Join us for our last IN-PERSON meeting before the summer hiatus. Adventurer Tony Krizan will present on "Great Sierra Mines and Trails along Tioga Pass Road" on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 PM at the Woodward Park Regional Library. Click here to register now if you'd like to receive an email reminder the day prior.
The Sierra Club is a national, member-supported environmental organization, which seeks to influence public policy in both Washington and the state capitals through public education and grass-roots political action.
The Tehipite Chapter Mission Statement:
- To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
- To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
- To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environments.
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Our meetings are currently being held via Zoom. We will resume in-person meetings when the state and county deem public gatherings safe to hold again. See below for information about our next general meeting.
Conservation and Executive Committee meetings are also being held virtually for now. If any Tehipite Chapter members want to observe or participate in these meetings, contact Chapter Chair Gary Lasky for permission and instructions.
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Wednesday, June 12, 7pm at the Woodward Park Regional Library — Adventurer Tony Krizan presents "Great Sierra Mines and Trails along Tioga Pass Road"
Join us for our last IN-PERSON meeting before the summer hiatus. Adventurer Tony Krizan will present on "Great Sierra Mines and Trails along Tioga Pass Road" on Wednesday, June 12 at 7 PM at the Woodward Park Regional Library, 944 E Perrin Ave. in north Fresno. Parking is free and the general public is welcome. Click here to register now if you'd like to receive an email reminder the day prior.
From the 1860's more than 350 active mining claims were recorded in the areas around Tioga Pass Rd. introducing the gold boom of 1880. This new activity lasted until 1884, generating more than $300,000 in gold and silver from the Great Sierra Mines. There are two old forgotten mining towns. One is called Dana City (Great Sierra Mines) which is a three mile trek in and above upper Gaylor Lake. The second area is called the town of Bennettsville, and the mine is only a half mile from Tioga Pass Rd.
Ruins of a miner's stone cabin at Gaylor Lakes off Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park
Learn about these mines and more from presenter, Tony Krizan, local adventurer, author, and photographer. Tony has written for the Sierra Star Newspaper, Mariposa Gazetter Newspaper, California Explorer Magazine, and has authored three books on hiking. His presentations focus on California wilderness and aviation history. His last presentation for the Tehipite Chapter was on Lost WWII aircraft in the Sierra Nevada. Don't miss this one!
Email Karen Hammer at ecuagirl45@yahoo.com if you have any questions or suggestions for future programs.
Tehipite Chapter has posted recordings of recent Zoom General Meetings on YouTube. Click on the titles below to view the videos. Only our Zoom meetings are recorded.
May 16, 2024 — Central California Environmental Justice Network with Executive Director Nayamin Martinez
April 17, 2024 — Being Curator of the Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center with Connor McIntosh
December 14, 2023 — Giant Sequoia Regeneration After Recent Fires in the Sierra with Dr. Chad Hanson
October 26, 2023 — Beavers: Building Climate Resilience Across California
April 19, 2023 — What's the Buzz Around Regenerative Agriculture with Jeff Mitchell
February 15, 2023 — Save the Cougars! Building the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
January 19, 2023 — The Return of Gray Wolves to California with Beth Pratt
November 16, 2022 — Mountain Men of the Sierra Nevada with Shirley Spencer
October 19, 2022 — The History of Bears in the West with Tyler Coleman, National Park Service Biologist
September 21, 2022 — Fresno State Students Go Backpacking
June 15, 2022 — Community Choice Energy with Kirsten Andrews-Schwind of Peninsula Clean Energy
May 18, 2022 — Bring Back the Pollinators with Dave Kollen, Ambassador for the Xerces Society
April 20, 2022 — Western Artists and Their Influence on the National Parks
March 16, 2022 — Fresno Bee Reporter Marek Warszawski Discusses Mysteries and Lessons of the Creek Fire and Status of Development of San Joaquin River Parkway
February 16, 2022 — Glaciers and Climate Change
January 19, 2022 — Indigenous and Environmental Resource Center on the San Joaquin River
December 15, 2021 — Iceland's Remarkable Beauty
October 20, 2021 — In the Struggle Book Talk: A Call to Action in an Ongoing Battle against Industrial Agriculture
September 15, 2021 — North Coast Redwoods: The Heart of Interpretation
June 16, 2021 — International Rivers (part 1), International Rivers (part 2)
May 19, 2021 — Wild Utah! America's Redrock Wilderness
March 17, 2021 — Archaeology of the Sierra National Forest
February 17, 2021 — Salmon Restoration on the San Joaquin