Look out! We are coming to a town near you! April is in full swing at the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter and that means we are celebrating with members and volunteers in communities all across Indiana.
As the newest member of our staff team, this month has been such a treat! I have met SO MANY of you throughout Earth Month! And I have had the joy of meeting you in your communities. I have spent the last few months watching and listening to some of you passionately advocate for your communities via zoom at our weekly Seeds of Democracy Community Lobbyist series. And spent time with others at the Indiana Statehouse fighting for your favorite patch of woods facing the threat of development, or against a mammoth corporation’s commitment to burning fossil fuels that harm our air and water when renewables that could replace them exist. Sierra Club members and volunteers do not back down. While on the road, I have met proud members and volunteers, from young students to folks who joined in the 1960’s.
We have dubbed this month the “Great Invitation.” We want to introduce new communities and potential volunteers and members to the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter, and reconnect with volunteers and members who have not been active recently to invite them to check out what we are up to this year. 2025 is a big year for us, not only because the environment is under unprecedented attack but because this year marks 50 years of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter! I have been thinking a lot about those founding Hoosier Chapter members who got together in 1975 and formed this community and the many members who have sustained it since. Their work throughout the years has ensured that 50 years later we have the organizational foundation and infrastructure to take on the many issues that our communities face today.
Last weekend, we kicked Earth Month off with events in Evansville and Valparaiso. There were over 1,200 folks celebrating Earth Day with us at the NWI Earth Day Celebration; it was such a cool experience!
Last week, we headed to Terre Haute and spent a gorgeous, sunny day celebrating alongside hundreds of students already committed to pursuing degrees from education to environmental science to share their love for the outdoors with others.
Over the weekend, we met you in Bloomington at Switchyard Park and in Evansville at one of our favorite places to visit, Wesselman Woods.
It has been busy but invigorating! You cannot help but feel encouraged when you spend time talking to one of the brilliant young students who make their way to our tables with their hopes for the future or veteran members who have been dedicated to this movement for decades.
If you would like to meet us this month, you can find us at one of these magnificent community events. Connect, reconnect, join an outing, committee, volunteer team, or project that speaks to you and take action with us!
Sat 4/19/25 10:00am CT Wesselman Woods Earth Day Event in Evansville
Sat 4/19/25 12:00pm ET Bloomington Earth Day at Switchyard Park
Tue 4/22/25 10:00am ET Memorial Hospital Earth Day Event in Jasper
Tue 4/22/25 12:00pm ET Tabling at Purdue University Earth Day
Wed 4/23/25 10:00am ET Trail 19 Hoosier National Forest Hike
Thu 4/24/25 4:00 pm ET City of Marion Parks and Rec Earth Day Event
Sat 4/26/25 11:00am ET St. Mary-of-the-Woods Earth Day Event in Terre Haute
Sat 4/26/25 7:30pm ET Owl Prowl with IndiGo Birding Nature Tours
Sun 4/27/25 1:00pm ET Little River Wetlands Earth Day Event in Fort Wayne
Colleen Curtin
Outreach Coordinator