Toiyabe News and Issues Blog

Tabling Events for Toiyabe Chapter is a fun way to volunteer. Tabling teams come up with fun, interactive activities that can help raise awareness and garner support for our issues, advertise for events, and recruit new members. Earth Day is coming...

The Legislative Committee has been hard at work evaluating upcoming bills related to the environment, equity and justice, wildlife, and other issues of importance to Sierra Club.  Some bills we are working on include a ban on Neonic Pesticides...

The annual election for Sierra Club’s Board of Directors is now underway. Each year, 5 of the 15 members of the Sierra Club Board of Directors end their three-year term. A list of candidates is selected by a combination of a nominations process and...

Join us and our environmental partners March 27th to advocate for pro-conservation policies at the Legislature! March 27th will kick off Conservation Lobby Week with Conservation Lobby Day at the Legislature. Don't miss out!  Sierra Club...

PFAS testing, Reno stormwater, youth hikes, All-In plan, volunteers needed, 30x30 sites, and more!

Growing out of a partnership with the Washoe County School District (WCSD) and California State Parks, ICO led our first trip on January 28, 2023!  Thirteen students and five teachers, along with four ICO volunteers and a California State Parks...

The BLM is nearing the end of public comment for solar siting in western states, the deadline is scheduled for March 1, 2023.  There has been little news on this topic and even less public notification of meetings for the public to hear about...

The city of Reno is proposing to create a new stormwater program, which they anticipate will bring in nearly one half billion dollars over the next ten years. Why should you care? Well if you own a home in the city, you’ll end up helping support the...

Our New Legislative Committee, solar on public lands, clean transportation, Outings leaders, and more!

By Lynn Boulton The desert is being targeted for large-scale solar projects because it is flat, companies can lease public land cheaply, and they can install a project quickly. But, at what cost? It means the loss of endangered species habitat...