NC Sierra Club Foothills Group

Join us for our community service event on Conrad Road in Lewisville as we prepare it for the fall color season, picking up trash, recyclables, and other "interesting" things. It's rewarding to see a clean road at the completion of our task, and great fun to talk to others while we work. Safety vests, gloves, trash bags, and pick-up sticks will be provided. Wear layers and footwear to keep your feet dry. The pickup takes about 3 hours.
Contact Joel Wooten for details at joeltotopmountain@gmail.com. The Sierra Club requires all outings participants to sign a standard waiver.

Claire Greene, Marketing, Customer Service, Programs & Events, will share the story of the Vade Mecum property, including its historical significance and evolution over time, while providing an update on the ongoing restoration and construction of the historic hotel.
The presentation will also explore the vision for the future of the property, including planned amenities, educational opportunities, community programming, and ways the hotel and surrounding grounds can serve as a place where history, conservation, recreation, and hospitality come together.

Parkway United Church of Christ
1465 Irving Street · Winston-Salem, us
Social time at 6:30, announcements at 7:00 followed by our program.

Claire has been with Hanging Rock State Park since the spring of 2024. She began her career at the park as an Environmental Educator/Naturalist before transitioning into her current role in the fall of 2025, where she focuses on marketing, customer service, programs, and events.
With a background in recreation, marketing, and event programming, Claire brings a strong passion for connecting people with the history, natural resources, and cultural heritage of the places they visit. She is particularly passionate about land preservation, habitat conservation, environmental education, and creating meaningful experiences that encourage people to appreciate and care for the natural world around them.
In her current role with the Vade Mecum Historic Hotel, Claire is excited to be part of bringing new life to this historic property while honoring its history and connection to the surrounding landscape. She looks forward to developing educational programs, community events, and visitor experiences that connect guests and the local community with Vade Mecum’s unique history, natural resources, and future.

Created 20 years ago via a national partnership between the Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers union, the BlueGreen Alliance now has 15 national member organizations and a staff in the Southeast (me!). Come learn about what we do, why we do it and how. It is more important than ever for environmental and worker organizations to find ways to work together against common foes instead of against each other in ways that divide our movements.

Parkway United Church of Christ
1465 Irving Street · Winston-Salem, us
Social time at 6:30, announcements at 7:00 followed by our program.

Dan Taylor is the BlueGreen Alliance’s Southeast Regional Field Manager, based in Winston-Salem. Dan works with BlueGreen Alliance’s legislative, field, and communications staff to engage partners and allies within the Southeast in support of a clean manufacturing and energy economy that benefits workers, communities and the environment.
Dan has experience in environmental advocacy as a former organizer and board member with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and as Interim Director of Energy Efficient West Virginia. He also worked in southern West Virginia for over three years doing community economic development with the WV Community Development Hub. In 2020, he served as Campaign Manager for a US Congressional candidate in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. He moved to Winston-Salem with his wife and daughter in 2023.
Dan Taylor
Senior Regional Field Manager, Southeast
BlueGreen Alliance - USW 2002