Our Recent Updates...

BLM to close almost 500,000 acres (98.9%) of Sonoran Desert National Monument to recreational shooting -- once allowed everywhere amidst the saguaro cacti, native desert life, ancient petroglyphs, and rich cultural history an hour from Phoenix

Plate tectonics has blessed (or cursed?) Arizona with minerals -- copper, gold, lithium, uranium, zinc, lead, coal, and more -- extracted from the earth at the expense of the environment and indigenous people -- permitted by obsolete federal mining...

Background information on local mines...

Statement from Stuart Chavez of the Havasupai Tribe = “The work that the Havasupai Tribe has done to stop uranium mining is important because of the sacredness of Havasupai ancestral lands and the natural resources that surround the current mining...

On March 18th, Mattea Goetz (they/them) joined our Chapter team -- as Grand Canyon Program Manager.

~ by Greg Pentkowski -- Celebrating over 30 Years of Published Eco-Awareness!

Land exchange restores additional traditional lands and enables the Nation to provide additional housing for members.

Earth Day photo collage & list of participating organizations

...a small group hiked along Arnett Wash, west of Superior -- Led by Jim Vaaler, these generous hikers donated over $300 to our chapter’s Political Action Committee (PAC) -- for political candidates who support the Club’s mission

37 local supporters celebrated AZ Public Lands Day to enjoy a group picnic and short hike (at South Mountain Park and Preserve)