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
"We Get You Outdoors"
Upcoming events
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Davis Creek Park Service Project
Davis Creek Regional Park, New Washoe City, NV, USCome join us this Sunday at 10:30am at Davis Creek Regional Park to help water tree saplings that we planted last year!
The Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter has recently formally adopted this beautiful park. This is part of our ongoing efforts to restore Davis Creek Park and Campground after the 2024 Davis Creek Fire. Last year Sierra Club members in partnership with KTMB and Washoe County Parks and Open Spaces planted 150 pine saplings. We want to continue to support the rehabilitation of this area by making sure these saplings survive. Snacks, tools and water will be provided. We ask that volunteers wear closed toed shoes, long pants and weather appropriate clothing.
We will meet at the parking lot directly across from the ranger station. Turn right after the entrance into the park and park near the camp ground.
Reach out to Cullen at (775) 846 3929 if you have any questions
Campfire RSVP1 attendee
Reno Aces Home Game fundraiser
Greater Nevada Field, 250 Evans Ave Suite 101, Reno, NV 89501, USA, Reno, NV, USJoin us for a special Reno Aces ticket fundraiser on Sunday, Sept.13, at Greater Nevada Field that
will benefit the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter.
The season finale begins at 1:05 p.m. featuring the Reno Aces against the Albuquerque Isotopes. Each
ticket purchased through this fundraising link includes a free Reno Aces hat.
In addition, fundraiser participants can receive 10% off their tab at The Spot Riverwalk Bar & Tavern by
showing proof of fundraiser ticket purchase. Fresh Air Clothing also helped organize the event.
The Sierra Club Toiyabe chapter works to protect the natural beauty that the local community knows and loves and the proceeds of this fundraiser will support our work defending our public lands.2 attendees
Afternoon Conditioning Hike -- Clean Water Way
Clean Water Way, Reno, NV, USGet in shape with a hike of 3-4 miles in the northwest spur of the Virginia Range.
Discover trails and learn about nature and geology around the Truckee Meadows.
We will be hiking on steep and rocky roads with elevation gain up to 1000 feet.
Moderately difficult. DL (Dogs limited).Located at the east end of Clean Water Way (see maps below).
Note: Drive carefully on Clean Water Way (Speed Limit 35!)
It is an agricultural and wildlife area. Look out for sheep and cows, as well as mule deer, wild horses, wild geese, and marmots.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: Ridge Walker
Co-Leader: Cris G.9 attendees
Past events
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