General Program

Meetings
  Executive Committee
  Conservation Committee
  Rainforest Committee
  Population-Environment
    Committee
  Inner City Outings

Outings
Area Events

NEO Group Outings are led by volunteer members who enjoy meeting other members, walking the earth, and finding inspiration to help protect it.

Local outings have a lot of support from the national Sierra Club, and a newsletter and Handbook for Leaders exist to help organize outings.

If you are interested in participating as an outings leader, please contact Dennis Plank or Steve Gove for more information.

Saturdays
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Nature Center
at Shaker Lakes
2600 S. Park Blvd
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
(map...)

Meet at the front door to the exhibit area each Saturday for a walk around our trails led by the weekend naturalist. Free.

For a Nature Walk Schedule, call (216) 321-5935, or visit www.shakerlakes.org.

3rd Monday each month
6 pm - 8 pm

Great Lakes Brewing Company Cellar

A monthly gathering of folks that want to learn, dialogue, and collaborate around issues of food, health, community development, and the environment. Hosted by the New Agrarian Center and the Great Lakes Brewing Company. Free.

For more info, contact Brad Masi, NAC Executive Director

Enjoy an interesting presentation and meet fellow Club members at the NEO Sierra Club Group's periodic gatherings for members and the general public.

Our Changing World: Attitudes and Latitudes, Planning for 2010
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
6:30 PM

Shaker Lakes Nature Center
2600 S Park Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 321-5935
(Get directions)

Enjoy a bit of winter cheer and meet your fellow club-members!

Join us to brainstorm and plan the NEO group's goals, events and activities for the year to come!

There will be a potluck dinner, so please bring a dish to share. Beverages will be provided.

NEO Sierra Events Chair: Steve Gove – 440-237-8836.

Executive Committee (4th Wednesday)

November 18, 2009 Wed 7:00 PM
Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Rd (440)-333-4700.

December 16, 2009 Wed 6:30 PM
Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway,
North Olmsted, OH 44070 (440) 734-7576.

All are welcome.
For Executive Committee, call Pat McKenna (248) 505-3550.

Conservation Committee (2nd Wednesday)
November 11, 2009 Wed 7:00 PM
December 9, 2009 Wed 7:00 PM
Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave.

All are welcome.
For Conservation Committee, call Dennis Plank (216) 939-8229.

Population-Environment Committee
(This committee meets as a sub-committee of the
Conservation Committee on the 2nd Wednesday)
November 11, 2009 Wed 7:00 PM
December 9, 2009 Wed 7:00 PM
Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave.

Call Dennis Plank for more information (216) 939-8229.

Rainforest Committee (3rd Sunday)
November 15, 2009
December 20, 2009

Call Michael Melampy, 440-826-2263, for time and place.

Inner City Outings
Contact Claire Brugnoletti, for more information.

Cross Country Skiing in Brecksville
Friday, January 1, 2010
1 PM

What a beautiful and healthy way to start off the New Year! If there should happen to be no snow, a hike will replace skiing.

For details (meeting point, etc.), contact Fred Oswald a few days before New Years: 440-888-5829.

No Sierra Club events currently scheduled.

Friday, November 6, 2009
6 PM - 10 PM

The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour

Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Drive,
University Circle
Cleveland OH 44106-1767
(get directions)

The evening starts with a reception where you can meet representatives from local environmental groups and enjoy food, $3 beer and wine bar featuring Great Lakes Brewery beers and organic wines, and entertainment. Then enjoy a screening of The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour, seven environmental films helping to raise awareness of the natural world and our role in it.

Join David Beach, director of the Museum's GreenCityBlueLake Institute, for a Q&A session after the films.

Tickets:
Please call the Museum Box Office at (216) 231-1177 or register online.

Non-members: $15; Museum members: $10; High school students: $5

Tickets will not be mailed; there will be a guest list at the door.

Hosted by the Nature League.

For more information and to register, please visit the CMNH website...

Autumn is a wonderful time of the year
to enjoy Ohio's natural beauty.
Below are some resources for enjoying
local outdoor activities.

Cleveland Metroparks
or call 216-635-3200.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park
or call 216-524-1497 or 440-546-5991.

Lake County Metroparks
or call 800-227-PARK.

Native Plant Society of Northeast Ohio
or call 330-562-4053.

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
or call 216-321-5935.