Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Big Thicket was once a 3.5-million-acre forest. The fight to establish a Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) took 45 years to accomplish. Today, BTNP is consists of 15 units and has grown from 84,550-acres to over 113,000-acres as of 2020.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
In July 2023, four wildfires started in Indian Mounds and or Upland Island Wilderness Areas and all were caused by lightning. Many forest ecosystems historically evolved with lightning fires.
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Hike along a beautiful stream to twin waterfalls which converge at the base.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On October 11, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed a bill into law (Public Law 93-439) that created the 84,550-acre Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP). 2024 celebrates the 50th anniversary of that historic day.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Big Slough Wilderness Area is our smallest wilderness area, 3,639 acres. It’s found in Davy Crockett National Forest and is the place to go if you like bottomland hardwood forests.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
There is no place like Little Lake Creek Wilderness Area in the 161,000 acres of Sam Houston National Forest. It is the only wilderness in this forest and it’s special in fact and due to its wilderness nature
Wisconsin Chapter
Our teams work daily on these issues, but only ask for people to support their work once a year. You can support our teams as they run Team Sierra Campaigns through August. Learn more about the teams and donate below. Let’s help them…