Dallas Sierra Club Calendar

At this FREE event, talk directly with homeowners who use solar energy, solar hot water, wind energy, and other energy-efficient measures for their homes, as well as people who drive electric cars (Tesla, Leaf, Volt, and hybrids).  Click here for details about home locations, information about each home, and other information about the tour.  Click here to read an article about the 2015 Solar Home Tour published by the Dallas Morning News. Trip rated: Easy.

The Executive Committee (or Excom) is the elected governing body of the Dallas Sierra Club and meets upstairs at Whole Foods Market, southeast corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane, in Dallas at 6:30 pm. Contact the Dallas Group Chair for more information.

Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Meet at 8:15 AM this second Saturday of the month at the Love of the Lake office, northeast corner of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard.  Look for the crowd drinking free juice and coffee.  Gloves, trash bags, etc. will be provided. Our area includes one of the wonderful prairie restoration areas, so there are always birds and wildflowers to enjoy.  Brunch afterwards.  Trip rated: Easy. Leader: Carol Nash Send Email 214-455-2115

Learn about (1) a Carbon Tax (2) candidates and issues in the upcoming election.  Everyone is invited.  Full details are on our home page now. Trip rated: Kid Friendly.

Join us for this relaxing weekend of fall beauty in scenic southeastern Oklahoma. We have an entire group compound reserved, complete with your choice of rustic cabin or tent camping, bathhouse and dining hall with kitchen. We offer Saturday hike options ranging from a one-mile nature trail to a 7-mile roller-coaster trail up and down and over the skyline ridges. The park offers many family-friendly activities you can enjoy. We even offer a Saturday night catered dinner option. Space is still available but act now. Reservation deadline is Oct 11. Full details and sign-up information is in this PDF. Trip rated: Kid Friendly. Coordinator: Liz Wheelan Send Email 214-368-2306

Come to the hilly terrain of Cedar Ridge Preserve to help maintain one of the better trail networks in Dallas.  The Sierra Club is responsible for the Possum Haw Trail.  We work here on third Saturdays of almost every month, starting at 8 AM, working until approximately 11:00.  The Preserve's address is 7171 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas.  For directions and general information about Cedar Ridge Preserve, click this link.   If you need more information or want to carpool, call or email me. Contact: Ginger Bradley Send Email 469-223-7902

The Outings Committee meets tonight at 6:30 at Whole Foods Market, SE quadrant of Preston Road and Forest Lane, Dallas, upstairs. We'll review recent outings and plan future ones.  An objective for tonight will be to set remaining dates and destinations for major trips of 2017.  Bring your research and recommendations.  Anyone interested in outings is invited. Reply to Mark to be added to the advance agenda email list or to suggest an agenda item.   Organizer: Mark Stein Send Email 214-526-3733

This is one of the Dallas Sierra Club's favorite local backpacking trips.  Come and join us to practice what you've learned in the backpacking class.  We'll hike about 4 1/2 miles one way and camp near a waterfall.   We will be hiking along a shallow stream, and go across it a couple of times.  There will also be a few small hills to climb.  After setting up camp and resting, we'll do a short day hike as time permits. This is a relatively easy backpack outing, suitable for beginners.  Priority sign-ups will be given to those who have taken the August 13, 2016 backpacking class.  Please contact the leader to sign up. Trip rated: Easy. Leader: Marcos Jorge Send Email 214-682-6555

Conference Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23, with lectures and workshops about the ways we get and use electrical energy, and what its relationship is to conservation and health. For complete information and registration go to EarthWindFireSummit.org Contact: Rita Beving Send Email

Leave Dallas on a sleeper bus Thursday night, eat breakfast in Huntsville, Arkansas and arrive at your trailhead Friday morning.  That gives three full days for hiking before late Sunday afternoon pick-ups and dinner in Jasper, Arkansas. We’ll bring you home before sunrise Monday, Oct. 31. BNR is a great destination for hiking in the Ozark Mountains. Four itinerary options offer average daily distances of four to ten miles.

Late October is ideal for fall color in the Buffalo Valley. The rock-bottomed river is also low, exposing numerous shallow fords where we can cross to trails on both banks, typically without removing boots. For trip details and registration, click this PDF link.  Get the discounted trip price through Oct. 10.   Coordinator: Bill Beach Send Email 214-662-3224

The Executive Committee (or Excom) is the elected governing body of the Dallas Sierra Club and meets upstairs at Whole Foods Market, southeast corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane, in Dallas at 6:30 pm. Contact the Dallas Group Chair for more information.

