Wildlife & Forest Conservation

Prompted by more than a dozen investigations into his behavior and actions -- including one that has been sent to the Department of Justice -- Donald Trump announced that Ryan Zinke is out at the Department of the Interior this morning. While...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a unanimous win to property owners contesting government designation of their land as a critical habitat for endangered species, and dealt a setback to the shy and homely dusky gopher frog. The court remanded...

Dedication Event: City Park’s Oak Grove joins the national Old-Growth Forest Network. A “first” for the state of Louisiana. Thursday, Oct 18th, free event open to the public.

The LA House of Representatives Natural Resources and Environment Committee voted last week to reject a proposal to allow commercial farming of non-native sterlet sturgeon for caviar in Louisiana, agreeing with the comments of the Sierra Club Delta...

After hearing about how drastic budget cuts are causing many state parks to close or limit services, with more future closures possible, the Sierra Club Delta Chapter took action, mobilizing members of its northshore Honey Island Group this past...

State parks in Louisiana currently receive almost 40% less funding than they did only ten years ago. Now, the Office of State Parks is facing another 10% hit for the fiscal year that begins July 1, as reported by The Advocate in December, 2017. If...

The Sierra Club Delta Chapter and several other environmental groups filed public comments objecting to a proposed rule allowing the commercial production of a non-native fish species in Louisiana before a public hearing held today by the Louisiana...

We desperately need a win for the Dusky Gopher Frog! We desperately need a win for the Dusky Gopher Frog! The Supreme Court will take up a case concerning the Fish and Wildlife Services designation of approximately 1,600 privately owned acres in...

They were the original “tree huggers” - venerators of old growth redwood forests standing for centuries in what are now Sequoia, Redwood and Olympia National Parks, clustered in the Western United States.  Early US environmentalists recognized...