Local environmental articles
Weekend in the Woods - 2017
August 23, 2017
Fall retreat to feature new activities and old favoritesMark your calendars! The Piasa Palisades Group will hold its annual Weekend in the Woods retreat Friday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 1, at Camp Ouatoga at Pere Marquette State Park, near...
Piasa Palisades Winter Gala
January 19, 2017
Come in from the cold and meet with friends of the Sierra ClubBring an appetizer or dessert to share for our buffet of hors d'oeuvres Don't forget your favorite beverage! Plates, napkins, glasses, and glasses will be providedHave pictures...
November Cahokia Mounds Outing By Susan Murray
December 1, 2016
On November 10, Chris Krusa and Rich Keating led ten members on the second annual Cahokia Mounds Sierra Club Piasa Palisades Group outing. The group began the day viewing the orientation movie "City of the Sun" (available now on the Mounds website...
Requiem By Richard C. Keating
December 1, 2016
For two generations, group members gathered for walks in the woods and New Year’s Day hikes along St. Andrew Ridge toward the Valley of Lost Cabin. For years, we would sit in the adjacent barn’s hayloft on icy January mornings, where Bob Freeman...
Yellowstone: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow By Susan Murray
December 1, 2016
Our Speaker for December 12 will be our Sierra Club Outings Leader Susan Murray - who was convinced that Yellowstone was a crowded tourist trap with a lot of buffalo and some bears, and she only reluctantly accompanied her husband...
Speaker Series-October
October 3, 2016
On October 10, 2016, the Piasa Palisades Group, Sierra Club, will feature a dear friend and fellow Sierran, Dr. Rich Keating speaking on "Bhutan, Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon." All are welcome. Rich is a retired professor of botany from SIU-...
Songbird Migration Walk
October 3, 2016
Guide Edna Alexander from the Great Rivers Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society took a group of birders to a variety of places within Beaver Dam State Park on September 17th to look for migrating songbirds and other perching birds. Edna shared...
Weekend in the Woods
September 1, 2016
Hope you can join us for Weekend in the Woods, which will take place from 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, to noon Sunday, Oct. 2, at Camp Ouatoga in Pere Marquette State Park, near Grafton. We’ll hike, canoe, stay in rustic cabins, eat in a dining hall...
September Speaker Series
September 1, 2016
September Speaker Series is Back and at a NEW Location!
Join us at Old Bakery Beer Company event room on the 2nd Monday of every month at 7:30pm.
by Chris Krusa
Annual Summer Picnic
July 1, 2016
The Piasa Palisades Group of the Sierra club invites members and friends to our Annual Summer Picnic on Saturday, August 6th at McCully Heritage in Kampsville, IL.This 940 acre natural playground has something to offer every outdoor...