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Central Iowa
SIERRAN
Spring/Summer
2011
Winter
2010/Spring
2011
Central Iowa Group Newsletter
A Successful Metro Community Garden Story
DART’s New Transit Hub Symbolizes Environmental Stewardship
By Gunnar
Phoebe Bubendorfer
by
Olson, DART Public Information Officer
It’sDes
lateMoines
September,
it’s time
to prepare
our
afacility
ridingismower
cuts the grass,
and another
member
being designed
by substance
Architecture
The
Areaand
Regional
Transit
Authority
small
community
garden
for
the
winter.
But
first,
uses
his
truck
to
pick
up
free,
composted
manure.
to be as “green” as possible, earning as high
as a
(DART) is poised to break ground in early 2011 on a
we’ll
harvest
the
potatoes,
squash
and
sweet
potaAlmost
everything
is
either
donated
or
borrowed.
LEED
Gold
rating.
LEED
is
the
U.S.
Green
Building
new, $21 million Transit Hub in downtown Des Moines.
toes.
Although
we have no ready
source of
water,ofa
Council’s
internationally
recognized
system
The new facility will replace the transit mall along
Our
garden
is
young.
Two
years
ago,
after
a
neighbor
offers
us
the
use
of
her
outdoor
water
certifying that buildings have been constructedsupto
Walnut Street as the primary pick-up and drop-off
house
was
down
freeway
lot
ply
and her
generosity
repaid
with extra
maximize
energy
savings,iswater
efficiency
andproduce.
reduced
point in
thetorn
entire
busfor
system.
Theexpansion,
new Transitthe
Hub,
was
leftofasCherry
a narrow,
vacant
strip 6ofth Avenue
land. A and
couple
However,
most ofamong
the watering
this year was done
carbon emissions,
other things.
south
Street
between
7th
in the neighborhood began talking with friends and
by nature or by hauling buckets.
neighbors about starting a community garden. ConBesides giving us wonderful, fresh produce, the
sumers had become more interested in fresh, locally
garden has given us much pleasure. We’ve held
grown produce, so the timing was perfect. Many of
potlucks and brunches in the garden itself and we’re
us had no real gardening experience, although we
now planning our next potluck using our fall prohad a lot of enthusiasm, and were willing to learn as
duce.
we worked. The idea caught on quickly.
Our hope is that in the future, we’ll be able to
The land was leased with no charge, with the
grow enough to contribute to some of the food-asagreement that no permanent structure would be
sistance programs in Des Moines. In the meantime,
erected, and that it would be mowed and kept reasonably tidy. So, in the spring of 2009, ten 4x20-foot
beds were laid out, with a few added later as more
people joined. Larger beds were planted with corn,
Centralpotatoes,
Iowa Sierra
Club backed
the development
of Dart’s Transit Hub in an Aug. 19 letter to their General Manager. A
sweet
potatoes,
strawberries
and asparagus
clear
was found
the National Sierra
Club
between investment in public transport and cleaner air.
to
be connection
shared. Fruit
trees,byblueberries,
a small
herb
garden, and a couple of grape vines were also plantThe Transit Hub will be a showcase of many green
Street,
will
feature trees
15 bus
bays
under
covered
ed.
Small
evergreen
were
added
to abuffer
the
technologies.
Approximately 70 geothermal wells will
canopy,
indoor
waiting
areas,
public
restrooms,
and
a
noise from the adjacent freeway, and flowers were
help
power
the
facility, as will solar panels built into
customer
service
planted
from
seed.desk where passengers can buy bus
the roof. Rain will be retained in cisterns on site and
passes
speak with feature
DART staff.
An orinteresting
is our “Three Sisters
the water used to flush toilets and wash bus lanes.
In
addition
to
providing
benefits
to
passengers,
Garden”, which is an old Native American custom
The building is designed to maximize daylight indoors
the
Transit
Hub
will
serve
as
a
symbol
of
in which corn is planted in a grid pattern of small
to minimize the use of light fixtures.
environmental
stewardship
for
central
Iowa.
The
mounds. Squash is planted between the corn and
pole beans are planted at the base of each corn plant.
The
idea is that the
prickly
vines discourWilderness
Week
insquash
Washington
age predators, the corn stalks shade the squash, and
by Karen Tigges
the bean vines use the corn stalks for support and
provide nitrogen for the soil. The concept worked
A few hundred environmental activists gathered in Washington, D.C. this September to lobby Congress on
great, even though we did lose some plants.
behalf of wilderness. Among them was a contingent representing the Alaska Wilderness League, of which
Our little Eden now has a fine garden shed comSierra Club is a member. I was part of a team organized by the League’s Upper Midwest director, Lois Norrgard.
plete with its own rain barrel, a composter, and a
Together with several activists from Minnesota and one from Alaska, I met with members of Congress from
beautiful, handmade trellis. A lovely, painted sign
Iowa and Minnesota to petition for protection of a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge known as the
marks the entrance to the garden. A neighbor with
Coastal Plain. Our request was to have the
The site of the future Transit Hub currently contains
parking lots and a building being used for storage
and office of Polk County. The building will be torn
down, and much of the construction waste will be
reused in the construction of the new facility, primarily
as part of the concrete.
