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The Many Rivers Group (MRG) of the Sierra Club Oregon Chapter represents almost 3,000 Sierra Club members in Lane, Douglas and Coos Counties. The MRG is active and visible locally, with tables and booths at local events, hikes and other outings, road cleanup and trail maintenance projects, and monthly meetings. Please join us!
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Many Rivers Group Contact:
Chair - Shannon Wilson
Phone (541) 746-3371
Email: Shannon Wilson
Vice Chair - Debra Higbee
Phone (541) 554-6979
Email: Debra Higbee.
Executive Committee
Please click here for Complete Contact Info
Group Address
Eugene, Oregon
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Events
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News, Events, Announcements,
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Email List - The Many Rivers Group has started an email list of its members and friends so that we can contact people rapidly for action alerts, volunteer needs and upcoming events. If you would like to be on this list go to
Oregon Many Rivers News and sign up. Hope to see you there soon!
Executive Committee Elections Coming Soon - An election for several positions on the Many Rivers Group of the
Sierra Club Executive Committee will be held in December. If you
ever desired to represent members across Coos, Douglas, and Lane
Counties for conservation issues close to your heart, this is your
opportunity. The minimum monthly time commitment is approximately
three hours. The opportunities to connect with members at the
local, State, and National level are exciting, and the possibilities
are endless.
Interested candidates should write a two paragraph bio and mention
your environmental interests. Become an Executive Member and join
energetic and fun activists working on local issues in your
community. The deadline for submitting a bid for the December
election is November 1st.
E-mail questions and bids to: Peter.Saraceno@oregon.sierraclub.org
The Arctic Quest:
A Multimedia Presentation of Author and Photographers trek through
Alaska. - On Wednesday, November 1, Native Forest Council and the Many Rivers
Group will host activist, writer,
photographer, and adventurer Chad Kister at the Eugene Public Library in
the Tykeson Room at 6 p.m. Kister will present a slideshow of his
journeys
through Alaska’s Tongass National Forest and the Arctic National
Wildlife
Refuge, recounting his harrowing trek across the Coastal Plain, his
experiences with the native peoples, and his first-hand witnessing of
the
devastating effects of climate change. Kister is the author of Arctic
Quest
and Arctic Melting and has produced a full-length feature film, Caribou
People.
For more information, contact Josh at 688-2600 or josh@forestcouncil.org OR Shannon Wilson
Last Tuesday Sierra Club & Beer Working Group
You are invited to join us for our new "Last
Tuesday Sierra Club & Beer Working Group!" Contact Shannon Wilson
for details at (541) 746-3371 or email Shannon.Wilson@oregon.sierraclub.org.
Join us for social time + action + education. Get involved
and protect your environment!
Missing Your Runoff?
If you are a Many Rivers Group member but did not receive your Runoff, please contact Mike Helm at Mike.Helm@oregon.sierraclub.org
Volunteer Opportunities
Proofreader for The Runoff - Someone to give our newsletter a good once-over before it goes to press. Need: mid-September. Duration: on-going. Your location: anywhere in the Group. Format: email. Contact Robyn Conroy at (503) 238-0442 x300 or oregon.chapter@sierraclub.org.
Volunteer Coordinator - Someone to connect with new volunteers and help them get plugged in to Group activites and needs. Need: now. Duration: on-going. Your location: anywhere in the Group, but the membership and volunteer pool is Eugene-heavy, so that would help. Format: email, phone and some in-person meetings. Contact Robyn Conroy at (503) 238-0442 x300 or email Robyn at: oregon.chapter@sierraclub.org
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