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Outings Schedule
2008 Maine Chapter Sierra Club Outings
Please call the outings leader to sign up and get
directions
April 26, 2008 (Earth Week) – The
waterfalls of Grafton Notch
Join us on earth week to view magnificent
falls in the Western mountains - Outings Leader: David Mokler (282-2358)
May 17, 2008 – Brownfield Bog, Brownfield
A quiet paddle through an extensive wetland bisected by the Saco River. See bog
vegetation, birds and other wildlife - Outings Leader: Bill Briggs (892-4332)
May 24, 2008 - Sears Island Walk
Maine Coast Heritage Trust will soon hold the easement of
600 acres of conservation land on Sears Island. Join some of the members
of the Joint Use Planning Committee to walk and learn about this new area of
protection on this 931 acre jewel. - Outings Leader: Joan Saxe
(939-2634)
May 31, 2008 - Lake Umbagog Canoe Trip, Errol, New Hampshire
Dig those paddles out from behind the snow blower and join
us for a great day on the lake. We will drive to Errol, NH and put it on the
Magalloway River and go into the lake, paddle, have lunch, and paddle back on
the Androscoggin. Umbagog Lake National Wildlife Refuge straddles the
Maine and New Hampshire border, covering more than twelve square miles.
Generally we see lots of wildlife. - Outings Leader: Joan Saxe (939-2634)
June 21, 2008 – Coastal Kayaking,
Harpswell
Join us in a paddle along the coast of Maine - Outings
Leader: Mark Schuenke (602-6849)
July 19, 2008 – Estes Lake/Mousam
River, Alfred
A quiet paddle on Southern Maine lake with the possibility
of seeing water fowl and other wildlife - Outings Leader: David Mokler
(282-2358)
September 20, 2008 – Birding on Mount
Agamenticus, York
Come join us on a fall day and look for the migrating birds,
including hawks – Bring your binoculars! - Outings Leader: Bill Briggs
(892-4332)
October 18, 2008 – Pleasant Mountain,
Denmark
A moderate hike in the Western mountains that ends on granite
outcroppings with magnificent views of the Presidentials - Outings Leader:
Mark Schuenke (602-6849)
Click here
to learn more about becoming an outing leader.
NATIONAL OUTINGS
For a list of national outings and events go the
Sierra Club National Outings page.
NOTES:
If you have suggestions for events
or places to go, we would love to hear them! Just give us a call at 761-5616 or
e-mail us at maine.chapter@sierraclub.org.
These outings are appropriate for people of
all ages including children. Non-members welcome; sorry no dogs.
Bring a friend! Free! Participants will be asked to sign a standard liability
waiver; call a leader or visit the following website if you wish to see it in
advance:
http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms/index.asp
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