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Welcome
to the Lake Group of California's Redwood Chapter of the Sierra
Club, which encompasses
all Sierra Club members living in
Lake County.
Highlights:
News
and Events
Latest
Newsletter (pdf)
New!
Learn 16 Ways to Green Your Home,
then visit Sierra Club Green
Home to check out the carbon
footprint calculator, find energy efficient appliances
or a green contractor in the Green Pages, and look through
the online library.
New!
What's
going on with Clear Lake???
New!
tule
revegetation: how it can help the lake heal itself. Learn
more and watch the how-to videos
New
conservation initiative: proposals to establish
a Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation
Area in the Inner Coast range bioregion are moving forward:
Learn more
about the proposal as it evolves.
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2013
Lake Group Scholarships
For
the second year, Lake Group plans to award two $1000
scholarships to a pair of 2013 graduating seniors
at local high schools, with the objective of rewarding
local students for their interest in and commitment
to environmental issues and values, and encouraging
them to plan careers that will support the Club's
mission to "enjoy, explore and protect" the planet.
Applications (due by April 1) can be downloaded
or obtained from school guidance counselors and at
Watershed Books in Lakeport. For more information
send an email to cherisierraclub@gmail.com
or
call Cheri Holden at 263-5787.
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Quagga
Mussel Alert!
By
action of the Board of Supervisors, all vessels
launching into any Lake County waters must
participate in the county's mandatory band and sticker
program, with inspection and decontamination if
necessary. Local residents must renew their stickers
annually, visitors monthly. More
info
Or
call the Mussel Hotline,
263 2556
To
report possible violators or suspected contamination
call the Sheriff at
263 8656 or 911
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The
fine for launching without a valid sticker
has been raised to $1000
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NEXT
MEETING March 27:
Invasive Mussel
Prevention Program
The
next Lake Group general membership meeting will be held at 7PM on
February 6, 2012, at the Lakeport Yacht Club, on the waterfront next to
the 5th Street boat ramp. County Department of Water Resources Invasive
Species program coordinator Carolyn Ruttan will discuss county programs
to prevent an infestation of quagga or zebra mussels, and actions that
we can all take to keep these devastating pests out of Clear Lake and
other local waterways. As always, the meeting is free and the public
invited. For more information contact Ed Robey
at 994-8304 or edrobey@wildblue.net
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Next
Excom March 6, 2012
The
Lake Group Excom meets at 6.30 PM on the first Wednesday
of every other month. All Sierra Club members are cordially
invited to attend, but requested to contact the Chair
first to confirm time and location.
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