Toiyabe News and Issues Blog

On March 4, senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen re-introduced the Ruby Mountains Protection Act with expanded boundaries to protect the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks to both senators, and to Teddy Roosevelt Conservation...

Help us celebrate the great work of Taj Ainlay, long-time volunteer for Sierra Club and the Southern Nevada Group

The Toiyabe Chapter Transportation Team has been hard at work to advocate for a climate centric transportation future, and has created a robust passenger rail proposal for northern Nevada that utilizes already existing infrastructure to bring about...

The Lahontan Regional Water Control Board will soon decide the fate of Lake Tahoe's health and clarity. At their November 19 meeting, the Board will decide whether to allow the use of herbicides in the lake for the first time in history to combat...

This blog provides an update on Natural Resource Conservation Service proposals to change the Steamboat Ditch in Reno. Changes are being proposed that would permanently alter the ditch's character. Read more for details.

This program teaches homeowners how to create gorgeous landscapes that promote our local ecology and protect our local waterways. While we’re obviously concentrating on the Truckee River Watershed, where One Truckee River is based, we think River-...

Public support is growing for the designation of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in far-southern Nevada. This magnificent Joshua tree forest and majestic landscape is culturally priceless to Indigenous tribes of the region and the many wildlife...

To create stronger environmental laws, we need to elect stronger environmental candidates. The voters of Nevada did that in November. Thank you to all of the candidates who fought tooth and nail in their respective races, and congratulations to...

We are all standing together on the edge of a precipice, regarding the fate of our planet, and all species which live in it … including us. The time for waiting is over. It is time to take action to preserve the lands and waters that sustain us,...