Howdy,
Here is updated info for the Iowa City Area Group of the Sierra
Club's Earth Week events. Just as a reminder, it is the 30th Annual
Earth Day this year.  The Big Three Oh!

On Sunday, April 16th, we will have an Earth Week Service Outing.  We
will be doing prairie restoration work out at Finkbine Prairie.
Please give Doug Jones a call and volunteer a couple of hours to help
get this years restoration efforts underway.  Call Doug Jones at
338-2879.  You could also call Rex Bavousett at 626-7862 if Doug's
phone is busy.

On Saturday, April 22nd we will have an Earth Day Hike at MacBride
Recreation Area.  We will hike the Osprey Trail along Coralville
Reservoir and up to the spillway waterfall of MacBride Lake.  This
hike will be around 9:30 and will be lead by Heidi Nobiling.  You can
contact her for details on where to meet by calling 338-0064.

Our Earth Day Program on Saturday will be presented by Dr. Diana
Horton, Associate Professor of Botany at the University of Iowa.
Topic: "I Thought I Had Come to a Botanical Desert...."
The program will be about Native Plants of Iowa.  This is of special
concerns to us here in Iowa since our State Government is currently
considering revising the Endangered and Threatened Species list in
Iowa.  This action would lower the listings from 229 to 13 species.
This program will help  illustrate why it was so important for the
Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club to fight and protect the Eddyville
Dunes near Ottumwa.
Location/Time:  Room "A" at the Iowa City Public Library on Saturday,
April 22nd.  We will have the room from 1:45 to 3:30.  The program
could begin at 2:00 p.m. and run to 3:00.  If we need more time for
Questions and Answers we will then have till 3:30.

Please pass on this information to all you know who would be
interested in attending.  This event will be listed in the Iowa
Chapter paper, but missed being listed in the Iowa City Sierran.  For
more information please contact Rex at 626-7862.

Thanks,
Rex Bavousett
Iowa City Area Group Chair
Sierra Club