Hello! Thank you for your interest in the Mid-Hudson Sierra Club! If you love the outdoors and are concerned about its future, we invite you to join us.

Our group of the national Sierra Club is spread out over both Ulster and Dutchess (and other) counties. We have over 2300 members, and we'd love to add you to our group.

Our group has many events; members lead hikes in the area year-round, and we have Speaker Socials in the spring and fall. They are free and open to the public, so we invite you to hear our speakers and to meet our members.  

Our group also puts out a quarterly newsletter called Fresh Air which describes our hikes and events, including our big fundraising effort of the year: our huge Tag Sale every September along Route 376. We also do a variety of activities to try to help the environment.

For more information, we invite you to contact any of Mid- Hudson's executive committee. Our current president is Bibi Sandstrom; her number is 255-5528 (e-mail bibis@juno.com).

From the Group Chair’s Corner by Bibi Sandstrom

Hey! I'm actually related to John Muir, our founder!! My brother-in-law, Fred Muir of Annapolis, says he's related...

We're delaying the spring dance fundraiser - in the meantime, could you let us know:  would you come to a Sierra contra dance?  Would you prefer swing?  Are you a musician who could donate your talent?

Be a Mid-Hudson Hero!
Given the low funding per member National Sierra gives our state chapter($3), and then what the state chapter gives the local groups (48 cents in "hard money"), Mid-Hudson is strapped for cash. The board is even wondering if we can continue mailing out "welcome" letters and questionnaires to new members each month, in order to increase involvement, which is vital to our group's existence.

Can you be a Mid-Hudson Hero?
Donate stamps or envelopes, or pay for copies, or send a check made out to Mid-Hudson Sierra Club, POB 1012, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602? Each newsletter costs us about $700... can you pay for a page, or donate dots? Can you think of and take on a new fundraising project for us? (See our website for ideas at http://newyork.sierraclub.org/midhudson; also check "summer 2004 newsletter" for explanation about hard/soft money woes).