Newsletter - January 2023 update from Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter
January 28, 2023
Take action for our environment today!
Hi Supporter,
Welcome to our January newsletter.
In this edition- important action you can take this legislative session, the Winding Waters Group plant sale, readers' photos, and much more. Happy reading!
The Indiana legislative session is here!
Sierra Club volunteer leaders, members, and staff at the statehouse on Tuesday, 24 January. Back L- R, Volunteer Greg Grant, Heartlands Group volunteer leader Jesse Kirkham, Chapter executive committee member Mark Nowotarski, Chapter conservation committee member Reverend Michael Bean, Winding Waters Group volunteer leader Rebecca Lorenz, Chapter conservation committee member Jeff Marks, Hoosier Chapter Director Amanda Shepherd. Front L-R, Uplands Network volunteer leader and Chapter executive committee member Marilyn Bauchat, Chapter and Winding Waters Group executive committee chair Julie Lowe, Chapter executive committee member Lora Kemp, Hoosier Chapter McKinney Philanthropic Fellow Ashlyn Devine, and Winding Waters Group member Jennifer Ehara.
The Indiana legislative session is here! We are working with partners to protect our air, water, wild spaces, and people. Because we all deserve the ability to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth - here in Indiana and beyond.
PRIORITY ACTIONS - CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS TODAY!
Support SB 335 (and its House counterpart, HB 1453), which would establish a climate task force to review issues related to sustainability and clean energy solutions.
We are really excited to be welcoming brand new Executive Committee members to our chapter!
Congratulations to Lora Kemp, Mark Nowotarski, and Joab Schultheis. Look out for biographies of these new leaders in the next newsletter!
We are also very pleased to be welcoming back Shannon Anderson who was reelected to the Executive Committee.
Thank you so much to all our candidates, and to everyone who participated in the election.
Spotted!
Sierra Club staff and volunteer leaders are passionate about getting out there and spreading the word about issues that matter to Hoosiers!
Sierra Club supporters and volunteers were spotted on a service hike on the Hayes Trail in the Deam Wilderness with HNF botanist Eve Phelps, organized by Mary Reardon.
Uplands Network volunteer leader, Marilyn Bauchat: "We hiked with our loppers to a site about 3 miles in where Eve demonstrated the best practice for eradicating invasive multiflora rose. Dozens of native plant species were identified with her assistance."
Tougher EPA Methane Regulations Could Improve Indiana Air Quality: "While CO2 hangs around for a longer amount of time, methane is actually a worse climate disrupter many times over in the near term. That's why it's so important to address it." - Senior Beyond Coal Campaign Representative Wendy Bredhold in the Public News Service.
Winding Waters Group native plant sale
Winding Waters Group is excited to announce that we will begin our annual native plant sale on February 1st. We are thrilled to once again be sharing in the creation of personal as well as community pollinator habitats.
Please check out our Facebook page for our event in order to browse the 2023 plant brochure. We have decided to alternate the selections each year going forward, so that you can pick your favorites a bit easier. Each plant will have the standard cost of $5. This sale will last until April 1st and all orders will need to be turned in by then so we can finalize the full order in time. Our pick up day will be May 12th, and as always, it will be held at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fair Grounds from 2- 5:30 pm. We will announce the building number on Facebook as soon as we are given the information.
If you have any questions, please email Julie Lowe at j_lowe66@yahoo.com
Thank you to reader Libby Gwynn for contributing this photo. She says, "I took this photo in October at Greens Bluff, a Nature Conservancy property in Owen County. There's a lovely loop hike we enjoy there."
Do you have a photograph of Indiana nature that you would like to share?
We'd love to see it and perhaps feature it in a future newsletter!
Use the button below or email
rebecca.dien-johns@sierraclub.org
Wednesday, February 1,11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Act Now! Join Confront the Climate Crisis at the Statehouse as we rally for upcoming climate legislation and demand action! Speakers will include activists and legislators.
Wednesday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Red Room, Bartholomew County Public Library. Winding Waters Group Meeting. Please join us in person for a presentation by Robyn Skuya-Boss, Sierra Club organizer for the Indiana Beyond Coal Campaign. Learn what you can do to help restore our climate! Join us in person or by zoom. RSVP. Contact: Eric Riddle: eric.r.riddle@gmail.com and Julie Lowe: j_lowe66@yahoo.com
Tuesday, February 14, 6:30 PM, Evansville Central Library. Sierra Club Southwestern Indiana Network meeting, with speaker Jared Emmack, Assistant Property Manager of the Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area. Contact Niles Rosenquist: nilesrosenquist@gmail.com
