
(Top left to right) Thunder Mountain in Sedona by John Sheffield, Ranger Trail, Kanab Creek Wilderness by Cindy Stafford,
Havasu Creek by Taylor McKinnon, (Bottom left) Saguaro National Park by Ricardo Small.
Our Goals
- Protect our public lands from polluters, development, excessive recreational pressures, and mining. Work with Tribal Nations to ensure that sacred lands are safeguarded.
- Keep national monuments, including Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni and Ironwood Forests intact, keep these lands protected from mining interests.
- Ensure that forests are properly managed to protect remaining old growth habitat and to restore natural processes. Keep unroaded areas from being developed and fragmented.
- Protect large areas of and connectivity between undeveloped public lands in order to ensure resilient habitat for native plants and wildlife to better address the impacts of climate change.
- Limit impacts of mining, stop destructive mines such as Resolution Copper and Copper World, and hold mining companies accountable for impacts of Pinyon Plain Mine and other uranium mines. Reform outdated mining laws to put cultural and natural resource protection ahead of mining as priorities.
- Make conservation a top priority for lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Actions You Can Take for Public Lands
Protect Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon and other national monuments!
Help Defend and Protect Our National Monuments!
Protect Grand Canyon's waters -- Shut Down Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine!
Pearce Opposition Letter from AZ Groups
Exploring Arizona's Public Lands
Watch Preserving AZ Wilderness Youtube Series
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
[Video] Upper Sycamore Trail
[Video] Woodchute Trail
[Video] Kendrick's Trail
[Video] Juniper Mesa Wilderness
more coming soon...
Current News/Take Action!
Borderlands Large and Small Wildlife Openings Provide Some Needed Connectivity for Animals
February 4, 2024
(Tucson, AZ) New sightings of jaguars in southern AZ have generated conversations about the recovery of this rare species. A barrier to recovery is the border wall. Such sightings were where no wall exists -- where shipping containers were removed.
80 Groups, Scientists Urge Arizona Governor to Close Uranium Mine in Newly Designated Grand Canyon National Monument
January 29, 2024
Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz – The groups are calling on Gov. Hobbs to use her authority to rescind permits issued by the ADEQ -- and instead issue new permits -- for closing and cleaning up the mine (also known as Canyon mine).
Sesión Informativa sobre la Publicación de la Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2023 para la Legislatura de AZ y la Gobernadora
August 30, 2023
Phoenix, AZ – El miércoles 30 de agosto de 2023, Sierra Club, junto con Chispa Arizona, publicará su Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2023 para la Legislatura de Arizona y la Gobernadora, y llevarán a cabo una sesión informativa para los...
Released: 2023 Environmental Report Card for AZ Legislature and Governor
August 30, 2023
Governor Hobbs earns an “A” for her effective Vetoes, stopping the plethora of anti-democracy and anti-environmental bills -- Majority of Legislators earn an “F” for those same bills -- Nearly all of the Republican caucus earned an “F” on the...
Se publica la Tarjeta de Evaluación del Medio Ambiente 2023 para la Legislatura de AZ y la Gobernadora
August 30, 2023
La Sesión Legislativa de 2023 fue la sesión más larga de la que se tenga registro, oficialmente, abarcó 204 días y finalmente concluyó el 31 de julio. La sesión contó con recesos importantes debido a los cargos vacantes, las negociaciones y la...
Release Briefing for 2023 Environmental Report Card for AZ Legislature and Governor
August 30, 2023
Phoenix, AZ – On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 -- Sierra Club, joined by Chispa Arizona, will release its 2023 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor, and will hold a briefing for the media on the contents of the report card...
Overview Info -- of new National Monument: Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
August 9, 2023
Map, FAQ, and Full Details -- of new 'Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument'
Sierra Club Celebrates Establishment of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
August 8, 2023
Grand Canyon, AZ – Today, President Biden issued a proclamation utilizing the Antiquities Act to establish the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument to protect 917,618 acres of public lands...
Sierra Club Statement on Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Listening Session
July 18, 2023
FLAGSTAFF – Today, BLM and Forest Service hosted a listening session -- to hear from hundreds of Tribal and community leaders -- who overwhelmingly supported the proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument -- to protect 1.1...
Conservationists celebrate lobo cross-fostering successes but concerns remain about genetic crisis and freeze on wolf family releases
May 26, 2023
"“The US Fish and Wildlife Service must act now to add well-bonded families of wolves into the wild to address the genetic emergency and better aid recovery of Mexican wolves.” To date, 99 pups have been fostered...but only 14 [reached breeding age]
