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<br />by EUGENE DEMAYO,
<br />Rodry MourWrin ChapfcrChair
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<br />T AST MONTH, SIERRA CLUB
<br />L members had the op-
<br />portunity to vote for stale
<br />Chapler leaders 10 serve as
<br />Executive Commiuee mem-
<br />bers for the next two years. Vou chose three At-
<br />urge members of the Executive Commiuee
<br />from a field of nine, and you had some great
<br />people from which to choose. Kirk Cunning-
<br />ham of Boulder, a long-lime Sierra Club volun-
<br />teer, was re-eleCled. Merry Havens of Bourder,
<br />a seasoned Sierra activist, was elected as our
<br />Chapter Political Committee Chair. Yours truly.
<br />from Coal Creek Canyon, is the third newly
<br />elected At-urge member of the "ExCom." I
<br />will continue to serve as Chapter Chair. Kirk,
<br />Merry and I join four olhn At-Luge members
<br />and 15 delegates from local Sierra Club groups,
<br />including yours, to represent you at Chapler
<br />meetings and to the public.
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<br />EDITOR'S
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<br />The other candidates are active Chapter and
<br />Group leaders. Floyd Bilderback, Hartley
<br />Bloomfield, Helga Fensterman, Jean Kruse-
<br />mark. Don Thompson and Ross Vincent volun~
<br />teer hundreds of hours C3ch year protecting
<br />and improving our environment ....ith the Sierra
<br />Club. You don't have to spend hundreds of
<br />hours 10 help our eanh. Even a few hours of
<br />volumeer work is greatly appreciated,
<br />Merry can use your help in gelling environ~
<br />mentally friendly politicians elected in local,
<br />state and national races. You can help Kirk
<br />with water quality issues, or Floyd with edu-
<br />cating state lawmakers about which bills are
<br />favored by the Sierra Club during this legisla-
<br />tive session. Helga works with waste manage-
<br />ment and recycling. Each of these folks can use
<br />your help in making phone calls, writing letters
<br />and other activities,
<br />As a Sierra Club member you can vote for
<br />the leaders you want and work together with
<br />members to make changes you want. Call us! .
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<br />NOTES
<br />
<br />As you thumb through this issue of
<br />Peak & Prairie, you will probably no-
<br />tice a few things that seem different. II
<br />is true, things are changing! As always,
<br />calendar &1 events information, along
<br />with activist news, will be found in
<br />Pealt & Prairie We plan to offer a
<br />greater variety of environmental infor-
<br />mation with the hope: of having some-
<br />thing for everyone.
<br />The Pealt & Prairie starr has grown
<br />and been reorganized. Our new staff
<br />includes Galin McGowan as Managing
<br />Editor with Vanessa Austin taking over
<br />as Editor. Gay O'Connor "'ill continue
<br />as CalendarlEvents Editor and Michael
<br />Reis will still be in charge of Advertis-
<br />ing. Karen Knirsch remains Circulation
<br />Manager. Tony Trumbly, Constance
<br />lederer and Gail Spencer have all come
<br />on board to help write, report and edit.
<br />AI the present time, Peak & Prairie
<br />"'ill be published bi-monthly. Due to
<br />previous problems with monthly publi-
<br />cation, the suIT and ex-com commiltee
<br />ha\'e agreed that Peak & Prairie will be
<br />larger, but printed less often.
<br />A new publication. Pt'alt & Prairie
<br />Times has,been creaLed to cover late-
<br />
<br />breaking news. On the months that
<br />Peak & Prairie is published, they will
<br />be mailed together in a sort of dual
<br />publication. as this issue is.
<br />We welcome anicles, lelters, art
<br />work and humorous material from any
<br />and all of our readers. In the past, we
<br />have received a suprising number of
<br />submissions which lacked basic infor-
<br />mation about the source or tne author.
<br />It is often necessary to discuss a story
<br />with the person who wrote it, and we
<br />always want to gi\'e credit where credit
<br />is due. Thus, the Peak & Prairir sub-
<br />mission form was created. An)1hing
<br />you send in must be accompanied by
<br />this form (page) or must contain lhe
<br />same information.
<br />One of the strongest goals of the new
<br />Prak & Prairir staff is to pro\-ide edu-
<br />cational and interesting environmental
<br />news (0 our readers. \Ve hope to get
<br />more people involved 10 writing and
<br />reponing stories and to prm.ide a fo-
<br />rum for some lively disscussion of our
<br />members viewpoints. ~10re than anr.
<br />thing, we look forward to serving }.ou,
<br />environmemalists and members of the
<br />Rocky Mountain Chapter. .
<br />
<br />.. Even a few
<br />lwurs of
<br />volunteer work
<br />is greatly
<br />appredated. 99
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<br />Inside
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<br />Radioactive waste .........................4
<br />Colo. delegation's voting record.... 5
<br />Rainforest booklet ....................... 5
<br />DeJiningoldgrowlh ...."....'.........., 6
<br />uttertoedHor .............................7
<br />BearCruh Parh ........................... 7
<br />Wildlife reJuge advocacy.." ""....,.. 8
<br />Exporting hazards ......................1 0
<br />SCWF docke!.................,........,..ll
<br />Conservation news ....................12
<br />Conejos River ........................... 14
<br />ugislativecommittce report .......14
<br />Peak & Prairie Times ...............15
<br />C1arks Fork River ..................... 19
<br />Recycling Repan ............"......, 20
<br />GraSs.rools ................................. 22
<br />I\feetings calendar ..................... 25
<br />Events calendar ....................... 26
<br />Ourings calendar....................... 27
<br />Book reviews ..............................28
<br />Gardrning Naturally................. 30
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