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The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. This mission of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy, and protect the planet. The Headwaters Group of the Sierra Club serves members of Durham, Vance, Person, and Granville Counties. You do not need to live in one of these counties to join our Meetup, and unless specifically noted, you do not need to be a Sierra Club member to attend attend one of our Meetups, events, and/or outings. We welcome anyone and everyone and would love to see you at one of our events!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Express your opinion about new natural gas pipelinesLink visible for attendees
Running through Rockingham and Alamance counties, the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate Extension (MVP Southgate) has been controversial project for years. NC denied a water quality permit for the Southgate project in 2020, but a new proposal is back. The NC Division of Environmental Quality is collecting public opinion.
MVP Southgate threatens dozens of streams, wetlands, and drinking water sources in North Carolina. MVP has a well-documented track record of water pollution and environmental violations in Virginia and West Virginia.
You can either use the Sierra Club comment form or submit your own comments by 5 p.m. on Sept. 12 by mail or through this link. Mail to Sue Homewood, 401 Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1617 (use project number 20181638; version 4). More information is available here.
This is an activity you can do any time you have an extra couple minutes to take action, until September 12.
- Candidate Forum for Durham's Municipal ElectionsReCity, Durham, NC
Join Durham Interneighborhood Council (Durham INC), Coalition for Affordable Housing and Transit (CAHT), Bike Durham, El Centro, Somos Durham, and Aging Well Durham for two Candidate Forums where you can get to know all those running for seats on Durham's City Council. This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and via Zoom). The location is Re-City, 112 Broadway at 7pm on both August 20 and 27.
Register to receive a calendar reminder with all the event details and a Zoom link.
August 20
Ward I
DeDreana Freeman, Elija King, Andra Cazales, Matt Kopec, Sheryl Smith, Samaria McKenzie
Ward III:
Shanetta Burris, Mark-Anthony Middleton, Ashley RobbinsAugust 27 (will be at 600 E Umstead St -- W.G. Pearson Center)
Mayor
Anjanee Bell, Leo Williams, Rafiq Zaidi, Angela Reddick, Lloyd Phillips, Pablo Friedman
Ward II
Terry McCann, Chelsea Cook, Durant Long, Diana MedoffThis event is FREE and Spanish interpretation is available. We hope you will join us. Register today!
- Turtles! (Not sponsored)Durham County Library - Main Library, Durham, NC
What is a river cooter? Why do turtles cross roads? Where do most turtles live in the Piedmont? Where are the tiniest turtles located? Who is the largest freshwater turtle in the United States?
The oldest of all living reptiles unchanged in 15 million years...
Painted, chicken, river cooter, bog, box, snapping, yellow bellied, spiny soft shelled....
Living for decades...
The main ingredient in turtle soup...
especially Sandhills and Longleaf Pine ecosystem ecology and the natural history, zoogeography, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles in North Carolina and the Southeast.This is a Durham County Libraries program and not sponsored by the Sierra Club.
Please register (some of these programs get filled quickly).
- Sierra Club SocialDingo Dog Brewing Company , Carrboro , NC
Join the Orange-Chatham Sierra Club for our monthly social. We move around to different spots to help our members attend.
This month, we are at Dingo Dog in Carrboro. We will be in the right side of the location. (we will have signs) . Come out and meet other Sierra Club members and socialize. We will have pizza too!
If you have never been to Dingo Dog, and you are driving you may not know where park. Know that there is a lot right behind the location , here is a map link : https://maps.app.goo.gl/pBMHT4YorzXcDZNEA
We hope to see you there
