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Reno, NV 89507

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Wanted:

Secretary for Toiyabe Chapter


Are you someone who pays attention to detail, listens well, and enjoys the camaraderie of meetings?  You may be the secretary that the Toiyabe Chapter so gravely needs to record its business at quarterly meetings of the 13-member Executive Committee (ExCom).  The secretary need not be an ExCom member but can simply be appointed by the ExCom.  Travel reimbursement is given for four meetings per year.  These meetings are on Saturdays and normally take up the entire day.  The agenda is prepared in advance by someone else, and the secretary's role is to take accurate minutes.  Electronic recording is advised but not necessary.  Timely completion of the minutes and distribution to the Executive Committee via email is required.  Assembly of the many related reports and documents which support the minutes and which are submitted by ExCom members is required.  This package is forwarded to the webmaster for archiving.  Some additional duties between meetings may be required, but these are minor and infrequent.  Contact the Chapter Chair David von Seggern if you are interested in this important role for the chapter.
The Save Tahoe Bill will be heard on April 2nd
It's Time to Act!  Ask the Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Vote Yes on SB229.  It's easy.  Click here to comment on a bill before the Nevada Legislature.  Then select the bill number -- SB229, click the "For" button, fill in your name and address and click the "submit" button.  If the link above doesn't work use this address:    https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Opinions/77th2013/A/

You may also comment using the Nevada Conservation League Tahoe Action web page at the following address:  http://nevadaconservationleague.e-actionmax.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=1545
Sierra Club Sues TRPA over Plan (updated 3/1/2013)
Weakened Environmental Plan for Lake Tahoe Challenged in Court.

[See article in Carson City Paper, The Nevada Appeal.
 See Opinion in the North Lake Tahoe Paper, Sierra Sun.
 See Opinion in the Reno News and Review.]

Note to TRPA lawsuit to Toiyabe Chapter members.
Press Release: 12-12-12  Local jurisdictions given authority to approve commercial development.  "Lake Tahoe took a body blow today, ..."
Sage Grouse of the Sagebrush Sea need Protection Chapter Volunteers have worked for over a decade to see Sage Grouse return to their status as dominate game bird of the Sagebrush Sea.  The threats to the bird's once widespread habitat now need protection as endangered species to stop their decades long population slide and start their recovery. Click for Chapter positions and recomendations. 
TRPA Planning appears to weaken thresholds to protect Tahoe's water clarity and environment
  • "The" Lake is threatened by the unilateral action of Nevada to puLake Tahoe - Clarity needs to be protected.ll-out of the TRPA.  Tahoe is one unique place on earth and can only suffer if we go back to the 1960's free-for-all speculation pushed by Tahoe's city governments, 5 different county governments, and 2 state governments.  We need a strong TRPA to set the limits to protect the Lake's water clarity and environment.  The public has invested hundreds of millions in protection; let's not destroy Tahoe's clarity through a return to short-term thinking.  See what you can do in 2013 ... More ...

  • The Club has won a victory to make the TRPA protect and restore the lake's famed clarity.  More ...
  • TRPA sinks lakeshore environment with piers & buoys; threatens lake’s clarity, lawsuit filed. More...
  • Over 17 lakes and reservoirs in California and Nevada are already infested with Quagga and Zebra mussels.  The damage is in the billions of dollars.  Clogged water intake pipes.  Boat engines ruined.  Beaches made unusable by razor sharp shells and a horrible stench. Irreversible damage to native species and habitat.  Don’t let Tahoe be next. (Find out how)

Press Release: New Fuel Efficiency Standards Will Reduce Pollution, Spur Innovation and Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil Nevada conservation groups are welcoming new fuel economy rules that will almost double the efficiency of cars and trucks over the next 13 years. The move is expected to reduce pollution and dependence of imported foreign oil and spur innovation by vehicle manufacturers.  [More...]
Sierra Club seeks to shut down the Reid-Gardner
Coal Plant
Las Vegas Channel 8: I-Team: Paiute Tribe Partners With Environmentalists to Close Power Plant   "... Sometimes, the fumes or gases that roll over the Moapa Reservation are invisible, detectable only by their gag-inducing odor...."  Click to see news story by George Knapp.
Thousands respond to BLM
  • Thousands of people have let the BLM know that they do not support granting a pipeline right-of-way to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.  Thanks to all who have written and taken action.
  • Sierra Club & GBWN slams water grab ruling by State Engineer:   'News that Nevada State Engineer Jason King granted the Southern Nevada Water Authority rights to pump up to 83,988 acre-feet of the groundwater from four eastern Nevada valleys drew a swift and stern response from pipeline opponents, who called the ruling “excessive and ill-considered.” '  More ...

  • Will the Nevada State Engineer, Jason King, decide to grant water applications filed by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) for its groundwater mining project in eastern Nevada?  The Engineer could approve all, some, or none of SNWA's applications.  His decision is due sometime in March, 2012.       (More ... )
Wild Horses:
Watch the Global Temps since 1880's
Global temperature animation of actual temperatures from 1880's to today - watch.
Will Federal Study Save Great Basin Nat'l Park?
Will the study results come too late to save the Great Basin National Park is the question confronting Sierra Club leaders and local residents and Park-supporters?  More...
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