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2018 Sierra Club Fall Retreat & Symposium
@ Beckwith Camp and Conference Center • Beautiful Weeks Bay • Hosted by the Mobile Bay Group
Friday, November 2-Sunday, November 4, 2018
Highlights:
• Weeks Bay Explorer Cruise / National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Nature Trails including Weeks Bay Pitcher Plant Bog Boardwalk Trail to Fish River
• Awards Banquet and Celebration of Fall with live music
• Sierra Club Power Fall Lottery Prizes throughout the weekend
Presentations:
Presentations will cover our Chapter’s Priority Issues:
• Dauphin Island Erosion and Mobile Harbor
• Beyond Coal / Beyond Oil / Beyond Natural Gas / Clean Energy campaign
• Environmental Justice
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Public Lands
• Water Quality and Management
Mobile Bay Sierra Club will be hosting.
If you haven’t come to an annual Alabama Sierra Club Chapter retreat before, then you’ve missed out on a weekend of fun outdoor activities, meeting great people, learning from inspiring presentations, and having a memorable time.
Open to the public and Sierra Club members alike, the 2018 annual retreat and Symposium will take place at beautiful Camp Beckwith on Weeks Bay in South Baldwin County, near Fairhope, Alabama. Nature trails wind through 82 acres of tall pine forests and landscaped open spaces along the estuary waters of Weeks Bay.
The bay is teeming with wildlife and over 100 different species of birds.
This annual Chapter Retreat and Symposium is whatever you want it to be. While there is a structured schedule of presentations, discussions, outdoor activities, and more, we encourage you to enjoy the weekend in your own way. This is a great opportunity to get outdoors and join interesting people and fellow Sierrans for a celebration of fall and the return of cool weather on the coast.
Starting with a Bar-B-Que at the Bayfront Pavilion on Friday at 5:30 p.m., the weekend will feature great sessions and presentations, as well as lots of waterfront outdoor fun.
There will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy complimentary kayaking and canoeing. Some of Alabama’s best inshore fishing is on Weeks Bay in early November. To catch Redfish or Specks, use live shrimp under popping corks, so bring your fishing tackle. There is live bait available in the neighborhood. The ‘Eastern Shore Trail’ is a 24-mile pedestrian and biking trail on Hwy 98 at Weeks Bay Reserve, so bring your bikes, too.
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You must select your type of room reservation. We have 3 choices of lodging for the weekend. Beckwith offers dorms, bungalows, and motel-style lodging. Motel-style rooms are furnished with a double and a single bed or two queen beds. All overnight accommodations are conveniently located near meeting spaces and the dining hall. If you choose a double occupancy, please make your own sharing arrangements, and indicate your roommate on the registration form.