Incorporating the green technology into the new
Transit Hub is important for DART, not only because
it is the right thing to do as a steward of the
environment, but also because it invokes a message
DART wishes to project to all who see it: Like this
building, public transit is good for the environment.
Many residents know to switch to energy-efficient
bulbs and turn down their thermostats, but how many
realize that taking public transit can be 10 times more
effective at reducing harmful greenhouse gases?
According to the American Public Transportation
Association, a single commuter who switches from
driving to riding public transit can reduce his or her
carbon emissions by 20 pounds daily or about 4,800
pounds in a year. Last year, DART gave 4.5 million
rides.
But DART is positioned to reduce the region’s
ABOVE:
Ianbyand
Dianeridership.
show off
carbon emissions even
further
growing
a
load
of
sweet
potatoes.
And this
Which is why, as residents become increasingly
is
about
a
third
of
the
plot.
More
conscientious of preserving the Earth, DART
is
to
come.
building its brand and marketing effort around
environmental stewardship. The Transit Hub will be a
Deb and
Greg’s
Ian,
centerpiece in thatLEFT:
branding
effort,
and son,
is itself
supervise
expected to increase
ridershipthe
by harvest.
an estimated 5 or 6
percent by offering new amenities to customers.
we through
have converted
The project is we
fullyfeel
funding
local, statewhat
and
could
have
become
a
neighborhood
federal investments, including the donation of the site
a piece
of Moines.
land thatThe
we
by Polk Countyeyesore
and theinto
City
of Des
can
be
proud
of,
and
which
supplies
Transit Hub received a $4 million I-JOBs grant from
with million
fresh, locally
grown
produce
the State of Iowa,usa $6.5
Bus and
Bus Facilities
to share
withfrom
friends
and neighbors.
State of Good Repair
grant
the Federal
Transit
Administration, and a $10 million TIGER II grant, also
from the FTA.
DART anticipates breaking ground on the project
in spring 2011. The Transit Hub could open as early
w w won
. rbills
i v which
e r s t easw
r of
d 2012.
s.org
theafall
member join as a co-sponsor
by Phylliswould
Goodman
designate the Coastal Plain as
Another Stab at the River Grab! R2G2 is coming, again.
wilderness.
Such isa being
designation
would
The Des
Moines River
scheduled
for
protect
the
Coastal
Plain
from
oil
and
gas
another R2G2 clean up this August. Hundreds of
itsfrom
pristine
volunteersdevelopment
have swept theand
riverpreserve
in the past
Saycharacter.
As
of
now,
the
Plain
is
left
open
lorville Dam to Yellow Banks County Park, picking
possible
development
by aabandoned
section of the
Metro Community Garden
Page 1
up severaltotons
of tires,
bottles, and
apAlaska
National
Interest
Lands
pliances. You just never know what our enthusiastic
Stab at the River Grab
Act.remove
Wilderness
would
volunteersConservation
will grab and
to anstatus
appropriate
prevent
such
development
from
occurring.
disposal. I’m sure anyone who has done a river
Calendar of Outings
Page 2
Thebecome
Arctic Refuge
is home to
vast numbers
clean up will
an honorable
life-long
trash
of
caribou
which
migrate
from
elsewhere
in
picker for those not yet aware of the damage
a careYour Money Works
Page 3
Alaska and Canada to bear their young on
lessly tossed can does.
Help Restore Beaver Creek
the Coastal Plain. The caribou are the
Last year, this huge event had to be cancelled
livelihood
and the very cultural essence of
Frog and Toad Survey
due to flooding. With this in mind, please follow the
the Gwich’in nation, a North American Indian
Access
Sierran
Electronically
latest
updates on our website. The date may be subCentral
Iowa’s
Karen Tigges
(right) and Alaska lobbyist, Jenna
Hertz,
tribe,
who rely on the caribou to provide their
Elections
Results
with
Senator Harkin
at Wilderness Week last month in DC. They
arechange.
ject to
subsistence
each year. The Coastal Plain
working
to protectWanted
the Coastalfor
PlainYellow
of the Artctic
National Wildlife Refuge,
Volunteers
Banks
Most volunteers will be in canoes. However,
also
provides
prime land denning habitat for
another
of ourSite
environmental gems under threat.
Host
many non-boaters
will
walk
shoreline
as well.
the polar bear, as
wellthe
as nesting
grounds
for
Come
for
as
long
as
you
want.
And
come
to
thetheir
parbirds from all 50 states and six continents. Those birds include those that use the Mississippi flyway for
ty afterwards!
It’s always
a fun day in just about
Greenways
migration
route,Vision
and thus could be onesPage
we see4in our own
backyards during
Iowa winters.
any
weather
(except
for
safety
issues like
floods).
Tipton
Prairie:
of Iowa’s Past
While visiting
withJewel
the Congressional
members, we also asked each to co-sign a letter addressed
to President
It
is
fun
for
families,
groups
of
friends,
community
Obama, asking him to do all he can to protect the Refuge, especially this year, in recognition of the 50th
In This Issue:
anniversary of the Refuge. Part of the letter quotes activist Margaret Murie, “The Arctic Refuge stands as the
commitment of the past generations to all succeeding generations - that America’s finest example of the world
minded local businesses, and just someone looking
In This Issue:
for a good way to spend the day.
