Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Blog

On Thursday, May 30, the Sierra Club Military Outdoors and Georgia Chapter gathered at Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Get-a-way for our 2019 Outings Leader Training. It was the first SCMO leadership training course in the Southeast since 2017 and the...

Join us Saturday, September 29th, at 7:00 pm for Rivers and Trails -- a national concert series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers and National Trails System Acts.

By Brenda Cargin Our efforts to protect Cumberland Island from destruction by development have recently been highlighted with the release of a commemorative quarter. In August, the U.S. Mint launched a commemorative Cumberland Island National...

From our friends over at Global Growers, here is an update from our partners at the Solarize Decatur-DeKalb Coalition! "We're excited to share a little about our transition to more renewable energy sources, beginning this summer at Bamboo Creek...

By Talia Gerstle, Summer 2018 Clean Energy Fellow Today, there are more people displaced than during any other time since World War II. One person, every second. This is the rate at which people are forced to flee their homes because of natural...

By Brenda Cargin “The Sierra Club’s mission statement says we will ‘enlist humanity’ to ‘protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.’ Environmental activist Gail Swanson put it best when she said, ‘You can’t enlist...

By Ted Terry Ted: What are some of your earliest memories? Did they have an impact on your passion for the environment? Stephanie: Well first, thank you for asking me to be a part of your first "Ted Talk!" I'm honored. My childhood was...

By: Jessica Morehead, Chapter Conservation Program Manager  REI Buford store adopts Panther Creek Trail Last year we partnered with the US Forest Service to hold six trail days focused on restoring the Panther Creek Trail in Clarkesville, GA...

By Linda Bell The last new car my husband Steven and I purchased was 14 years ago. It was a Prius and, at that time, the hybrid technology was relatively new. At 300,000 miles, this car only recently had its one and only hybrid battery die. We...

By Brenda Cargin The Sierra Club’s mission statement says that we will “enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment,” so any situation in which children and families and people seeking a better life...