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Welcome to the web site of the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club, a group of members and volunteer activists dedicated to preserving and enjoying the land and quality of life in Utah and the West.

Do you want to stay up-to-date on environmental issues in Utah?  Check out our new email lists.

Acceptance Mark The Utah Chapter of the SierraClub now accepts PayPal! Click here to donate on-line.

©Dan Schroeder

Off-road vehicle use is exploding.  Despite not being able to police its existing roads and motorized trails, the US Forest Service’s Ogden Ranger District recently decided to approve dozens of new ORV routes.  The Utah Chapter called a time out.

©Jamie Hoggard

Join the conservation committee to plan our strategy for the next two years. We’ll be meeting on Tuesday, October 20th.

©Lawson LeGate

Victory in Washington, DC, brings more wilderness in Utah's Washington County. Get the details.

Was your legislator at the head of the class during the 2009 General Session, or bringing up the rear? Check out the new legislative scorecards.

©JNW

This photo has a poetic, somewhat milky quality. Don't let it fool you. There's no poetry in the soup of toxic air besieging Salt Lake Valley. The solution is fewer automobile trips. Read about it here.

©Jamie Hoggard

More than twenty years ago, part of the Wasatch Range was protected as wilderness. We now have the best chance since then to protect the rest of the Wasatch Wilderness.

Depressed by high gas prices? Confused by the competing claims? Find out about how we can move away from fossil fuels without breaking the bank.

If Las Vegas pumps groundwater from underneath Utah's West Desert, it will potentially endanger a rural way of life and several unique species. The Sierra Club and its conservation allies have submitted a petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect a rare fish that serves as an indicator species, the least chub (pictured).

Citizens all across the country are mobilizing against a rush of more than 150 new coal-fired electrical plants. Watch a video of the Utah Chapter's Smart Energy Director giving a presentation to the Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water, a well-organized group of locals who are fighting a proposed plant in their beautiful valley.

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