Matt Verhulst and Eileen McManus, Outings Leaders, have shared an update about our Gear Lending Library associated with our popular Beginning Backpacking series. Please click on the title or logo to read more about our Gear Lending Library for...

Sierran Stephanie Todd of St. Louis has written a press release concerning the problems with municipal mosquito fogging. Luckily, many municipalities have been moving away from fogging, including Kansas City. Our own Dee McCreary has been looking...

Kansas City, MO is moving forward with lower-Kelvin LED streetlights than originally planned.  These emit less blue light than those with higher Kelvins.  Lowering Kelvins mitigates harmful environmental impacts caused by high-intensity,...

This September a conflict between municipal government of Kansas City Missouri and a resident caught some international attention on Twitter. Though the issue at stake might seem somewhat prosaic, the consequences involving the environment and...

On August 26, Kansas City hosted a public session for the KC Spirit Playbook, a 20-year plan for development, open spaces, housing, trails, transit and livability. This is meant to replace the previous 20-year FOCUS (Forging Our Comprehensive Urban...

If you missed our June presentation on the KC Spirit Playbook, we recorded the presentation for you. This is your chance to help shape KC’s future — for green space, wildlands, natural resources, water quality, equity for our citizens and more....

This is your chance to help shape KC’s future — for green space, wildlands, natural re- sources, water quality, equity for our citizens and more. The KC Spirit Playbook, a comprehensive plan for the next few decades of our city, is being developed...

The Legislative Committee has written a document in Q&A form discussing in depth the problem with KC's current plans for installing LED streetlights which are less than optimal for birds and other environmental concerns. Please click on the...

The city of Kansas City, Missouri is currently in the process of upgrading the LED Streetlights. The old sodium lights are becoming obsolete, and the worldwide switch to LED outdoor lighting is well under way. The new luminaires will be in place...

Please show your support for our invaluable local public parks that are available to us during this Covid pandemic as well as state and national parks that we will visit in the future. Please click on the title or the Sierra Club logo to find out...