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VOLUME 31 • NUMBER 3 M AY / JUNE 1999

Tickseed Coreopsis; a Missouri nativephoto by Doris Sherrick

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C h a p t e rE x e c u t i v eC o m m i t t e eA T L A R G E :

Keet Kopecky, Chapter Chair, Treasurer,9211 Olmstead, Kansas City, MO 64138(816)966-9544Andr ew Gondzur, Vice Chair4037 McDonald Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116(314)772-8810Gale Burr us,Secretary, SC Council Delegate9828 Willow Avenue, #1A, Kansas City, MO 64134 (816)763-5120Gina DeBarthe2036 James Downey Rd., Independence, MO 64057 (816)383-6497 or (816)257-1198Ginger Harris 556 Oakhaven La., St. Louis, MO 63141 (314)432-2618Wallace McMullen2805 Mohawk Dr., Jeff. City, MO 65101 (573)636-6067

Caroline Pufalt, Conservation Chair13415 Land-O-Woods, #3, St. Louis, MO 63141 (314)878-3165

Rebecca Schedler, Membership Chair,.120 Benton, Columbia, MO 65203-3202(573)443-4401Claus Wawrzinek,P.O. Box 45542, Kansas City, MO 64171 (816)561-7863

G R O U P R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Eastern Missouri Group: vacantOsage Group: vacantThomas Hart Benton Group:Bob Sherrick,10807 E. 205th St., Peculiar, MO 64078 (816)779-6708Trail of Tears Group: Brian Alwor th2826 Whitener St., Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 (573)334-7978

C hap ter Com mi t tee Chai r s Transportation: Ron McLinden3236 Coleman Rd., Kansas City, MO 64111 (816)931-0498

Highlands Activity Section:Lori Anne Clark3027 Hogan Dr., Jefferson City, MO 65109

Political: vacant

Population: Robert Elwor th, M.D.RR 2 Box 5324, Willard, MO 65781 (417)742-2775

Legal Chair, Deferred Gifts Officer: Roger Hershey18308 Hanthorne Drive, Independence, MO 64057 (816)795-7533

Legislative:Joe Engeln2407 Topaz, Columbia, MO 65203

Sierra Club Board of Directors:Roy Hengerson2201 Weathered Rock Rd., Jefferson City, MO 65105(573)635-8066

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EM G O f f i c eClaralyn Price-Bollinger, Staff Member325 N. Kirkwood Rd., Suite 100St. Louis, MO 63122

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by Wallace McMullen

From all across the US of A, activistsgathered in February for the 1999Clean Air Leadership Conference

held in Washington D.C. I had the pleasureof representing the Sierra Club OzarkChapter at this conference.

The participants agreed to bringback a unified draft of basic principles totheir varied constituencies under thebanner of “ANational Clean Air Agenda.”Hopefully, broad support amongparticipating organizations will allow theclean air movement to speak with a strongcollective voice on core issues of concern.The proposed framework principlesinclude:

•Breathing clean airis a basic rightand necessity forall life. We mustclean up and prevent air pollutionwhich threatens the health of ourfamilies. Health based air qualitystandards should be based on the best,most current science. Our societyshould learn to consider the full costsof dirty air which impacts our health,our environment, and our economy.

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1999 Clean A i r L e a d e r s h i pC o n f e rence —Action, Information, and Ideas

•We have a right to know whetherthe air we breathe is clean and freeof toxic pollution. Over 70,000chemicals are currently being used byindustry, but industry is required toreport their air releases of only about600 of these chemicals to the ToxicRelease Inventory. Everyone deservesto know what is being released into theair they breathe, and participate in thedecisions about pollution limits.

•There is no inherent right to pollute.We all share in the responsibility tomake our air safe to breathe throughcorporate practices, communitydecisions, and individual actions.Large industries such as power plantsand refineries should not abuse thepublic trust with undisclosed pollution.Individuals and communities should beurged to make choices for lesspolluting transportation and better landuse.

•We have a responsibility to futuregenerations to reduce airpollutiontoday. We must take steps now toensure clean, healthy air in the future,and to halt the damage caused by acidrain, stratospheric ozone depletion,mercury emissions (which get into thefood chain), and global warming. Asan initial goal, we need clear supportfor renewable energy as an alternativeto burning fossil fuels, and energyefficiency to reduce existingconsumption.

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•We must seek interstate andinternational cooperation to ensurethat we continue to make progress incleaning ourair. Internationalcooperation, national strategies toreduce pollution, and multistateplanning regions are desirable;pollution across borders needs to becurtailed.

Because so many different themescame out of the activities at thisconference, I am going to segment the restof this report into a more detaileddiscussion of a few issues.

Reducing Nitro u sOxide Pollution:Will the NOx SIPC a l lBr ing a Push for C l e a nE n e r g y ?

Nitrous oxides (NOx), are a majorcomponent of haze, lung irritants,and bad air quality. They also

contribute to acid rain. Coal burning

electric utility power plants create andemit NOx, and are the largest source ofthis pollution in Missouri.

The Clean Air Act provides aframework for reducing NOx pollution.The EPA has published a Federal Ruleunder the authority of the Act, whichrequires about 37 states to develop plansfor eliminating NOx. These plans arecalled State Implementation Plans, i.e.,“SIP”s, and the requirement is referred toas a “Call.” Thus, the shorthand lingo is“The NOx SIPCall.”

Missouri’s share of the requiredNOx emissions reduction is approximately60,000 tons per year, going down from175,000 tons to 114,000 tons emitted peryear (Source: NOx SIPCompliance Table,NRDC, 2/6/99).

With this new requirement coalburning utility power plants are now undergreat pressure to clean up their pollutingemissions. We have a chance to push forthe elimination of some of these stinkerswhich, besides NOx, are putting outapproximately 70,000 tons of CO2 peryear, and screwing up the climate, as wellas contributing to acid rain, haze, lungirritants, and mercury in the food chain.

