Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter Blog

The last part of the summer insect blog series spotlights butterflies and moths, jointly called lepidoptera. Indiana is in fact an insect haven, and is home to approximately 150 butterfly and nearly 500 moth species which means 650 species of...

As I type this sentence, Irvington, my neighborhood on the Eastside of Indianapolis, is 82 hours from a critical deadline.

Bees and summer. Bees pollinate the flowers blooming all around us. Sweat bees land on our arms to collect our sweat (is that actually true though?). Bees visit our picnic spreads, attracted by the sweet smell of watermelon, jello cubes, and pop....

In Part 1 of the Summer Insect Series, the star subject was the spectacular firefly. In Part 2, I will look at another summer favorite, dragonflies and damselflies. A dragon and a damsel fly into a sandbar….

In this newsletter: 🙌 Thank you for showing up this past month! 🗓️ Upcoming events and volunteer opportunities with the Heartlands Group ✋ Eastside residents say NO to a proposed data center ☀️ Ready to go solar? Join Carmel Green Initiative...

Twinkling night skies, fireworks, bubbly on the beach, campfires, and fireflies all sparkle magically and all epitomize July. Yet among these, fireflies are in a class of their own.

April 2026, 7:30 am. The sun rises from behind the distant treeline as Koopa and I walk the Pennsy Rail Trail, his ears bouncing with every step. As the dew begins to dry, I take deep breaths, smelling the earthy comfort of morning air before we...

Summer is often a time for celebrations and reflections - with Solstice, Pride Month, festivals, and fireworks. All of us at the Winding Waters Group hope you took the opportunity to attend one of the many Pride events in Central Indiana. (Columbus...

What does the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America mean to me? Well, I’m old enough to remember the Bicentennial Anniversary celebration in 1976.

In the first two parts of this series, we explored how consumerism shapes our mindset and our homes. Now, we turn toward what happens when that personal work begins to move beyond our front doors.