Visit Boyce Park with Judy Kosslow, 724-327-8707.
This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.

September 7 will see a Philadelphia rally to protect air, water, earth and human health outside the city-center convention center while the fracking industry meets inside. This event and the People’s Conference on the day after are being organized by ‘Protecting Our Waters’ with support from organizations around the state, including the Sierra Club.

Local folk wishing to attend should contact Dana at ….. danadolney at hotmail dot com. (more…)

TBA with Alan Fowler, 412-421-0765.
This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.

Every year the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) hosts a convening of young leaders from Great Lakes cities, to energize and motivate change agents through new information, relationships, and ideas. GLUE’s Fourth Annual Conference will be held in Pittsburgh,

Thursday, Sept. 15 thru Saturday, Sept. 17
Kingsley Association
6435 Frankstown Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

GLUE has partnered with the Kingsley Association to create a conference that responds to the needs of neighborhoods like Larimer, where too often decisions are made for the community, rather than by the community. (more…)

Hike an intermediate 8 miles in McConnells Mill State Park from Alpha Pass to Hell’s Hollow. Most of the hike is along Slippery Rock Creek, $5 suggested carpool fee – 31 miles from Cranberry Mall including the car shuttle. Call Donna Allen, 412-372-2993.

Description: Use a topographic map and compass to find flags in a land navigation excercise

Where: Boyce Park, Plum Borough, PA

When: Sunday, September 18, 2011; sign-in 11 AM – 2 PM

Boyce Park (Patrol shelter, follow directions to west side) Plum Borough, Pa, 15239

Once you enter the park, bear right at the first intersection and follow it until you see the orienteering banner (watch for the big orange and white sign).  We are at the Patrol shelter.

What is Orienteering? Orienteering is a competitive form of land navigation. It is for all ages and degrees of fitness and skill, and all-weather. It provides the suspense and excitement of a treasure hunt. The object of orienteering is to locate control points by using a map and compass to navigate through the woods.

What to bring? All you will need to bring is a compass (if you do not have one, we can loan you one) and appropriate footwear to walk in the woods.

Event Details:  The courses offered at Boyce Park will include Cross Country courses for beginner and advanced beginner, intermediate and experienced orienteers.  Cross country courses involve finding a series of control flags in a pre-specified sequence.  Come early if you plan to do more than one course.

Sign In 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Must Finish the course by 3:30 pm

Instruction for novices:  Available on site

Cost: FREE to first-timers and newbies as part of a promotion to introduce the international sport of Orienteering to folks that have never done this before.  All others: $5.00 per map (family or group can share one map if they wish)

Questions:  Contact Jim Wolfe at jlwolfe@atlanticbb.net

Check our website, www.wpoc.org for complete details and driving directions for this event and the entire WPOC schedule of event

Visit Penn Hills Park-Walk one mile to Penn Natural Burial Park. Lunch Penn Hills Park Shelter-Mary Ruth-412-795-7078.
This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.

All seats for the showing of the docu-comedy “YERT -Your Environmental Road Trip”, at Chatham University on September 20 have been reserved. There will therefore be an OVERFLOW screening.

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Doors open at 6:30pm, screening from 7:00pm – 9:00pm,
followed by Q&A with Mark Dixon.
Homewood Library Theater,
7101 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Reservations are strongly encouraged. Please fill out this online form to make a reservation. (more…)

The Friends of Yellow Creek will host the second Annual Septemberfest,

9am –7pm,  Saturday, Sept. 24th
Yellow Creek State Park.
PA 422, Indiana County

Events will be centered at the Day Use Area and beach. The celebration of the park will feature events and activities for all ages and tastes. For details see the following. (more…)

Allegheny County will hold a
Green-Innovation Festival

11 am – 5 pm Saturday, September 24

Hartwood Acres Park Amphitheatre
200 Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Please use the Middle Road Entrance.

Come to the Festival and learn about sustainable living and innovation in all forms. This zero-waste event will include earth-friendly food & product vendors, crafters, green living demonstrations, children’s activities & much more!

Admission and parking are FREE! For details click HERE.

The Sierra Club’s Global Warming Action Team will have a table at this event. If you can help for an hour or so, PLEASE CONTACT BARBARA GROVER at ( groverbd5 at comcast dot net).

Sierra Club members are invited to the Chapter meeting at the Bongiorno Conference Center, Carlisle. Awards Dinner, auction, and stargazing on Saturday evening and a Shale Gas Drilling workshop on Sunday. Reservations required. For more information contact Lindsay at 717-232-0101 or lindsay dot delp at sierraclub dot org.

Tuesday, September 27

9am-8pm: EPA Public Hearing. Scheduled breaks at 12:30pm-2:00pm and 5:30pm-6:30pm

12:30 pm: Press conference in room 317 of the David L Lawrence Convention Center

1:30 pm: Clean Air March outside of David L Lawrence Convention Center

Rooms 315-316, Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

This coming Tuesday a host of community members, medical professionals, and concerned citizens will gather in downtown Pittsburgh to present their views on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed federal standards to reduce harmful air pollution from the oil and natural gas industry. The EPA’s “new source performance standards” would protect millions from toxic air pollutants emitted by the dirty industry. (more…)

Walk the hills of Greenfield and Hazelwood-lunch at Big Jims with Barbara Campsi, 412-600-7047.
This Ramble is not connected with the Sierra Club. Sierra Club takes no responsibility, and makes no representations or warranties about the quality, safety, supervision or management of this trip. It is published here as a public service.