Autumn Assembly
- Click here for Directions and a Map to Upham Woods
- The Aldo Leopold Tour is from 2pm to 5pm on Friday and is being conducted by a Leopold Foundation staff member. We meet at the Legacy Center. For Driving Directions please click here
- Click Here to Read a Press Release about this weekend's Autumn Assembly
The Autumn Assembly is an educational and enjoyable weekend gathering featuring workshops, speakers and hands-on nature activities for kids of all ages! This event is open to all Sierra Club members and the general public, so please tell your friends, fill out a registration form and mark your calendars with plans join us this year! NOTE: If you haven't registered yet, please bring your completed registration form and payment to the event rather than sending it through the mail.
2008 Autumn Assembly: October 10-12 at Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center, Wisconsin Dells
The 2008 Autumn Assembly will be hosted by the Four Lakes Group, at Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center on the Wisconsin River in the Wisconsin Dells from October 10-12 2008.
On Saturday evening guests will enjoy listening to bluegrass music, bidding on unique silent auction items generously donated by small businesses, attending our awards dinner, and hearing a keynote speech by inspiring author and traveler Eric Hansen. In addition to participating in environmental activism, Hansen has contributed regularly to Backpacker magazine and written guidebooks on hiking in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Other highlights of this year's Autumn Assembly include an opportunity to tour the Aldo Leopold Legacy Reserve, a chance to hear about local effects of climate change with UW Emeritus Limnology Professor, John Magnuson, a discussion on how money and politics affect our environment with Mike McCabe from the WI Democracy Campaign, a tour of the International Crane Foundation, and much more!
See below for the complete schedule and registration form, and contact Don Ferber at (608) 222-9376 or d_ferber@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!
Autumn Assembly details and registration:
- Read an article from the latest Muir View about the Autumn Assembly! (PDF)
- Download the Weekend Schedule (PDF)
- Download the Registration Form (PDF) NOTE: If you haven't registered yet, please bring your completed registration form and payment to the event rather than sending it through the mail.
- Directions and a Map to Upham Woods
The Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter thanks the following sponsors of our 2008 Autumn Assembly: Ho-Chunk Nation, Green Concierge Travel, Community Pharmacy, Mark E. Saunders Financial Planning, Inc, Heartland Credit Union, Seventh Generation Energy Systems, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Community Shares of WI
The Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter also thanks the following silent auction donors: American Players Theater, Arbor House, Audubon Inn, B-Side, Better World Club, Budget Bicycle Center, Community Car, Creative Energy, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Eagle Optics, Earth & Water Works, Eco-Friendly Flooring, Fontana Sports Specialties, Frugal Muse, Gustafson Law Office, Hong Kong Café, Inka Heritage, International Crane Foundation, Orange Tree Imports, Pat Peckham, Bob and Jody Palzer, Poetic Matrix Press, Pielsticker Photos, REI, Satara Home and Baby Store, Sierra Club- Southeast Gateway Group, Sierra Club- Great Waters Group, Tex Tubbs Taco Palace, The Vinery Stained Glass Studio, Weary Traveler, Wild Birds Unlimited, and Wildwood Productions. Please bring your checkbook so you can bid generously on these unique, eco-friendly items. It's a great way to support the Sierra Club - AND get your holiday shopping done early!
- Click here for Directions and a Map to Upham Woods
- The Aldo Leopold Tour is from 2pm to 5pm on Friday and is being conducted by a Leopold Foundation staff member. We meet at the Legacy Center. For Driving Directions please click here.
