Blog posts from around the country

Angeles Chapter
Veteran’s Day weekend was the “first” for many participants of Sierra Club’s Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO). For some, it was their first time braving a hike. For others, it was their first time touching a kitchen stove.
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The Great Waters Group of the Sierra Club recognizes Native American cultural speaker and educator Marin “Mark” Denning’s outstanding work with its Environmental Hero of the Year Award.
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
The Three Rivers Project and Village of Godfrey will host an invasive species management training and work day on December 13.
Suwannee St. Johns Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
The UF Lakes, Vegetation, and Landscaping Committee will meet this Thursday, December 7th, 2023, at 9am to discuss a proposal to cut down 182 trees west of campus to expand a parking lot for the UF Health Ortho Building, and we are looking for…
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Hike on the Shut-In, Hard Times and other trails in the NC Arboretum!
Kansas Chapter
Chapter Legislative Chair Alan Bauman is leading the effort to promote rooftop solar installation in Kansas. But some Homeowner Associations have rules against solar panels.
Kansas Chapter
Some of us choose to mark the December season with a popular symbol of Christmas, a tree that can be draped with lights, tinsel, ornaments, and surrounded with gifts. What is the environmental impact of this choice? The choices for trees are many…
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
"Journey Down the Gila" is a film exploring grief, renewal and hope along the Gila River in New Mexico, telling the story of three New Mexico teens who died in service to the wild places they loved, their mothers’ trip down the river they sought to…
Croatan Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Coal continues to decrease in the US energy mix, and is now well below renewables (solar+wind+hydro)
Pennsylvania Chapter
Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our December 2023 issue!