August Events
Tuesday, August 4
Club-wide teleconference "Call to Action on Global Warming and Energy", 8:30 pm
Eastern. More>>
Friday, Saturday, August 7 and 8
Steppin Out in Blacksburg. The New River Group will have a table in the Tech
Bookstore parking lot at space #1 in the corner adjacent to Main Street. Come on
by and say hello.
Friday, August 14
Earth Friendly Friday, Fred First: "What We Hold in Our Hands". Earth Friendly
Friday is the second Friday of each month, and it is jointly sponsored by the
Roanoke Sierra Club and The Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke. Location:
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke, 2015 Grandin Road at Brandon. It
is free and open to the public. More>
Wednesday, August 19
3rd Wednesdays at 5. Meet at 5pm at More Than Coffee, a Lebanese restaurant near
the corner of North Main and College at 235 North Main in downtown Blacksburg.
We will take care of any immediate Sierra Club business, catch up on
environmental news, and enjoy the good company. A regular event for the New
River Group.
Saturday, August 29
Hike in the Mountain Lake Wilderness in Giles County. This wilderness area has
recently been expanded, thanks to the passage of the Virginia Ridge and Valley
Act. The hike will visit a scenic outlook over Johns Creek Valley. Meet 9:30 am
at the Forest Service Eastern Divide Ranger District Office, Blackburg, located
at 110 Southpark Drive just north of the intersection of Business 460 (South
Main) and the 460 Bypass. Contact Sherman Bamford, bamford2@