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Central Arkansas Group (CAG) Meeting
7/16/24 – Tu - Please join us to meet and hear from Marcus Jones, Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District. Marcus Jones is a born-and-raised Arkansan and a decorated retired U.S. Army Colonel. His roots are planted deep in Arkansas, from Oil Trough to the University of Arkansas to Camp Robinson. After nearly three decades serving our country throughout the U.S. and abroad, he returned home to Central Arkansas with his wife Carrie and two children, Will and Abby Grace. His final assignment was a true privilege: serving as the Senior Army Advisor to the Arkansas Army National Guard. Marcus believes that our representative in Congress ought to deliver solutions. Fair wages. Good schools. Health care that doesn’t bankrupt you. A system that doesn’t knock you down every time you get a little bit ahead.
Come early at 5:30 to enjoy the wonderful food at Star of India. We meet in the banquet room. Thank Sammy for allowing us to meet in the banquet room. Star of India is located at 301 N. Shackleford Rd. STE C4 Little Rock, AR 72211 (Separate banquet room entrance is located to the right of main restaurant entrance.)
Future meetings are announced via e-mail messages from Chair George Wise. If you do not receive the messages, please contact George at bgcdwise@swbell.net Program normally starts at 6:30.
For additional information on past or future CAG meetings, click HERE.
No meeting in August or December.
Late 2024 meetings: 9/17/24; 10/15/24; 11/19/24
AR-DoT Public Meetings
For more info, go to https://ardot.gov/publicmeetings
7/23/24 Tu – 4 to 7 pm – AR-DoT Public Hearing on proposed new road connecting Hwys 90 and 67 north of Pocahontas – to reduce heavy truck traffic. Location: Pocahontas Community Center, 300 Geneva Dr. Comments accepted until 8/7/24.
7/25/24 Th – 4 to 7 pm – AR-DoT Public Involvement Meeting on proposed Hwy 140 bridge replacement over Left Hand Chute of Little River. Meeting Location: First Baptist Church, 302 Kenwood Av, Lepanto.
7/30/24 Tu – 4 to 7 pm - AR-DoT Public Hearing on proposed drainage improvements on Hwy 60 west of the Arkansas River. Meeting Location: Today’s Family Church (Gym), 123 AR-113, Bigelow.
National Park Reservations
At least one National Park (Yosemite) now requires reservations to drive into the park on certain days. For more info, go to https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/permitsandreservations.htm
Antiquities Act - 118 Years
The Antiquities Act -- one of our most powerful tools for land conservation -- is a bipartisan bill that was signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. The Act allows U.S. Presidents to designate existing federal public lands as national monuments using a Presidential Proclamation.
Sierra Club Board of Director Election Results
4/24/24 - W - The five candidates elected to the 2024-2027 Board of Directors term were: Meghan Sahli-Wells, Clayton Daughenbaugh, David Karpf, Karl Palmquist, Erica Hall. Of the ballots distributed, 7% were returned; of those, 72% were returned by mail and 28% via internet. (photos)
World Wilderness Congress
8/24-31/24 - Sa-Sa - South Dakota - This year, the World Wilderness Congress will be held in South Dakota, the third time the quadrennial series of gatherings will be held in the U.S. After March 31, registration fee for the full week may increase to $1000. For more info, go to wild.org
Central Arkansas Safety Action Plan
11/2023 - Metroplan, the metropolitan planning organization for Central Arkansas (Faulkner County, Lonoke County, Pulaski County, and Saline County) is developing a Safety Action Plan. This Plan will identify and prioritize roadway safety improvements for all road users in Central Arkansas, including pedestrians, cyclists, public transportation users, motorists, and more. The goal of the Safety Action Plan is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through implementation focused on all road users. For more info [or to complete a survey to provide input to the plan], click HERE. The survey is now completed but the link is retained for info only.
Early Tick Season?
2/12/24 - Ticks were spotted last week near Pinnacle Mountain. Use caution.
NEWS
Note: Past news and outings reports have been moved to the Newsletters page.
What's New on the Web site:
Items mentioned above (on Home Page) may or may not be included in the What's New Section.
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POSTED IN Q1/Q2 ( JAN-JUN ) 2024
- 4/14/24 - Links on Get Involved web page checked/updated
- 4/14/24 - History Tours schedule updated
- 4/14/24 - Distinguished lecture series (no new events located as of this date)
- 4/14/24 - Links on EPA - ADEQ web page checked
For information on web site changes in prior months, go to the About Us > What's New page.
Special Topic: Texas Coal Plants An Issue, Sierra Club Says
By Doug Thompson - NW News - December 30, 2014
Two coal-fired power plants in Texas stand as the most immediate threat to air quality in Northwest Arkansas, said the director of the Sierra Club in Arkansas.
The plants are among seven at issue in a Jan. 15 public hearing in Oklahoma City. The federal Environmental Protection Agency called the hearing after rejecting parts of Texas' plan to gradually reduce the amount of haze-causing sulfur dioxide from the plants.
Glen Hooks, this state's Sierra Club director, said his group will argue at the hearing the sulfur dioxide contributes to haze as far north as Benton and Washington counties and over the federally protected headwaters of the Buffalo National River. ... MORE [TOP]
Campfire Events Calendar
Outing - Sierra Club Policies
- Activities identified as Sierra Club outings are led by a certified Outings Leader. All participants on such outings are required to sign a Sierra Club Liability Waiver form. If you would like to read the Liability Waiver before you choose to participate on an outing, please go to http://content.sierraclub.org/outings/local-outdoors/resources, then click on Sign-in Sheet & Liability Waiver or contact the Outings Department at (415) 977-5528 for a printed version.
- Carpools transportation is at the sole risk of the participants, both driver and passengers, even if they are leaders or staff of the outings or activity.
- CST 2087766-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.
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