Sunday June 5th from noon until 5:00 pm.

This one is always a lot of fun. We need people to table, collect petition signatures and get our message across to festival participants. You can pick any time period that suits you. There is music and other entertainment. This event is hosted by the Endangered Species Action Team and the Global Warming Action Team.

Contact lamarkmichael at yahoo dot com

TBA-Janet Hartz-412-889-7561

Rambles begin at 10 AM. Meet at the parking lot of Phipps Garden Center on Shady Avenue, second parking lot up from Fifth Avenue.  Carpooling is encouraged.  Please pay driver as agreed.   Picnic lunch if weather permits, otherwise go to restaurant.  Call leader if you plan to meet at trailhead.  For information call Mark Le Schack at 412-521-2210.

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.

A sustainable transit system is essential for region that is any truly livable for all. Unfortunately, the residents of Allegheny County may see forty-six of the current one-hundred and two PAT bus routes discontinued after Sept. 2. Please join this march and rally, assembling at 3:00 pm at Eleventh and Stanwix Street in downtown Pittsburgh, proceeding to the “T” station near the Highmark Building at Sixth and Liberty, and finishing for the rally at Gov. Tom Corbett’s office at Piatt place, 301 Fifth Ave. Organized by Pittsburghers for Public Transit and endorsed by Sierra Club Allegheny Group.

Endangered Species Action Team & Global Warming Action Teams

The Carnegie Library Extravaganza. Tabling event,  several shifts available. Pass out literature and discuss our goals with interested people. The “Extravaganza” takes place in front of the main Library in Oakland. There is entertainment, venders and a chance to buy deeply discounted books.

Contact: Gwen Chute at, gchuteat wpa dot net

TBA-Eileen Winkler-412-371-2875

Rambles begin at 10 AM. Meet at the parking lot of Phipps Garden Center on Shady Avenue, second parking lot up from Fifth Avenue.  Carpooling is encouraged.  Please pay driver as agreed.   Picnic lunch if weather permits, otherwise go to restaurant.  Call leader if you plan to meet at trailhead.  For information call Mark Le Schack at 412-521-2210.

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.

The Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) invites all to a festival that commemorates the seventh year of a dry lake in Ryerson Station SP. With fun, family, food, and music, the community is drawing attention to the need to restore a lake that was drained by underground long-wall mining.

Noon to 4 pm, Saturday, June 16
Ryerson Station State Park,
361 Bristoria Road, Wind Ridge, PA 15380

We’ll have the wonderful band 2/3 Goat and free food in the beautiful state park. Come out and share stories on Duke Lake and show you how together we can fight to restore it to its former beauty.

Please RSVP and for more information contact Randy at  randy.francisco [@] sierraclub.org (more…)

Along with other groups, Cleran Water Action is calling on these companies to comply with new EPA air pollution regulations and provide annual test for drinking water sources: Chesapeake Energy, Range Resources, and Chief Oil & Gas.

A RALLY will be held in Harrisburg
11:00 am, Tuesday, June 19
Third and State Street

We will march to nearby offices of the three companies. Our state leaders have failed to protect citizens from shale gas drilling. It’s time to put pressure on the major gas drillers to demand a healthier future for us all., and end sending wastewater to our waterways. Sign up HERE.

For more information contact Tom Hoffman at tghoffman2 [@] gmail.com.

Shadyside Walk from Whole Foods to Ellsworth Ave-Linda Binstock-412-244-1332

Rambles begin at 10 AM. Meet at the parking lot of Phipps Garden Center on Shady Avenue, second parking lot up from Fifth Avenue.  Carpooling is encouraged.  Please pay driver as agreed.   Picnic lunch if weather permits, otherwise go to restaurant.  Call leader if you plan to meet at trailhead.  For information call Mark Le Schack at 412-521-2210.

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.

Join folk from the Allegheny Defense Project to Observe and Document Synchronous Fireflies in the Allegheny National Forest.

Photo: Allegheny Defense Project

To learn how valuable an asset the Allegheny National Forest is to our region, the Allegheny Defense Project invites the public to a two-day camping outing June 23-24 in the Salmon Creek watershed. Not only will this be an opportunity to enjoy a Spring outing and learn of forest issues, but of special interest will be the newly discovered presence of the synchronous firefly species Photinus Carolinus that produces a spectacular evening light show. See here for location of the campsite. For more information, contact Cathy Pedler at cpedler [@] alleghenydefense.org and check the account of the 2011 outing.

Pleasant Valley Park-Murrysville-Joan Roolf-412-496-4925

Rambles begin at 10 AM. Meet at the parking lot of Phipps Garden Center on Shady Avenue, second parking lot up from Fifth Avenue.  Carpooling is encouraged.  Please pay driver as agreed.   Picnic lunch if weather permits, otherwise go to restaurant.  Call leader if you plan to meet at trailhead.  For information call Mark Le Schack at 412-521-2210.

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.