Toiyabe Chapter September 2021 eNewsletter
September 16, 2021
Ban Wildlife Killing Contests, Public Lands Day, Your Political Power, Changemakers, Volunteer, and SNEDCA
The Power of Public Lands Day
September 15, 2021
The Sierra Club’s core mission is intertwined with the spirit of Public Lands Day. According to the National Parks Service, “Public Lands Day was established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September. National Public Lands Day is...
Our Greatest Threat is Climate Change. The Southern Nevada Sprawl Bill Would Make Things Worse.
September 15, 2021
Lake Mead keeps dropping. Yet developers are leading the charge to sell off 42,000 acres of public lands in Las Vegas that would be satiated with new water pipelines connected to the Colorado River.
The Toiyabe Chapter's Southern Nevada Group...
Toiyabe Chapter August 2021 eNewsletter
August 13, 2021
Infrastructure, Bird Dog Training, Healthy Homes, Clean Transportation for All, Avi Kwa Ame, Great Basin National Monument, Thacker Pass Lithium Mine, and much more!
As Water Disappears, Activists are Saying, "No More Business As Usual."
August 12, 2021
As reservoirs shrink and temperatures rise this summer, Sierra Club volunteers throughout the region have been sending a message to federal water officials and members of congress: No more business as usual.
Thacker Pass Lithium Update
August 12, 2021
From our partners at Great Basin Resource Watch. Outreach and Program Coordinator Chelsey Hand, and Executive Director John Hadder.
As many of you know, the Thacker Pass project is an expansive lithium mine proposed by Lithium Nevada Corp. in...
How Our Homes are Harming Our Health and the Health of Our Planet
August 10, 2021
Image from pollutionfreeco.com
by Jasmine Vazin
What is a healthy home?
Our homes are the buildings we live in, but in the broader sense, our home is also the earth which provides for us. Our health is...
Toiyabe Chapter July 2021 eNewsletter
July 9, 2021
Plastic Free July, Sustainable Cities, Latin@ Conservation Week, and Volunteer Network
Plastic Free July
July 8, 2021
Welcome to Plastic Free July. We dedicate this month to informing you about the toxic truth behind plastic. We also provide tips and tricks for you to reduce your own personal waste and influence meaningful policy on plastic reduction. Together, we...
Volunteer Spotlight: Ashlee Forman & Denise Rohrer
July 6, 2021
Full of youthful enthusiasm, Legislative Committee Co-Chairs Denise and Ashlee are also wise beyond their years. Learn about this unstoppable duo’s experiences with the 2021 legislative session and their insight into the impact of grassroots...