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3 Aug, Thu 6:00PM The Legacy of Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’
Branch
Janine K.
Talk | A talk or slide show presentation.Public Transport | There are public transport options to and from this activity.Educational | A trip where the leader will focus on teaching or training.Why is Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) hailed as one of the most influential books of the 20th Century heralding in the modern environment movement? Why was Silent Spring so ferociously attacked when it was first published? How did Silent Spring lead to improved environmental legislation not only in the United States, but around the world? How is Rachel Carson’s message relevant today? View

3 Aug, Thu Treasure Chest Spur and City in the Sky
Grade:5/6 Length 6km Sydney Branch
Yuri B.
Walk | A bushwalk of any kind short or longPark up on the plateau at GR 245 316. Walk on the fire trail to GR 253 319, then head NNE and locate Treasure Chest Spur. Advance to a spectacular area of many pagodas, City in the Sky, at around GR 257 325. Explore on both sides of the spur, moving NNE all the time. Visit two high points at the end of the spur, then find a way down to the fire trail at around GR 259 329. Follow it back to the vehicles. Partly exploratory. Scrambling and exposure.
Location: Mugii Murum-ban SCA
Map: Glen Alice 89314N Limit: 8. View

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