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Sustainable Farm Tour and Potluck Picnic

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

By Mary Green
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 [...]

Teddy Roosevelt – the Conservation President

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Join us June 24th when Darrel Draper educates and entertains with his latest historical presentation
When: Thursday, June 24, 7:00pm
Location: Second Unitarian Church, 3012 South 119th St., Omaha
Driving Directions: http://www.secondunitarianomaha.org/?id=directions
The event is free and the general public is welcome!
For its June 24th program, Missouri Valley Group – Sierra Club will feature a dress rehearsal of Darrel [...]

Meet Teddy Roosevelt - President and Conservationist

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

June 2010 Program - MoValley Group, Sierra Club
Thursday, June 24, 7:00pm, (location to be announced)
We have a special program planned. Darrel Draper, one of the Nebraska Humanities Council’s most popular performers, will do his historical re-enactment on Teddy Roosevelt – the Conservation President
As chief executive from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt signed legislation establishing five national [...]

Understanding the Platte Lecture/Tour

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

BRIEF TOUR DESCRIPTION: As an educational complement to the OLLI course “Understanding the Platte River: A natural and developmental perspective” or as a standalone educational adventure an “Understanding the Platte River” Tour is being planned for May 10th through May 13th, 2010. The tour will explore the Platte River Basin from Grand Island [...]

“Madagascar: Closing the Conservation Circle”

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

May Program of MoValley Sierra Club Group
with Shannon Engberg, (Henry Doorly Zoo) and Susie McGuire (Conservation Fusion)
Thursday May 27, 7 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 69th & Cass Streets, Omaha (Enter north door Education Wing)
With its extraordinary, yet highly threatened, biodiversity, the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is a global conservation priority. The country’s [...]

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