Oct. 16-18 Oct. 19-21 Oct. 2 3-24: Oct. 25-26 Oct. 23 Oct. 31Nov. 1-2 Oct. 24-27 Fall '7 5 Sept. 29Dec. 1 Nov. 8-12 CALENDAR Montana Alternative Agricultural Conference, Billings, Montana. Workshops on alternative energy, organic farming methods, cooperative farming and marketing. Contact T.J. Gilles, Rt. 1, Box 300, Laurel, MT 59044. Limits to Growth '75 Conference, Houston, Texas. Meadows, Forrester, Lovins, Schumacher, Theobald, Kahn, McHarg. Write Limits to Growth ~75, 5454 S. Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60615, (312) 324-6913. National Symposium on Energy Policy for Local Governments. Write Joe A. Green, Political Science Dept., UMC07, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322. NM Solar Energy Assoc. Annual Meeting & Conference. Submit abstracts of papers to Dr. Robert Martin, Box 3449, New Mexico State U., Las Cruces, NM 88003. Governor's Housing Conference. Hilton Hotel, Portland. Contact: Oregon Home Builders Association. Natural Living and Agriculture Conference, Blue Mt. Com. College, Pendleton, Oregon. Keynote speaker: Don Newey, fish culture, organic gardening, food crops, bee keeping and much more. Contact: Reita Tucker, Rt. 3, Box 62, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862. ($5 registration fee) Regional Gatherings for Urban Communal Families. Both a west coast and midwest gathering. Midwest: Box Ouradnik, 1034 Summit Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55105; West Coast: c/o Durhams, 236 San Jose Ave., San Francisco, CA 94110. $40 registration, room & board. Red Barn Program, Eastern Washington State College, Cheney, Wa. 99004. This fall is offering courses in: primitive and folk medicines; mycology and plant pathology; ecological building practices; sewing fur-like and leather-like fabrics, windpower. Living Systems Institute. Marylhurst Education Center, Marylhurst, OR 97036, is offering a course in Homesteading as an Alternative, taught by Glen Simmons, and The Art of the Estate Garden, instructor, Mr. Maccartney. Both $20 for 10 sessions. National Whale Symposium, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN. Public conference devoted to the study of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Write NWS, 605 S. Fess Ave., No. 3, Bloomington, IN 47401, (812) 339-1484. Oregon Museum of Science & Industry Workshops: Oct. 16 Basic Electricity. Generators, alternators, heat pumps and batteries will be examined and wired or torn apart. The _Hall of _Elect_ricity will furnish additional illustrations of the uses and properties of electrical energy. This class 1s basic background whether you're building wind generators or doing home wiring. 7:30 to 9: 30 p.m. Fee. Contact OMSI Ed. Office, 248-5907. Oct. 20 Oct. 23 & Oct. 30 Oct. 22 _Home ~nsulatio~- Jack Warren, PGE. Workshop will cover Oregon insulation codes, basic fundamentals of m_sulat1on m~tenals, a~d the ~elationship of insulation to dollars saved in heating and cooling. Participants will learn which home msulat1on procedures they may do themselves and which should be done professionally. Fee $1.00. OMSI members free. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bu~ing or Building a Wind Generator - Ric Siewert. This two-session class will introduce wind generator des1g~s that may be purchased or built. !?e class will also cover economics of wind energy and planning electncal s_torage o~ ~he generated electnc1ty. (ff you need background information, we urge you to sign up for Basic Electnc1ty.) Two sessions: 7: 30 to 9: 30 p.m. Fee. Contact OMSI Ed. Office 248-5907. Weather ~ariet~es & Grain Production will be the subject of the second lecture in a series on the subject of our changmg climate and the effects on food production. Sponsored by the Oregon Graduate Center. 7: 30 p.m. Free. RAIN 2270 N.W. Irving Portland, OR 97210 Address Correction Requested NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, ORE. PERMIT NO. 548
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