| Dear Friend,
The elections are behind us. But guess what? There's still a lot going on. We have good news to share regarding Walker Lake, Congresswoman Titus visited the Water and Lands Team in Southern Nevada and shared her optimism, Joshua Trees and Avi Kwa Ame need your help, NV and CA agencies want your opinion on extending the Capitol Corridor to Reno and much more. Do you want to help get young people outside? There are ways below that you can do just that. As always, we couldn't do this work without you. Please consider volunteering, donating, becoming a member, or passing this along to a friend.
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Good News in the 30-year Struggle to Save Walker Lake, Nevada
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| The Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter was one entity which provided funding to help pay the Walker Lake litigation costs, and it is paying off! In August, a Chief United States District Judge in Reno denied the Walker River Irrigation District’s effort to dismiss Walker Lake Working Group and Mineral County’s Second Amended Complaint in Intervention. In lay people’s language, that decision means Walker Lake Working Group's Public Trust Doctrine case keeps moving forward. [ Read more...] |
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OUR WILD AMERICA
The Joshua Trees and Avi Kwa Ame Need Your Help
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| Join us at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) community meeting on November 17, 2022 to speak in support of the Joshua Tree Forests of Southern Nevada and the proposed Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. [ Read more...]
What: BLM Community Meeting Regarding Conservation Proposal
When: Nov. 17th, 10am-12pm PT
Where: Aquarius Casino Resort, Laughlin, Nevada
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CLEAN TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL
Extension of Capitol Corridor to Reno
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| The Placer County Transportation Agency and other northern NV and CA agencies are conducting a public opinion survey about potential extension of the Capitol Corridor regional passenger rail service to Truckee and Reno. Please demonstrate your interest by taking some time to fill out the survey - it's not long. |
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INSPIRING CONNECTIONS OUTDOORS
Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors Needs Your Help Funding 2023 Programming
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| Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) is right on target, with our first snowshoe trip scheduled for January, 2023. While we have raised over $40,000 so far, we need another $60,000 in the next 12 months to complete our equipment storeroom, train and support our volunteers and trip leaders, and continue to get all Reno young people outdoors. [ Read more...] |
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Las Vegas Inspiring Connections Outdoors is Back and Ready to Go!
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| Las Vegas Inspiring Connections Outdoors is back and ready to rock and roll! Join their efforts to get kids with limited access out into nature, learning to explore the great outdoors while building nature stewards of the future. If you love to hike, want to support your community, if you are a student or early-in-career professional looking for new ways to add life to your resume – this is the perfect opportunity for you. Join them today – here’s how. |
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SOUTHERN NEVADA GROUP
Congresswoman Dina Titus at Water and Lands Team meeting
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| Congresswoman Dina Titus joined the Southern Nevada Group Water and Lands Team meeting to champion a slate of legislative successes. A champion of global 30 x 30 conservation goals, the congresswoman was “feeling good about Avi Kwa Ame ” and is optimistic that it will soon gain status as a national monument under the Antiquities Act. She highlighted aspects of the most significant climate legislation to date, the Inflation Reduction Act. [ Read more...] |
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RANGE OF LIGHT GROUP
Keep Up with Eastern Sierra Water Issues with Every Last Drop
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| Every Last Drop is the official monthly newsletter of the Keep Long Valley Green Coalition, of which the Sierra Club Range of Light Group is a part. The newsletter highlights water issues in the Eastern Sierra and in particular, the fight to prevent the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from dewatering the wetlands and irrigated meadows of Long Valley. [Read more...] |
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Gold Exploration in the Bodie Hills, Nevada
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There are currently three gold exploration projects in the Bodie Hills on the Nevada side, west of Fletcher Valley from Rough Creek to Alkali Flat. We expect there will be drilling at all three project sites in the summer of 2023.
- Spring Peak, NV
- Sawtooth Ridge, NV
- Bald Peak, NV
Learn the status of each. |
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TAHOE AREA GROUP
Seeking a Transportation Issues Leader
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If you would like to get involved with the Sierra Club tracking and reporting back on transportation issues in the Lake Tahoe basin, please let us know. Transportation, the overuse of the roads by our 15 million visitors annually, is degrading our pristine area. Recent transportation issues we're watching are the U.S. 50 East Shore Traffic Improvement Program as well as the Transportation Hub in Incline Village on Southwood Boulevard.
Please contact: tahoegroupsierraclub@gmail.com to learn more. |
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| Washoe County and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) have approved a Tahoe Area Plan code change without community input which will allow for an increase in density and height for new development such as the luxury condos at 947 Tahoe Boulevard in Incline Village. The Tahoe Area Plan code change allows TRPA to approve condominiums throughout the "town center" of Incline Village. [ Read more...] |
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