Blog posts from around the country

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The long delayed Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) Longleaf Pine tree planting event, rescheduled due to the federal government shutdown, finally occurred on February 8th, in the Turkey Creek Unit next to the visitor center and head-quarter’s…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Since moving to Humble, Texas, my drives to the outings that I lead are much longer. I left my house at 7 am on Saturday morning (February 16th) to drive to the Indian Grass Prairie Preserve that the Katy Prairie Conservancy owns in Waller County…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Houston toad was discovered in the late 1940’s but wasn’t named until 1953. John Wottring, an amateur herpetologist, heard an unfamiliar, high-pitched trill-sounding nighttime call in South Houston and it was discovered that the toad belonged to…
Redwood Chapter
On February 9 Sierra Club California followed the lead of Redwood Chapter and other chapters and groups across the state in declaring a climate emergency.
Grand Canyon Chapter
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. ― Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will make a major conservation announcement Saturday about efforts to protect Grand Canyon National Park and nearby public lands from the dangers of uranium mining.
Florida Chapter
Environmental, civic, religious and local government organizations, from the Panhandle to the Keys, sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis to voice their opposition to oil drilling in the Everglades.
Chickasaw Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
OPTIONS FOR A RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE AND GREENER FUTUR.
Lone Star Chapter
Time is running out and there is still no bill filed to address oil and gas storage tank standards (there are problems during severe weather events) and methane pollution from oil and gas facilities.
Washington State Chapter
Sierra Club is honored to award the 2019 Watershed Hero Award to the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. The Tribe is a recognized civic leader, having donated $17 million during the past two decades through its charitable fund to support environmental…
Washington State Chapter
On February 13, Brittney Bollay from Sierra Club Seattle Group testified in support of SB5812, the Senate version of&nbs