The cost of reducing NOxemissions is estimated by various sources

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Special People

The conference attendees were dedicated, upbeat, and knowledgeable activists. Agroup of pretty interesting folks, who included a grandmother with knitting inher lap who knew Clean Air case law like the back of her hand, and had a superb

flair for tactics; young activists, already experienced and deeply immersed in runningtheir particular environmental organization; a chap who looked like ( the stereotype of)a senator, and liked to stir up the group like an evangelist; several nationally prominentSierra Club activists, including the national Clean Air Chair; some techno-wonks withcharts, and computerized displays; lawyers fighting the good fight in clean airlitigation; doctors concerned about global warming; and seasoned veterans of manyenvironmental battles in Washington D.C. The delegates brought to the conference thevaried perspectives of regional clean air groups, environmental, health and socialjustice organizations, and well-known groups such as the American Lung Association,Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Union ofConcerned Scientists, and Public Citizen. (Acomplete list of all the organizationsrepresented would fill more than a page). The Sierra Club was well represented withparticipants from the far reaches of the USA, including Wisconsin, Texas, Oregon,Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Maryland. Getting to know these people was upliftingand informative.

And we now know that one Ken Midkiff has the nickname of “Senator Midkiff”in some Washington D.C. circles — it seems he debated US Senator Kit Bond to astandstill in a public meeting there recently.



from $900 per ton of reductions to $2000per ton. Multiply that times 60,000 tonsfor Missouri, and the cost is $54 millionto $120 million. So, this has a significantdollar impact. The next struggle may beover how much of this cost the bigutilities are allowed to pass on to theirconsumers.

Some Missouri politicians may beconsidering a policy of fighting the EPAin court rather than complying with theNOx SIPCall for western Missouri.Kansas City emissions of air-bornepollutants apparently drift toward Iowa,rather than toward instate urban areas.Legally attacking the EPA Rule wouldslow down the implementation of NOxreduction measures in Missouri, possiblyfor years. This would be reminiscent ofthe St. Louis air quality situation — notethe related story on page 15 in this issue.

The Department of NaturalResources (DNR) is the Missouri agencywhich will administer allocation of NOxallowances from the EPA. DNR hasalready issued a draft State Rule for itsnew Implementation Plan. The federaldeadline for submitting the SIPto the EPAis September, 1999.

In summary: The goal here is topush for less use of dirty coal firedelectric power by the utilities. The NOxemissions from coal burning power plantsare nasty air pollutants which need to beeliminated if we are to maintain clean airto breathe. Reducing the use of coalwould curtail other undesirable emissionsas well.

S t a t i o n a ry A i rPollution Sourc e sNow Need Permits Title V of the Clean A i r A c tP rovides for Citizen LawS u i t s .

The Clean Air LeadershipConference sensitized us to theneed for vigilance on Title V air

emissions permits under the Clean Air Actwhich deal with stationary emissionssources such as cement manufacturingplants. Not only the level of emissions,but the monitoring provisions, and the

potential for violations and abuses needwatchdogging by citizens andenvironmental groups. The experiencewith Premium Standard Farms’waterpermits has illustrated the value ofwatchful monitoring of permitcompliance, and the potential abuse ofthose permits. The same watchfulness forClean Air permits may be needed.

Citizen lawsuits were written intothe Clean Air Act as a major part of theenforcement process for Title V.

The Ozark chapter has asked to benotified of future air quality permitapplications by major emissions sources,i.e., big polluters. The DNR reports thatthey have issued about 200 ofapproximately 500 permits for the largestclass of these emissions sources underTitle V of the Clean Air Act.

Clean A i r L e a d e r s h i pC o n f e rence Calls on EPA t oP rovide National Tr a i n i n gon Title V of the Clean A i rA c t

Amajor component of the Title Vprogram in the Clean Air Act wassupposed to be public

participation. But in practice, most statesare issuing Title V permits withoutmeaningful public participation.

So far the EPA has done virtuallynothing to facilitate this process, or todevelop a national plan for publicparticipation. Recognizing the vacuum,participants at the Clean Air LeadershipConference, on behalf of the organizationsthey represented, joined together inwriting to the EPA and requesting an EPAsponsored training conference on Title V.

Title V deals with stationaryemissions sources under the Clean AirAct. Industrial air pollution sources thatdon’t move, such as cementmanufacturing plants, fit in this category.

Bob Perciacepe, EPA AssistantAdministrator for Air and Radiation,responded to the request for an EPA-sponsored national Title V trainingconference. In a letter dated March 23,1999, he said:

“We are very supportive of



developing ways for active citizenparticipation in this program andrecognize that training workshops canbe an important step to facilitate thisparticipation. We will be developing anational plan for outreach to localgroups and communities that will focuson how best to achieve this goal ofbroader participation, and the nationaltraining workshop you suggested will beone of the mechanisms we will beconsidering.”

In other words, they’re thinkingabout it.

While local training programswould be excellent, such programs wouldnot eliminate the need for a nationaltraining program. First, it is clear that theEPA headquarters is not in a position toforce either its regional offices or the stateagencies to offer citizen trainingprograms. Thus, if the EPA decides tofocus solely upon state-level trainings,many areas of the country will be left out.Second, a national training conferencecould draw upon the knowledge oftalented citizen activists from around thecountry. By contrast, due to lack offunding for travel expenses, stateprograms would be forced to rely uponlocal speakers—more often than not, thismeans EPA staffers. While EPA staffersare very knowledgeable, they aren’talways in tune with the challenges thatface citizen activists. Finally, through anational training conference, we can hopeto create a strong group of activists whoare knowledgeable about both the nuts andbolts of permit review and the Title Vpolicy issues that are certain to arise in thefuture. Local programs, by contrast, arelikely to focus almost exclusively uponindividual permit review and how to writeeffective comment letters. This would behelpful on technical nuts and bolts, butprobably would ignore policy issues thatwe might seek unified actions to address.

Keri Powell of the New York PublicInterest Research Group will take the leadon continuing to work with the EPA toconvince them that a national conferenceis both necessary and a worthwhileinvestment. In announcing Mr.Perciacepe’s response she writes:

“I am in contact with someonefrom Perciasepe’s staff who is veryinterested in pursuing the idea of anational training conference... Theprimary issue is funding... From what Ican tell, the large number oforganizations that signed on to therequest for Title V training took EPA offguard... The good news is that lots ofpeople are finally focusing on theimportance of public participation in theTitle V program. Thanks to all of youfor working together to make this issuea priority at EPA!”

Tennessee Va l l e yAuthority — T h en a t i o n ’s largest elec-tr ic power u t i l i t yneeds gre e n i n g .

A potentially valuable opportunityhas come along to influence theleadership of the nation’s largest

federal electric power utility—a utilitywith one of the nation’s largestenvironmental footprints. Two of the threeTennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Boardof Director positions will be vacant thisspring.

