Building Resilient Habitats Map

Montana: The Bitterroot Mountains/Lolo Peak
Warmer water temperatures due to climate change threaten the existence of bull trout living in the streams of the Bitterroot Mountains. Because significant numbers of bull trout are also mistakenly fished, the Sierra Club distributes trout identification guides to anglers throughout western Montana. These efforts aid in the conservation of a species increasingly threatened by global warming. Read more.

North Dakota: Grassland Preservation
North Dakota's grasslands play a key role in the fight against global warming because they sequester vast amounts of carbon dioxide. The Dacotah Chapter campaigns to prevent the development, plowing and overgrazing of 60,000 grasslands acres. These activities would destroy the natural habitat of large numbers of elk and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Read more.

California: The Great Costal Campaign
California's beaches, wetlands, and estuaries provide a unique habitat for a plethora of species, including the Western snowy plover. But climate change and rising sea levels threaten California's coastline and wildlife. The Great Coastal Places campaign works to protect, prepare, and defend California's fragile coastline by educating the public about the threat global warming poses to coastal zones. Read more.

Alaska/The Arctic Regions: Chill the Drills
America's Arctic lies on the front lines of global warming. Dwindling polar bear numbers indicate the severe effects of climate change on Arctic habitats and wildlife. By raising awareness and encouraging public action, the Chill the Drills campaign works to curtail the threats posed to the Arctic by global warming and the search for fossil fuels. Read more.

The Pacific Northwest: Light In The River
Global warming now endangers the healthiest and best-protected salmon habitat in the United States—the thousands of stream miles stretching from southern Canada to central Idaho, eastern Oregon, and Washington. The Light in the River campaign offers hope by seeking practical steps to counter global warming, while protecting the waters and wild salmon that bring us health, food, livelihood and endless inspiration. Read more.

Colorado: Roan Plateau
The Roan Plateau's mix of forests, grasslands, canyons, and streams is home to a diverse wildlife population, including the endangered peregrine falcon and large populations of mule deer. The Sierra Club's Colorado Chapter works to protect the Roan Plateau and its wildlife populations from drilling and the adverse effects of climate change. Read more.

Arizona: Grand Canyon Chapter
Global warming induced changes in precipitation and heat affect the availability of dependable sources of water for the Big Horn Sheep living near the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Chapter fights to protect the Grand Canyon's already fragile streams and springs from contamination by proposed uranium mining efforts. Read more.

Louisiana: Coastal Cypress Forests
Sea level rises threaten the delicate ecosystem of the 595,000 acre Atchafalaya Basin and the survival of the endangered Louisiana Black Bear and the American Bald Eagle. As global warming threatens our coastal wetlands and wildlife, the Delta Chapter campaigns to prevent the logging of Bald Cypress trees which help to stabilize these wetlands habitats. Read more.

Maine: Maine Woods
The northern forests of New England, (part of the Northern Appalachian Bioregion), represent one of the Sierra Club’s priority "Climate Adaptation Refuge Zones." Read more.