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"
Sponsors
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Sierra Club Great Basin Group on FBThis is the Great Basin Group's page on Facebook.
Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra ClubClick here for the latest Trails Newsletter of the Toiyabe Chapter
Sierra Club Great Basin Group WebsiteGo here to see the rest of our outings, hikes, and events!
Sierra ClubJoin the Sierra Club here! The Great Basin Group code is 1401- Sierra Club Great Basin Group on FBThis is the Great Basin Group's page on Facebook.
- Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra ClubClick here for the latest Trails Newsletter of the Toiyabe Chapter
- Sierra Club Great Basin Group WebsiteGo here to see the rest of our outings, hikes, and events!
- Sierra ClubJoin the Sierra Club here! The Great Basin Group code is 1401
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Morning hike around Evan's and Keystone canyonsEvans Canyon Trailhead, Reno, NV
On this hike we'll make a loop by hiking up Evan's Creek then to the top of the canyon and switchback to the top. From there we'll head towards the top of Keystone Canyon where we'll pickup the Podunk Trail for some views as we head back. There will be one last climb up from Keystone back over to Evan's Creek on the connector trail. About 8 miles and 1000 feet of gain. Moderately Strenuous because of the distance.
Well meet at 9:00 AM in the parking area at the Reno Sports Complex above the Basque Monuments (this is also known as Evan's Canyon Trailhead) and start hiking by 9:10.
If there's interest, we can gather for lunch afterwards.
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: Bernard Vienneau
Co-Leader: - The Music of the Bristlecone PinesPioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno, NV
This is a cross-posting for one of our sister environmental groups:
Great Basin National Park Artist-in-Residence program.Come hear the world premiere performance of The Sacrifice of Prometheus commissioned by the Reno Phil.
By: Great Basin National Park's Artist-in-Residence, composer Marko Bajzer, which tells the story of the planet’s oldest trees (and Nevada's state tree!): the Great Basin Bristlecone Pines.This will be a very special event, celebrating Nevada's primary national park at a time when advocacy for conservation is needed more than ever.
There is a discount code, which is BRISTLECONE5, for tickets, and there is also a livestream for people who would prefer to stay at home.Two performances:
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PMGo to their website for details and to buy tickets:
https://renophil.com/beethovens-emperor
