Blog posts from around the country

York River Group of the Virginia Sierra Club / Virginia Chapter / Virginia
On Wednesday March 15, 2017, Terry Brown, a 24 year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), spoke to the York River Group of the Sierra Club at Sandy Bottom Nature Park.
Florida Chapter
Sierra Club encourages the implementation of conservation policies that protect threatened wildlife and sensitive habitat and improve the long-term health of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
San Gorgonio Chapter
Heritage and Wild Trout ProgramThe monthly meeting of the Los Serranos Group of the Sierra Club is Tuesday, January 21, at 7:00 PM.  Our speaker will be Jennifer Hemmert. Jennifer is the current Wild Trout Biologist for the…
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
GWG Makes Dual Endorsement in Milwaukee County Executive Race for February 18 Primary
Great Waters Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Great Waters Group Endorses Tom Barrett in the February 18 Primary Election
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center As a child, I enjoyed having Ladybugs crawl on my hand. I’d try to count the black spots. Women in the Victorian era believed that if a Ladybug landed on them, they would get something new.... (Read more)
Chicago Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
By Suzy Schlosberg, Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action
Washington State Chapter
The Port Angeles Harbor was once lined with plywood, pulp and paper mills for many decades. These left a legacy of contaminants in the Harbor sediments and town soils. Toxic air emissions reached back to the Olympic National Park harming trees and…
Washington State Chapter
If your new year resolution was to get more involved in protecting our orca and salmon, you’re in luck. As we ring in the new year, we also welcome two new opportunities to effectively protect our endangered salmon, and the Resident Southern orca…
Wisconsin Chapter
Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved a proposal by Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power to build the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant in Superior, Wisconsin. If constructed, NTEC would cost customers an estimated $700 million.