General Meetings
Tuesday, November 20th: The Urban Form
Richard Tangum, Ph.D, Professor of Architecture and Planning, and Director, Center for Urban & Regional Planning Research, UTSA College of Architecture, will present features of the urban form including transit, Complete Streets, and Pedestrian systems.
Tuesday, December 11th or 18th (TBA): Annual Holiday Party, Dinner & Silent Auction
Our annual party features live music, delicious food, and a silent auction. Time, maps and speaker bios are on our Events page.
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Like kids? Like the outdoors?
Inner City Outings needs you!
Seventeen Sierra Club members and new recruits were on hand for our May 23rd organizational meeting. If you'd like to introduce inner city kids to the wonders of the outdoors, join us at our next meeting.
Tuesday, June 12th
7 p.m.
Anne Pearson's home
We'll do volunteer training and continue organizational planning. Contact Anne Pearson, (210) 408-6321, for an address and directions. Also, be sure to visit our Inner City Outings page for more about this exciting new program.
Next Lion's Field Event
Wednesday, October 24th:
Alan Montemayor's Travels in Australia
Alan Montemayor will present a program on his recent travels in Australia, emphasizing the natural and cultural aspects. Alan is a retired engineer from Southwest Research Institute and a member of the Sierra Club since 1985. Since retiring, Alan and his wife Cheryl Hamilton have been exploring the world in ways not possible while working.
They recently spent three months in Australia exploring the outback in four-wheel-drive campervans, rental cars, boats and planes.
Visit our Lion's Field Events page for maps, times and additional information.
Support Inner City Outings - Buy a Calendar
Our 2013 Wilderness Calendars feature a stunning scene of breathtaking beauty every month of the year, and plenty of space for writing appointments. Even better, your purchase helps support our fantastic Inner City Outings program.
- A bestseller for thirty years -- over 8 million sold!
- All the grandeur of the North American wilderness
Calendars will be on sale for $14 including tax at the Sierra Club general membership meeting Nov. 20 and at the Lion's Field event Nov. 28. Or email Inner City Outings for more information.
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Next Outing
Saturday, November 10th: Hike the Canyon
Experience the beauty of this San Antonio area gem and its trail system. Join the Friends of Government Canyon and the Sierra Club for a jointly-led guided hike on one of the many trails at Government Canyon State Natural Area. Length of the hike will range from 4 to 7 miles depending on the group.
Registration information and more outings
Next Social Event
Friday, October 26th, 6-8 p.m.: Candlelight Coffeehouse
One of our favorite places, it features good food and a nice quiet atmosphere. Contact Loyd Cortez (phone 674-9489 or email) if planning to attend.
Visit our Social Events page for maps, times and information about this and future gatherings.
Take Action Today!
The Sierra Club needs your action on important issues affecting our environment. Just click on the link(s) below to read the action alerts and fill out a brief form that is automatically sent to your Senators, Representatives and other elected officials.
For more urgent Sierra Club alerts, visit our Action Alerts page.
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Make your voice heard! City council decisions, regulatory actions, legislation in Austin; we need to be ready to act at a moment's notice to support the good and stop the bad.
Sometimes all it takes is a simple phone call or email message to sway the opinion of our local elected leaders and officials. Contact us and we will add you to our Alamo Sierra Club Action Alert Email List. You don't have to be a Sierra Club member to receive our alerts, (but we do hope you'll join us). |
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