atlantic chapter
Iroquois Group of Central New York
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Conservation Articles and
Videos
- Susquehanna Group site on Marcelllus shale gas drilling (posted August 2008)
- Slides from a presentation on black basin shale and the Marcellus shale gas (posted June 2008)
- "Travertine-Tufa Deposits," this paper discusses some of the deposits observed during the Ram's Gulch outing on June 8, 2008
- "Plastic
Ocean," an article in Best Life, February 2008
- "Motivated
by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags," an article in The
New York Times, February 2008
- Want to learn more about the proposed coal gasification plant
in Jamesville? Read more about it on the JAM-PAC
website. The Iroquois group has passed a resolution
opposing the plant, March 2007
- "Living
a Nightmare: Animal Factories in Michigan," 24 minute
documentary, November 2006
- "The Wasting of Rural
New York State: Factory Farms and Public Health," September
2005
- "Give a Wolf a Break Today:
Go Veggie!" - a brochure developed by the Biodiversity/Vegetarian
Outreach Committee of the Atlantic Chapter, fall 2004. Also available
in spanish. (New editions posted in fall 2008.)
- "A
Walk in the Woods," an article in the New Times
about an Iroquois Group outing on 12/7/2003 at Clark Reservation
- "The Only Good Bug...," an article by
Janet Allen that appeared in the Iroquois Messenger, June 2003
Conservation Efforts
Of course, one of the main reasons to have local groups of the
Sierra Club is to tap into grassroots energy to protect the local
(and wider) environment. The Iroquois Group of the Sierra Club is
working on these areas:
- Pesticides: We educate about the health and environmental
dangers of commonly used pesticides and encourage people to avoid
pesticide use on their lawn and other unnecessary uses.
- Open Space: Central New York is blessed with much natural
beauty but - even with slow population growth - natural areas
are threatened by sprawl. One of the areas we are trying to protect
is Clark Reservation from a housing development proposal adjacent
to this beautiful state park.
- Lifestyle Choices: Especially through the efforts of
our Environmental Educator, Janet Allen, we have been educating
ourselves and others about lifestyle choices which can impact
negatively or positively on the natural world.
If you want to know more and/or become involved, contact Conservation
Chair Linda Destefano, 315-488-2140
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Lisa Daly
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