Loxahatchee Group Florida Chapter
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Florida Chapter Sierra Club Annual Conservation Conference
"Sierrans for Solutions"
November 8-10, 2002
Ocala 4-H Center, on Sellers Lake in the Ocala National Forest.
Registration Deadline October 26, 2002

Agenda | Directions | Registration Fees & Form

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Agenda

"Sierrans For Solutions" will be held on November 8, 9 & 10 at the Ocala 4-H Center, a modern camping and environmental complex located on Sellers Lake in the Ocala National Forest, conveniently close to Juniper Spring and Alexander Springs.  To pique your interest, the program is as follows:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
   6:00 PM    -    9:00 PM     REGISTRATION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
   7:30 AM    -    11:00 AM    REGISTRATION

   7:30 AM    -     8:00 AM    BREAKFAST

   8:30 AM    -    8:45 AM    WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

   8:45 AM    -    10:00 AM    KEYNOTE SPEAKER - CARL POPE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SIERRA CLUB

   10:00 AM    -    11:00 AM      WATER, WATER KEEPING IT CLEAN! GETTING OUR MESSAGE ACROSS - Darden Rice, Sierra Club Organizer

EVERGLADES PROTECTION FROM ASR'S TO MINING - Alan Farago & Barbara Lange, Everglades Issue Co-Chairs; Jonathan Ullman, Sierra Club Regional Organizer

   11:15 AM    -     12:15 PM     CLIMATE vs. ENERGY - Joe Siry, State Director, Florida Climate Alliance

GEARING UP FOR 2002 LEGISLATIVE SESSION - Susie Caplowe - Lobbyist

   12:30 PM    -    1:00 PM     LUNCH

   1:00 PM    -    1:30 PM    LEGISLATIVE AWARDS

   1:30 PM    -    2:30 PM    SPEAKER:  "HOW ROADS DRIVE SPRAWL & HOW WE STOP IT" - Dom Nozzi, Certified Urban Planner

   2:30 PM    -    3:30 PM
ASSESSING THE STATE OF GULF FISHERIES - Chris Dorsett, Gulf Restoration Network

ALASKA RAINFORESTS - Thomas Wheatley, SE Field Organizer Alaska Coalition

OUR POSTER CHILDREN: FLORIDA SPECIES - David Auth, Biodiversity Issue Co-Chair

   3:45 PM    -    5:00 PM
S.C. CAMPAIGN TO DRIVE GREENER CARS - Darden Rice -
Sierra Club Global Warming & Energy Organizer

ACTIVIST & VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT & TRAINING - Joe Murphy, Oceana

YOU TOO CAN  LOBBY - Susie Caplowe, Lobbyist

   6:00 PM    -    7:00 PM    DINNER
   7:00 PM    -    9:00 PM    CHAPTER AWARDS
   9:00 PM             FOREVER WILD: A MULTIMEDIA

CELEBRATION OF WILDERNESS -
Walkin' Jim Stoltz , One of America's Most Unique Folk singers and Back Country Travelers

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
   7:30 AM    -    8:00 AM    BREAKFAST - PACK-UP/CLEAN-UP
   9:00 AM    -    12:00 PM    OUTINGS - FLEXCOM MEETING - All members welcome!
   NOON            HIT THE TRAIL HOME.  Drive safely.

OUTINGS: The seven-mile canoe run from Juniper Springs is one of the best canoeing opportunities in Central Florida.  The canopied creek winds through dense primeval forests.  Early in the morning you¹ll paddle through dappled light that filters through the trees down into crystalline water.  At first glance, the run looks too narrow to navigate, but it steadily grows in size as it meanders past ancient cypress trees and lush semi-tropical forests.  The narrow creek is filled with obstacles, and it takes some effort to avoid submerged snags and squeeze under overhanging branches.  You¹re bound to spot several species of wading birds during the last half of the canoe run where the creek is wide.
 With a bit of luck, you may even spot a bald eagle.  The creek is also home to a family of playful otters.  There are alligators too, which is one reason wading or tubing is not allowed on the creek. The run takes between three and five hours.

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Directions

Ocala 4-H Center is located 4.5 miles South of the intersection of State Road 40 & State Road 19; and 12 miles North of Altoona.  Roadway signs indicate Fire Control Center on top and Camp Ocala 4-H Center on bottom.  The Center is 1/2 mile West of State Road 19.