What we’re about
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
"We Get You Outdoors"
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Evening Conditioning Hike — Jones Creek
Jones-Whites Creek Trailhead, Jones Creek Loop, Reno, NV, USHiking the Jones Creek Trail to Whites Creek and the yellow and orange aspens.
Discover trails and learn about nature and geology around the Truckee Meadows.
Get in shape after work with a hike of 4 miles at a brisk pace.
Elevation gain up to 500 ft. Moderately Moderate. 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.
If you want to 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 Walker10 attendees
Davis Creek Park Tree Planting
Location not specified yetCome join us in partnership with Washoe County Parks and Openspaces as we plant 150 Jeffery Pine trees!
This is part of our ongoing efforts to revegetate Davis Creek Park and Campground after the 2024 Davis Creek Fire. Volunteers will be asked to dig, plant and water the trees. Gloves, tools, snacks and water will all be provided. We ask that volunteers wear closed toed shoes, long sleeved shirts and pants.
There are limited spots for this event as there are only so many trees to plant. Let our partners with the county know you are coming by also RSVPing at this link.
We will meet at the parking lot directly across from the ranger station. Follow signage.
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