The website www.riverstewards.org , is the easiest way to track the event. It currently is holding
DART’s
Transit Hub
Pagesimilar
1
last
year’s information,
which will be pretty
toWashington
this year’s information.
TheWeek
date and party locaWilderness
tion will change. We hope to get this website fully
current around June, but you can get some early bird
Calendar
Page 2
looks
here at of
the Outings
past event.
Currently, the 2011 R2G2 date is scheduled for
August 20 with the party to be held at Doane Park in
Autumnal Equinox
Page 3
Pleasant Hill. As our weather has been quite interSolstice
esting
in theand
pastEquinox
few years,Sunrise
we may have to change
CIG
ExComitCandidate
Bios to pre-register
this.
Therefore,
would be helpful
onElection
the site when
it is up for this year. Or just check
Ballot
inChildren
on your own
at
any of our
host sites the day of the
Celebrate
Arctic
clean up. It is hoped most volunteers will be able
to pre-register, as this helps to plan for supplies and
food.
Fall Fundraiser a Success
Page 4
See
page
3
to
specifically
help
River Corridor Task Force
Central Iowa Sierra Club’s host site.
The Wild Section of Your Tax Form
Volunteer Layout Editor Needed
Directory
Page 2
Central Iowa SIERRAN
Spring/Summer
2011
Winter
2010/Spring 2011
Central
2010/2011 Calendar
Of Events
CENTRALIowa
IOWAGroup
SIERRAWinter
CLUB SPRING/SUMMER
2011 CALENDAR
PLEASE
CALL
THE
OUTING
LEADER
IF YOU
PLANPLAN
TO GOTO
ONGO
ANY
OUTINGS.
This helpsThis
the outing
leader
plan leader
and alerts
you
to alert
possible
Everyone,
including
non-members,
PLEASE
CALL
THE
OUTING
LEADER
IF YOU
ON
ANY OUTINGS.
helps the
outing
plan
and
youchanges.
to possible
changes.
Everyone,
includingis
welcome to attend programs and outings. Children are also welcome to attend with their parents or caretakers unless otherwise indicated by the outing leader. In order to participate in an outing, you (or
non-members,
is welcome
programs
outings.
Children
alsoofwelcome
attend
their parents
or caretakers
unless
otherwise but
indicated
bya the
outing
leader.
your
parent or guardian
if under to
18)attend
will need
to sign aand
liability
waiver.
To read are
a copy
the waiver,toplease
callwith
415-977-5630.
Carpooling
on outings
is encouraged
is strictly
private
arrangement
In order
to participate
in an outing,
yourisks
(orassociated
your parent
or guardian
under 18)
will need
signare
a area
liability
read aindicated.
copy of the waiver, please see http://
among
participants,
and participants
assume all
with such
travel. Alliftelephone
numbers
in thisto
listing
code waiver.
515 unlessTo
otherwise
www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms/ or call 415-977-5630. Carpooling on outings is encouraged. However, it is strictly a private arrangement among participants, and
TUESDAY,
MAY
17: HIKE,
6:30
PM are area code 515 unless otherwise indicated.
participants assume
all risks
associated with such travel. All
telephone
numbers
in this
listing
APRIL
EVENTS
Invasive Species Removal
DECEMBER EVENTS
Volunteer at Yellow Banks County Park for invasive species
removal beginning in April every Thursday night at 6 p.m.
Meet at the maintenance shed just inside the park and wear
heavy work shoes or boots, sturdy gloves, long sleeves and long
SATURDAY,
7:00 p.m.
pants.
DifficultyDECEMBER
level: Moderate.4:Contact
Penny at 262-1224
Party
toSierra
sign upHoliday
or to check
on weather conditions.
Join us to celebrate the holidays as another year of
SATURDAY, APRIL 2: 4:30 P.M. conservation efforts, learning, and outdoor enjoyment
Prairie Chicken Watching at Kellerton Grasslands
draws
to amating
close.
Mark
your calendar
and chickens
plan to
The
colorful
dance
and booming
calls of prairie
were
once
common
throughout
in the springtime,
bring
your
favorite
holidayIowa
treatprairies
or beverage
to share.
but
now they
areatisolated
to a few areas in
Contact
Jane
[email protected]
orSouthwest
223-5047Iowa. for
Experience this rare phenomenon at sunset with an outing to
information about the location.
the Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation Area. Meet at
4:30 p.m. in the southeast corner of the Super Target parking
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
16 :Des Moines, to carpool
lot,
I-35 & Mills Civic
Pkwy., in West
approximately 90 minutes to the viewing area. We will be able
NO PROGRAM IN DECEMBER
to watch for prairie chickens for about 90 minutes before sunset,
then perhaps stop at a local restaurant afterward for dinner
before returning. Binoculars, spotting scopes, and/or cameras
with telephoto lenses suggested. Wear clothing appropriate
EVENTS
to being outside JANUARY
90 minutes as it begins
to cool down at dusk. Difficulty level: Easy (minimal walking). Contact Doug at
[email protected] or 515-277-1263 by March 31 to sign up.
