This is the About Us page of the Arkansas Chapter web site. Please click HERE to go to the Chapter Home page.
Arkansas Chapter: About US
- Mission Of The Arkansas Chapter Of The Sierra Club
- Historical Information
- Chapter Management
- Chapter Newsletter (Go to the News > Newsletters web page)
Mission
...to explore, enjoy and protect the planet; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment, and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives.
Founded in 1892, the Sierra Club is one of the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organizations. Initially, the Club's focus was on preservation of wilderness areas such as Yosemite Valley. Over the years, the Club expanded to over a-million members with chapters in every state. In recent years, the Club's efforts have broadened to engage in protection of the environment: climate change, clean energy, clean air, clean water. The Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
| The Arkansas Chapter - with around 2750 members - was established in 1982 to help protect the wilderness areas of Arkansas. (The Wilderness Act of 1984 created several Wilderness Areas in Arkansas.) More recently, the Chapter's focus has been on Clean Energy (including the Beyond Coal Campaign) and Clean Water (e.g., Lake Maumelle Watershed and the Pegasus Pipeline rupture in Mayflower AR). |
Mount Magazine (2753'), the high point of Arkansas |
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To learn more about the chapter, visit their Facebook Group.
The Arkansas Chapter - with around 2750 members - was established in 1982 to help protect the wilderness areas of Arkansas. (The Wilderness Act of 1984 created several Wilderness Areas in Arkansas.) More recently, the Chapter's focus has been on Clean Energy (including the Beyond Coal Campaign) and Clean Water (e.g., Lake Maumelle Watershed and the Pegasus Pipeline rupture in Mayflower AR).
To learn more about the chapter, visit their Facebook Group.
Historical Information
- A Brief History of the Sierra Club
- The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture: Arkansas Chapter of the Sierra Club
Chapter Management
The management of the affairs and activities of the Chapter is in the hands of an Executive Committee (ExCom), consisting of 7 Elected Members and a representative from each Group. A Sierra Club Council Delegate and Alternate are selected from ExCom Members elected by the entire Chapter membership. Group Representatives may vote on the ExCom and may hold any office except Council Delegate and Alternate. Other officers and positions need not be ExCom members.
Sierra Club Council Delegate and Alternate - (no information available)
Chapter Officers
| Year | Chair | Vice Chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
| 2025 | ||||
| 2018-24 | Uta Meyer | |||
| 2017 | George Wise | Bob Allen | Uta Meyer | Casey Meyers |
| 2016 | George Wise | April Lane | Uta Meyer | Cami English (until March) |
| 2015 | George Wise | Bob Allen | Uta Meyer | Cami English |
| 2014 | Karen Sykes | Dave Lincoln | Uta Meyer | Rob Leflar |
Executive Committee (ExCom) Members (Elected)
| 2017-18 | Bob Allen | Matt Campbell | Stephanie Garman | George Wise |
| 2016-17 | April Lane | Uta Meyer | Kyndal Saverse | Tom McKinney |
| 2015-16 | Bob Allen | Rel Corbin | Aubrey Shepherd | |
| 2014-15 | Cami English | Uta Meyer | Brian Broussard | Tom McKinney |
| 2013-14 | Brian Broussard | Dave Lincoln | Tom McKinney | Karen Sykes |
Group Representatives to Chapter ExCom
| Year | CAG Representative | CAG Alternate | OHG Representative | OHG Alternate |
| 2017 | Robin Rumph | |||
| 2016 | George Wise | Robin Rumph | Rob Leflar | Jennifer Carter |
| 2015 | George Wise | Robin Rumph | Rob Leflar | Jennifer Carter |
Candidates on Ballot for Chapter ExCom
Term | No. of Open Positions | Candidates |
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2021-22 | 3 | Anna Gayle Griffiths, James (Jim) M Woolly, |
2020-21 | 4 | Steve Barger, Xochitl Delgado, Uta Meyer, |
2019-20 | 4 | Bob Allen, Arthur (Art) Browning, Anna Gayle Griffiths, |
2018-19 | 3 | Matthew Bintliff, Xochitl Delgado, April Lane, Uta Meyer, |
2017-18 | 4 | Bob Allen, Matt Campbell, Stephanie Garman, |
2016-17 | 3 | April Lane, Tom McKinney, Uta Meyer, |
2015-16 | 4 | Bob Allen, David Banks-Richardson, Rel Corbin, |
Standing Committees/Chairs
Year | Nominating | Elections | Conservation |
2025 |
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| Tom McKinney, Robin Rumph - co-Ch |
2016 |
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2015 |
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| Tom McKinney, Dave Lincoln - co-Ch |
Other Committees
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2025 |
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| Joe Wankum |
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2018-24 |
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| Joe Wankum |
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2017 |
| April Lane | April Lane | Joe Wankum |
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2016 |
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| Joe Wankum | April Lane, Bruce McMath, |
2015 |
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| Joe Wankum | Rob Leflar, Tom McKinney, |
Note: Joe Wankum also handles the web site for the Sierra Peaks Section of the Angeles Chapter. For information on climbing in the Sierra Nevada mountains, check out the web site at sierraclub.org/sps
The following are images that have been considered as possible future web site header photos.
Below left: Waterfall in Devils Canyon, Ozark NF - - - - - Below right: 100+-year old Springfield Bridge, the oldest bridge of this type in Arkansas. The bridge was recently extensively repaired and moved to near the west end of Beaverfork Lake.
Army Corps of Engineers Inspection Ship Near Toad Suck Lock and Dam
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