Blog posts from around the country
Florida Chapter
Environmental and public health advocates declared victory after a Senate Appropriations committee failed to advance controversial industry-backed fracking legislation on a 9-10 vote.
North Star Chapter
Environmental values are Minnesota values. We treasure our natural resources; the lakes, rivers, streams, fresh air, forests, prairies, parks and open spaces that define so much of our state’s identity. It’s hard to imagine that publicly elected…
San Gorgonio Chapter
Kilimanjaro Ascent, the Masai and African WildlifePresented by Jim VanderaaTuesday, March 1, 2016, 7:30 pmSan Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands
San Gorgonio Chapter
Pacific Trail Firsts
Presented by Teddi Boston
Our Speaker is Teddi Boston, Volunteer Coordinator for the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association. In 1976 at the age of 49, Teddi was the first female thru-hiker to complete the Pacific Crest Trail…
North Star Chapter
There has been a lot of buzz about caucuses in the news lately, and we all know they are used to endorse a presidential candidate, but how can you use a caucus to support issues you care about locally? Here is a brief overview of what a caucus is…
Lone Star Chapter
The Sierra Club is partnering with National Wildlife Federation, Galveston Bay Foundation, and others to present the 5th Annual Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium: New Frontiers in Water Conservation in Houston on March 9.
Lone Star Chapter
There are still 5,700 acres slated for auction by the BLM that would enable fracking near and beneath Lewisville Lake, Somerville Lake and Choke Canyon Reservoir, which would threaten to contaminate drinking water for millions of people in Dallas-…
Lone Star Chapter
On February 9, 2016, Lorraine G. Bonney died in Chase, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 93. Lorraine, along with her husband Orrin, was an original founder of the Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter and the Houston Regional Group. The Lone Star…
Washington DC Chapter
On Saturday, February 20, as a recently certified outings leader, I led my first hike with the Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings (SCPRO) group.