Meet at Rusty Taco, NE corner of Greenville Ave. and University Blvd., Dallas. Park there if you arrive in time for breakfast.  Let’s leave Rusty Taco at 9 AM. We’ll bike to White Rock Lake, mostly via trails by the DART tracks, then head south along the lake to the Santa Fe Trail. Riding the SF Trail, we’ll emerge in Deep Ellum, where it’ll be time for a caffeine break (Café Brazil?). Then we'll continue through Downtown Dallas (ultra-light traffic on weekends) to the Katy Trail and ride the Katy north to our starting point. The whole triangular trip is 18 miles. Plan on two hours plus the stop in Deep Ellum. Bring your own bicycle.  You must wear a helmet.  This is an opportunity to experience three very popular urban bike trails. You may show up unannounced at Rusty Taco, but I’d appreciate a reply to tell me you’ll be there. Only people who reply with an email address will be alerted of cancelation or other changes.   Leader: Mark Stein Send Email 214-526-3733

Photographs from Iceland, Patagonia, and Storm Chasing by Dan Leffel, whose presentations always are superb.  Everyone is invited.  Full details are on our home page now. Trip rated: Kid Friendly.

Hike with us on Veterans Day weekend at Caprock Canyons State Park.  We will meet early on Friday, November 11th, departing for the park near Quitaque, Texas.  After backpacking about two miles, we will make camp and explore before turning in for the night.  On Saturday, we will backpack four miles with some stretches of extremely steep and rugged terrain, make camp and then day hike another five miles.  On Sunday, we day hike a six-mile loop through lower ground before breaking camp, then backpack a mile and return to Dallas Sunday evening.  Previous backpacking experience is required. This outing will accommodates a maximum of twelve participants.  Please contact Jake Trousdale for trip information.
  Trip rated: Strenuous. Leader: Jake Trousdale Send Email 214-244-4887

Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Meet at 8:15 AM this second Saturday of the month at the Love of the Lake office, northeast corner of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard.  Look for the crowd drinking free juice and coffee.  Gloves, trash bags, etc. will be provided. Our area includes one of the wonderful prairie restoration areas, so there are always birds and wildflowers to enjoy.  Brunch afterwards.  Trip rated: Easy. Leader: Carol Nash Send Email 214-455-2115

The Outings Committee meets tonight at 6:30 at Whole Foods Market, SE quadrant of Preston Road and Forest Lane, Dallas, upstairs. We'll review recent outings and plan future ones.  Anyone interested in outings is invited. Reply to Mark to be added to the advance agenda email list or to suggest an agenda item.   Organizer: Mark Stein Send Email 214-526-3733

The Executive Committee (or Excom) is the elected governing body of the Dallas Sierra Club and meets upstairs at Whole Foods Market, southeast corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane, in Dallas at 6:30 pm. Contact the Dallas Group Chair for more information.

Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Meet at 8:15 AM this second Saturday of the month at the Love of the Lake office, northeast corner of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard.  Look for the crowd drinking free juice and coffee.  Gloves, trash bags, etc. will be provided. Our area includes one of the wonderful prairie restoration areas, so there are always birds and wildflowers to enjoy.  Brunch afterwards.  Trip rated: Easy. Leader: Carol Nash Send Email 214-455-2115

Topic to be determined.  Everyone is invited.  Full details will be on our home page later. Trip rated: Kid Friendly.

It's a busy month and we'll get along fine without another meeting this third Wednesday.  The next Outings Committee meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 18.  If you discover business that cannot wait, contact Mark.  Organizer: Mark Stein Send Email 214-526-3733

Howard Garrett, The Dirt Doctor, will talk about the benefits of an organic program for gardening.  Everyone is invited.  Full details will be on our home page later. Trip rated: Kid Friendly.

Dates for the 2017 bus trip to hike and backpack in Big Bend National Park are set.  We'll leave Dallas on the sleeper bus Wednesday night, Feb. 15 and return Monday morning, Feb. 20, before dawn.  Enjoy four days and three nights in the National Park.  Expect backpacking options for the Chisos Mountains, a Chisos-Dodson-Mule Ears route and the Mesa de Anguila, also an option for long day hikes (including Hot Springs) from a base camp. Details and registration forms will appear here in November.   Bus trip leader: Arthur Kuehne Send Email 214-608-3210