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

Jan 21
Signal Mountain
Depending on snow conditions, we will ski around Signal Mountain in Grand Teton National Park. The X-country ski tour will be 4 to 6 miles in length over moderate to difficult terrain. The pace will be medium to fast.

Jan 28
Shadow Mountain
Participate on a X-country ski outing to Shadow Mountain while enjoying excellent views of the Tetons. The terrain is moderate, the mileage is 6 to 8 miles and the pace will be medium.

Feb 4
Ditch Creek Cross Country Ski Outing
Enjoy a cross country ski outing up Ditch Creek. This ski is over easy to moderate terrain at a medium pace of about 4 to 6 miles.

Feb 11
Hermitage Point - Grand Teton National Park
A 9 mile ski on Hermitage Point near Colter Bay is on tap for today. Great views! The ski will be at a medium to fast pace over moderate terrain.

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