Welcome to the Dallas Group of the Sierra Club
New 2019 Sierra Club Calendars Available for Sale at the General Meeting
Sierra Club Wilderness Wall Calendars and Engagement Calendars will be available for purchase at the December General Meetings and at the Holiday Party (or until we run out). The Sierra Club Wilderness Calendar is the best selling nature calendar in the United States. Don't miss your chance to get one (or several - they make great gifts). We know of one of our members who has given his brother a Sierra Club wall calendar for Christmas every year for the past 20+ years and it has always been his favorite gift. The Calendar sells for $15 each and we pick up the sales tax. We take check, cash or credit cards.
We also have Dallas Sierra T-shirts for $10 and polo shirts for $15.
Dallas Sierra Club Holiday Party - Sunday, December 9
Our annual Holiday Party will be held at El Fenix Restaurant at 255 Casa Linda Plaza. We'll party on Sunday, December 9 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Here is a Google map.
Club members and guests will share the holiday spirit, some great Mexican food, and the company of others at this annual event. Join us for some camaraderie, raffle prizes, and perhaps some surprise speakers, you never know. We'll celebrate some of our outstanding volunteers and have plenty of time to mingle. There's bound to be talk about issues of the day -- air, water, fracking, coal, the election, whatever strikes your green fancy. The entire menu will be available so you can order whatever you want to eat or drink, including liquid spirits. We'll provide a free round of margaritas (or the beverage of your choice). Support the Club by getting a 2019 Sierra Club Calendar or Planner!. Invite your family and friends. So, come on out for a great party, low price, no clean up, and lots of like minded people. What could be better? See you there, and bring your appetite. Happy Holidays!!
Dallas Sierra Club Outreach Speakers Program - Speakers for Your Group
The Dallas Sierra Club has started a program to provide outdoor/environmental education in the form of entertaining and informative presentations by Dallas Sierra Club members with expertise in the topics offered. These presentations range in length from 30 minutes to one hour and cover a variety of topics in the general categories of outdoor adventure, environmental education, and general ecology. These talks are appropriate for a wide range of audiences including youth groups, school classes, civic and social groups, nature and gardening clubs, church groups, etc. Any group interested in an available topic is welcome to contact us. To see available topics and to schedule your speaker, click here.
Videos of Our General Meetings
We have posted videos of selected General Meetings on YouTube. You can view a video of our November meeting, featuring information about The Great Trinity Forest, and a presentation Liveable Arlington this link. Visit our General Meeting Page to find links to older meetings.
General Meeting Program - Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 pm - Refreshments at 6:30
Trinity Park Conservancy is dedicated to the stewardship of Dallas' largest public green space, the 10,000 acres of the Trinity River. Believing that the Trinity is the natural gathering place for all Dallas residents, the Conservancy is committed to bringing people together to share their ideas, learn more about the possibilities and habitat of the area, and to assist in making it a more accessible space.
Brent Brown, chief executive officer and president of the Trinity Park Conservancy, will provide a comprehensive overview of the vision for the Harold Simmons Park and the Trinity River area. He will discuss the community engagement process, the findings from ten citywide workshops, and the First Look event on December 6th.
Brent is the 2017 GreenSourceDFW Lifetime Achievement Award winner in recognition of his sustainability efforts, and is a 2013 Rudy Bruner Award Silver Medalist, recognizing innovative thinking about the built environment and advancing conversation about making cities better. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for buildingcommunity WORKSHOP, an organization he founded in 2005 to solve difficult problems and enhance livability for all citizens.
NOTE: Trinity Park Conservancy created a survey that will provide a better understanding of how Harold Simmons Park can enrich our lives and be an inclusive space. It helps supplement the efforts of our 10 city wide workshops and learn the recreational and environmental appeal of natural spaces for residents in Dallas. The survey will be active until mid-November, at which point the questions will be updated to reflect the upcoming phase of engagement. Please click here to take the survey.
Everyone is welcome. FREE! You don't have to be a Sierra Club member. Just show up. We'd love to meet you.
Our General Meeting starts at 7:00 pm, but come at 6:30 for snacks, information and fellowship. Click over to our General Meeting page for more information and a map.
General Meeting Program - Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 pm - Refreshments at 6:30
Wildlife of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Journey to uninhabited Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. See the endemic wildlife, many of which are threatened or endangered, and learn about the threats and challenges that face the wildlife and the island.
Everyone is welcome. FREE! You don't have to be a Sierra Club member. Just show up. We'd love to meet you.
Our General Meeting starts at 7:00 pm, but come at 6:30 for snacks, information and fellowship. Click over to our General Meeting page for more information and a map.
Big Bend National Park Bus Trip
Full details of the Dallas Sierra Club’s annual bus trip to Big Bend National Park are now online at this PDF and we’re accepting registrations. Our 2019 trip departs Dallas at 9 p.m. Wednesday, February 27 and returns by 5 a.m. Monday, March 4. We’ll travel in a new coach with 56 seats (not the buses used on previous trips), allocating two seats per person. We’ll sell a maximum of 28 places.
The 2019 itinerary offers four hike options: (1) backpacking in the Chisos Mountains, (2) base camping at the Chisos Basin Campground for three nights, with days hiking, (3) base camping at Rio Grande Village Campground one night and the Chisos Basin Campground for two nights, with day hiking and (4) backpacking from the Chisos Basin to Mule Ears Overlook. All trippers will enjoy four days of hikes. Trips 1, 2 and 3 will bus to Santa Elena Canyon on Sunday for a full day of short hikes into the canyon, a stop at the Castolon Visitor Center, a short hike into Tuff Canyon and hikes to either The Chimneys or Mule Ears Spring. Day hikes slated for the base camping options include Lost Mine, Hot Springs, South Rim, Boquillas Canyon, Ore Terminal and the RGV Nature Trail.
In recent years, the Big Bend trip has sold out weeks before departure. Early registration is consequently advised, although recent history suggests we will probably accommodate multiple people from a wait list. All hikes have maximum and minimum limits for number of participants, making early registrants more likely to get top preferences.
More Outings
For a complete list of scheduled outings and outdoor service events, click here.
Subscribe to Our Email Newsletter and Other Email Lists
Click here to subscribe online to our monthly email newsletter and to one or more of our more specific email lists (Conservation, Outings, Inner City Outings, Sierra Singles or our National email newsletters).
Share Your Ride
We are making car pooling and using public transportation a little easier for our regular events. See our new Share Your Ride page.
