Arkansas Chapter

Mission - Arkansas Chapter of the Sierra Club:

...to explore, enjoy and protect the planet; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment, and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives.

Founded in 1892, the Sierra Club is one of the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organizations. Initially, the Club's focus was on preservation of wilderness areas such as Yosemite Valley. Over the years, the Club expanded to over a-million members with chapters in every state. In recent years, the Club's efforts have broadened to engage in protection of the environment: climate change, clean energy, clean air, clean water. The Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

The Arkansas Chapter - with around 2750 members - was established in 1982 to help protect the wilderness areas of Arkansas. (The Wilderness Act of 1984 created several Wilderness Areas in Arkansas.) More recently, the Chapter's focus has been on Clean Energy (including the Beyond Coal Campaign) and Clean Water (e.g., Lake Maumelle Watershed and the Pegasus Pipeline rupture in Mayflower AR).

   [high point of state]

Mount Magazine (2753'), the high point of Arkansas

  

To learn more about the chapter, visit their Facebook Group. 

Historical Information

Chapter Management

The management of the affairs and activities of the Chapter is in the hands of an Executive Committee (ExCom), consisting of 7 Elected Members and a representative from each Group. A Sierra Club Council Delegate and Alternate are selected from ExCom Members elected by the entire Chapter membership. Group Representatives may vote on the ExCom and may hold any office except Council Delegate and Alternate. Other officers and positions need not be ExCom members.  

Sierra Club Council Delegate and Alternate
(no information available)

Executive Committee (ExCom) Members (Elected)
'21-'22 Term - 
'20-'21 Term - 
'19-'20 Term - 
'18-'19 Term - 
'17-'18 Term - Bob Allen               Matt Campbell  Stephanie Garman  George Wise
'16-'17 Term - April Lane              Uta Meyer          Kyndal Saverse       Tom McKinney
'15-'16 Term - Bob Allen               Rel Corbin         Aubrey Shepherd
'14-'15 Term - Cami English        Uta Meyer         Brian Broussard        Tom McKinney
'13-'14 Term - Brian Broussard  Dave Lincoln   Tom McKinney           Karen Sykes

Group Representatives to Chapter ExCom
 Year - CAG Representative     CAG Alternate     OHG Representative     OHG Alternate
2021 - 
2020 - 
2019 - 
2018 - 
2017 - Robin Rumph
2016 - George Wise                    Robin Rumph      Rob Leflar                     Jennifer Carter
2015 - George Wise                    Robin Rumph      Rob Leflar                     Jennifer Carter
2014

Candidates on Ballot for Chapter ExCom: 

'21-'22 Term (3 Positions) - Anna Gayle Griffiths, James (Jim) M Woolly, Robin Rumph, Shawn Only, John Scott

'20-'21 Term (4 Positions) - Steve Barger, Xochitl Delgado, Uta Meyer, Ana Phakhin,
                                            Robin Rumph, Terry Tremwel
'20 Term (3 Positions) - Bob Allen, Arthur (Art) Browning, Anna Gayle Griffiths,
                                            Stephanie Garman Hackmann, Charles Mccracken, George Wise

’19-’20 Term (4 Positions) - [no election?]
‘18-’19 Term (3 Positions) - Matthew Bintliff, Xochitl Delgado, April Lane, Uta Meyer, Ana Phakhin, Robin Rumph, Kyle Sanders, Terry Tremwel
’17-’18 Term (4 Positions) - Bob Allen, Matt Campbell, Stephanie Garman, Allison Millsaps, George Wise
’16-’17 Term (3 Positions) - April Lane, Tom McKinney, Uta Meyer, Robin Rumph, Morgan Welch
’15-’16 Term (4 Positions) - Bob Allen, David Banks-Richardson, Rel Corbin, Kyndal Saverse, Aubrey Shepherd
’14-’15 Term (3 Positions) -

Chapter Officers
Year - Chair                  Vice Chair         Secretary     Treasurer
2021 - 
2020 - 
2019 - 
2018 - 
2017 - George Wise     Bob Allen          Uta Meyer     Casey Meyers
2016 - George Wise     April Lane         Uta Meyer     Cami English (until March)
2015 - George Wise     Bob Allen          Uta Meyer     Cami English
2014 - Karen Sykes     Dave Lincoln     Uta Meyer     Rob Leflar

Standing Committees/Chairs
Year - Nominating          Elections          Conservation
2021 - 
2020 - 
2019 - 
2018 - 
2017 -                                                         Tom McKinney, Robin Rumph - co-Ch
2016 - 
2015 -                                                         Tom McKinney, Dave Lincoln - co-Ch

Other Committees
Year - Fundraising     Outreach     Membership     Web Site
2024 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum
2023 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum
2022 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum
2021 -                                                                                      Joe Wankum
2020 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum
2019 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum
2018 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum
2017 -                            April Lane      April Lane          Joe Wankum
2016 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum
2015 -                                                                                     Joe Wankum    

Political Committee
2016 - April Lane, Bruce McMath, Morgan Welch, George Wise
2015 - Rob Leflar, Tom McKinney, Bruce McMath, Steve Smith, George Wise

The following are images that have been considered as possible future web site header photos.

Below left: Waterfall in Devils Canyon, Ozark NF - - - - - Below right: 100+-year old Springfield Bridge, the oldest bridge of this type in Arkansas. The bridge was recently extensively repaired and moved to near the west end of Beaverfork Lake.

Devils-Canyon     old Springfield Bridge

Army Corps of Engineers Inspection Ship Near Toad Suck Lock and Dam

Army Corps of Engineers Inspection Ship Near Toad Suck Lock and Dam

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