Seeing a potential major impactfrom the next appointments, the OzarkChapter’s Executive Committee has sent aletter to Vice-President Al Gore, askinghim to propose pro-environmentalcandidates for the TVA’s Board ofDirectors. The letter states: “We see theseappointments as a key step to addressingour nation’s ongoing commitments toclean air, [mitigating] global climatechange, and environmental stewardship.We hope you share this view and lookforward to working with you through theSierra Club national organization.”

TVA serves eight million people inseven southeastern states with a totalgenerating capacity of over 28,000megawatts and annual revenue of over $6billion. The giant utility presently ranks inthe top three on SOx, NOx, and CO2pollution. Over the past decade, TVA hasbacked completely out of any seriousefforts for energy conservation, although

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in the 1980’s it was a national leader. LikeMissouri’s big utilities, it has not yet madeany significant commitment to renewableenergy.

Vice President Al Gore will beinstrumental in the upcoming selectionprocess for the TVA Board positions. Thiscould serve as a real test of the quality ofAl Gore environmental appointments.

TVA Board members are appointedby the President of the United States forstaggered nine year terms. One term isexpiring, and one director has resigned tobecome finance chair of Gore2000, thuscreating two vacancies at present. Onceappointed, the Directors have enormouspower to influence the direction of theagency.

TVA has danced around its potentialrole as a national leader on cleantechnologies in the past year. Last August,it announced plans for the nation’s largest

reduction of NOx (75%)—more than anyother major utility. However, it has takenno concrete steps on global warming, orpollution and radiation free energysources. Good board appointments mayprovide the needed leadership and returnthe TVA to its former role as a solidlyprogressive utility.

The TVA Board of Directornominees go before the Senate Committeeon Environment and Public Works for aconformation hearing. Additionalinformation on the hearing process can befound at http://www.senate.gov/~epw/.ð

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Once again it’s time to register forthe Ozark Chapter’sAnnualCampout and Reunion. This year

we return to good old Cuivre River StatePark and Camp Sherwood Forest. Due toschool groups’arrangements with thepark, this location has become nearlyimpossible to reserve in October.However, its proximity to St. Louis, wherethe majority of our membership lives,results in such better attendance wedecided to try reserving for one of theremaining available fall weekends. We gotlucky and were awarded the reservationfor September 17, 18, and 19, 1999! Sowon’t you please join us for all or part ofthis Friday–Saturday–Sunday get-together?

This is your opportunity to enjoythe fall weather and foliage, great hikes,campfire storytellers, and other funactivities. Cuivre River State Park islocated in the rugged Lincoln Hills inLincoln County, Missouri. The park’s6,350 acres include a 55 acre lake andprairie, an old-growth natural area,Frenchman’s Bluff, with spectacular viewsof the farmland below, and a visitor’scenter with nature exhibits. Participants

will stay warm in the secluded old-timecabins. If you prefer to tent camp, youwill have to pitch your tent in the regularcampground area, which is a sizabledistance from the group campgrounds,where tent camping is not allowed.

On Saturday and Sunday, there willbe short and long hikes along the park’strails. Be sure to bring your camera,binoculars, and field guides; and maybeyou’d like to bring your bicycle or canoe?If you want, just relax and visit with newor old friends. Activities for children willbe planned, so bring the young ones. Wewill also be planning indoor activities inthe event of less than perfect weather.

On Saturday, after the eveningmeal, we will honor Sierrans who haveearned recognition for their contributionsto the Club. Then, we’ll have a roaringcampfire sure to bring out plenty ofstorytellers — some funny, some scary —but all guaranteed to entertain. Space islimited, so we need you reservations bySeptember 3. Send in the completed formwith your check and we will send you apacket with all the information you willneed to have an enjoyable weekend. Hopeto see you there! ð

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◆ We must receive your reservation by September 3rd◆ Camping fees will be refunded for cancellations received prior to Sept 13th◆ We will mail you an information packet containing map in advance of theCamp-Out date.

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by Caroline Pufalt

I n March of this year the University ofMissouri Environmental Sustainabilityand Public Policy Conference Series

held a conference entitled “Towards aVision for Missouri’s Private Forests.”The conference was sponsored by severalagencies and organizations, including theOzark Chapter of the Sierra Club.Anytime would have been a good time tohave a conference focusing on privatelyowned forests in Missouri, but the recentarrival of high capacity chip mills in ourstate has focused attention on theirimportance.

The majority of forested acres inMissouri are held by private landowners.The health of these many acres is vital towildlife, recreation, timber, and watershedresources. Most landowners recognize themany contributions their forests make.Conference participants heard the resultsof surveys of Missouri landownersshowing that owners value their forests forwildlife and aesthetic assets as well as fortimber resources.

Managing forests for ongoingmultiple values is not always easy. To doso amounts to achieving sustainability.Sierran Alan Journet presented adescription of the major points ofecologically sustainable forestmanagement. An example of sustainabilityin practice was provided by ClintTrammel, forester for the privately ownedPioneer Forest in Missouri. He describedhow that holding is successfully managedwithout the use of clearcutting or any typeof even–aged management similar toclearcutting. The Pioneer forest is ownedby Leo Drey. Many conferenceparticipants referred to it as a model forothers to emulate.

Looming as a storm cloud over thisvision of ecologically sustainable forestrywas the presence of the chip mill industryin Missouri. High capacity chip mills

(HCCM) are capable of swallowing upvast acres of hard and soft wood andprocessing the trees into chips for paper orother fiber uses. Two are now operating inMissouri. Conference participants wereeager to discuss their impacts. We heardabout chip mills operating in the southeastand in Arkansas. HCCMs are a differenttype of timber industry operation thanthose currently doing business in the state.Experience has shown that HCCMs canhave a negative economic and ecologicalimpact as they offer short–term financialrewards and long–term environmentalnegatives.

Conference participants discussedhow the small landowner can stand up tothe financial pressures that HCCMs bringto the local economy. It was alsorecognized that although chip mills were ahigh priority problem now, privatelandowners faced other challenges as well.Ownership turnover is high in some areasand development is reaching many ruralareas. Several responses to these problemswere considered. Information andeducation for owners and loggers wereseen as indispensable. Tax incentives andconservation easements are useful options.Regulations for basic, best managementpractices were also considered. This mightinvolve protections for riparian areas, forexample. With respect to the HCCMindustry, some participants suggestedrequiring resource sustainablity studiesbefore permits were issued and requiringcertification of the application of bestmanagement practices to lands fromwhich logs are accepted by the mills.