TUESDAY, JANUARY
11: 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 20: PROGRAM,
7 PM
Umbrella
for
the
Prairie:
Planning Meeting
Prairie Chickens in Southern Iowa
Executive
Committee
the Central
Iowa Group
InThe
the late
19th century
the Greaterof
Prairie
Chicken (Tympanuchus
of thecupido) was
Sierra Club
will meet
5:30 p.m.
cupido
a popular
and at
common
game All
birdmembers
on Iowa’s
landscape.
The 1950’s
saw the demise
of this charismatic
are welcome
for quarterly
planning
of outingsbird in
and
the
state with the
last nesting
attempt
recorded inof
1952. Roughly
activities.
Contact
Jane
for location
meeting
at
30 years later efforts began to bring this iconic symbol of prairie
[email protected]
or
515-223-5047.
grassland back and while success has been questionable many
positive and unexpected things have arisen from this bird’s
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
15
return
to Iowa. And
the story continues
with plans for a future
effort
to bringHike
the boom back to southern Iowa’s prairies. The
Snowshoe
program will be presented by Stephanie Shepherd, who is a
Meet atbiologist
12:30 p.m.
at Jester
Park
Headquarters
to rent
wildlife
with Iowa
DNR’s
wildlife
diversity program
snowshoes—rental
is
$7.00.
Wear
warm
clothes
and
and has been with them for a little over 5 years. She received
her
Master’s
degree
from
Iowa
State
University
in
Animal
socks and suitable boots. RSVP is required by January
Ecology
has abeprimary
interest
conservation
biology
13th so and
we can
sure there
arein enough
snowshoes
and restoration ecology particularly of grasslands. Central
available
for rental.
not snowshoed
Iowa
Sierra public
programsIfareyou
held have
at Northwest
Community
st
before,
basic
instructions
will
be
given.
BringContact
a hot
Center, 51 Street and Franklin Avenue in Des Moines. Jane
at
223-5047
or
[email protected]
for
more
information
beverage for an after-hike warm-up. Contact Donna
about
the program. at 285-7787
to RSVP and for questions.
Tuesday Weekly Hikes Begin
WEDNESDAY,
19:
7:00 on
p.m.
Sierra
Club TuesdayJANUARY
Evening Hikes
resume
April 26. Hikes
Northwest
Community
Center
are
held at a different
location
each week around the Greater
Des
Moines Area, begin
at 6:30 p.m., and end around 8 p.m.
DEMOCRACY
CRISIS
This is a great way to get to know hiking areas you may have
And its impact on the environment
never visited, or to revisit old favorite trails. For all hikes,
please
contact the hike
leader is
to sign
up each week
so you can
DEMOCRACY
CRISIS
an animated
PowerPoint
get directions
andwhich
be notified
if there
is any change
in plans.
presentation
is part
history
and part
callYou
to
may request to be placed on an email list to be notified of each
action. It discusses how corporations procured so
week’s hike and any changes by contacting Jane at jrclark@
much legal
powerlevel
to themselves,
gaining
more Hiking
rights
radiks.net
. Difficulty
is usually easy
to moderate.
thanorhuman
citizens,
andarethen
used those
boots
sturdy walking
shoes
recommended,
as arerights
light
weight
long
repellent
and water.
rain gear
against
thepants,
restmosquito
of us mere
mortals.
The Bring
presentation
whenever
the weatheron
suggests
a chance
of rain.
also concentrates
the ties
between
corporate power
and the environmental
disaster
in Alaska after Exxon
TUESDAY,
APRIL 26: HIKE,
6:30 PM
Valdez.
It isCounty
authored
by Riki Ott, a PhD toxicologist
Yellow
Banks
Park
Meet
6:30 p.m.
inside thewho
park was
at theliving
maintenance
shed by the
and atmarine
biologist
and working
in
ranger’s
houseAK,
for a hike
at Yellow
County
Park, which
is
Cordoba,
at the
timeBanks
of the
Valdez
spill.
located in the southeastern part of Polk County. This park has a
Ott describes in detail how Exxon Corporation
rich archeological history and wildflowers should be blooming.
promisedlevel:
restoration
for Contact
fisherman
andatresidents
Difficulty
Moderate.
Penny
262-1224 but
for
actuallyor
did
clean up Alaska’s coastline. The
directions
forlittle
moreto
information.
presentation demonstrates how corporate rights trump
MAY EVENTS
the rights of communities
and environmentalists in
working
for
environmental
justice.
TUESDAY, MAY 3: HIKE, 6:30 P.M. Marybeth Gardam
will be
giving
thisState
presentation
to Sierra Club.
