Las Vegas Inspiring Connections Outdoors (LVICO) is “getting out there” with the youth of Las Vegas once again. We recently trained a group of new leaders, and we are connecting with our partner agencies to find groups of young people who have not...

By Janet Carter Chair Las Vegas ICO and Interim SNG Outings Team It is time to jump-start the Outings program in Southern Nevada! The COVID restrictions and medical reporting requirements that the Sierra Club instituted during the pandemic have...

By Nancy Jennis Olds and Richa Pandhi After a few tough years amid a growing pandemic, struggling with acute water shortages at Lake Mead, coupled with severe climate change, this past year has shown a remarkable resurgence with Sierra Club...

After National Search, Ben Jealous, Former NAACP President, Coalition Builder & Community Organizer Will Lead Nation’s Most Enduring & Influential Grassroots Environmental Organization The Sierra Club’s Board of Directors unanimously...

At a time when development is endangering Nevada’s natural places, the Sierra Club’s Southern Nevada Group (SNG) is stepping up its stewardship of public lands. Volunteers participated in two Saturday events, the Coyote Springs cleanup, as well as...

Optimism from Congresswoman Titus, Executive Committee elections are here, Joshua Trees and Avi Kwa Ame need help, help get youth outside, and more!

We are building volunteer teams to work on some campaigns around the most important climate issues facing Las Vegas. The issues we are focused on are water and land conservation, energy, and urban planning. We are also building up our Outings...

Join the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America Campaign, the Fort Mohave Tribe, and the public, to speak in support of the Joshua Tree Forests of Southern Nevada and the proposed Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting...

On October 26, Representative Dina Titus joined the SNG Water and Lands Team meeting to champion a slate of legislative successes. An advocate for global 30 x 30 conservation goals, the congresswoman was “feeling good about Avi Kwa Ame” and is...

Toiyabe Southern NV Group (SNG) Executive Committee member and Executive Director of Nevada Plants - Lisa Ortega, or as we sometimes call her - Tree Lady, noticed that trees along freeway onramps were dying or had died, and not replaced. She also...