The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Can Old-Growth Forest Survive a Timber Bias?
The agency tasked with managing old-growth forests struggles to shake its old ways
national forests
How to Celebrate National Public Lands Day Without Leaving Your Home
Eight books and films that will transport you to some of America’s most iconic landscapes
In this story:
public lands, America's National Parks, national forests, outdoor recreation, adventure
In Praise of the Wilderness Act
On its 60th birthday, this landmark American conservation law is more valuable than ever
Here’s How the New Old-Growth Amendment Could Put Forests at Risk
Conservation groups say federal agencies are missing an opportunity to save remaining old growth
Hotter Temperatures Are Causing Trees to Have Heat Strokes
How climate-change-driven drying of the air is leading to tree deaths the world over
Who Owns the Mountains in Lutsen?
Tribal rights and outdoor recreation collide in this pristine part of the Superior National Forest
New Proposal Hopes to Extend Protections to Old-Growth Forests
Conservation groups welcome the news but lament the lack of measures for mature forests
Campaign Urges Agencies to Keep Big Trees Standing
Key forests are identified that are crucial to honoring old-growth executive order
President Biden Restores Logging Prohibitions in Tongass National Forest
Roadless Rule reinstated throughout two-thirds of world’s largest intact temperate rain forest
In this story:
national forests, forests, federal climate policy, indigenous communities, saving wild places
California Needs More Fire
Why is it still so hard to start a prescribed fire in California?