This is a brief and incompletesummary of the conference. As a whole, Ihave focused on the issues raised whichwere related to HCCM. Thanks to theUniversity of Missouri EnvironmentalAffairs Council and the MUEnvironmental Studies Program for theirwork on the conference.ð

C o n f e rence Highlights Problems andP romise of Missouri’s Pr ivate Fore s t s



by Roy C. Hengerson

I have been privileged to serve themembership of the Sierra Club forthree 3–year terms on the Board of

Directors. On May 22, when the newDirectors are seated after the recent Boardelection, I will be stepping off the Board.However, several Ozark Sierrans, myselfincluded, will continue to hold positionswith the national entities of the Club.

The contributions of many MissouriSierra Club activists and leaders over theyears have given the Ozark Chapter asolid reputation for being effective.Having those national connections greatlyhelps and provides opportunities toinfluence Club policies and operations.

Some of the people from ourChapter holding national Club positionsare:

Gale Burrus – Council of ClubLeaders Delegate,

Ginger Harris – member, NationalTransportation Committee,

Roger Hershey – Secretary of theSierra Club Foundation,

Keet Kopecky – Chapter ChairsForum Executive Committee,

Ron McLinden – Chair,subcommittee of the NationalTransportation Committee to review Clubpolicies regarding freight transportation,

Ken Midkiff – Coordinator, CleanWater Campaign under the EnvironmentalQuality Strategy Team,

Caroline Pufalt – member, WildPlanet Strategy Team under theConservation Governance Committee.

After May, I will be switching rolesand will become the Chair of the CleanWater Campaign and a member of theEnvironmental Quality Strategy Team.The Clean Water Campaign is one of thefour major conservation campaignsadopted by the Board for 1999–2000.

I encourage you to learn more aboutthe Sierra Club beyond your local Groupand Chapter. It is exciting to learn ofothers around the country who share ourvalues and are working to help the Clubsucceed in its mission. Periodically,national Club committees, task forces,strategy teams, and work groups recruit tofind new activists willing to becomeinvolved in their programs. Please let meknow if you have some interest in servingthe Sierra Club in any of a wide array ofroles. I can let you know of the scope ofthese positions and what sets of skills andexperiences are being sought.ð

Ozark Chapter Leaders Continue inNational Club Roles

LegacyW hat wi ll yours be? You joined the

S i e rra Club because you are concern e dabout the well-being of the Earth. Continueyour involvement by remembering the Sierr aClub in your will. For more information andconfidential assistance contact John Calaway, S i e rra Club Planned Giving Program, 85 Second St., 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 94109, (415)923-5538, or l o c a l l y, contact Roger Hershey (816)795-7533


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by Caroline Pufalt

Fearing the scrutiny of an ArmyCorps of Engineers’study andpublic review, agri and barge

industry interests are pushing legislationthat would double the lock size of fivelock and dam units north of St. Louis.This industry action is coordinated underthe lobbying umbrella of the MidwestArea River Coalition 2000 (MARC 2000).

Their action is premature becausethe Army Corps of Engineers is in theprocess of completing a major studyregarding potential lock and damexpansion. But MARC 2000 is pushingtheir legislation before the completion ofthat study. The rush was probablyprompted by preliminary results of theCorps’study that showed the projecteconomically unjustifiable. Since theCorps is an organization loathe to pass upan opportunity to build or expand locksand dams, the study results weresomewhat of a surprise. The Corps itselfseemed surprised and will likely reviewand redo its economic analysis.

But MARC 2000 could not wait forthis process and the public review andcomments that would follow a completedCorps’study. Those comments wouldlikely have focused on two issues: theeconomics of the project and theenvironmental impacts of the expansion.

From an economic standpoint,expansion of the lock and dam system is aclassic waterworks boondoggle. MARC2000 argues that expansion of the systemis needed for increased barge traffic forgrain exports. The transportationadvantage that barge traffic gives to agri-industry is supposedly needed to compete

with grain exports from other countries,such as Brazil and Argentina. Also,MARC 2000 claims that the U.S. willhave increased grain shipments due tobioengineered crops.

Navigation on the Mississippi is thesecond most expensive method oftransportation in the country. It is secondonly to space travel. And, the taxpayersfoot most of the bill. The barge industrypays a modest gas tax that is set aside fornavigation related “construction.” It paysnothing for the day–to–day maintenanceof the navigational system. Even with thegas tax set aside, the public would likelypay for half of the proposed construction.Any advantages of this subsidizedtransport are likely to benefit corporateagriculture more than the family farmer.

Expanding the locks and dams andthe associated traffic increases wouldcause further environmental damage to thealready strained ecology of the Mississippiriver. Dams and related structures aredesigned to create sufficiently deep waterfor navigational vessels. But, that in turnlimits the river’s ability to create andmaintain fish and wildlife habitat such asside channels and fresh water marshes.The river becomes more of a fast flowingditch and less of a living, changingecosystem.

At this writing, Missouri SenatorsBond and Ashcroft and RepresentativeHulshof have expressed interest in theproposed legislation. Since Missouri isobviously a key state in the upperMississippi river basin, our legislators’actions will have an important impact, forbetter or worse, on the river and on ourpocketbooks.ð

A g r i - I n d u s t ry Launches Pre e m p t o ry Str ikeAgainst Mississippi River

by Ginger Harris

M issouri’s Ozark Chapter belongs to the Midwest Regional ConservationCommittee (MRCC) and also has representation on the Southern PlainsRegional Conservation Committee (SPRCC). RCCs typically arrange to hold a

workshop on the same weekend as their committee meeting, partly to educate

Sierra Club Regional Conferences HighlightIssues Cr itical to Missouri



themselves and the host community, andpartly to get to know members of the hostcommunity.

Missourians were lucky to be ableto attend two RCC sponsored workshopsrecently.