Margo
Frankel
Woods
Park
Celebrate
Wildflower
Week(Women’s International
MarybethIowa
represents
WILPF
Margo
Frankel
Woods&isFreedom...
a good placewww.wilpf.org)
to find wildflowerson
after
League
for Peace
the
a long winter. Follow NE 2nd Street (Hwy 415) about 2 miles
national
Steering
Committee
for
Move
To
Amend
north of I-80/35. Margo Frankel Woods is located on the east
(www.MoveToAmend.org),
a grassroots
campaign
side
of the road, just south of NW 66th
Avenue. We
will meetto
ourparking
democracy
by rolling
the rights of
atprotect
6:30 in the
lot. Contact
Ginger back
at soelbergv@dwx.
com
or 253.0232.
moderate,
hilly terrain.
corporations
toDifficulty: contribute
to elections
and influence
elected officials. She is a member of the Des Moines
TUESDAY, MAY 10: 6:30 P.M.
branch AND
of WILPF,
which WALK
has been active on
BIRDING
WILDFLOWER
environmental,
peace
and justice
sincewalk,
the
Walnut
Woods State
Park—For
a birdissues
hike/nature
meet
in theCentral
picnic area
at the
circle
drive programs
found insideare
thenow
east
1960s.
Iowa
Sierra
public
entrance
the park. Community
Bring binoculars
and wear
appropriate
held at to
Northwest
Center,
51st Street
and
footwear! Contact Jane at [email protected] or 223-5047 for
Franklin
Avenue
in
Des
Moines.
Contact
Jane
at
223more information. Difficulty: easy.
5047 or [email protected] for more information about
the program.
MAPLELAG SKI TRIP JANUARY 27-30
Enjoy cross-country skiing in this luxury resort near
Brown’s Woods Preserve—meet in the Brown’s Woods parking
area
6:30 p.m. for
to hike
the longsingles,
loop. Toand
reach
the park, take
are atavailable
couples,
families.
Two
63rd Street in West Des Moines till you reach Brown’s Woods
departure
options:
Leave
Thursday
morning
and
arrive
Drive, turn west and go about a half-mile, turn right into the
at Maplelag
in the late
or leave
Thursday
parking
lot. Difficulty
level:afternoon,
moderate, hilly
terrain. Contact
George
at 745-7563
information.
evening
(with a for
motel
stay in the Twin Cities area
Thursday night) and arrive at Maplelag Friday noon.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20: Public Program
Leave Sunday after lunch and arrive home Sunday
Program TBA: The Central Iowa Sierra Group’s public program
You may
carpool
if you
wish. TheCommunity
$313 fee
toevening.
be announced
will begin
at 7 p.m.
at Northwest
($109-$199
and teens)
includes
nights
andchildren
Franklin Avenue
in Des
Moines.2Contact
Center
near 50thfor
Jane
at 223-5047
or [email protected]
for more
information.
lodging
and 6 meals
(Friday afternoon
through
Sunday
lunch) and is payable to Maplelag at the end of your
TUESDAY, MAY 24: HIKE 6:30 P.M.
stay. You
can Trail—Meet
add the additional
nightgas
Thursday
Walnut
Creek
at the Q-Trip
station atwith
the
threeofadditional
meals
($15-$45for
corner
the intersection
at SWfor
63d$80
Streetmore
and Railroad
Avenue
for
an evening
walk There
of 1 ½istoan10%
2 hoursadditional
through bottomland
children
& teens).
discount
forest.
Difficulty
level: moderate.ski
Contact
George at 745-7563
for families.
Cross-country
and snowshoe
rental,
for information.
ski waxing, ski lessons, and massages available for
additional MAY
charges.
Space is6:30
limited
TUESDAY,
31: HIKE,
P.M. to 16. A $75 deposit
per person
is required
checktopayable
to
Maffitt
Reservoir—Meet
at the(make
west entrance
Maffitt Lake
for
a hike through
thedeposit
park and around
the lake. As always,
Maplelag).
The
is non-refundable
but
boots,
water and
buglevel:
repellent
arerequired.
recommended. Difficulty
transferable.
Skill
None
Difficulty
level:
level: moderate. Contact George at 745-7563 for information
Easy
to
strenuous,
depending
on
trails
selected.
and/or directions.
Contact Doug at (515) 277-1263 or [email protected]
EVENTSas well for more
to sign up. GoJUNE
to www.maplelag.com
information.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7: HIKE, 6:30 P.M.
Raccoon River Park—Meet in the parking lot at the Lodge at
Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines to walk around Blue
Heron Lake. Please contact George for more information.
FEBRUARY
Difficulty level:
easy. Contact EVENTS
George at 745-7563 for
information.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
16: 7:00
p.m.
The
Executive Committee
of the Central
Iowa
Group of the
Northwest
Community
Center
Sierra
Club will
meet from 6-9
p.m. All members are welcome
for
the quarterly
planning
meeting.of
Contact
Jane
for Lady”
location at
“Gladys
Black:
The Legacy
Iowa’s
Bird
[email protected] or 515-223-5047.
The late Gladys Black of Pleasantville was widely
known throughout
Iowa
a conservationist,
TUESDAY,
JUNE 14: HIKE,
6:30asP.M.
Summerset
Summerset
State
Park south
educator, State
and Park—Meet
expert on atbirds.
Larry
Stone
and
ofcoauthor
Des Moines
at 6:30
p.m. To
get towritten
the park,atravel
fiveabout
miles
Jon
Stravers
have
book
south of Des Moines on Highway 69—there is a posted sign
Gladys and this program acknowledges this colorful
pointing east. Meet at the public restroom just inside the park
woman’s
impact
many Iowans.
