Dear Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club members and friends,Despite that crazy white fluffy stuff which seemed to just show up out of nowhere while sandwiched between endless days of beautiful fall weather, our recent chili and soup fundraiser turned out to be another tremendous success in so many ways. Our generous guests donated a bit over $1,500 while having loads of fun in the process! We'd like to express our sincere gratitude to each one of you who found some time to come solo, send someone, or to grab a friend or family member to join us!. It certainly made a difference! Bravo! Collectively, You were those guests, and we can't Thank You enough!While we're celebrating, just so you know, all proceeds support Northwest Iowa Group of Sierra Club's conservation and outreach efforts. Our promise to you is that we remain good stewards of your trust.We also wish to give a special shout out to our friends at the local Loess Hills Audubon Society who, for the fourth time, agreed to share the venue with us while hosting their silent auction fundraiser! Working with the LHAS crew continues to be a joy, and we strongly believe Sierra Club benefits tremendously from our association.Last but not least, we don't want to forget to acknowledge the First Unitarian Church for offering the space for us to simultaneously showcase our two separate events!Wishing you all well,Northwest Iowa Group of Sierra Club Executive CommitteeExplore, enjoy, and protect the planet.
Sierra Club's Northwest Iowa Group includes Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O'Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Monona, Crawford, and Harrison counties. Everyone is welcome and invited to participate.
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Northwest Iowa Group's history:
For decades, the Northwest Iowa Group of Sierra Club has actively explored, enjoyed, and protected some of the most interesting landscapes in western Iowa and neighboring states. The Loess Hills run parallel to the once-wide Missouri River, and provides a climate and a soil where native prairies can flourish. Sioux City residents can look at the surrounding hills and thank them for preserving native prairies were plowed and paved elsewhere. State parks, county parks, city trails, and protected private lands offer opportunities to hike in these hills.
Our group campaigns against projects, both industrial and agricultural, that threaten our health and way of life, including carbon dioxide pipelines, tar sands oil pipelines, an oil refinery that was proposed just across the river, and confined animal feeding operations that threaten our air and waters. Our natural communities have been stressed by human encroachment and intervention leading to the loss of precious habitat.
We celebrate the multigenerational qualities of our Sierra Group, watching children grow up, taking our values out into the world, and then sharing their work and research with us. We continue to develop a social and spiritual connection to members of sovereign tribes and their deep love of the earth.
Sierra is not alone in exploring our region, educating our young people, and sharing the fun of our unique area. Other environmental organizations bring a healthy synergy as our allies to help us all succeed in protecting our people and the natural world around us.
Working alongside our neighbors, businesses, government, nonprofits, and other like-minded groups, we actively share our commitment to explore, enjoy, and protect the vast beauty of our region. Your membership supports your local group. Please join us today!
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Call or text us at 712.986.6210.
Hi friends,
Our longtime Sierra Club leader, mentor, and friend Jim Redmond passed away on October 16, 2022.
We will truly miss his leadership, passion, and unique kindness.
https://www.meyerbroschapels.com/obituary/dr-james-jim-redmond
Thanks to everyone who sent in pictures for this project.
This is who we are: View our slideshow
So many stories were shared that we started a second album in order to give them the honor they deserve!
Carrie's: https://www.kwit.org/post/impact-covid-19-earth-day-and-environment
David's: https://www.kwit.org/term/david-hoferer
So, why did so many people vote for Carrie Radloff during the Volunteer Siouxland Billboard Contest? Here are just a few reasons:
She currently serves as Chair of the Northwest Iowa Group of Sierra Club. She has helped us immensely in organization, research, communication, and outreach. We’ve worked with Carrie for about five years on various environmental efforts in our area. She helped us develop our community outreach and strives to create mutually beneficial connections.
Carrie is driven to help make good things happen, and has a pleasant temperament and humorous honesty that makes her the first person we turn to for help for so many things. That she offers her time and skills with no material reward shows her true motivations lie in working for the greater good.
She applied these strong leadership qualities to her roles with the Sioux City Environmental Advisory Board, Loess Hills Wild Ones, and many other endeavors close to her heart.
Dawn Snyder bestowed the "Friend of Conservation 2015" award to Jim Redmond,
