Saturday, Oct.2, 9am - 1pm

The GOC Green Home Tour is offered in connection with UNO Homecoming.

The 2010 Green Homes Tour-Green Homecoming is an opportunity for Omaha residents to learn how to green their living environments. The event will showcase midtown-Omaha homes, and each will feature a different theme. Free shuttle service to the tour homes will be available at University of Nebraska at Omaha newly built Mammel Hall.

MoValley Sierra Club needs volunteers for our booth.Contact: albert_lierz@yahoo.com Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m. - 90th & Maple (you can park in the southwest corner)

Why: To inform the public about the Keystone XL pipeline, promote renewable energy and gather support. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - Help us fill every street corner!

And please pass this along to your listserves, post on Facebook, etc. As always, unless a severe thunderstorm hits, we will rally!
Carpool if possible. I’ll be coming from downtown but can pick up people along the way, just let me know (and I do usually stay at the rally the full 2 hours).

Thanks so much for your support!
Jane Wilson, Guardians of the Good Life - http://guardiansofthegoodlife.wordpress.com/

What: Open House to gather comments
Date: Thursday, August 26 Time: 3pm to 7pm
Where: Boyer Chute NWR Office, 3720 Rivers Way, Ft. Calhoun NE 68023

Refuge staff at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Fort Calhoun, Neb., are beginning work on a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP). The first step of the 2-year planning process is to ask neighbors, local communities, and others interested in the Refuge’s future for comments on the issues and opportunities the Refuge will encounter over the next 15 years. Read the rest of this entry »

PLEASE ATTEND ONE (OR MORE!) OF THE FOLLOWING RALLIES IF YOU ARE WILLING & ABLE
by Jane Wilson
Guardians of the Good Life is sponsoring a week of action, August 18-25, to speak out about the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline and educate as many people as possible about this eminent threat to our Sand Hills and our water supply. The kickoff event is the”Human Oil Spill” down the hill at Memorial Park on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. http://guardiansofthegoodlife.wordpress.com/week-of-action/ Read the rest of this entry »

By Clyde Anderson
Omaha has a wonderful trail system with nearly 100 miles of paved trails. However, most of the existing trails tend to run from northwest to southeast following the many branches of the Papio Creek drainage plus the north-south Riverfront Trail following the Missouri River. We lack east-west trails forcing walkers and cyclists to use streets.
For more than 15 years there has been a proposal to build a trail connecting the Keystone Trail at Karen Park east to a connection with the Field Club Trail near 34th & Vinton Streets in the Summit neighborhood. The Keystone-East Trail, as it is now called, is well on the way to becoming a reality!
Click here for full story and photos!