The Magazine of The Sierra Club
A Backpacker’s Theory of Life
What I learned my first summer in the Sierra Nevada—and since
Green Life
President Obama Establishes New National Monuments on His Way Out of Office
Three new monuments celebrate civil rights history; two existing land and water monuments expanded
Conservationists Worried that Cumberland Island, Georgia’s Wild Gem, at Risk of More Development
Coca-Cola heirs want ability to subdivide their family property for building more homes
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public lands
A Massive Iceberg Is Poised to Fracture in Antarctica
A widening rift leaves the fourth-largest ice shelf on the continent at risk
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climate change
Can Aquaculture Be Sustainable?
Sierra’s correspondent visits the Monterey Abalone Company to find out
Some Questions for Rex Tillerson
Trump’s secretary of state pick will face a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Here’s what I’d love to hear him talk about.
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politics
Where the Deer and the Salamander Roam
New research shows some mole salamanders make an epic spring journey to find new mating ponds
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wildlife
The Sounds of Subtle Resistance
Environmental writer Rick Bass pays homage to folk star John Prine
Man's Best Hiking Buddy
10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love to hike with your dog
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lifestyle
January Observing Highlight: Quadrantid Meteors
Dust off those binoculars: January will feature a meteor shower unlike any you may have seen.
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astronomy
