April 14 & 15 - New River Alliance of Climbers trail building party. See details.

April 17 - Forestry Fair at West Virginia University. The WVU Society of American Foresters student chapter will host a Forestry Fair in the Mountainlair in which the theme will be "West Virginia’s Forests: Caring for them Sustainably." Exhibitors will be on the main floor of the Mountainlair lobby from 9 AM to 5 PM and will provide information regarding their role in sustainable forest management in West Virginia. From 7-8:30 AM, a seminar in the Gold Ballroom will address responsible care of West Virginia’s Forests. Speakers will be from the WVU Division of Forestry, the forest products industry, the West Virginia Forestry Association and others. Admission is free and activities are open to the public. For more information or accommodations call (304) 598-8967 or e-mail bkumbier@yahoo.com.

April 20 - CAG Earth Day fund raiser. Coonskin Park, Charleston. Live music, food, drink. Keynote speaker, Doug LaFollette, "From black smoke to backlash: history of the modern environmental movement." Tickets, $25/person; $40/couple. For tickets or information call Linda at CAG office 346-5891, or e-mail linda@wvcag.org.

April 21 & 22 -The new Schrader Environmental Education Center at Oglebay Park in Wheeling is hosting an Earth Day Celebration. As part of the festival, we are providing space for booths for educational exhibitors. There’s no cost to you – we just thought it might a good opportunity for you to get your message across. If you’re interested contact Jennifer Ward, Associate Director of Environmental Education at (304) 242-6855 or jward@oionline.com; for fax/email/mail -- the pertinent, but minimal, paperwork.

April 21 & 22 - NRAC work party. See details.

April 22 - Earth Day-tona at Morgan's Grove Park in Shepherdstown. The Shepherd College Environmental Organization is having their "3rd Annual Earth Day-tona Festival with the goal of familiarizing area citizens about the environment and local environmental organizations available to them." Over 30 organizations have participated. It kicks off usually at 10:00 AM and runs until 10:00 PM. Throughout the day there will be various activities, such as a tricycle race, raffles, keynote speakers, and lastly the reason for Earth Day-tona -- booths, tables and displays promoting environmental education and awareness. The booths are free so if your organization would like to setup a display or table for an issue you are more than welcome to. This Event usually draws in a crowd of 600 or more. If you are interested in Earth Day-tona or have questions, send an email to seo@shepherd.edu or call us at: 304-876-5184. For additional information you can check out our website at: http://www.shepherd.edu/seoweb.

April 27 thru 29 - Spring Review at Canaan Valley (Board meeting on the 29^th). See registration information.

April 28 - From 10 AM to 3 PM. The West Virginia Rivers Coalition will present a workshop on learning about and commenting on water pollution discharge permits in your watershed. Charleston, Asbury Church, Elizabeth St. The registration deadline is April 20. For more info contact Evan Hansen at 291-8205 or ehansen@downstreamstrategies.com.

April 28 & 29 - West Virginia University -- the WV Economic Justice Coalition conference, "Relocalization: Regaining Control of West Virginia’s Resources." This will be a conference to reclaim our right to self-determination. In this age of globalization, we find our communities overrun by multinational corporations, our local economies increasingly dominated by distant entities, and the facets of our lives dictated to us by large advertising and marketing agencies. We must regain control of our resources - natural, social, labor, and economic resources - in order to instill an ethos of social, economic, and ecological justice. Join activists, inspired individuals, organizers, friends, and colleagues at the first conference of the WV Economic Justice Coalition. Featured speakers: Andrew Miller, Advocacy Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of Amnesty International USA. Daisy Pitkin, National Co-Coordinator, Campaign for Labor Rights. Workshop topics: Independent media/media activism. Pacifism/Non-Violence Training Globalization. 101 Intellectual Property Sustainable Energy Decentralism and Direct Democracy. Local Currency. The Anti-Sweatshop Movement. Columbia and Foreign Policy. Registration cost is on a sliding scale of $0 to $20, depending upon number of days attending and ability to pay. Check wvejc.org/conference for updates or to register for the conference.

May 5 (Sat.) - Debbie Kunkel’s Greenland Gap festival. See details.

May 5 - Grand opening of new Avian Hospital at Three Rivers Avian Center. Ceremonies begin at 1:30 PM. Bird walks, face paintings and more. For info check web page http://www.tracwv.org/ or call 1-800-721-5252.

May 12 - New River Alliance of Climbers annual meeting and party starting at 6 PM. Contacts: Leslie Riehl, leslieriehl@hotmail.com or Gene Kistler, 574-2021.

May 19 & 20 - Wilderness Safety Council training in wilderness first aid. Davis & Elkins College. See details.

June 23 & 24 - Wilderness Safety Council training in wilderness first aid. Davis & Elkins College. See details.

June 23 - The Wheeling Environmentalists conduct a tour of the Raven Rocks Community. This is a group of Ohioans, who have dedicated their lives to preserve approximately 1000 acres of forest and ravine land while living sustainably. They are strongly committed to sparing God’s Creations through growing and preserving much of their own food organically, making use of passive solar mechanisms, using composting toilets and eco-friendly products. Solar and wind energy are being produced, and there are underground construction sites. There will be demonstrations of the most energy efficient appliances. As they are beginning a fuel cell project, one may observe some of the fuel cell principles and hear explanations of how these exciting technologies work. The tour will begin at 9 AM and end at noon for a bag lunch and discussion (please plan to bring your own bag lunch). Raven Rocks is located about 40 minutes from Wheeling in Belmont County, Ohio very near Beallsville. Carpooling from Wheeling can be arranged. For further information and directions, contact Dianne Burnham at BurnhamD@cs.com or 304-232-0590 (evening and weekend). Maps will be sent upon request.

July 27 thru 29 - 2^nd annual Sustainability Fair, "Think Green." WV Wesleyan College, Buckhannon. Contact Denise at deniseap@earthlink.net for further info.

September 22 - Shaver’s Fork Coalition benefit concert. Spelunker’s Camp, East Dailey, WV, south of Elkins. For information call 637-3911or gene-o@meer.net.

"2001- An Outdoor Odyssey"- See outings schedule.