Sierra Club Educational Program Calendar
The Four Lakes Group hosts a monthly program on the third Wednesday of each month from September through November and January through May. These educational offerings are open to the public and we invite everyone to join us. Each meeting starts with a brief update on current issues and upcoming events, followed by a program featuring a speaker or presentation. If you have any questions, please contact Don Ferber at 608-222-9376 or d_ferber@sbcglobal.net.
All programs are at the Goodman Community Center at 149 Waubesa St. in the Bolz A meeting room. Click here for a map. Doors open at 6:45 pm with the program starting at 7 pm. Snacks and refreshments provided.
Keeping your Travels Green
Wednesday, March 17 - 6:45 p.m.
Goodman Community Center
149 Waubesa St. - Bolz A meeting room
Every time you step out your door to take a trip, you have choices you can make that will make your trip greener. Whether it is the mode of travel, the place you stay, where you eat or buy your picnic lunch and what you do for fun. Supporting the local economy while respecting local culture and the environment form the core of green or sustainable travel. Join Liz Wessel, owner of Green Concierge Travel to explore green travel options and to share your ideas.
Greening your Home
Wednesday, April 21 - 6:45 p.m.
Goodman Community Center
149 Waubesa St. - Bolz A meeting room
Much of our global warming impacts come from buildings. While some corrective measures can be simple, others are more complex and effectiveness and payback times can vary considerably. What should you do first and where are there tradeoffs to consider? What are others doing and what programs are in place to assist you with greening your home? Come learn from Sierra and other experts how to make your home greener by reducing global warming emissions and keep more green in your pocket.
-- OTHER EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES --
SPECIAL TRAINING EVENT: Saturday/Sunday, May 22 & 23
Wilderness First Aid Training -
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 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. Only 30 people accepted for the course! Click here for details and to enroll today...