The MRCC held its workshop at theMissouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis onFebruary 27 on the subjects of GlobalWarming and Nuclear Waste. Nuclearenergy is suggested by some individualsas a solution to global warming because itreplaces the burning of fossil fuels. TheMRCC highlighted the dangers of nuclearenergy to show that it is not an acceptablesolution to global warming. The dangersof nuclear energy were addressed by KayDrey (member of the Missouri Coalitionfor the Environment, and Board memberof the Nuclear Information & ResourceService), Judy Treichel (ExecutiveDirector of the Nevada Nuclear WasteTask Force), Steve Frischman (TechnicalPolicy Coordinator of the Nevada Agencyfor Nuclear Projects), Joe Campbell(member of the Indigenous EnvironmentalNetwork in Minnesota), and Susan Patton(director of a health study of neighbors oftoxic and radioactive material producers inKentucky).

Kay Drey informed us that theamount of radioactive waste whichCongress proposes to send to the YuccaMountain Interim Storage Facility inNevada (per HR 45 and S 608) over thenext 28 years is equal to 2.3 million atombombs. Since 76 of the 103 operatingnuclear reactors in the U.S. are locatedeast of the Mississippi River, a largepercentage of this radioactive waste wouldcome through Missouri by train and bytruck, much of it through St. Louis, andeven more of it through Kansas City.

Judy Treichel and Steve Frischmandescribed the interim and geologicallyunstable nature of the "parking lot" atYucca Mountain where these radioactivewastes would accumulate while scientiststry to figure out how to contain the wastes"permanently."

Joe Campbell described his serviceon a nuclear plant advisory committee,describing it as an effort by the nuclearindustry to coopt the Native Americancommunity.

Susan Patton described how, as anurse, she became aware of the healthimpacts of chemical and nuclear industriesin poor neighborhoods in Kentucky. Sheapplied for grants and established her ownnon-profit agency to surveyneighborhoods for diseases resulting fromexposure to toxic and radioactive wastes.

Steve Pedery (Sierra Club nationalstaff on Global Warming) summarized thescientific evidence for global warming andsome solutions, including raising thecorporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE)standards for cars and trucks and applyingthese standards to Sport Utility Vehicles(SUVs).

After panel presentations, workshopattendees divided into two meetings: oneon global warming; one on nuclear waste.In the global warming meeting, attendeesmade personal commitments to make atleast one life-style change or take at leastone action that would reduce globalwarming.

In the nuclear waste meeting,attendees developed a joint plan of actionto raise awareness about nuclear waste.Each attendee volunteered to carry out anelement of the plan: (1) obtaining ordeveloping a fact sheet on nuclear wasteproduction and storage sites; (2) obtaininga map of transportation routes from thesesites to Yucca Mountain; (2) developing alist of activities for publicizing this issue;(3) disseminating these materials to otherRCCs.

The SPRCC held its workshop inthe Kansas City suburb of OverlandPark,Kansas, on March 6 on "Reclaimingour Food System from the CorporateGiants."

Craig Volland (Kansas ChapterSierra Club member) provided a historicalperspective.

Mary Hendrickson (UMCprofessor) described market concentrationin the food industry.

Ron Collins (attorney, Center forScience in the Public Interest) informed usabout Orwellian food disparagement("veggie libel") laws in 13 states (not yetin Missouri) which chill the media fromreporting threats to food safety. The highly

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by Roy C. Hengerson

Environmentalists, conservationists,and their allies were deeplysaddened by the recent death of

Roger Pryor, Senior Policy Director forthe Missouri Coalition for theEnvironment. He passed away on March23, 1999 after battling illness andcomplications from diabetes. A memorialservice is scheduled for Saturday, May 8at 2 p.m. in St. Louis.

Roger was one of the mostprominent and influential spokesmen forprotecting the environment in Missouriand the nation. He was probably moreknowledgeable about more conservationissues than anyone in the state. He alsohad a wonderful historical perspectivedeveloped during his more than threedecades of being in the thick ofenvironmental action. He was thus ableto mentor and inspire many activistswhose environmental work started morerecently.

Although mostly known in recentyears for his work with the Coalition forthe Environment, Roger was active withother local and national environmentalorganizations, most notably with theSierra Club. He was one of the OzarkChapter’s founding leaders, was later theClub’s Midwest Regional Vice President,and was involved at the national level ofthe Club.

Roger Pryor began his servicewith the Coalition in 1985 as ProgramDirector and later Executive Director. Inaddition to effective advocacy, Roger put

his skills as a writer and photographer tofrequent use protecting the wildlands,urban landscapes, water, and air ofMissouri. He was a mainstay in themany campaigns Missourienvironmentalists have waged: againstMeramec Dam and otherriver–destroying projects; for federalWilderness Areas and state Wildlands;against Page Avenue Extension and othersprawl–promoting development; and forprotecting urban open space and parks.

While he was a forceful advocatefor environmental protection, he wasalso respected and appreciated by thosewho held opposing views. Roger had adelightful sense of humor, which oftenmade his quotes resonate with thepublic.

Roger received many awardsduring his lifetime, including the OzarkChapter of the Sierra Club’s highestaward: the Distinguished Service Award.He authored many articles and wasco–author of a book about MissouriState Parks.

Roger also was a fine guitar playerand singer. I remember many an eveningafter an Ozark Chapter or otherenvironmental meeting sitting around thefire or in a rustic room listening to histenor voice entertain the group with avast array of folk songs.

The Missouri General Assemblypassed a memorial resolution for RogerPryor. The environmental community islooking for additional ways tomemorialize and honor him. We trulyhave lost a gifted leader and a friend.

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by Ken Midkiff

Back in November of 1998, theSierra Club and the MissouriCoalition for the Environment sued

the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency (USEPA) for failure to enforcethe human health standards of the FederalClean Air Act in the St. Louismetropolitan area. The St. Louis area hasbeen out of compliance with the Clean AirAct from the git-go, and every summerthe number of respiratory-distress hospitalemergency admissions soars on “bad airdays.”

Senators KitBond and JohnAshcroft respondedby introducing a billto take away one ofthe enforcementtools of the USEPA— the ability towithhold federalhighway moneysfrom areas with airquality problems.This bill wasintroduced a fewdays after severalindustrial andeconomic development groups announcedtheir intent to oppose the environmentallawsuit.

In a letter, apparently distributedthroughout the state to local publicofficials, chambers of commerce, andothers, U.S. Senator Kit Bond makes anumber of allegations and unfoundedinnuendoes. His intent is clearly to gainsupport for the bill that he and Ashcrofthave introduced.

A few facts:•The St. Louis Air Quality ControlRegion (AQCR) — sometimes referredto as the “non–attainment area” —which includes St. Louis and borderingcounties has never met federal airquality/human health standards — dueto high ozone levels.

