Maryland Chapter Blog

Friday, January 3, 2020 — Following today’s announcement of an agreement between Governor Hogan and Comptroller Franchot and in advance of Wednesday’s Board of Public Works vote, 18 non-profit and community advocacy organizations launched a new...

One of the most productive activities to save our natural areas is to facilitate research that will make host specific biological controls available. Insects that consume the non-native invasive plant species can substitute for the controls where...

Advocates Urge Maryland and Other states to Strengthen Proposal to Cut Transportation Pollution NORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC – Today, Maryland, D.C. and 11 other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states that are a part of the Transportation and Climate...

How would you deal with a possible sprained ankle or a change in the weather? How can we promote and what is Outdoors for All? A terrific group of new trainees from around the state completed Sierra Club basic Outings Leader Training Nov 17th to...

We’ve had some big changes in the Maryland Sierra Club staffing. Earlier this year our long-time policy director David Smedick took a great job at the National Sierra Club. Last month, Beyond Coal organizer Matt Dernoga took a job on Capitol Hill...

Fall is here and Sierra Club volunteers and staff are working hard for our future and welcoming your help at every step on the way!

Donald Trump’s unhinged, racist, inaccurate potshots at Rep. Elijah Cummings put Baltimore in the national news in late July. Both city and congressman received plenty of verbal support but Baltimore and its surroundings need more than words.

The Sierra Club is a volunteer-led environmental advocacy organization with entities at the national, state, and local level with the mission of “Explore, Enjoy & Protect.” Each entity is governed by an Executive Committee of members elected...

Trees are essential to all life on earth. We’ve all heard it before. However, not everyone knows that age is much more than just a number in the realm of trees. Think of the 1000+ year old Redwoods of California, or the Hemlocks in Virginia which...

Organizations and elected officials held a press conference to show support for the state’s legal defense against Columbia Gas’ attempted land grab