GladysonBlack’s
gates.
This hike
will on
takesoapproximately
60 minutes
a level
trail.
Difficulty
level: easy
to moderate.
Contact
at 577newspaper
columns
and
tireless work
as Jackie
an educator
0375
with questions.
showed
us the wonders of birds. Her message whether aimed at kids or bureaucrats - was always the
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
same:
protect our
birds and
planet. Larry Stone
NO
PROGRAMS
DURING
THEour
SUMMER—
willYOU
share
from “The Bird Lady” and from
SEE
INstories
SEPTEMBER
admirers and adversaries who made her an Iowa
TUESDAY,
JUNE
21: HIKE,
6:30 P.M.
conservation
legend.
Central
Iowa Sierra public
Jester County Park
programs
are
now
held
at
Northwest
Community
We will take advantage of several of the hiking trails
that Jester
st
Center,
51
Street
and
Franklin
Avenue
in
Des
Moines.
County Park in northwest Polk County has to offer. Meet
at the
parking
just atinside
the park
entrance at 6:30 p.m.for
Contact
ContactlotJane
223-5047
or [email protected]
more
Ginger
at [email protected]
or call 253-0232. Difficulty: information
about the program.
moderate.
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
19 RIDE, 8:30 A.M.
SATURDAY,
JUNE
25: BICYCLE
Cross
Country
Ski/Hike
Join
us for
a bike ride
on part of the High Trestle Trail Saturday
morning, June 25th. We will meet at the Dahl’s parking lot
Meet at 12:30 p.m. by the waterfall just inside the
on NW 86th St. in Johnston at 8:30 A.M. Contact Ginger at
Fleur Drive
entrance to WaterWorks
Park davy2@
in Des
253.0232 [email protected] or Carol at 278-4057
Moines. Look
for aOur
redride
van
thetraveling
waterfall
wildmail.com to RSVP.
willnear
include
overand
the
newly-opened
High
Trestle
The High
Trestle
Trail
is a
from there we
will
go toBridge.
the ski/hike
area.
Bring
a hot
25-mile
trailfor
thata will
connectafter
4 counties
and 5Call
communities
in
beverage
warm-up
the hike.
Donna at
Central Iowa. The trail includes a magnificent 13-story, 1/2-mile
285-7787
for Des
more
information.
bridge
over the
Moines
River Valley. Difficulty: easy to
moderate. Helmets are required and bring water and/or snacks.
(You can check out the High Trestle Trail ahead of our ride at
the trail’s Grand Opening on April 30th.)
MARCH EVENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 28: HIKE, 6:30 P.M.
Waterworks Park—Meet at the popular wooden footbridge
which is located less than a mile inside the park from the
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
16: the
7:00
p.m.and the Raccoon
entrance.
From there
we can cross
bridge
River and hike
along trails, perhaps
Northwest Community
Centergoing to a point where we
can spot the Terrace Hill Mansion from afar---and possible
Climate Change and Iowa’s Fish and Wildlife
wildlife along the way! Contact George at 745-7563 with
questions.
Difficulty
level: easy. will focus on what the
Katy Reeder’s
presentation
Iowa Wildlife Action Plan (IWAP) Implementation
Committee’s JULY
working EVENTS
groups have been doing to
address
the
threat
of
climate
change to Iowa’s fish
TUESDAY, JULY 5: HIKE, 6:30 P.M.
and City
wildlife.
Iowa is planning
to Casey’s
developonathe
climate
Polk
Five Bridges—Meet
at the
south
side
of Polk
City just east
of the in
Mileassociation
Long Bridge.with
We will
change
adaptation
strategy
the
travel
to
the
entrance
of
Big
Creek
State
Park
where
there
is a
IWAP; this talk will shed light on this effort. Katy
parking lot. From there we will get on the recreation trail, where
works
the Department
of Natural
Resources
as and
the
there
arefor
5 wooden
bridges running
along Big
Creek Lake
Iowa Wildlife
Manager.
Thewooded
Iowa Wildlife
Saylorville
Lake.Action
The trailPlan
is paved
and mostly
and the
hike
will take
minutes. Contact
Jackie at 577-0375
to
Action
Planabout
is a 90
long-range
conservation
plan for all
let
her know
you’re
coming.All
Difficulty
level:a easy
to moderate.
Iowa
fish and
wildlife.
states have
Wildlife
Action
Plan, and collectively, they are our most important
tool for preventing species from becoming threatened
SATURDAY, JULY 9: BICYCLE RIDE, 9 A.M.
To
meet
9 a.m. for or
this [email protected]
bicycle ride on the Great
Jane
at at223-5047
for Western
more
Trail, take the Hwy 5 bypass to the SW Connector exit. Turn
information
about
the
program.
south on the SW Connector and go 0.5 miles to Maffitt Lake
Drive. Go west (right) and travel 0.4 miles to S. Orilla Road. Go south on S. Orilla Road 0.7 miles...and there’s the trail head. INTEREST
You may parkALSO
either in OF
Bambino’s
parking lot or across the
street. We’ll
plan
for
a
24-mile
round
trip ride to Martensdale
and back. The adventurous among us may want to go all the
GLADYS BLACK: The Legacy of Iowa’s Bird Lady
way to Bevington! Email Sandy at [email protected]
By288-1811
Larry A.
and Jon
W. Stravers
or call at
forStone
information.
