March 7. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ENVIRONMENTAL DAY AT CAPITOL — The Sierra Club will host an Environmental Day at the Capitol. The event will feature exhibits and speakers. More than 20 organizations are scheduled to participate.
March 7. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. URANIUM MINING MEETING — Conservationists, hunters and anglers, community groups, local elected officials, and tribal leaders are all attending the public meetings in Arizona and Utah to express their support for protecting public lands around Grand Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon's watersheds, fragile seeps and springs, Native American sacred sites, critical wildlife habitat and the region's tourism-based economy.
Location: National Training Center, 9828 N. 31st Ave., Phoenix
Contacts: Sandy Bahr (Sierra Club), (602) 999-5790; Taylor McKinnon (Center for Biological Diversity), (928) 310-6713
TUESDAY
March 8. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. URANIUM MINING MEETING — Conservationists, hunters and anglers, community groups, local elected officials, and tribal leaders are all attending the public meetings in Arizona and Utah to express their support for protecting public lands around Grand Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon's watersheds, fragile seeps and springs, Native American sacred sites, critical wildlife habitat and the region's tourism-based economy.
Location: High Country Conference Center, Agassiz & Fremont Rooms, 201 W. Butler Ave., Flagstaff
Contacts: Sandy Bahr (Sierra Club), (602) 999-5790; Taylor McKinnon (Center for Biological Diversity), (928) 310-6713
March 9. 8 a.m. GOVERNOR BREAKFAST — Gov. Jan Brewer to speak at the 2011 East Valley Breakfast with the Governor.
Location: Mesa Community College, Kirk Student Center, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa
Contacts: (Gov. Brewer's office), 602-542-4331
The AP-Phoenix
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