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This December, we are, specifically, reflecting on the lives of two of our Sierra Club, Alabama Chapter members who have passed on to the Great Wilderness. The lives of Curtis Hallman of the West Alabama Group and David Underhill of the Mobile Bay...

December is a time of reflection. In the midst of a changing season, fallen leaves, and approaching chills in the air, we reminisce on the past year coming to an end. In the upcoming year, we look forward to rebirth and prepare for challenges and...

It is time to elect new leaders for the Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club. Every Chapter of the Sierra Club has an Executive Committee to provide guidance and leadership. The Alabama Chapter Executive Committee consists of 8 elected members (4 of...

The Sierra Club of North Alabama is seeking new ExCom (Executive Committee) members. Are you interested in becoming more involved in the Sierra Club's North Alabama Group? Contact Steve Jackson, Group Chair, covecrawler@gmail.com, about becoming...

September 20th was three days before the United Nations Climate Action Summit, which declares: “Climate change is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it. There is still time to tackle climate change,...

Despite the fact that it has excess electric capacity, and continues to drag its feet on retiring its remaining three dirty coal plants, Alabama Power wants to build a massive new fossil fuel plant near Mobile. Sierra Club is intervening at the...

Sierra Club volunteers, from the shoals to the shores, gathered for the Alabama Chapter Annual Retreat on the weekend of October 11th-13th. Some Alabama Sierrans enjoyed natural views of the Camp McDowell property on a cool, Autumn morning hike,...

"A cool weather trail run with my pup. I reflect on the wonderful plant ID placards along the Tashka Trail. A little over a year ago, my beautiful students hand-carpentered/painted, identified, and installed these at Lake Lurleen State Park. Never...

Frannie Koe, MD. What are your specific environmental interests? I am interested currently in reclaiming the land I live on and making it much healthier than when I got here.

Audubon scientists studied 604 North American bird species using 140 million bird records—including observational data from bird lovers across the country. We plugged our bird data into the same climate models used by more than 800 experts in 80...