Blog posts from around the country

Florida Chapter
In a victory for the protection of coastal mangrove wetlands, Sierra Club and other groups successfully challenged the Southwest Florida Water Management District issuance of a permit to fill mangroves.
Santa Lucia Chapter
"What oil spill? / We don't need no stinking national marine sanctuary," says the Port San Luis Harbor Commission
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club representatives spoke in opposition to opening black bear hunting in Florida.
Toiyabe Chapter
Nevada and eastern California have an abundance of open, public lands (in fact, about 81% in Nevada).  These lands enable residents and visitors to recreate in many different ways, provide the states with important economic benefits, and pro
Toiyabe Chapter
As spring approaches, more peaks are snow-free which increases opportunities
Lone Star Chapter
By: Julia Von Alexander, Dave Cortez, and Mayté Salazar It’s hard to imagine 50+ years of oil, metal, appliances, and other trash strewn across Zilker Park, or barrels of waste atop Mt. Bonnell. It has been a longstanding tradition of Austin’s…
Lone Star Chapter
Join Sierra Club members, staff, volunteers, and supporters for a terrific night of celebration at the Blue Mesa Grill in Addison to honor 2014 Chapter Award winners! Each year, we take a moment to look back at the previous year and recognize the…
Lone Star Chapter
In response to Governor Greg Abbott’s line item veto of $1 million for water conservation education grants in FY 2016, Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement:
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club submitted comments to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington
Continuing our now annual tradition of adventure racing from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay over Memorial Day Weekend, Seattle ICO again fielded two teams in the 2015 Ski to Sea Race on Sunday, May 24. For those unfamiliar, Ski to Sea (S2S) is a 7-leg…