Pizza Party Scheduled for March 13
Members and supporters are welcome to attend a pizza party starting at 6 pm at the Adorni Center on the Eureka Waterfront. Speakers on climate change and possibly wilderness grazing are expected. The regular ExCom business meeting and discussion of conservation issues will follow between 7 and 8:45 p.m. Info: Gregg, 707-826-3740.

Election Results
Ned Forsyth, Gregg Gold, Felice Pace, and Nick Vogel were elected to 2-year terms on the North Group Executive Committee. Richard Kreis has been appointed to serve as NG representative on the Northcoast Environmental Center board of directors.

Comments Submitted on Klamath
National Sierra Club (SC) submitted comments to the Bureau of Reclamation on December 30 on the Klamath Hydroelectric Project Facilities Removal DEIS/DEIR. The comments were the work of three Chapters--Redwood, Mother Lode, and Oregon---and National staff. Highlights of the comments: 1) SC supports dam removal and strongly favors full decommissioning of the lower four dams; 2) SC does not believe that dam removal should necessarily be tied to implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA) and current legislation (HR3398, S1851) that has been introduced in Congress; 3) SC believes the DEIS/DEIR offers insufficient alternatives (does not consider dam removal without KBRA implementation). The letter concludes by encouraging BuRec and the Interior secretary to “expeditiously make a determination that dam removal will advance restoration of salmonid fisheries in the Basin and is in the public interest.”

Great Year for Outings
Outings Chair Bill Knight reports that during 2011, 26 outings were completed, involving 150 participants. Four volunteers led hikes: Xandra Manns, Melinda Groom, Allison Bronkall, and Bill Knight. Special thanks to Xandra, who led 11 hikes, and Allison, who led the largest outing (14 participants on a parent/child visit to Trillium Falls in Redwood National Park). There is always a need for more leaders, so if you would like to help people explore our beautiful North Coast, contact Bill at bill.knight.email@gmail.com.