I hope to see you at the Annual meeting of the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra
Club on September 16, from 10:30 to 3 in Grinnell, at the Joe Rosenfield
Center at Grinnell College, Room JRC 101. Cost is $30 per person. We will
have speakers plus a really great lunch. RSVP by Sept. 6
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Neil Hamilton will be reading from his newly released book, *The River
Knows*. Neil is the former director of Drake University Agriculture Law
Center.  He is now a professor emeritus at Drake.

Dr. Dan Flores will be discussing his book *Wild New World: The Epic Story
of Animals and People in America*.  Dr. Flores served as the A.B. Hammond
Chair in Western History at the University of Montana.  He is working with
Ken Burns on a documentary on the bison.  Later this year, Time magazine
will be publishing his article about the 50th anniversary of the Endangered
Species Act.  Dr. Flores will be appearing via Zoom.


*Come to the meeting and be energized to make a difference for our natural
heritage.  * RSVP by Sept. 6
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   - 10:30 – registration, meet and greet
   - 11:00 – Neil Hamilton, discussing his new book *The River Knows*.  Neil
   is the former director of Drake University Agriculture Law Center.  He is
   now a professor emeritus at Drake.
   - 12:00 – lunch
   - 1:00 – Dr. Dan Flores, discussing his book Wild *New World: The Epic
   Story of Animals and People in America*.  Dr. Flores served as the A.B.
   Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana.  He is
   working with Ken Burns on a documentary on the bison.  Later this year,
   Time magazine will be publishing his article about the 50th anniversary of
   the Endangered Species Act.  Dr. Flores will be appearing via Zoom.
   - 2:30 – What’s next?

*Looking forward to seeing you on Sept. 16.*
Pam Mackey Taylor
Iowa Chapter Director

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