Joining Hands to Fight Climate Change
Thank you so much to all the folks who joined us at the Maryland Chapter's 2015 Jamboree at Catoctin Mountain National Park this year!
What an awesome weekend with real inspiration from national president Aaron Mair (see his speech here and the second half here!) and terrific workshops from many dedicated presenters. There was dancing with Kim Forry and "Strings on Wings," yoga with Eddy Norton, an exciting live auction, and singing with Spice Kleinman. The bio blitz was on a perfect day, revealing salamanders and other critters and plants. Along with the activities, there were amazing moments of socializing, camaraderie, and not to mention the tastiest food on the east coast (thanks food team)!
Click here to see photos (Photos will continue to be posted once we receive them)
For Jamboree Attendees:
We hope you had as much fun as we did and are looking forward to the next opportunity to interact with fellow Sierra Club members and friends. YOU are what made this event such a success! We have a few follow-up steps to help us make the next Jamboree even better and to help keep all of us involved in this important work.
1) Please take time to fill out our online evaluation. It is very important to us to receive your feedback! It helps us with future events and to better serve the community.
2) Please share your photos and stories. We would love to share any photos you may have of the Jamboree! Please send photos to Jade Miller, our fall Communications Intern, at communications.intern@mdsierra.org and cc jamboree@mdsierra.org
Sierra Club National President Aaron Mair Talks About Diversity
Interested in the workshops from Jamboree?
If you attended Jamboree or not, the workshops are available with contact information from presenters and resources linked in the title, such as powerpoints, PDFs, and handouts!
*We will add resources to the sheet as presenters send them in*
Title of Workshop (with resources linked) | Presenter Contact Info |
| Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Seth Bush: seth.bush@mdsierra.org |
| Importance of Preserving Forested Areas | Earl Bradley: earlbradley@verizon.net |
| Biological Control Update | Marc Imlay: marc.imlay@pgparks.com |
| Cleaning Up the Electrical Energy Sector | Richard Reis: rich.reis@mdsierra.org |
| Have You Found Deer in Your Woods? | Sally Gagne: |
| The Transpacific Partnership (TPP) | Betsy Johnson: betsy.johnson@mdsierra.org |
| Fracking, Pipelines, Compressor Stations and Cove Point | Ruth White: ruth.white@mdsierra.org |
| Climate Urgency and What You Can Do About It | Stan Boyd: stan.boyd@mdsierra.org |
| Trash in the Street Pollutes What We Eat | Jennifer Kunze: jennifer.c.kunze@gmail.com |
Climate Change and the Chesapeake Bay: Rising to the Challenge | Claudia Friedetzky claudia.friedetzky@mdsierra.org |
Performers | Day and Type |
| Kim Forrey, Todd Clewell, Barb Schmid | Friday night- contra dance: “Strings on Wings” |
| Deborah “Spice” Kleinman | Saturday night- campfire sing-along and performer |
Learn more about the 2015 Jamboree site
See photos from our past Jamborees: 2013, 2011, 2009.
Questions? Call our office at 301-277-7111 for assistance.