•This “bad air” quality causes humanhealth problems, particularly inchildren, older adults, and persons withasthma or other respiratory problems.Hospital records document dramaticincreases in admissions for respiratorydistress on “bad air days.”

•The USEPA has determined that“mobile sources” (i.e. automobiles,trucks, and SUVs) are the cause of theproblem: specifically the emission ofthe oxides of nitrogen (NOx) andvolatile organic compounds (VOCs) as“ozone precursors.” The Clean Air ActAmendments of 1990 require the

USEPA and the State ofMissouri to take steps tomake the air healthy andsafe. To this date, no suchsteps have been taken: allsorts of “plans” have beendeveloped, but none havebeen implemented.•The State of Missouri isrequired to developtransportation plans for theSt. Louis AQCR that willreduce the air emissionsproblems. The current planwould exacerbate theemissions of NOx by relying

almost solely on more and biggerhighways to address the area’stransportation needs.

•The environmental groups’lawsuitquotes the provisions of law thatrequire the Administrator of theUSEPA to examine whether or notfederal highway funds should bewithheld from the state of Missouri forsubmitting a transportation plan thatmakes air quality problems worse inthe St. Louis AQCR.

•However, the lawsuit asks the court todirect the USEPA to withhold federalhighway moneys ONLY FOR THE ST.LOUIS AQCR — it is statedemphatically that the lawsuit doesNOT ask that federal highway moneysbe withheld for the entire state.

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•When the State submits plans toaddress the transportation needs of theSt. Louis AQCR without causing moreair quality problems, the federalhighway moneys would be released.

•The USEPA cannot withhold federalhighway moneys for projectsconducted for safety purposes.Improvements to Highway 21 inJefferson County, for example, wouldcontinue to be funded as the purpose isto reduce accidents and improve safety.

•The State’s transportation plans for theSt. Louis area perpetuate harmfulhuman health effects and createsituations where children with evenminor asthma problems cannot playoutside on warm summer days.

Rather than engaging in frivolousand confrontational legislative actions toremove an enforcement tool of theUSEPA and writing letters full of half-truths to entities that won’t be impacted,Senators Bond and Ashcroft should usetheir energies to secure more federalmoneys to support such things asMetroLink extensions throughout the St.Louis AQCR.

This system is safe, efficient, andnon–polluting. St. Louis area suburbs andsurrounding communities are

enthusiastically competing to haveMetroLink extended —but the funds arenot there. But, as usual, Senators Bondand Ashcroft have chosen demagogueryover statemanship —and political curryingover real solutions. ð

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by Ron McLinden

General Assembly Says “ NO”to Tr a n s p o rtation Funding

A s expected, a joint committee ofthe Missouri General Assemblylistened politely to a presentation

on Missouri’s transportation needs, thenjust said “No, thank you.” Thus, prospectsfor a dependable source of state fundingfor public transit and other non–highwaytransportation modes died on March 10,as did the hopes of highway interests fora massive infusion of new money. Thecommittee reacted to a proposaldeveloped by MoDOTand an ad hoccommittee to raise taxes by some $600million per year for a multi–modaltransportation program. The committeehad been formed following theGovernor’s Conference on Transportationin January, and included a representativefrom the Sierra Club. (See story in theMarch–April 1999 Ozark Sierran.)Prospects for another try next year are notpromising, given that most politicians arepretty shy about talking about tax hikes inan election year –– even when it’s ameasure that the electorate would have toapprove at the polls. Consequently, wecan expect to see further delays inmeeting the state’s public transit andinter–city rail needs, along with morepotholes and rough pavement out on thehighways. On balance, maybe that isn’tall bad.

We Talk with New MoDOTD i re c t o r

Sierrans Ginger Harris and RonMcLinden met with MoDOT’s newdirector, Henry Hungerbeeler, in his

Jefferson City office on March 26.Hungerbeeler took over as head of thetroubled department on March 1following a 30 year career in the AirForce. The 90 minute meeting was quitecordial, and we found we had a lot ofinterests and concerns in common.

Our conversation covered a variety

of topics including global resource limits;the need to create a transportation systemthat supports a more resource–efficienteconomy; the importance of work beingdone by MoDOT’s own Smart GrowthTask Force; the potential for an emphasison local pedestrian issues to raise publicawareness of the need for better overalltransportation planning; and the need fora more strategic approach totransportation decision–making. We citedthe Page Avenue Extension as an exampleof state transportation policy run amok.We suggested he abandon MoDOT’splans to build an elaborate headquarterscampus at the far southwestern edge ofJeff City, and, instead, to demonstrate acommitment to the city by staying closeto downtown.

While the meeting was positive,there are troublesome issues yet to beovercome, not the least of which isMoDOT’s intervention in a suit filed bythe Sierra Club and the MissouriCoalition for the Environment against theEPA to get that agency to enforceprovisions of the Clean Air Act in St.Louis. Press releases from MoDOT(andfrom Senator Bond’s office as well) haveinaccurately characterized the purpose ofthe suit. Nevertheless, we are cautiouslyoptimistic that in Mr. Hungerbeeler wehave a MoDOTdirector who will listen toour concerns, and one who is willing togo out on a limb now and then forpositive change.

S m a rt Growth Alliance Formedin Kansas City

Dissatisfied with the slow pace ofchange more than three years afterthe Kansas City Star published an

award–winning series on urban sprawl,Kansas City activists have formed a“Smart Growth Alliance” to raise thepublic profile of the issue. In its first fourmeetings the group has attracted nearlyfifty citizens from a range of backgroundsand perspectives that includesneighborhood advocates, ordinarycitizens, and city, state and federal agencyemployees, in addition to the “usual

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suspects,” environmental andtransportation activists. An informalsteering committee has been formed todeal with organizational matters, leavingthe group’s monthly forums to focus ontopics related to smart growth. The Aprilforum dealt with public transit and smartgrowth. Future forums will be on JohnsonCounty’s use of a visioning process toinvolve citizens in planning; aMid–America Regional Council project tointroduce local civic leaders and realestate developers to smart growthconcepts (using “politically correct”terminology, of course); the importance ofprotecting the pedestrian environment;housing and neighborhood issues; and use

(and mis–use) of tax incentives to attractdevelopment.

