Toiyabe News and Issues Blog

The results are in from the Executive Committee election for the Toiyabe Chapter and its Groups. Please meet your new or returning Executive Committee members! Each member has been elected for a two-year term beginning in January 2023...

Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) will be holding our first Retreat and Outdoor Leadership Training over the weekend of March 3-5 at the beautiful and historic Sierra Club Clair Tappan Lodge. This is an opportunity to engage in the Sierra...

We are so excited to begin our work with the Legislative Committee for the upcoming legislative session.  The session starts on February 6th, and our committee will be evaluating the bills as they come up for any Environmental, Equity/Justice,...

Take the Word of Our Strongest Supporters. The Toiyabe Chapter is a Good Investment. “I volunteer as Chair because I want to continue the collaborative and cooperative mindset of our Chapter in environmental conservation, along with building...

Developers and extractive industries are hard at work putting their profits over our clean air, drinking water, and habitable climate. We're fighting developers pushing for a massive expansion of urban sprawl outside of the Las Vegas Valley...

Year-end support, outdoor leadership training, final Avi Kwa Ame push, rail expansion, land stewardship, Tahoe density battle, exploratory drilling, and more!

Our desert lands with their sagebrush valleys and red rock formations, our snow capped mountains, our lakes, rivers, and forests, are home to hundreds of plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world. These wild areas give us a place to...

The Federal Railroad Administration is currently conducting a long-distance service study that was mandated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.  The Nevada Rail Coalition (NRC) and the Toiyabe Chapter Transportation Committee encourage you...

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...

President Biden recently announced his commitment to designate Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument!  This is exciting news, but he's yet to officially make the designation. Please help us tell President Biden to quickly follow through on his...