We invite you to attend our Meetings

We currently hold 9 meetings a year, including a picnic in May and three potluck dinners, and conduct various outings throughout the year. Meetings, with guest speakers, are held on the 4^th Friday of the month February through April and August through November with an annual meeting and program in January.
For information about other upcoming activities please check our newsletters

These programs are free and open to the public.
Dec. 2^nd: Climate Change: Vital Signs of a Globe in Crisis

Steve Holman, a Southern Illinois University alum, is a marine biologist and climate change educator, speaking on topics of climate change and shark conservation across the U.S for the past 16 years. His research has included ocean biome monitoring in the Biosphere 2 Center, Inc., ocean acidification throughout the Caribbean, and coral reef and mangrove habitat preservation in Tonga and Fiji.

Our meeting and program will start at 7 p.m. at Carbondale Township Hall, 217 E. Main St., Carbondale. Adequate parking space is now available off Monroe Street, behind the Township Hall.

Jan. 27^th,2017 : Annual meeting

with potluck, program & silent auction.
Speaker to be announced.

View all the meeting details in the Nov-Dec newsletter.

Affiliate Sites

• Illinois Audubon Society
• Blue Bird Society
• IL Environmental Council

Of Interest

• Tom Ulrich Photos
• Environmental Scorecard
• E-Nature

Wise Words

" Our economic system and our planetary system are now at war. Or, more accurately, our economy is at war with many forms of life on earth, including human life. What the climate needs to avoid collapse is a contraction in humanity's use of resources; what our economic model demands to avoid collapse is unfettered expansion. Only one of these sets of rules can be changed, and it's not the laws of nature."

-- Naomi Klein