Welcome to the Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter

Grand Teton National Park, WY. Courtesy NPS.

Home to jagged mountains, rolling pasture, breathtaking desert and iconic wildlife, Wyoming is one of the last places where you can still see the majestic beauty that attracted settlers to the old West. Clean water, fresh air and scenic wildlands are what attract people to Wyoming and keep them here.

But that beauty has been increasingly under attack. Beneath the surface, Wyoming is rich in minerals and natural resources, especially oil, natural gas and coal. These resources are being extracted haphazardly and without concern for the landscape. This affects sensitive habitat for wildlife, recreational opportunities and our air and water.

Our national forests are becoming drill sites and our wildlife is threatened by dangerous state management policies. Learn more about these issues and how you can help protect wild Wyoming.

 

TAKE ACTION

Protect the Arctic Refuge on its 5oth Birthday - This December marks 50 years since President Eisenhower established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on a beautiful and vast stretch of land on Alaska's northern coast. These lands are under stress from impacts of Climate Change. Let's not add to that stress with oil and gas development on this remarkable landscape. To protect its scientific and historical values, its imperiled ecological and wildlife communities, its multifaceted landscapes and its living native cultures, please ask President Obama to designate the coastal palin of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a National Monument.

Teton Group Outing Schedule 2011

Feb 18
Red Creek
We will ski up the Red Creek drainage in the Snake River Canyon area of Wyoming. The ski is rated moderate to difficult. At a medium to fast pace, the ski will be approximately 5 miles. Enoy a good downhill ski on the way back.

Feb 25
Lizzard Creek
Enjoy a day of skiing in the Jackson Lake area along Lizzard Creek. The ski will be appoximately 3 plus miles over moderate terrain at a medium pace

Mar 3
Jenny Lake Ski Tour
Enjoy an 8 mile ski from Bradley/Taggart Lake parking area to Jenny Lake and back. This ski is rated easy to moderate and will be conducted at a medium pace.

Mar 9 - 11
Galena Summit
Enjoy a weekend with your Sierra Club friends skiing in and around Galena Summit north of Ketchum, Idaho. The terrain is varied in this area from easy to difficult so there is someting for every level of cross country skier.

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