Monthly Meeting Information
Saturday December 5th 6pm
Holiday Potluck Party
At the home of Stan Bogosian see maps ---->
20630 Lomita Avenue
Saratoga
RSVP 408.257.6712
Kick off the holiday season with us! Just bring a potluck dish to share with about 6 people, we will provide plates, utensils, and drinks.
New members are welcome!
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And just in case you need more holiday parties on different
dates, the Loma Prieta chapter is having a a Holiday Party to celebrate our successful
conservation work in 2009! Music, light food and beverages will be provided in
recognition of our dedicated volunteers and generous donors. Please R.S.V.P. to
650-390-8411
Wednesday December 9 at 5pm
At the Chapter Headquarters at the Peninsula Conservation
Center, 3921 E. Bayshore Road,
Palo Alto (near Hwy101/San Antonio Rd)
Calendar
Dec
5th Saturday 6pm
GRG Holiday
Potluck Party
At the home of Stan Bogosian
20630
Lomita Avenue, Saratoga
RSVP 408/257-6712
Jan 27th
Wednesday 7pm
Guadalupe Group General Meeting at Saratoga Library
March 24th
Wednesday
Guadalupe Group General Meeting at Saratoga Library
Hikes
Dec 5th Saturday
10 am Harvey Bear Ranch in Gilroy
1000 ft,
2B, 6 miles New Member Hike
This will be a moderate hike at an easy pace in the rolling
hills of one of the most recent additions to the Santa Clara County Parks
system. Get to know the Guadalupe
Regional Group, Loma Prieta Chapter, and Sirra Club
members! Bring lunch, liquids, hiking
boots. Heavy rain cancels. We will be meeting at 10am. The trailhead will be determined by current
trail conditions, so please call the leaders.
Carpool location: 9am at Los Gatos Municpal
Parking Lot (Hwy 9 between University Ave & Santa Cruz Ave, behind Chase
Bank, across the street from Hobees and Double-D
restaurants). Hike Leaders: Linda Barbossa
408.778.7122 and Shawn Britton 408.551.0722.
LOTS more hikes at Loma Prieta Chapter
calendar:
lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/calendar.asp?year=2009&month=11
VOLUNTEER EVENTS
Wanted: Technical Mapping Help
The Chapter's Geographic Information Systems Committee is
looking for someone to help in our efforts with Ebbetts
Pass Forest Watch. (www.ebbettspassforestwatch.org) We need 1) Google earth
"fly-over" mapping of areas that have been clearcut
or are planned for clearcuts; 2) A Google Earth tour
of the clear cutting devastation that we could post on YouTube
to show legislators, Boards of Supervisors, etc.; and 3) an ESRI ArcGIS map of prospective tree harvest areas. If you want to help with these or other
ongoing projects, contact Shawn Britton at 408-551-0722 or
smbritton@comcast.net
Being
Green – by Bob Groff
My wife helps a lot in my ‘experiments’ to lessen our carbon
footprint. She puts up with some of my more outlandish ideas as well. One case
in point is when I installed a bicycle hook above the guest bathroom bathtub. I
borrowed the five gallon solar shower from our backpacking gear and hung it
from the hook. The only comment she made was why I had to use a red
bicycle hook. That experiment worked out pretty well in reducing our water and
energy use. We used it for a couple of months until we installed a solar hot
water panel on the roof. By then we were also in the habit of using less water
for our showers. One area where we had a little difference was on the use of
public transit. She would use public transit but preferred to drive her 2006 Prius. Things changed about a month ago when she was on the
receiving end of a multi-car accident on highway 280. She was not hurt but the Prius was totaled. The Highway Patrol is following up on
the possibility the person that caused the accident was using his cell phone at
the time. It will take a bit of time for my wife to get over the jitters and
public transit is now our number one choice. We are exploring the possibility
of not replacing the Prius. We walk to the light rail
station and ride the train together. Unfortunately it took a major incident for
us to seriously look into reducing our use of a car. So far things are going
quite well and we are enjoying our new lifestyle.
If you are thinking
about making some changes, why not start off by seeing if you can give up
driving one day a week? And who knows? You might find you enjoy your carless day so much you want to extend it to even more
days. It takes a bit of effort but the lower stress levels are a plus. And to
those that believe using their cell phone while driving is no problem, try
thinking beyond your ear! Stop before more than a vehicle is totaled. Give it a try. It is up to each one of us.
Guadalupe Group Leaders
Chair – Joe Cernac, 408/292-5465
Conservation – David
Dalton, 408/257-6712
Global Warming – David Marsland, 393-7130
Local Issues – Bill
Kirkpatrick 408/497-2957
Newsletter Editor –
David Dalton, 408/257-6712
Parks/Wilderness – Bob
Groff, 408/374-0151
Political – Stan Bogosian, 408/568-2489
Program Coord – Marj Ottenberg 408/867-4576
Secretary – Carolyn
Straub 408/286-8858
Treasurer – Joe Cernac, 408/292-5465
Web Master – Kerch Holt, 408/250-0414
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