Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter Blog

The Winding Waters Group helped Columbus become a Bee City USA affiliate in 2021.     This year began with a successful $15,000 Patronicity fundraising campaign to fund the Columbus AirPark “Pollinator Path”.  Volunteers put...

Do you have a love of the outdoors, a strong commitment to equity and justice, a passion to fight climate change and protect the environment in Indiana? Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter is looking for four volunteers to serve on the Executive...

This article was written for publication in Heartbeat. Those of us in environmental and justice spaces have been dreaming of legislation that addresses the ongoing climate crisis for decades. This year, on August 16, President Biden...

Years ago the Uplands Group existed here, based in Bloomington and servicing five counties. As Sierra Club volunteer leaders in the area, we have been inspired by the growing community of environmental activists here to revive this network. We...

Hi! I'm Abby, and I’m an intentional trash picker! Trash picking is my therapy. I get to experience all of mother nature's beauty, learn about the flora and fauna, exercise my body, refresh my soul, AND leave the planet a little better than when I...

Hannah Kasak-Gliboff, Solarize Indiana Coordinator Two weeks into the new year, self-avowed lifestyle changes may already be in decline. But whatever has become of your original new year’s resolutions, it’s not too late for 2022 to be the year you...

Eric Riddle, Secretary and Program Co-Chair for the Sierra Club Winding Waters Group Four years ago, members of the Sierra Club Winding Waters Group met with me to discuss plans for a “Pollinator Park” in Columbus. Both Sierra Club and the...

Amanda Shepherd, Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter Director The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released their newest report and, in short, it states that the climate crisis is upon us. There is much to learn from their findings...

Amanda Shepherd, Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter Director Are you confused about why environmental organizations are getting involved in the fight for racial justice? Are you concerned that we are getting off message or not “staying in our lane”? Do...