The Montgomery Group will sponsor conservation hikes to educate citizens about important local issues.  These conservation hikes will be listed with MWROP (see below) and on this page.  Please refer to the most recent newsletter for a list of local outings.  For questions about our group outings, contact Ron LaCoss.

If you would like information about local and regional outings (hikes, biking, canoe trips, volunteer activities, etc.) contact the Metropolitan Washington Regional Outings Program (MWROP).  MWROP is the outings 'wing' of the Sierra Club.

To get information you can call the MWROP hotline at 202-547-2326 to hear a recording of upcoming events.  A full schedule of events can be found on the MWROP website at www.mwrop.org.

Sierra Club Conservation Hikes. These outdoor events are half-day, leisurely walks through local forests and other ecosystems. They are designed to educate members about the natural history of and human impacts on our park system. Please join us and learn about Sierra Club efforts to protect and preserve open space in Montgomery County..

Other Hikes

Participants on Sierra Club outings must sign a Liability Waiver

The Sierra Club encourages outings participants to carpool to the trailhead, but such travel is at the participants discretion, and risk. Outings normally begin at the trailhead.