AOG Announcements October 7-13
Janisse Ray will discuss her most recent book, The Seed Underground, A Growing Revolution to Save Seed.http://janisseray.weebly.com/ at Ohio University Walter Hall room 235 (across from football stadium (round building) http://www.ohio.edu/athens/
The book details the agricultural movement across the country, a renaissance of local food, farming, and place-based culinary traditions that are taking hold. And yet something small, critically important, and profoundly at risk is being overlooked in this local food resurgence: seeds. We are losing our seeds. Of the thousands of seed varieties available at the turn of the 20th century, 94 percent have been lost — forever.
With a quiet urgency The Seed Underground reminds us that while our underlying health, food security, and sovereignty may be at stake as seeds disappear, so, too, are the stories, heritage, and history that passes between people as seeds are passed from hand to hand. Please contact Loraine McCosker with questions.mccosker@ohio.edu
There will be a discussion with the author as well as a book signing.
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Hiking Athens Trail System Thursday October 10 , 5:30 p.m. (SEE BELOW FOR BACKPACKING TRIP)
Join Vicky Mattson and friends every Thursday for a hike on our Athens Trail System. Meet behind the Credit Union on East State Street in the Irish Dancing building parking lot at 5:30. We will take an hour or so to go for a walk. From the Credit Union there are several trail options so each week we will do something different. Please wear hiking shoes, bring water and dress for the weather. Heavy rain cancels. Call or email Vicky with questions at mamamoab@gmail.com , 740-818-6737
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UPCOMING!!
Ohio University’s Common Experience Project on Sustainability Film and Speaker series has launched a multi-year effort. The project is aimed at expanding sustainability literacy across the curriculum, university and community .
All films are shown at the Athena Cinema, 20 Court Street, Athens. All films show at 7 p.m. and are completed by 9 p.m. Admission is free.
October 16 Film: Bidder 70 (72 minutes) Panel and audience discussion to follow
In following Tim DeChristopher's development from a student to a dedicated leader of the climate movement, this documentary not only discusses the importance of addressing climate change, but the questioning of policy impacts to the environment. This is a powerful film that will inspire students to evaluate their commitment to the world and the movement to work toward global justice.
October 30 Film: Chasing Ice (72 minutes) Panel and audience discussion to follow
Acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog heads to the Arctic in order to capture images that will help to convey the effects of global warming. Within months of the first trip to Iceland, Balog initiates The Extreme Ice Survey-an expedition to collect data on the seasonal changes of glaciers. Balog and his team deploy cameras that utilize time-lapse photography across various places in the Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world’s glaciers.
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Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference - APIEL - at UT College of Law in Knoxville TN
The APIEL conference brings together hundreds of eco-minded and socially conscious activists, attorneys, students, scientists, and citizens in the interest of achieving environmental and social justice throughout Appalachia and surrounding areas. The conference features a series of workshops with the goal of exchanging information, sharing skills, and fostering collaboration between grassroots organizations, the bar, and future lawyers and policy-makers. These workshops address the region's most pressing ecological problems, as well as the underlying laws, policies and institutional dynamics that have enhanced these issues.
APIEL Conference 2013 is just around the corner. It will be held at the University of Tennessee College of Law on October 11-13.
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Sierra Club Leaf Peeper Beginner Backpacking trip Oct 19th
Sierra Club Leaf Peeper Backpacking trip
Join veteran backpacker Vicky Mattson for an overnight backpacking trip in the Wayne National Forest near Corning OH. We will hike on forested ridges and down into beautiful streams and hollows.
When: Saturday October 19 to Sunday October 20
Where: Meet at the Library Parking lot 9 AM Saturday October 19th We should be back by 5 PM on Sunday the 20th
Who: Open to all hikers. Contact leader if you have concerns. This is a beginner backpacking trip.
Why: participants will enjoy the fall leaf colors; exposure to contemporary hiking gear and ultra light techniques; leader has 30 years experience backpacking.
Requirements: pre registration required by Thursday October 17th. Information on gear and trip details seevickyandjay.blogspot.com
Leader info:
Vicky Mattson
Itinerary:
Saturday Oct 19th
9:00 AM Meet at the Athens Library Parking lot.
We will carpool to near Corning Ohio. The hike will take place on the Wildcat Hollow Backpacking trail.
We will carry the packs to a campsite a few miles from the trailhead. We will then have n option to explore the trail a bit more. Bring a lunch for today.
6 PM Dinner - I will have several campstoves to show and use. Dinner will be shared affair.
Sunday Oct 20th
Breakfast: Please bring your own. I will provide hot water for instant coffee, tea, oatmeal etc.
We can take a morning hike, then pack up and head out.
We should be back to Athens by no later than 5 PM.
Packing list:
Food: 2 lunches, 1 breakfast, trail snacks
each participant will be asked to contribute toward dinner
Camping stuff:
Backpack*
Shelter (tent) *
Sleeping Bag*
Camp mattress(therm a rest, or closed cell foam)*
Kitchen
Plate or bowl
spoon, fork
knife
Clothes
Rain jacket
Long johns Top and bottom
Fleece or down puffy coat
hiking pants or shorts
synthetic shirt.
Spare socks
Warm hat
sunhat
Hiking Shoes
Hiking stick
Small first aid kit
sunscreen
Chapstick
bug juice
* means I have loaner gear available
The non-Sierra Club activities are listed as a service and are not sponsored nor administered by the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club has no information about the planning of those activities and it makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of such activities.
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