Helmets
are required and
Book
Review
by
Robin
Fortney
bring water and/or snacks.
TUESDAY,
JULY 12:
HIKE,I 6:30
Like so many
Iowans,
first P.M.
learned about Gladys
Raccoon River Park—Meet in the parking lot at the Lodge at
Black
through
her
columns
in
the
DestoMoines
Register
Racoon River Park in West Des Moines
walk around
Blue
through
the
1970’s
and
80’s.
For
a
biologist
who
Heron Lake. This hike will be a little over 3 miles andhad
will
take
an hour.
is a bird
blindimpressed
where we that
might
stop
comeabout
to Iowa
fromThere
Maryland,
I was
there
briefly.
Please contact
at 577-0375
for more information.
was someone
in theJackie
midst
of corn country
who paid
Difficulty level: easy.
attention to birds, their habits and habitat.
Larry Stone
and19:
Jon
Stravers,
TUESDAY,
JULY
HIKE,
6:30 both
P.M. of whom had long
and valuedTrail—Meet
friendships with
Gladys
Black,Landing
have gathered
Sycamore
at the
Sycamore
on the
parking
south
of NW
66th Street
on the
east side
theher
Des
in this lot
book
some
colorful
stories
about
her oflife,
Moines
River.
We’ll
hike
about 90
minutes.
Difficulty
level:
contributions to the study of birds in Iowa, and how she
easy. Contact George at 745-7563 for questions and directions.
shared her passion for the natural world with the people
of Iowa. TheJULY
authors
provide6:30
a wide-ranging
view of the
TUESDAY,
26: HIKE,
P.M.
Neal
Smith
National
Wildlife
Tuesday, July 27
person
known
as Iowa’s
BirdRefuge—The
Lady.
hike
will beBlack
at Nealcame
Smithfrom
National
Wildlife
Refuge
near Prairie
Gladys
a long
line of
strong-willed,
City. Meet in the parking lot of the refuge’s Prairie Learning
brilliant women, “most of whom were hellions,” she
Center at 6:30 p.m. Hike the Tallgrass Trail to catch glimpses
noted.
Her and
family
shared
theirthe
love
of birds
the
of
butterflies
songbirds
among
summer
prairieand
blooms. outdoors with
young
Gladys.
She was
teenager
Afterward,
take an
optional
drive through
theabison
rangeinto
perhaps
get an
up-close
lookaat
these
large biology
prairie inhabitants.
1925 when
John
Scopes,
high
school
teacher,
Difficulty
level:
Easy
to
Moderate. Contact
Doug
at
dra427@
was prosecuted for teaching evolution. The publicity
mchsi.com or 277-1263 to sign up and get directions.
motivated her to study biology. Gladys received a
nursing degree
and eventually
a bachelor’s degree in
AUGUST
EVENTS
public health. Through the 1930’s and early 40’s, she
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
2: 7:00
P.M.
served
as a public
health
nurse
among poor communities
TRESTLE TO TRESTLE HIKE
in
southern
Iowa.
She
threw
her
energy and intelligence
Meet at the parking lot near Lenc Landscaping, 5400 Lower
into
efforts
to
help
mothers
and
deal
with
Beaver Road in Des Moines to walk thischildren
wooded trail
along
the
problems
such This
as malnutrition,
tuberculosis
Des
Moines River. trail links Des Moines
to Johnstonand
and
is
a key connector
the regional
trail system. whooping
cough.in Gladys
married
WayneContact
Black Ginger
from
and RSVP at [email protected] or 253-0232. Difficulty
Osceola in 1941 and they lived in Georgia until Wayne
level: easy.
died in 1956. She was active in community affairs there,
supported AUGUST
by a caring
husband
TUESDAY,
9: 6:30
P.M. who felt she “owed a
(NEAR)
FULL
MOON PRAIRIE
HIKE
duty to the
community”
because
of the education she
Sand
Hill Prairie, Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt
had received.
Meet at 7:00 P.M. in the Sand Hill Prairie parking lot on 118th
Gladys returned to her home town of Pleasantville
Ave. off Hwy. 65/330 in northeast Polk County. After hiking
after
Wayne
died.
The remainder
Gladys’
filled
on
prairie
paths
enjoying
the varietyofof
grasseslife
andwas
forbs,
we
will
to watch
the moon
rise over
the prairie. withlinger
friends,
hobbies
and other
interests
suchDifficulty
as bird
level:
easy to
moderate.
Please
Jo at 276-6359Inor
watching,
carving
birds
andRSVP
bird torehabilitation.
[email protected] for directions or to carpool.
addition, she was an avid reader, supported progressive
education and
participated
in P.M.
antiwar discussions during
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
16: 6:30
the Vietnam
War years.
way she let her yard grow
YELLOW
BANKS
PARKThe
HIKE
Meet
entrance
to theand
parkher
in the
lot across from
wild,inside
whatthe
shemain
chose
to wear
outspokenness
the
ranger’s
there
we’ll carpool
to either
an
about
issuesworkshop.
importantFrom
to her
reflected
her priorities
and
upland trailhead or down to the river boat launch for an evening
independent
nature.park with viewpoints and opportunities
hike.
