Rio Grande Chapter

In the August 24, 2017 edition of the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations added their voices of concern over Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's lack of transparency regarding secret recommendations related to our national monuments ...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, Aug. 25, issued a report to President Trump containing recommendations on possibly shrinking recently designated national monuments. The contents of the report have not been released, though a Zinke statement indicates some protections will be removed, in opposition to the lion’s share of public input. Below is a statement from Howie Dash, Sierra Club Southern New Mexico Group’s outings leader, in reaction to the news: “A whopping 99% of the 2.7 million public comments ...

Rio Grande Chapter outings report, 8/17-8/19/2017 to Maroon Bells ...

Sandoval County residents: join us in a viewing of the documentary, Split Estate, to become informed about the potential impacts of oil and gas drilling in our county ...

The Obama-designated Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is on the chopping block as the Interior Department 'reviews' 27 national monuments ...

Our August featured artist is Paula Manning-Lewis ...

The Sierra Club and partners filed a lawsuit challenging BLM’s recent decision to suspend key parts of the BLM Methane rule ...

Come express your support for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument ...

Rio Grande Chapter - San Pedro Parks trip report , 7/8/2017 ...

Sandoval County is amending its comprehensive zoning ordinance to address oil and gas extraction. Here are some things to look for and questions to ask ...