CCWC Calendar

Upcoming Meetings: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 (DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE); THURSDAY MARCH 8.

All held from 6:30- 8:30 pm at Colorado Springs City Hall, Academy Room, Kiowa and Nevada, enter southeast door off Kiowa.

LET'S SUSTAIN THE PUSH FOR WILDERNESS IN 2011.  For more information, contact John Stansfield, 303-660-5849; e-mail jorcstan@juno.com.

Events

Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time

The Southern Colorado premiere of a film from the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the US Forest Service, and the Center for Humans and Nature.

Aldo Leopold was one of the fathers of the science of ecology and the American Wilderness system. This highly-acclaimed new film explores Leopold’s life and legacy, provocatively examining his thinking, renewing his idea of a land ethic for a population facing 21st century ecological challenges. Beautifully photographed and edited, the film illustrates Leopold’s continuing influence on current scientific and environmental projects around the country and the world that connect people and the land.
A benefit for Wild Connections and Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition
Thursday, February 2, 7:00 pm at All Souls Church, 730 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs 80903
Suggested donation - $10.00/adult; $3.00/student.  All welcome.
Copies of Leopold’s Sand County Almanac available for sale at the film showing.

Sand County Almanac and the Land Ethic - Readings and Discussion

Never read Aldo Leopold’s masterwork A Sand County Almanac and its famous Land Ethic essay? Or is it time you read it again? Join in the readings and discussion on February 14.

 
Resolve to discover or rediscover nature’s wonder in A Sand County Almanac! Pick
up a copy at your local bookstore or library. Then join us February 14 for a lively and informal gathering, featuring short readings and open discussion on the Land Ethic concept from this groundbreaking piece of environmental literature. Even if you have not read the book, this will be an interesting and worthwhile evening. Copies of the book available for sale at the meeting. Sponsored by Pikes Peak Sierra Club, Wild Connections, and Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition.
February 14, 2012, 7:00 pm.
Colorado Springs City Hall, Academy Room, Kiowa and Nevada, enter southeast door off Kiowa.
The meeting is free and open to the public. 

Outings

Saturday, February 18    8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Table Mountain Proposed Wilderness Day Hike 

Located on the north side of the Arkansas River canyon west of Royal Gorge, Table Mountain is one of the roadless BLM areas adjacent to the section of the Arkansas canyon to be impacted by the Christo "Over the River Project."  Learn about impacts which the project may have on wildlife and the human environment, as well as wilderness possibilities for the area and the region.  Join us for this moderately strenuous on-and-off-trail hike of up to seven miles and about 1,000 feet in elevation gain to explore a scenic canyon, and possibly see bighorn sheep along the way. Some easy rock scrambling is involved. Well-behaved, leashed dogs allowed. The hike is sponsored by Pikes Peak Group Sierra Club, Wild Connections, and Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition. For more information and to register, contact John Stansfield, 303-660-5849 or e-mail jorcstan@juno.com by 5 PM, February 17.

Saturday, February 25  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pikes Peak Snowshoe


This will be a moderate 3-4 mile snowshoe trip to Horsethief Park on the west side of Pikes Peak.  This will be an all-day trip with emphasis on learning and practicing basic snowshoe techniques while enjoying the great out-of-doors in one of our protected National Forests.  Bring lunch, water, and clothing suitable for the weather conditions. Participants will have to own or rent snowshoes and ski poles, plus suitable footwear.  If conditions warrant, the hike may be changed to a different location with better or more accessible snow.  For more information or to sign up, call Jim Lockhart at 385-0045.

Saturday, March 17   7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Browns Canyon Proposed Wilderness Day Hike

Hike the newly-constructed BLM trail from Ruby Mountain amidst canyons and rock spires just east of the Arkansas River.  This moderate trip will cover about six miles on gently sloping, lower elevation terrain, gaining less than 1,000 feet in elevation.  Participants will learn the latest about the campaign to permanently protect the BLM Wilderness Study Area and adjacent Forest Service roadless lands.  The hike is sponsored by Pikes Peak Group Sierra Club, Wild Connections, and Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition.  For more information and to register, contact John Stansfield, 303-660-5849 or e-mail jorcstan@juno.com by 5:00 pm, March 16.