South Dakota East River Group

		East River Group - South Dakota
Explore, enjoy and protect the planet

Saturday, July 23
Oakwood Lake Family Days CAMPOUT and CANOE TOUR
12:30 p.m.

Canoe and kayak tour around the lake, poker run, blindfold canoe race.

Click here to see a list of outings for spring and summer 2006.

Outings Chair Danell Jorgensen leads part of the Arrowhead Park Weeding Crew!

Sierra Club National put out a request for stories with the following theme: “What I did to “Explore, Enjoy, and Protect the Planet” on August 6, 2005. Click here to see what East River Group staff member Deb McIntyre wrote in response.

Clip out these numbers for your bulletin board:

Household Hazardous Waste Facility
1015 East Chambers Street
Sioux Falls, SD. 57104
Office (605) 367-4946
City of Sioux Falls Watering Restrictions: No watering between Noon and 5 pm. If you sight illegal watering, call 367-8600, Public Works, with the address.

Mercury, Fish, and You

The permitting process has started for the expansion of the coal-fired power plant known as Big Stone II, near Big Stone Lake in NE SD. Coal-fired power plants emit mercury & other pollutants that can endanger our health & our environment. If you want to track what’s going on with this process, we can get you more information. Call Deanna White at the Sierra Club office, 331-6001.

Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet means:

“Putting in some sweat equity to make the environment healthier.” Danell Jorgensen (Arrowhead Park Restoration project)

“Doing things with a group of people who enjoy the outdoors.” Crystal Hallem (Earth Day Canoe & Kayak Regatta)

“Committing publicly to things I believe in.” Rita Stoel (Moody County Amicus Brief supporting the citizen’s right to referendum.)

“Creating personal connections with people in my community.” Mark Sanderson (Community Walk raising awareness of Industrial Ag.)

What does the Sierra Club tag line mean to you?

The East River Group generally meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Due to National priorities changing and budget challenges, the National Sierra Club has decided it can no longer justify keeping an office open in Sioux Falls. The East River Group will remain engaged with several projects and you are encourage to stay in touch, however you can. Deb McIntyre will continue organizing the Canoe and Kayak Regatta on the Big Sioux as an Earth Day celebration, Danell Bowling will organize summer Outings, Jeff Chapman will continue as Treasurer, and Tim Reimer will develop programs focused on issues and activism. Please contact any of us if you have a question or want to participate.

Deb McIntyre - 743-5647 Danell Bowling - 363-5239
Tim Reimer - 274-3544 Jeff Chapman - 336-1937