A note from our Chapter Director
July 16, 2024
I love the season of the sun here in Indiana. For me, it’s a chance to adventure outdoors and soak up all the vibrance of summer life. Whether cooling off at Lake Monroe, hiking along the trails of the Deam Wilderness or a picnic in the park, it’s a...
A Wilder Garden - an inspiring guest blog from Julia Wilder
July 10, 2024
I’ve lived at Wildergarden since 1990. Folks from the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter recently visited. They invited me to write this article.
Columbus National Pollinator Week - blog from Eric Riddle, volunteer leader
July 9, 2024
On Juneteenth, Wednesday, June 19, seven Sierra Club Winding Waters Group volunteers gathered at 8:00 AM to celebrate National Pollinator Week.
Happy Pride, and happy summer solstice!
June 20, 2024
Today, the Northern Hemisphere of our collective home is at its fullest tilt toward the sun. Summer is here. Along with it comes Pride month, during which we celebrate the achievements, contributions and struggles won by the LGBTQIA+ community.
An update from the Heartlands Group, serving the greater Indianapolis area.
June 13, 2024
The Heartlands Group serves the greater Indianapolis area. It's part of the Hoosier Chapter of the Sierra Club, hosting Sierra Club outings, hikes, conservation education and sustainability events in Central Indiana. Our mission is to leave a better...
An update from Uplands Network, connecting Monroe and surrounding counties
June 6, 2024
We are excited to be celebrating our second anniversary of the local Uplands Network, connecting Monroe and surrounding counties. Since June, 2022, we have held monthly informational meetings (mostly virtual) and regular hikes in the area. We...
Act Now to Protect Public Forests - blog from volunteer leader Lora Kemp
May 29, 2024
The Indiana Division of Forestry recently denied a High Conservation Value Forest Area (HCVF) designation for the Jordan Creek Area in the Owen-Putnam State Forest and they denied the HCVF for the Yellowwood BackCountry Area. In its decision the...
Call to action to Double the Deam Wilderness, and an update from D.C. - blog from volunteer leader Jesse Kirkham
May 29, 2024
The Hoosier Chapter and the Indiana Forest Alliance along with several organizations are working to designate 15,300 acres of Hoosier National Forest as wilderness through the passage of S. 2990, the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and...
Stop Duke’s Dirty Rate Increase - blog from Sierra Club organizer Megan Anderson
May 29, 2024
Duke is our state’s largest utility and the furthest behind in transitioning to renewable energy - still generating around 95% of its power with fossil fuels. Duke’s 2024 rate case proposes dumping hundreds of millions of dollars to prop up coal.
What is the State of Your State Forest? - blog from volunteer leader Lora Kemp
April 17, 2024
There are special places worth saving and there is one inside of each state forest area; areas that need to be set aside for water quality, natural evolution, for their aesthetic nature, saving and preserving endangered species, and for future...