Meetings and Outings Link

Meetings and Outings are open to the public. Please signup for outings on this site or contact the leader.

April 10, 2025 - General  Meeting
7:00pm - Girl Scout Building 
4693 N. Lynndale Drive, Appleton, WI
 

Habitat Restoration 
in the Fox River and Green Bay

Brianna Kupsky, along with Mandy Mellinger and Jessica Brandt from the DNR, will be presenting their work to restore habitat along the upper Fox River and the Bay of Green Bay.  Currently 12 sites across the bay and river, including Joliet Park in Green Bay, have been identified as areas of concern for issues such as poor water quality and degraded wildlife habit.  Learn about the restoration, what you can do to help now and with long term stewardship efforts, close to our back yard!

Join us at one of our Outings this Spring and Summer.

Check details in the Meetings and Outings link
Hike Explore LaSage Bottoms State Natural Area - March 29
Terrell's Island Hike - April 5
Garlic Mustard Pulling- High Cliff State Park - May 10
Mountain Bay State Bike Trail - TBD
1000 Islands Environmental Center Hike - June 12
Newberry Trail Evening Walk - July 15
Mascoutin Valley State Trail Hike - July 26
Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve Hike - August 9
Evening Loop the Little Lake Walk - August 18

At our November meeting we had a wonderful and informative meeting 
about Sacred Prehistoric Sites of the Fox Valley.
Presenter Mark Walker has offered to provide a link of the presentation.

pdf link from the presentation

The Fox River waterway has seen active human habitation since the end of the last ice age. Indigenous cultures honored sacred spaces near springs, rivers, and lakes with petroglyphs (rock art), petroforms (rock arrangements), and earthen mounds. Through maps, aerial images, and early historic writings, Mark Walker will provide a virtual tour of these cultural and spiritual spaces. Presenter Mark Walker (trail name "TieDye") builds and maintains segments of the Ice Age Trail, monitors land with the Northeast WI Land Trust, and recently became a Wisconsin Master Naturalist. 

Pinot's painting fund raiser

Wild Ones Center- Guckenberg Preserve

Penny identifying nature

 

Fonferek Glen County Park

Cherney Maribel Caves

 

 

Peter cooking a wonderful peach cobbler at our May meeting

Peter and Monny planting trees on Earth Day at High Cliff

Jo ready to plant a tree

 

Garlic mustard pulling at High Cliff

Hiking the Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve

 

Learning about wetland restoration in Oneida Nation Land

January 20th snowshoeing on the Ice Age Trail at Iola Winter Sports Park
(Hoping for more snow this year)

13 of us ventured out for a New Years Day Hike at Fallen Timbers Environmental Center in Black Creek

Painting Fundraiser

Another fun and successful night at Pinot's Palette in Appleton, painting "Winter’s Song."  

Our newsletters (available here or in the menu above) have excellent information about our meetings, outings and other issues.  Please read.

Check Calendar for FUTURE EVENTS & OUTINGS

Our Facebook Page is an easy way to follow us.  Please 'Like' the page so you can follow us.

Skunk Hollow Mine Appeal

The Green Lake Association (GLA), the Green Lake Conservancy (GLC), the Green Lake Sanitary District (GLSD), and one landowner united to file two appeals in an effort to further evaluate potential impacts associated with the proposed Skunk Hollow Mine.

For further information log on the tab Conservation Issues

Our group is in need of leaders to join our board of directors.  Please contact us if interested in helping our group survive and thrive.

Learn about the proposed Back 40 Mine along the Menominee River on the Wisconsin border.

Don't allow our DNR to give away part of an important State Park to a private corporation.  Please visit http://www.friendsblackriverforest.org to learn more.

Our monthly meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month (except July and August).   Most meetings begin at 7:00, with the building opening around 6:30 for setup, socializing and snacks.  Everyone is welcome.  Most meetings are free.

We welcome anyone who loves the outdoors and wants to meet others with the same love. We welcome anyone who is concerned about the natural environment and wants to learn more. Help us protect our natural heritage by participating in our meetings, outings, educational events, and political actions to explore, enjoy, and protect northeastern Wisconsin.

The Fox Valley Group of Sierra Club is the local branch of The Sierra Club – Wisconsin Chapter in northeastern Wisconsin. 

 Our group covers Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Winnebago Counties.  There are currently six active groups in Wisconsin under the umbrella of the Wisconsin Chapter.