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A ll other things being equal, andwhen we have a choice, we shouldchoose the short trip. If my short

trip doesn’t intersect your short trip, thenwe don’t experience each others’trips ascongestion. And if our short trips dointersect, chances are we might beneighbors, and we might both be on foot.Our intersection might result in a greeting,that leads to conversation, that leads to thebuilding of community. Hooray for shorttrips! ð

publicized case of Texas Beef Group vs.Opray Winfrey did not even address thefree speech issue. After huge legalexpenses, Winfrey has so far won only inthe lower court, and only by arguing thatcattle are not a "perishable food product."We also learned that less than 3% ofimported food is inspected and that the USDept of Agriculture relies on voluntarycompliance, and has no mandate to pullcontaminated food from store shelves. Headvocates legislation to put food safetyinto the hands of a single agency devotedto that purpose, rather than leaving it up toseveral agencies with conflictingpurposes.

Gail Eisnitz (author ofSlaughterhouse) described and showedvideo clips of her harrowing experiencesas an investigator for the HumaneFarming Association.

Terry Shistar (Science Consultant toBeyond Pesticides) told about worrisomelevels of attrizine in Kansas City's watersupply due to pesticide run-off.

Kathi Knipfer (Oklahoma Chapterleader and SPRCC Chair) reported on thethreat to Tulsa's water supply fromchicken factories.

Kamyar Enshayan (U. of Iowaprofessor) showed us a "commodity chainanalysis" and encouraged us with hisexperience convincing restaurant ownersand managers to switch to locally grown

food.Gary Valen (Humane Society's

Director of Sustainable Agriculture) spokeabout successes his organization's Eatingwith Conscience campaign has had inmobilizing consumer dollars to supportnon-polluting, humane, sustainablemethods of food production.

Diane Endicott, Roger Allison,Carol & Jay Maddick, Susan & HerbWhite, Tim Maier, David Schafer, andJack Graves described their own organic,humane and/or sustainable farmingoperations.

Our own Ken Midkiff presented anexcellent summary of the symposium.

A farmers' market was heldconcurrently inside the hotel and wasvisited by about 500 people.ð

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May 1 (Sat) SierraShutterbugs! Bring yourcamera as we go seekingnature photos at CuivreRiver State Park.Photographers of all levelsare welcome on this outing.Naturalist Bruce Schuttewill be with us part of themorning. Walking will be ata liesurely pace as we lookfor Mother Nature’streasures. Bring a brownbag lunch. ClaralynPrice-Bollinger, Richard Story,and Marsha Armentrout,(314)892-4279.

May 1-2 (Sat-Sun)Backpack trip to Ha HaTonka State Park.Wewillexplore the richdiversity of one ofMissouri’s most beautifulstate parks. Maybe we’llsurprise some echinaceapoachers and kick theirbutts! (Just kidding!) Limit10. No beginners, please.Stacy Golladay (314)965-9624 before 9:00 p.m.

May 2 (Sun) Day hike inthe canyon country ofSouthern Illinois. Our routethrough spectacularJackson Hollow will followthe base ofimposing,sixty-foothigh

sandstone cliffs, windthrough building sizeboulders and past hundredyear old beech treessurrounded by lush fernsand spring wildflowers.Seven semi-rugged miles.Terry Allen,(618)398-1087or Steve Viggers, (314)984-8752.

May 8(Sat)

ForestWatchers

hike andtour. We’ll

revisitGrasshopper Hollow andcheck some areas of theMark Twain National Forest.A full day outing. AnnEggebrecht, (314)725-1560, or Hank and KatieDorst, (417)932-4623.

May 8 (Sat) HighwayCleanup. Goldfinches can’tfind dandelion seeds unlesswe get this garbage off theroadsides. Give ourfeathered friends a break.Diane DuBois, (314)721-0594.

May 8 (Sat) Inner citybicycle trek for the self-pr opelled.Soulard toColumbia Bottoms. See theworld’s longest graffiti walland travel the St. Louisriver front trail. Experiencethe meeting of the waters

four miles from thenearest internalcombustion engine.Jim Young, (314)664-9392, or BillMcConnoughy,(314)771-2511.

May 8-9 (Sat-Sun) Two daycanoe trip on the CurrentRiver. We will camp on theriver and look for great blueheron rookeries. ToniArmstrong and RichardSpener, (314)434-2072.

May 9 (Sun) Let’s get alate start. We’ll look forspring azaleas nearFredericktown tophotograph in the lateafternoon light. KathyWodell,(314)240-0675.

May 15 (Sat) Picnicsponsored by your SierraClub trail builders andglade restorers. Everyonewelcome. Our secondannual picnic will be held atBabler State Park at the AltaShelter starting at 1:00p.m. Potluck. BYO. BobGestel, (314)296-8975, orPenny Holtzmann,(314)487-2738.

May 22 (Sat) One daycanoe float near St. Louis.We’ll go farther upstream ifthere is enough water. ColinMaag, (314)427-8011.

May 22-23 (Sat-Sun)Women’s backpack trip.Nancy Shattuck, (314)776-3766.

May 23 (Sun) Tour debluff. Bike ride on top ofand below the bluff of theAmerican Bottoms, Illinois’earliest settlement areawhere natura lbeauty and

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history abound. 10-20miles at a moderate pacewith frequent stops. Picniclunch at scenic creekbehind old stone mill. TedHorn,(618)397-9430.

May 29 (Sat) KaintuckTrail near Rolla. This trailhas been rarely hiked bythe Sierra Club. See aspring with a 3 milliongallon a day flow and a 175foot natural rock tunnel. 8miles with several creekcrossings. (Mod. difficult)Steve Viggers, (314)984-8752.

May 29 (Sat) Paul’sMagical Mystery Tour: Ifthe weather is just right wewill hike to a special area inthe St. Francis Mountainsto look for wildflowers. Ifit’s too hot I even havebetter magic waiting foryou.Paul Stupperich,(314)429-4352.

May31

(Mon)Valley

View Glades.Aspecial hike to

view wildflowers onMemorial Day. Don’t missthis opportunity to view aspecial area.PaulStupperich, (314)429-4352.

June 5 (Sat) Shaw’sGarden Walk. Spend anearly Saturday morningwalking at the garden. Thegarden is free; a great wayto start the weekend. PaulStupperich, (314)429-4352.

