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Still Time for Thanks
October 17, 2018
Our regular monthly third Wednesday public program night this November is the eve before Thanksgiving and no HOI program is scheduled. This has been a long and exhausting year yet we all have much for which to give thanks. Be sure to take time for...
Rally for Climate, Jobs & Justice!
August 27, 2018
Heart of Illinois Group encourages you to help build the crowd in Elwood, Illinois, Saturday, Sept. 8th, where workers and community members have huge transfer center diesel pollution and other environmental impacts from Amazon and other...
Gubernatorial Environmental Candidate Forum
August 30, 2017
Join us as we hear from candidates for Illinois Governor about our environmental challenges. What are their plans to act on climate change? Conserve Illinois' wild places? Protect our water supply? As Trump tries to take America backward, will...
Friends of Riverfront Park Sue IDNR Under Freedom of Information Act
May 16, 2017
Friends of Riverfront Park, through its secretary, Elaine Hopkins, has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The lawsuit contends that IDNR is improperly withholding documents needed...
Volunteer Opportunities for You to Help Your Local Environment
May 10, 2017
Your Heart of Illinois Group Sierra Club needs volunteers for upcoming environmental projects, including researching the city waste hauling contract proposals; monitoring plans for construction of the Cell 3 at the City County Municipal Waste...
Hiding a Gigaton of Carbon: The Role of Soils in a Changing Climate
December 16, 2016
Check out the video on YouTube of the presentation Bradley University professor Dr. Sherri Morris gave at our November Group meeting: Hiding a Gigaton of Carbon: The Role of Soils in a Changing Climate Soils, our most valuable natural...
Thanks! Giving Joy and Year-End Peace and Hope!
October 23, 2016
Thank YOU to each and every Heart of Illinois Group Sierra member! Your membership enables the ongoing work of Sierra Club on critical environmental issues of our time. We need each and every one of you! Please consider becoming more active with...
Illinois State NAACP Convention October 30-31 in Peoria Will Include Sierra Club President Aaron Mair
September 12, 2015
Sierra Club National President Aaron Mair and NAACP President Cornell Brooks will share the stage at a large evening meeting on Friday, October 30th at the Hotel Pere Marquette. They will both speak at a panel presentation on Climate and...
Attend the free LEGISLATIVE SOLAR SOCIAL
July 29, 2015
See a great new Solar Energy Installation at work and Hear Senator David Koehler! WHEN: Saturday, August 8th 10am - 12pm with a tour of the school installation optionalWHERE: Farmington School 212 N. Lightfoot Rd.,...