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Plan ahead for an outing to the Sabinosa WSA and Canadian River Canyon, Kiowa National Grasslands, Saturday-Sunday, May 31-June 1. Tour this remote and rarely visited plateau, incised with steep, rocky canyons. Camp at the Grasslands Saturday night, and explore the Canadian River bottomlands on Sunday. Moderate hiking. Norma McCallan (505/471-0005 – Northern Group).**

**See Sabinoso tour writeup on page 11 in the May/June Rio Grande Sierran newspaper. Representative Tom Udall has proposed Sabinosa as a wilderness area. Sabinoso is east of Las Vegas.

New Riogrande Sierran is now available.

An Outrage on the Border. "At this time, all relevant environmental laws have been circumvented in order to build this fence along at least 670 miles of our southern U.S. border." Read Jane Grider's article in the May/June Rio Grande Sierran.

The Forest travel page has updates generously submitted by Cyndi Tuell of the Center for Biologic Diversity.

A new permanent webmaster is needed. If you are interested, see our Volunteering page.

The Sierra Club has launched a new effort to educate the public about...global warming and clean energy solutions. See "Power2Change" at Power 2 Change campaign.

The US House's clean, renewable energy bill has gone to the Senate. See our Action Alert under Global Warming Alerts for how you can help.

You win one, you lose one. The proposed Para Sol Dairy in southern NM has been denied a discharge permit by the NM Environment Department. Details. But the ASARCO smelter in El Paso has been granted a renewed air pollution permit by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Details.

Buy a bird print and help the chapter. To raise funds, we are selling limited edition prints of seven different raptors painted by Richard Sloan. Details.

Upcoming special outings :

• Valles Caldera spring highway cleanup, Thursday, May 15.
• Saturday, May 17. Glorieta Baldy hike, via Apache Canyon – 13 miles, 2700' gain. Strenuous hike to the historic fire tower on top. Les Drapela (505/438- 3306 – Northern Group).
• Saturday, May 17. Winsor Trail hike – 7-8 miles, 900' gain. One-way moderate hike with car shuttle. Robert Reifel (505/984-1253 – Northern Group).
• Sunday, May 18. Glorieta Ghost Town hike – 900' gain. Easy/moderate. Bogdan Mihaila (662-0421 – Northern Group).
• Sunday, May 18. Tunnel Spring hike – 14 miles, 3200' gain. Strenuous hike on the northern edge of the Sandias. Interesting views. Tobin Oruch (505/820-2844 – Northern Group).
• Saturday, May 24. Pedernal hike – 8 miles, 1900' gain. Moderate/strenuous hike to the famous O’Keeffe landmark. Rock scramble near top. Marcia Skillman (505/699-3008 – Northern Group).
• Sunday, May 25. Los Griegos Ridge hike, near the Valle Grande – 8.5 miles, 2000' gain. Moderate/strenuous. Norbert Sperlich (505/474-4354 – Northern Group).
• Saturday, May 31. Chicoma Peak and Polvadera Peak hike – 11,530' gain. Strenuous hike to the highest mountain in the Jemez. Michael Di Rosa (505/663-0648 – Pajarito Group).
• Saturday-Sunday, May 31-June 1. Sabinosa WSA and Canadian River Canyon, Kiowa National Grasslands outing – Tour this remote and rarely visited plateau, incised with steep, rocky canyons. Camp at the Grasslands Saturday night, and explore the Canadian River bottomlands on Sunday. Moderate hiking. Norma McCallan (505/471-0005 – Northern Group). **See Sabinoso tour writeup on page 11 in the May/June Rio Grande Sierran newspaper. Representative Tom Udall has proposed Sabinosa as a wilderness area. Sabinoso is east of Las Vegas.
• ...more on Selected outings page.

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Selected Outings page. (Updated 5/9/08)

Volunteering page. (Updated 3/14/08)

NM Legislation - 2008 page. (Updated 3/9/08)

Action Alerts page. (Updated 3/1/08)

New Politics & Endorsements page. (updated 4/20/08)

News & Newsletters page. (Updated 2/29/08)

ASARCO page. (Updated 4/17/08)

Cool Cities page. (Updated 2/29/08)

Chaco Canyon page. (Updated 2/29/08)

Agriculture & CAFO page. (Updated 2/29/08)

Campaigns & Issues page. (Updated 4/17/08)

Galisteo Basin Drilling page. (Updated 4/17/08)

Water Conservation page. (Updated 2/28/08)

Mexican Wolf Reintroduction page. (Updated 2/28/08)

New Rio Grande Sierran, May - June. (Added 4/24/08)

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This site was created to help our members scattered across New Mexico and far West Texas keep in touch. It is also intended to inform concerned citizens.

Here you will find information about the Sierra Club, its mission, its meetings, its outings, its critical environmental causes and how to join.

• Explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth.
• Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
• Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
• Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.

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