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Thank you again to our generous friends at Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation
for their continued support of the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter.
This year, they have issued a challenge grant. If we raise $100,000, they will
award us a grant to assist with our important conservation projects like our
Restore and Protect the Greater Grand Canyon Campaign, our Upper Verde Water
Sentinels Program, or our ongoing efforts to protect Arizona’s forests,
including establishment of an old growth preserve. Every dollar we raise will
go toward meeting that match. If you would like to give to help meet this match,
please send a donation today. Checks can go to:
Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter,
202 E. McDowell Rd, Suite 277,
Phoenix, AZ 85004 |
Sierra Club, Arizona’s Grand Canyon Chapter
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Current News
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May 6, 2008, Clean Car Rule Receives Final Approval: Measure Will Help Clean Up Arizona’s Air and Protect Public Health PHOENIZ, Ariz.— Today, the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council approved adoption of a final rule to implement a California Low Emission Vehicle “Clean Car” program in Arizona by a vote of 5 to 2. This makes Arizona the fourteenth state in the country to adopt this standard. More...
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April 30, 2008, U.S. wildlife officials failing to conserve Mexican wolf TUCSON, Ariz. – With only 52 Mexican gray wolves left in the wild, a number of conservation organizations are asking an Arizona federal court to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to take back their leadership responsibilities for the Mexican wolf reintroduction effort and make wolf conservation a priority. More...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Camp Verde, Arizona Help Protect the Verde River! Celebrate National River Cleanup Day along the banks of a state treasure Join us as we celebrate National River Cleanup Day on the banks of the Verde River! More...
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April 4, 2008, Uranium Mine Exploration Near Grand Canyon Halted FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.— A federal judge today issued a restraining order against VANE Minerals and the Kaibab National Forest pending further proceedings, halting uranium exploration on public lands within a few miles of Grand Canyon National Park. Download Press Release (36 KB pdf) Conservation groups strongly supported legislation sponsored by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) to ban new mining claims near Grand Canyon National Park at a Congressional hearing in Flagstaff today. More...
- Protect the Grand Canyon from Mining Impacts The Sierra
Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter is working with other conservation
groups as well as local, state and federal policy makers to ensure that
the Grand Canyon, its watershed, and the health of area residents is
protected from the harmful impacts of uranium mining. We are supporting
a proposal to protect one million acres near the Grand Canyon from new
future mining activities. Attend
a Hearing in Flagstaff!
Friday, March 28, 2008,
10:00 a.m.,
Flagstaff City Hall,
211 West Aspen Ave. More
info...
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Click here
for current news on the Grand Canyon Protection Campaign! This issue of The Grand Plateau focuses on the 100 year anniversary of
the establishment of the Grand Canyon National Monument. Also, take a
look at the upcoming activities and volunteer opportunities.
- Press Release: January 11, 2008, Sierra Club Statement
on 100 Year Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Monument Today
marks the 100 year anniversary of the establishment of the Grand
Canyon National Monument. In his desire to protect this great
natural wonder, Theodore Roosevelt presented a vital vision of conservation
to the nation. In 1907 he told Congress, "The conservation of
our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental
problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national
life." He understood all too well that federal protection would
be necessary to prevent overzealous acquisition, use and development
of these wild lands. More...
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Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency responsible for protection
and recovery of threatened
and endangered species, is preparing a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS) and socio-economic assessment
and a proposed rule amendment to the 1998 final rule that authorized
the
establishment of a "nonessential experimental population" of Mexican
gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. More
info and Public meeting dates...
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The Grand Canyon Chapter received a Water Sentinels grant from
the national Sierra Club to develop and support a volunteer water
quality monitoring program for the upper portion of the Verde River.
Water is a critical priority in Arizona, with regards to both its
quantity and quality. The Verde River, nominated by the Sierra Club
and designated by American Rivers as one of the ten most endangered
rivers in the country in 2006, faces significant threats. Our Upper
Verde Water Sentinels welcome additional volunteers to help protect
this amazing river which provides important habitat for fish and
wildlife as well as great recreational opportunities. To find out
more, click
here.
- LAND SWAP THREATENS OUR PUBLIC LANDS
OAK FLAT CAMPGROUND ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. Oak Flat
Campground is threatened by foreign-owned mining company. A foreign-owned
mining company is proposing a land swap in the United States Congress
to acquire Oak Flat Campground in the Tonto National
Forest east of Superior, Arizona.
Information Alert (248 KB pdf)
Sandy Bahr Testimony on HR3301
(88 KB pdf)
- Warm Fire Salvage Logging Project
In June 2006, the Warm Fire burned almost 60,000 acres of piñon-juniper
woodlands, ponderosa pine, and mixed conifer forests on the Kaibab
Plateau, near the Grand Canyon’s north rim.
The Sierra Club and other conservation organizations are proposing
a natural recovery for the area that protects soils, standing dead
trees which provide important habitat for cavity nesting birds like
woodpeckers, and allows for aspen regeneration. More...
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2008 Legislative Updates
May 9, 2008,
Sierra Club 2008 Legislative Update #18
Find out current information, status, action needed (and more) for Arizona
legislation. The tracker is updated daily... so visit it often! Grand
Canyon Chapter Arizona Bill Tracker
2007 Legislative Scorecard and
Environmental Report Card |
