About us
Friends and members of the Sierra Club,
Thank you for choosing to join us on one of our outings - a 100+ year tradition of the Sierra Club! For many decades, volunteers of our local group, the Great Basin Group, have lead outings throughout the region. Areas of the region include the greater Reno area, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the vast interior of the state of Nevada.
We are not "just another Meetup group." The Sierra Club has been in existence for more than 125 years. Our mission is to "Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet." Our volunteer outings leaders will, at a minimum, have basic first aid training and complete a mentoring process with veteran outings leaders before becoming leaders themselves. That is the minimum that you can expect. Many of our outings leaders will have decades of experience leading outings in our region and have many wonderful outdoor secrets to share with you!
Almost all trips posted on this website are Sierra Club outings - all participants must sign a Sierra Club Sign-in Sheet and Liability Waiver at the trailhead before we begin each outing. If you have any question about the difficulty of the outing and whether you have the appropriate fitness, and/or equipment to participate, contact the outing leader before the day of the outing. During the outing, expect to remain with the outings leader during the entire outing, unless there is a co-leader (this is for safety and liability reasons). If you plan on bringing a dog, please ask the outing leader of the trip for permission and special instructions before the day of the outing.
You do not have to be a Sierra Club member to participate in our outings.
All participants will be given the opportunity to donate $1 to the Sierra Club Great Basin Group each time they join us for an outing. This will help to fund our outings leader training programs.
Obviously our and the National Club's priority is your and your family's safety, as well as fulfilling our mission to get people outdoors!
Join us on facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/scgbg/
Learn more about the Great Basin Group here:
http://www.sierraclub.org/toiyabe/great-basin
Join the Sierra Club here (when you see the opportunity, enter our group code "1401"):
http://www.sierraclub.org/
If you are interested in becoming an outings leader for the Great Basin Group, contact me at:
renovno@gmail.com
Hopefully, we will meet out on the trail soon!
Bernard Vienneau
Outings Chair - Great Basin Group
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Sierra Valley Preserve
Golden Valley Raleys, 1075 N. Hills Blvd, Reno, nv, USVisit to the Sierra Valley Preserve operated by the Feather River Land Trust (Website) near Beckwourth, CA. It is habitat for Sandhill Cranes, Bald Eagles, Herons, Ibises, and many other aquatic birds, as well as Pronghorns, and Wolves. Carpool from Reno, a 1-hour drive, visit their Nature Center, and hike around the Preserve, 4-5 miles at a leisurely pace.
If time allows, we will also drive around to their Wildlife Overlook on the east side.
Bring lunch and plenty of water; and wear good walking shoes.
Please remember to bring cash to share the cost of gas with drivers,
Elevation gain up to 20 ft. Moderately Easy. ND (No Dogs)Since this is a Sierra Club hike, we ask you to sign our liability waiver at the meeting place and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders.
If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl0Leader: Ridge Walker
Co-Leader: Cris G.
Co-Host: Valerie A.18 attendees
Evening Conditioning Hike
Wildcreek Park, 3600 El Rancho Dr, Sparks, nv, USGet in shape after work with an evening conditioning hike of 3-4 miles at a brisk pace.
Discover trails and learn about nature and geology around the Truckee Meadows.
Hiking from Wildcreek Park up the Wedekind hills between Sun Valley and Sparks.
Elevation gain 500 feet. Moderate Difficulty. DL (Dogs Limited).Since this is a Sierra Club hike, we ask you to sign our liability waiver at the trailhead and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders. Please review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at:
https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl0Leader: Cris G.
Co-Leader: Ridge Walker9 attendees
Reno City Council Meeting on Data Centers
Reno City Hall, 1 East First St, Reno, NV, USThe Reno City Council just posted their agenda for the upcoming meeting on Wednesday 4/22 starting at 10am. Item C.1 on the agenda includes a discussion on data centers and the possibility of a text amendment to the Development Code to modify the requirements for data center uses. This is our opportunity to show up and pressure the City Council to support a moratorium on incoming data centers until regulations can be adopted. We deserve protections from the adverse impacts that data centers can have on the environment and the people who live near them.
Please show up and give public comment in support of a moratorium until common sense guardrails are adopted. If you can't make it, you can also submit a written comment to publiccomment@reno.gov for this specific agenda item. Some of the regulations that we are advocating for include:- Require and/or incentivize data centers to develop and use new sources of clean energy and to use water efficient and energy efficient technologies.
- Ensure that necessary environmental, health, and safety measures are in place, including noise, fire, water, and air quality rules.
- Require best available generator technology to minimize air pollution from backup generators (e.g. Tier 4 generators, or lithium batteries)
- Municipalities must require data centers to pay for necessary infrastructure/services.
- Impose impact fees and community benefit agreements.
- Require that data centers be built in appropriate locations.
- Require good wages and union labor when data centers are built.
- Require transparency, including the reporting of energy and water use.
I hope you can join us in calling for these protections. Please spread the word and call on your friends and neighbors to join us.
If you have any questions please reach out to me at Cullen.mcginnis@sierraclub.org
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