June 5-6 (Sat-Sun) EarthDay at the grandreopening of the Old Chainof Rocks Bridge.Enjoy thefestivities and help theSierra Club raise funds for

local

environmentalwork. We will be squeezingfresh lemonade and makingveggie burgers. If you candonate a few of hours ofyour time call Jim Young,(314)664-9392.

June 6 (Sun) Fults Hillhilltop prairie hike. We willhike the “mountains” ofIllinois, or would youbelieve we’ll go up anddown the river bluff severaltimes. We will have lunchon top of the bluffoverlooking the wetlands ofKidd Lake and the historicalFort deChartres. The Fortwill be having its annual18th century rendezvouswhich could be an optionaltrip after lunch. Ted Horn,(618)397-9430.

June 6 (Sun) All day shut-ins sampler. We will visitsome shut-in areas abouttwo hours away. We willswim and just have fun.Diane Favier,(314)894-5549.

June 12 (Sat) HighwayCleanup. Can you be thefirst to spot butterfly weedgrowing by the roadside?Diane DuBois, (314)721-0594.

June 12 (Sat) Visit theMid-America Aquacenter,St. Louis’ own children’saquarium! Come pet ashark and learn about ourfish friends! This outing isideal for all ages. Bring a

sack lunch for our picnic ina nearby park, followed byour visit to the aquarium.Approximate costs: senior$6, adult $7 and child (ages3-18) $5. No group sizelimit. Claralyn Price-Bollinger & Matt Bollinger(314) (429-5748)

June 13 (Sun) Day canoetrip on the Huzzah orCourtois. JonathanLehman, (314)991-3969.

June 19 (Sat) Fourthannual summer solsticewalk in Forest Park.PaulStupperich, (314)429-4352.

June 20 (Sun) Father’sDay canoe trip in theMeramec basin area.Richard Spener and ToniArmstrong, (314)434-2072.

June 26 (Sat) Trailmaintenance andhoneysuckle clearing inUniversity City’ s Ruth ParkWoods, a beautiful 26 acreforest. Bring a sack lunchand/or money for lunch atthe Daily Bread after wework from 9 a.m. -12:30p.m. Activities may include:spreading wood chips on atrail,trash pickup,maintenance of thehandicap-accessible trail,removing honeysuckle andtaking it to the chipper.Supervised children arewelcome! If you have nevertried trail maintenance,come join us on thisadventure! Please call byJune 19. Matt Bollinger &ClaralynPrice-Bollinger(314)429-5748.

July 3-5 (Sat-Mon) Fair St.Louis. This is our mostimportant fundraiser of theyear. It’s fun and a greatopportunity to make newfriends in the Sierra Club.Join us for a few hoursmaking and selling fresh

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May 1–2 (Sat–Sun) Canoethe upper Big Piney. KayStewart, (573)875-4490.

May 6 (Thur) W ildflowerwalk with Randal Clark.Meet any Thursday until theend of May at 5:30 p.m. atthe Rockbridge/Devil’sIcebox parking lot. Dinnerafter the walk at a localrestaurant. Randal,(573)875-0514.

May 9 (Sun) HartsburgRendezvous.Bike fromColumbia or from JeffersonCity and meet at the new(and will no doubt becomehistoric) Hartsburg ThornhillWinery. Auto transportationwill be provided for the ridehome. Tom Moran ,(573)442-6955.

May 13 (Thur)Wildflower walkwith Randal. Seeabove.

May 16 (Sun) NorthwoodsExploration and TrailTromping followed byevening picnic (potluck) andcampfire. Kevin and BitsyAllemann, (573)449-1568.

May 20 (Thur) Thiscentury’s last Wildflowerwalk with Randal!Celebrate the beginning ofsummer, say “good-bye” tospring! Join us for hike,party, and picnic potluckand perhaps live musicaround the campfire. Meetat 5:30 p.m. Devil’s Iceboxparking lot, or come directlyto the Boy Scout area ofRockbridge State Park.

May 29–31 (Fri–Sun)ThirdAnnual Leisurely Memorial

May 1–2 (Sat–Sun)Campout at Wallace StatePark with St. JosephAudubon. Sierra Clubinvited. Jim Voltz,(816)364-4702.

May 8 (Sat) Bike the KATYtrail. Join us for someexercise and scenery alongthe historic KATY trail nearRocheport. Bike rentalavailable at Rocheport. DanFuller, (816)779-7284.

May 15 (Sat) KC Zoo andIMAX theater .

Meet at10:00a.m. infront ofthe ticket

windowsfor the zoo.

We will tour thezoo, eat lunch, see the

IMAX, and then tour thezoo some more. DonnaClark Fuller, (816)779-7284

May 16 (Sun) Visit PowellGardens for a look at thespring flowers. GaleBurrus, (816)763-5120.

May 22–23 (Sat–Sun) FlintHills backpack. Our annualbackpacking trip to theFerrell Ranch nearBeaumont in south-easternKansas. A lot of fun, and agreat first backpack. DanFuller, (816)779-7284.

May 21 (Fri) Gastronomicouting. Bluebird Cafe at1700 Summit for a varietyof fresh food. Gale Burrus,(816)763-5120.

May 23 (Sun) Wallace

State Park trailmaintenance.Debra Dolly,(816)632-5167.

June 5 (Sat)Contra Dance forbeginners. Dance with agroup of the Sierra Club atthe Merriam CommunityCenter. Introduction forbeginners starts at 7 p.m.Experienced dancers 8p.m. Bring shoes with lightsoles and $5 to cover thefee for the band. ClausWawrzinek, (816)561-7863.

June 6 (Sun) NationalTrails Day. Konza Prairiedayhike. Enjoy a sack lunchamong the beautiful prairieflowers. Bob & DorisSherrick, (816)779-6708.

June 12 (Sat) Dayhike atOverland Park Arbor etum.Steve Hassler,(913)599-6028.

June 19 (Sat) Bike outingto a bike trail south ofOttawa, Kansas.Claus,(816)561-7863.

June 21 (Mon) SummerSolstice and get togetheralong with potluck nearPeculiar, Missouri. Bring amusic instrument and yoursongbook. ClausWawrzinek, (816)561-7863.

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lemonade and pretzels andsee the Fair, the air shows,or the fireworks. We haveseveral booths that are openall day and need a very

Day float. A relaxed floattrip, without (so far, atleast) the crowds, on theCurrent or Jack’s Fork.Daryl Meller, (573)395-4276, or Kay Stewart


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