Professional Documents
Culture Documents
CROSSROADS
February 2003 – August 2003
EVENTS
Department of Anthropology at Mississippi State
FEBRUARY University. His research interest is the archaeology
Sat., Feb. 8th, 9:00 a.m. Sierra Club Wilderness of human impact on the environment. The talk will
Trail. Volunteers are needed to clear brush and be held in Rm 117, Clay Lyle Bldg, MSU Campus,
several fallen trees from the Sierra Club Wilderness Starkville. For more information, call Evan Peacock
Trail in the Noxubee Wildlife Refuge. Bring gloves, at 662-324-6407.
lunch, drinking water, and boots, if wet. Any of the
following tools can also be brought: loppers, MAY
clippers, saws, and light chain saws. From Sat., May 17th, 4:00 p.m. Summer BLAST Party.
Starkville, take Highway 25 S for about 10 miles. Sierra Club invites its members and other kindred
Turn left onto Keeton Tower Rd. We’ll meet at the spirits to join us in a loud celebration of the earth
trail head, which is at the end of Keeton Tower Rd. and its beauty. We will provide main dish and
The trail is a 4 mi. loop so there’s lots to do. For beverages and ask others to bring side dishes.
more information, call Juliet Tang at 662-465-8767. Come mingle and appreciate nature’s glory in the
fine gardens created by the Thompsons. Follow
Wed., Feb. 12th, 6:00 p.m. Potluck and Planning Montgomery St. north of Highway 82, turn right on
Meeting at Frances and Harold Thompson’s home. Critz St., take 1st left on Overstreet Dr., and left
Election results for executive committee will be again on Lakeview Dr. Please call Juliet Tang at
announced and officers for 2003 will be elected. 662-465-8767 so we can get an approximate count
We’ll discuss ideas for raising local awareness of of the number of people coming.
environmental issues and start organizing for the
Summer Blast. Follow Montgomery St. north of Sat., May 24th, 7:30 a.m. Cahaba Lilies. Canoe
Highway 82, turn right on Critz St., take 1st left on and/or walk along the Cahaba River in Alabama
Overstreet Dr., and left again on Lakeview Dr. For (near Tuscaloosa) to see these spectacular aquatic
more information, call the Thompsons at 662-323- spider lilies in the Amaryllis family. This is NOT an
7379. official Sierra Club Outing. Bring your lunch and
drinking water. We will meet at Clay Lyle Bldg, MSU
MARCH Campus, Starkville. Call Juliet Tang ahead of time
Wed., March 19th, 7:00 p.m. Program: Ecology of to make arrangements for canoes, etc. 662-465-
the Galapagos Islands. Dr. Armando de la Cruz, 8767. (also see featured article)
retired Professor from the Department of Biology at
Mississippi State University will present a video on AUGUST
his recent trip to the Galapagos Islands followed by Wed., Aug. 20th, 6:00 p.m. Potluck and Planning
open forum discussion. Clay Lyle Building, rm 117, at Lois Connington’s home, 117 Cedar Ln.,
MSU Campus, Starkville. For more information, call Starkville. Bring suggestions for fall programs,
Juliet Tang at 662-465-8767. outings, and newsletter articles. From Highway 82,
go north on Old West Point Rd. Take 2nd right on
APRIL Cedar Ln.
Wed., April 16th, 7:00 p.m. Program:
Archaeology: A Non-renewable Resource. The
speaker will be Dr. Evan Peacock from the
Juliet Tang So, it’s time to put aside our differences and focus
Parts of this article were taken from on common goals shared by all our “green”
https://osiris.cso.uiuc.edu/denix/Public/News/Earthday/Previous organizations. Think about it and if you want to
/note1.html include your name in the list for the Starkville area,
just send me your email address and I’ll make sure
it’s put into the group list. If you don’t have email,
ALLIANCE FOR THE FUTURE send me your name and phone number and we’ll try
to call you each time there is a posting. Or better
Sometimes it’s more important to stress people’s yet, we’ll try and get you set up with one of the free
similarities than their differences. Well, I believe the web-based email services that can be accessed at
same rationale should also apply to organizations. any library with public computers.
Right now, in the Starkville area alone, I can count at
least ten different groups or organizations that Juliet Tang
support and promote a safe, clean, and sustainable email jtang@entomology.msstate.edu
environment. They are the Golden Triangle Group
of the Sierra Club, the Oktibbeha Audubon Society,