Category: Green Drinks - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

August Green Drinks in person!

7/27/2022

August Green Drinks - In-person event!
Tuesday, August 2nd at 5:00 pm

Nahant Marsh Education Center
4220 Wapello AV
Davenport, IA (map)

Environmental Forum

Summer Research at Nahant Marsh

Speaker: James Wiebler, Naturalist and Research Coordinator at Nahant Marsh Education Center

Did you know that Nahant Marsh has a summer research program where college students conduct research on ecological projects? Meet naturalist Jimmy Wiebler, who directs students on their projects. Jimmy also provides wildlife and ecological programs to the public. He will tell us about the current research projects at Nahant Marsh with the focus on turtle ecology.

Afterwards we will adjourn to El Campita Mexican Bar & Grill for networking and refreshments (Refreshment Map).

To register go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register (Please disregard the Zoom link sent to you after you register.)

Click here for a printable flyer.

Susan Leuthauser

July 2022 Green Drinks - Restoration of West Lake Park Lakes

6/19/2022

July Green Drinks - Restoration of West Lake Park Lakes
Tuesday, July 5th at 5:00 pm

Lake View Shelter
West Lake Park
14910 110th AV
Davenport, IA (map)

Environmental Forum

Join us and learn about the West Lake Restoration Project

Speaker: Roger Kean - Scott County Conservation Board Executive Director

In August of 2019, Scott County Conservation Board and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources launched the West Lake Restoration project. The goal is to improve water quality, increase recreation opportunities, and remove the lake from the impaired waters list.

Mr. Kean will be on site to give us details of the project. You may want to bring water and insect repellent.

We will be meet at Lake View Shelter at 5 pm. It is the second shelter inside Gate 1 at West Lake Park, located above the beach area (park map).

After that we will adjourn to El Campita Mexican Bar & Grill (map) for networking and
refreshments.

RSVP at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m. (Please disregard the Zoom link sent to you after you register.)

Susan Leuthauser

June Green Drinks - Helping Pollinators

5/31/2022

June Green Drinks - How Can We Help Our Local Pollinators?
Tuesday, June 7th at 5 pm

Speaker: Rebecca Baugh, Naturalist,
Wapsi River Education Center

One out of every three bites of food we eat is there because of pollinators and pollinator populations are declining.

Becky Baugh, Naturalist at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center, will share about our local pollinators, discuss the cause and effect of the decline in their populations, and what you can do to support them.

RSVP for this Zoom meeting by registering at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m

Download a flyer of this blog post below to share with your family and friends.

Susan Leuthauser

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May Green Drinks - PACG Event

4/26/2022

May Green Drinks
Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm

via Zoom

Environmental Forum

Join us for May Green Drinks. Mr. Randy Moore, President of the Iowa American Water Company-Davenport will discuss the current water issues, water quality rating system, maintaining sustainability, and emerging contaminants in our water system.

Please register in advance at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/

Susan Leuthauser

April Green Drinks - PACG Events

3/29/2022

April Green Drinks
Tuesday, April 5th at 5:00 pm via Zoom

Environmental Forum

Join us on April 5th for Green Drinks. Davenport Councilmember Judith Lee will give us an update on the efforts Davenport has made to address climate change, energy and other environmental issues.

Register in advance at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register

Susan Leuthauser

March Green Drinks - Biofuels in Low Carbon Transportation

2/22/2022

March Green Drinks - The Role of Biofuels in Low Carbon Transportation
Tuesday, March 1st at 5:00 pm

via Zoom

Environmental Forum

Join us for Green Drinks on Tuesday, March 1st from 5 - 7 pm. Matt Herman from the Clean Fuels Alliance America will talk to us about biofuels.

Please register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m

Susan Leuthauser

February Green Drinks - PACG Event

1/18/2022

February Green Drinks - Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative
Tuesday, February 1st at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Join us on Tuesday, February 1st from 5 - 7 pm for our February Green Drinks. You will hear from Jennifer Wendt, Mississippi River Cities & Town Initiative (MRCTI), Plastic Waste Reduction Campaign Manager.

In October 2021, many Quad Cities residents participated in this initiative by tracking litter collected along our waterways. Jennifer will summarize the data collected and share the next step for this initiative with us.

Please register in advance at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/

Susan Leuthauser

Green Drinks in 2021 - After Action Report

1/17/2022

Green Drinks 2021 - After Action Report

Environmental Forum

The Environmental Forum held 11 Green Drinks events in 2021. Since March 2019, we have met monthly to network and listen to a presentation by a subject matter expert. In spite of the pandemic, Green Drinks continues to meet virtually on the first Tuesday of each month from 5 to 7 pm. Watch this space for our 2022 gatherings, we have exciting programs coming up.

In January of 2022 the Executive Director of Citizen Climate International Joseph Robertson gave an inspiring talk about what happened at COP26. He gave us hope and motivated us to continue to do our advocacy work.

Susan Leuthauser

January Green Drinks - What Happened at COP26?

12/22/2021

What happened at COP26? - Green Drinks
Tuesday, January 4th at 5:00 pm

Join us on January 4th at 5 pm for the first Green Drinks of 2022. Joseph Robertson, who led a delegation of 23 at COP26 in Glasgow, will share with us his experience and takeaways from the conference. Joe is the Executive Director of Citizen Climate International.

Please register in advance at: zoom.us/meeting/register

Susan Leuthauser

December Green Drinks - PACG Event

11/24/2021

December Green Drinks - Restoration of the River
Tuesday, December 7th at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Join us on Tuesday, December 7th at 5 pm to find out how to restore the Mississippi River. Olivia Dorothy, Director, Upper Mississippi Basin at American Rivers, is going to talk to us about how floodplain restoration can be used as a tool to remove downstream nitrogen and phosphorus pollution that runs off from agricultural land.

Please register in advance at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m

Susan Leuthauser