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Resilient Habitats

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Climate disruption is the largest threat that our natural heritage has ever faced. We must now actively work to create resilient habitats where plants, animals, and people are able to survive and thrive on a warmer planet. Click the images below to learn more, and take action by urging the Obama administration to help protect wildlife habitat from climate disruption.

Adirondacks to Acadia Ecosystem Greater Everglades Ecosystem Gulf Coast Ecosystem Quetico-Superior Ecosystem Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Greater Grand Canyon Ecosystem Sierra Nevada Ecosystem California Coast Ecosystem Olympic Peninsula-Puget Sound-North Cascades Ecosystem Arctic Coast Ecosystem

News

6.26.13
In a major announcement President Obama has laid out the next steps for action to fight the climate crisis. The plan includes new energy efficiency standards for federal buildings and appliances, sca...
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6.24.13
Matthew Putesoy, Vice-Chairman of the Havasupai tribe, giving Michael Brune the book I Am the Grand Canyon: The Story of the Havasupai People at the site of Canyon Mine. Sierra Club Executive Directo...
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6.19.13
Dan Chu at Canyonlands National Park. Last week, as I was pulling into Dead Horse State Park 2000 feet above the Colorado River - and just north of Canyonlands National Park - I remembered the last t...
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Climate disruption is the largest threat that our natural heritage has ever faced. The effects of climate disruption are already being felt on even our most pristine landscapes. Setting aside areas where development is restricted is no longer enough -- we must now actively work to create resilient habitats where plants, animals, and people are able to survive and thrive on a warmer planet.

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