Blog posts from around the country

San Francisco Bay Chapter
Janis Kate Turner passed away on October 30, 2018. She was an amazing woman who dedicated her life to making our community and beyond a better place for all. In her advocacy, Janis helped to establish urban growth boundary lines, protect groundwater…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In an effort to promote agriculture and agricultural tourism in Alameda County, the county Planning Department has proposed an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance that would permit microbreweries the unincorporated agricultural areas. The…
Idaho Chapter
For the second time, the Forest Service is proposing to log in the Clear Creek drainage, a tributary to the Wild & Scenic Middle Fork Clearwater that enters the river just above Kooskia. This is the Forest Service’s revised massive Clear Creek…
White River Group / Missouri Chapter / Missouri
Here are the candidate statements for the 2017 Sierra Club White River Group Executive Committee election. Those chosen will serve a two year term, during the years 2019 and 2020.
Washington DC Chapter
Pepco is running ads on Facebook asking people to "act boldly" on climate change by signing a petition to weaken the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act in a way that would result in substantially higher greenhouse gas emissions from the District of…
New Jersey Chapter
The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife are going to resume cutting activities on Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Stand 33. NJDFW will begin cutting on or about November 27, 2018 for about two weeks and again before April 1, 2019.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Sierra Club wants to expand access to southern Alameda County’s parklands. One way to do that is to encourage the development of more multi-use trails known as “linear parks,” used by cyclists and pedestrians. There are many promising sites for…
Wisconsin Chapter
One of the biggest winning outcomes from the election in Wisconsin was the environment!  All of the statewide races were won by pro-environment candidates and in Oneida County, we won the mining referendum.
Maryland Chapter
Media Advisory: Montgomery County residents and organizations testify at the Montgomery County Priorities Hearing to Petition the Delegation to Stop Gov. Hogan’s Highway Expansion Proposal
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Did you know that JJ Watt lives with us at our wildlife center on Hammerly Boulevard in Houston? Now you didn’t think I was actually talking about the football player for the Texans, did you? JJ is our bullsnake... (Read more)