includes meals). Lunch is included for everyone. The deadline is posted as April 17, since that is our deadline to for a minimum number (15), but we can accept registrations until the course is full (30). Click here for more details and the registration form. RSVP as soon as possible to ensure your spot!
Friday, July 23 evening – Sunday, July 25 - Sylvania Wilderness Canoe Camp
Join Kasy for a Class I canoe camp weekend with portages in the Sylvania Wilderness (High Lake), Michigan UP. Travel back in time to a rare protected wilderness where eagles, loons, and bears (rarely) could be encountered. Beyond beginning skills will be used in canoe camping, cooking, and exploring. There will be time to fish, hike, swim - and enjoy a moon-lit paddle. $25 covers 3 nights camping. Limit 6. For details, contact Kasy at 608-222-0746, kasy99@gmail.com
2010 Summer Boundary Waters/Quetico Canoe Trips
July 30-Aug. 8: Join eight other modern-day voyageurs on the unique adventure into the timeless and pristine wilderness of Canada’s Quetico Provincial Park. Two 9-person crews will traverse the park one way, one crew from an Ely, MN base and the other from Atikokan, Ontario, meeting along the way in a grand rendezvous. Expect to see wildlife and ancient Ojibway pictographs, travel the waterways and portages of the trappers and voyageurs, explore from wilderness camps, fish and swim in drinkable lakes, learn about Quetico’s natural and cultural history and stargaze through crystal-clear skies. Experience is not required, but good physical fitness and a positive attitude are essential. Cost: $495, including canoes and packs. Deposit: $100 will hold your reservation. Contact trip leaders: Bill Moore 262-785-9022, email environ1@sbcglobal.net or Mike McQuilkin 253-219-9208, email sumcqu@comcast.net or Scott McQuilkin 253-988-4394, email lo86blazer@aol.com. [GW/JM]
Aug. 13-22: Join us on an adventure into the timeless and pristine wilderness of Quetico Provincial Park. Summer weather rewards paddlers who travel when the days are longer and weather warmer. Expect to sightsee and learn about the region as we travel the waterways and portages of the native peoples and voyageurs. On our journey, we paddle shorter distances over our eight days so you can spend time sharing in opportunities to fish, explore, relax and reflect. Experience is not a requirement, but good physical fitness and a positive attitude are essential. Shared costs are $495, including canoes and packs. Reservation deposit: $100. Trip leader: Eric Uram. Call 608-233-9022 or email eric.uram@headwater.us. [GW/4L/JM]
Aug. 12 - 21: Join veteran Quetico paddlers for a wilderness experience in the incomparable Quetico Provincial Park. We will combine moderately strenuous paddle and portage days with several layover days at a pace designed to savor the wilderness in each moment. Indian pictographs, old growth forested lakes and wilderness waterfalls are sites you will experience depending on the route chosen by participants. Experience is not a requirement, but good physical fitness and a positive attitude are essential. Shared costs are $500, including canoes, packs and meals. Reservation deposit: $100. Contact trip leader David Thomas: email david@thomerwald.net or call 414-344-1044.
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Liability Waiver & Carpooling
In order to participate in a Sierra Club outing, you will need to sign a liability waiver. In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary that participants make carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not have insurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them. Carpooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangement among the participants. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel.
Other outdoor events not sponsored by the Sierra Club that you might be interested in:
RSVP Please
While we don't require an RSVP for many outings (for some they are required), we recommend that you let the outing leader know that you'd like to join in on the activity ahead of time. Our volunteer leaders enjoy the opportunity to share outings with fellow Sierra Club members and the community at large. Giving the outing leader a heads-up that you would like to join in lets them plan a little better and make your experience more enjoyable. It also offers them the opportunity to contact you if plans change.
Outings: Liability Waiver & Carpooling…
In order to participate on one of the Sierra Club's outings, you will need to sign a liability waiver. If you would like to read a copy of the waiver prior to the outing, please see the John Muir Chapter's web site.
In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary that participants make carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not have insurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them. Carpooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangement among the participants. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel.
CST 2087766-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.