Environment Omaha launches www.passthepotatoes.com, a virtual town hall event that invites anyone interested in Omaha to submit ideas for improving the sustainability of the city. It’s powered by MindMixer, a new web platform that allows the public to generate ideas, help others evolve their ideas and ultimately vote and prioritize the best ideas. Ideas will be sought in each of the five Environment Omaha content areas. Read the rest of this entry »

August 7th, 2010.
Leaves at 10 AM, Forest Nature Center/Returns about 5PM.
Teacher Naturalist Bob Goetschkes will lead this 6 to8 mile Exploratory
Hike around the edge of the Forest. Binoculars for birding are recommended.
Bring a sack lunch, two liters of water, and wear sturdy boots that cover your ankles. Also, dress for current weather conditions by wearing layers of clothes with a rain shell to don if needed.
Please RSVP or contact bobbygoetschkes@hotmail.com or 402-614-4788 with questions.
http://www.fontenelleforest.org/events.html link will provide additional information. FFNC has an admission charge if you are not already a member.

Sierra Club August Program:Thursday August 26
6 p.m. Potluck Picnic (optional) - 7 p.m. Farm Tour
Rhizosphere Farm, 3650 N. 252nd St., Waterloo, NE

Join Sierra Club members and friends for a tour of a small sustainable organic farm. Rhizosphere Farm in Waterloo is a “certified naturally grown” farm, owned by Terra Sorenson and Matt Hall.

(“Certified naturally grown” is the grass-roots alternative to “certified organic”: it has the same standards as “certified organic” but without all the red tape and expense, and certification is done peer-to-peer). Read the rest of this entry »

Sunday, July 11th, 2010 - 8:30a.m.
26 Mile round trip ride along the Oak Creek Trail between Valparaiso and Brainard, NE. This former Union Pacific rail winds its way through wooded, rolling hills and offers “highland” vistas along the way.(Note: NRD has closed Steamboat Trace until further notice due to flooding. OCT is billed as their “All Season Trail”).
http://www.lpsnrd.org/Recreation/oakcreek.htm (Trail Description)
http://nebraskatrails.tripod.com/pdf/oakcrktr.pdf (Trail Map)
Sunday July 11th, 2010. We will leave Wohlner’s Grocery Store, Stinson Park, 72nd and Center, at 8:30 A.M. sharp. The drive to the trailhead will take about 1.5 hours. I will have a van with a bike hitch for any who need to carpool. I can loan you a trunk rack if you’ve no way to transport your bike. I have one extra medium sized mountain bike for anyone who needs one to borrow. Read the rest of this entry »

Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study
Link to MRAP Website
Council Bluffs Public Meeting – June 22, 2010

“My name is Clyde Anderson of Omaha, Nebraska. I am Treasurer and Transportation Issues Chair for the Nebraska Chapter - Sierra Club. We have over 2,000 members in the state of Nebraska. Sierra Club is America’s oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

Back in the 1940’s there was a vision for the Missouri River, one dominated by turning the river into an industrial, region-developing resource. Many benefits have derived from that plan: electricity, irrigation, and recreation. The costs, however, have been high: a fragmented food chain, dozens of native fish and bird species endangered or threatened, and people alienated from a dangerous river. Read the rest of this entry »