Forest Climate calendar

Jan. 31 Lane County Energy Round Up, Columbia 150, 6 to 9 pm www.oregonenergymodel.org - part of “Focus the Nation” teach in
The U of O “Climate Summit” that morning features governmental speakers promoting sports complexes, more highways and other climate unfriendly practices. www.uoregon.edu/~recycle/FTN/

Feb. 6 No Liquid Natural Gas in Oregon 11 am to 2 pm rally at Capitol Steps, Salem www.lngpollutes.org

Feb 8 - Carbon Trading: Solution to Climate Change or Corporate Resource Grab? U of O Lawrence 115 1pm www.risingtidenorthamerica.org www.carbontradewatch.org

Feb 24 - Grandmothers’ Hike - old growth forest hike in the Coast Range threatened by “WOPR” - meet at 10 am, Growers Market - sponsored by Cascadia's Ecosystem Advocates

In March, the Aprovecho Research Center will restart monthly tours of its ecoforestry and permaculture center near Cottage Grove. First Sundays. www.aprovecho.net or 942-8198

March 6 - 9 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
www.pielc.org. Highlights include speaker Cynthia McKinney (former member of Congress) and workshops “Clearcutting the Climate” and “Triple Crisis: Climate Change, Peak Oil, Resource Depletion.”

March 15 - 10 am - Amazon Headwaters hike, meet at the end of West Amazon Drive - see big trees and survey stakes

April 4 - 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination showing of JFK (the movie) plus “Vision TV” documentary about the King family’s lawsuit against the Federal Government.
location TBA - www.greenwasheugene.org