Welcome to the web site of the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club, a group of members and volunteer activists dedicated to preserving and enjoying the land and quality of life in Utah and the West.

Hiking season has begun. Lace up your boots and join us on a trail. Everyone is welcome.

Do you want to stay up-to-date on environmental issues in Utah?  Check out our new email lists.

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The Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club now accepts PayPal! Click here to donate on-line.

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Find out what the legislature is doing for, or against, Utah's environment in 2012. We keep track of the good, bad and the ugly.

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BLM is thinking about signing on to expanding a coal-strip mine mine ten miles from a national park. Take a minute to tell BLM to think again.

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Should Utah legislators take us back to the Age of Steam? Read about one state representative's quest for coal and then send him a message.

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Dig out your snowshoes or skis and join us on a fall or winter outing.

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Learn the latest about nature, science and the environment in the new Salt Lake Group Book Club.

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Was your legislator at the head of the class during the 2011 General Session, or bringing up the rear? Check out the new legislative scorecards.

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Utah's Division of Oil Gas and Mining has given the green light for a new coal strip mine between Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. Find out about the Utah Chapter's appeal of this execrable project.

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The Resilient Habitat Campaign for the Greater Grand Canyon/Colorado Plateau ecosystem is just getting started. Read about resiliency to climate change and connectivity to help our plants and animals survive.

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US oil consumption in 2008 was 19,498,000 barrels per day, according to the US Energy Information Administration. 33,000 gallons of that spilled into Red Butte Creek on June 11th. Each of us can take steps to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence.

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Is Secretary Salazar selling Utah's desert wilderness lands short? Find out more and send a message of support for Utah's red rock.

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Utah's Division of Air Quality performed an important environmental review on a Post-it Note. The Utah Supreme Court said not so fast. Read about the chapter's latest victory for clean air and the climate..

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Off-road vehicle use is exploding.  Despite not being able to police its existing roads and motorized trails, the US Forest Service’s Ogden Ranger District recently decided to approve dozens of new ORV routes.  The Utah Chapter called a time out.

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Victory in Washington, DC, brings more wilderness in Utah's Washington County. Get the details.

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This photo has a poetic, somewhat milky quality. Don't let it fool you. There's no poetry in the soup of toxic air besieging Salt Lake Valley. The solution is fewer automobile trips. Read about it here.

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$20 for you + $20 for the Utah Chapter via a small box connected to your air conditioner. Click here for details

 

 

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