Blog posts from around the country
Pennsylvania Chapter
In comparison to other states, Pennsylvania is woefully behind when it comes to adequate municipal, county, and school district compensation from power plants. Throughout the country, power plant development is touted as an economic boon to these…
Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington
Madrona Elementary students and ICO leaders kicked-off the start of the 2019-2020 school year with a tour of the Snohomish County Search and Rescue hanger and a hike up to the Heybrook Lookout Tower.
Lone Star Chapter
A lawsuit challenging illegal flaring under the Clean Air Act from the James Lake Gas Plant in West Texas has secured penalties and significant pollution reductions for a plant that state and federal regulators have failed to address.
Pennsylvania Chapter
In August of 2019, the Lehigh Valley Group completed the construction of a wetland habitat for native plants and wildlife in Ricky Park in Orefield, PA. Our group had been searching for several years for a suitable site where a vernal pond could be…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Hello Sylvanian Readers! On October 26-27 I (Charlie McTiernan) and my fellow Outings Leader Cortny Kennick led the first (first in a long time, anyways) Sierra Club-organized overnight outing on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (LHHT).
For those…
Pennsylvania Chapter
There's an old saying that "you can't go home again." I would have to respectfully disagree. Almost thirty years ago, I left northeast Pennsylvania to go to college, which led to getting married, raising my daughter, and having a very rewarding…
Southeastern Pennsylvania Group / Pennsylvania Chapter / Philadelphia Pennsylvania
By Emily Davis, SPG treasurer
Until I received the Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf as a gift, Alexander von Humboldt barely registered in my brain. I had heard of Humboldt and the Humboldt Current and the Humboldt penguin, but that was about it…
Pennsylvania Chapter
Runners and hikers are invited to participate in the Lancaster Group of the Sierra Club’s 10th Anniversary Polar Bear 5K (3.1 miles) Trail Run/Hike at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2020, in scenic Lancaster County Central Park.
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
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Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
Santa Cruz County Sierra Club Group Executive Committee Candidate Statements 2020: Vote before January 2nd! Only 3 seats are available and ballots are due by January 2nd, 2020!