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February Speaker Series: Padding on the Big Rivers
January 24, 2023
Join us on February 14 for our next monthly speaker series — Paddling on the Big Rivers!
January Speaker Series: Climate and Equity in Illinois A to Z
January 3, 2023
Join us for our next monthly speaker series — Climate and Equity in Illinois A to Z — on Tuesday, January 10 at 6:30pm! We'll be joined by Sally Burgess, Downstate Organizing Manager with Sierra Club Illinois, Virginia Woulfe-Beile, co-Coordinator...
December Speaker Series: Backpacking the John Muir Trail
November 15, 2022
Join us for our next Speaker Series — Backpacking the John Muir Trail — on Tuesday, December 13.
Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project and Alton Main Street to Host 20th Annual Green Gift Bazaar on Small Business Saturday
November 14, 2022
Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project and Alton Main Street are celebrating Small Business Saturday by hosting the 20th annual Green Gift Bazaar.
Piasa Palisades Group featured in The Telegraph
October 19, 2022
Piasa Palisades Group grew from passion for Riverbend
Author: Jill Moon
This article was originally published in The Telegraph.
Founders of the Piasa Palisades Group of the Sierra Club led by example for what the organization...
Call for Vendors for 20th Annual Green Gift Bazaar
October 6, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Contact: Hannah Lee Flath, hannahlee.flath@sierraclub.org, 860-634-0225
Sara McGibany, sara@altonmainstreet.org, 618-463-1016
ALTON, IL -- Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project and...
October Speaker Series: How to Spot a Dangerous Tree
September 26, 2022
Join us for our next monthly speaker series — How to Spot a Dangerous Tree — to learn about Peter Jenkins' tree assessment program.
Mississippi Earthtones Festival Hosts Announce Recipients of Confluence Conservation Leadership Awards
September 14, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Contact: Hannah Flath, hannahlee.flath@sierraclub.org, 860-634-0225
Virginia Woulfe-Beile, virginia.woulfe-beile@sierraclub.org, 618-977-2319
ALTON, IL -- At the 16th...
Lend a Hand at the 16th Annual Great Mississippi River Clean-up
September 1, 2022
Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project, Alton Main Street, and the Army Corps of Engineers are calling for volunteers to support the 16th annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival Great Mississippi River Clean-up.
September Speaker Series: The Circular Economy
August 26, 2022
Join us for our September Speaker Series to learn more about the circular economy.