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Scott
Community College
Environmental Club
www.sccenvironmentalclub.org
The
next regular Club meeting will be in room 1200
on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m.
Click here
for Fall 2008 meeting minutes.
Other meetings
will be every other Wednesday in room 1200 from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m.
Dates are Nov. 26 and Dec. 10. Hope to see you there!
The Scott Community College Environmental Club was founded in 1988 by Mark Aronson, an ecologist and full-time biology faculty member. The club is a grassroots group of student activists who work on a variety of local, state, national and international environmental concerns. The club encourages student participation and the development of personal approaches to environmental activism and advocacy.
Author and outspoken ecologist Edward Abbey wrote, "The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach -- it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need -- if only we had the eyes to see." The SCC Environmental Club promotes the concept of wilderness, and the importance and reality of it, in our everyday lives.
The club follows the advice of naturalist, outdoorsman, and author Doug Peacock to environmental activists: "Start in your own backyard."
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Upcoming events are below.
Keep watching this space for future additions!
Got a cool environmental event to add? Email here.NEW! Check out the info about the EICCD Chancellor's Sustainability Initiative!
Ongoing
Candy sale to benefit the Environmental Club.
To purchase candy, see any Club member.
Members who need candy to sell should contact Shelli Alden.
Saturday, November 8
Native American Skills Workshop, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the
Wapsi River Environmental Education Center, Dixon, IA.
Learn traditional outdoor skills, including starting fires,
making items from cattails, and making a living structure.
Admission is $5 per individual or $10 per family.
Please register before November 5 by calling 563-328-3286.Saturday, November 15
Campus Cleanup, Belmont Campus, 10 a.m. to noon.
Meet outside at amphitheater.Thursday, November 20
Student Government meeting, Room 2300, 3:30-4:30 p.m.Tuesday, November 25
Book Club Discussion
Mississippi Solo by Eddy Harris
7 p.m., River Action office, 822 E. River Dr., Davenport.
The book discussions are free and open to the public.Thursday, December 4
Student Government meeting, Room 2300, 3:30-4:30 p.m.Ongoing anytime
Tree Care Opportunity: Officials at Wildcat Den State Park are seeking volunteers
to assist with general tree care activities including trimming and cutting trees in public use areas and road sides. This opportunity is available immediately. For more information, contact Jim Ohl at 563-263-4337.
(Want more opportunities for activities??? Check out the related links page.)
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The Scott Community College Environmental Club is
proud to be a member of the following organizations:
Living Lands and Waters
Friends of Nahant Marsh
Quad Cities Earth Week Coalition
Friends of the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center
Iowa Environmental Council
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Iowa Prairie NetworkNational Audubon Society
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
Sierra Club