It’s a wonderful
legacy,
evolved
from her
focused
forHer
binoculars
andhowever,
cameras. Boots
are strongly
recommended.
Difficult
level:
Moderate.
Contact George
at 745-7563
for
passion and
support
for education,
kids and
the natural
questions
and directions.
environment.
Gladys enjoyed sharing her curiosity about
birds and other critters through outings with neighbor
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23: 6:30 P.M.
kids and
school classes,
regular
birding expeditions with
RED
FEATHER
PRAIRIE
HIKE,
friends
and
colleagues,
and sharing
herwill
knowledge
Meet
at the
Saylorville
Lake Visitor
Center. We
then shuttle
to
the NW
90thand
placeconservation
trailhead and hike
back through
south to the
visitor
about
birds
issues
public
center. View late summer prairie in bloom and a butterfly
programs and her long-running column in the Des
garden. Contact Doug at [email protected] or 277-1263
Moines
While
these
a new
or
CarolynRegister.
at 779-1680
to sign
up efforts
and get inspired
more information.
generation
of conservation
workers
educators,
Bring
water and
wear sturdy walking
shoes.and
Difficulty
level:
Moderate.
Gladys simply wanted kids and adults to notice and
respect the world around them.
ALSO OF INTEREST
Her greatest impact on Iowa, however, was her tireless
and
advocacy
the natural world. Gladys
Loessout-spoken
Hills Prairie
Seminar:for
Prairie!
June 3-5,through
2011
worked
her local Audubon Chapters and the
The Loess
Hills PrairieUnion
Seminar
sponsored
by
Iowa
Ornithologists’
to iseducate
andannually
advocate
Northwest Area Education Agency for educators, students, park
for
good conservation policy. She wrote letters to the
and conservation persons, community leaders, and citizens. It’s
editor,
attended
conservation
meetings,
held in the
Loess Hills
Wildlife Areacommission
northeast of Onawa,
Iowa.
contacted
landofand
wildlife managers,
Connie Mutel
IIHR-Hydroscience
& promoted
EngineeringIowa’s
is the
featured speaker
at the Loess
Hills Prairie
Seminar
on Friday
“Chickadee
Checkoff”
which
supported
non-game
evening, programs,
June 3rd. Her
talk
is titled,
Change Impacts
wildlife
even
walked
in“Climate
on the governor
when
on Iowa: The Closing Loop.” Contact Ginger at 253-0232 or
she
believed
something
needed
to
change.
She
raised
[email protected] to discuss carpooling.
the
alarm registration
about impacts
pesticides
on bird
The program,
document,of
poster,
and other information
for the 2011 LHPS
are nowabout
available
at the NWAEA
website:
reproduction,
concerns
herbicides,
destruction
http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/upcoming_events/loess_hills_
of
habitat, lead shot, ruining rivers and floodplains with
prairie_seminar/ .
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mindless hunting regulations and the need for
good environmental policy.
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or call the administrative office at 515-465-3577, or
contact naturalist Chris Adkins at 515-202-2552 or
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for birds as a loon watcher for the DNR for 18
years. She is a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an
teaching
sorority.
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active member since 1990.
and the Johnston Tree Board are inviting volunteers to
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too.
inner-city children camp and gain appreciation for
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of your continued
Club. If you keep contributing, so can our group.
Thank you!
Phyllis Goodman
Help Restore the Beaver Creek Natural Resource Area
Carol Grimm
Saturday, April 16. Work time will be 9:00 am to
11:00 am with refreshments provided. Wear gloves
and
dress for
the weather. Bring loppers and/or
Sandra
Simmons
pruning saw if you have them. Some tools will be
available. For details contact Ginger at soelbergv@
dwx.com
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Des Moines, IA 50310
Children Celebrate Arctic National Wildlife
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
is celebrating its 50th Anniversary.
Avid Arctic activist Phyllis Mains has
trekked through its vastness. She
shared her love of this fragile
ecosystem with schoolchildren at the
May 2010 Earth Day Event, held at the
Forest Avenue Library in Des Moines.
In this photo, children pose as the
animals inhabiting this area. The
children also wrote letters to President
Obama asking him to protect the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge and not allow
drilling there. Phyllis mailed these
At the November monthly meeting, Sierra members heard Clayton Daughenbaugh of the Southern Utah Wiloutstanding letters marked “Letters
derness Association (SUWA) give a thought provoking presentation. He spoke about the increasing threats
from Children in Iowa.” So far over 20
to Utah’s Red Rock Wilderness areas. Mineral exploitation is one destroyer of precious “protected” wilderArctic Refuge programs have been
ness. Understand more about this disturbing trend at SUWA’s website: www.suwa.org.
presented in Iowa. Karen Tigges is
Photo by Clayton Daughenbaugh
scheduling more at local universities
and other schools. If you are
interested in a program, contact Phyllis
Mains at [email protected] or Karen
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