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National Park Service Centennial
February 10, 2016
The Sierra Club is celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service. Sierra Club kicked off our celebration in January with NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis, Michael Brune, Allison Chin, and the founders of Outdoor Afro and Latino Outdoors...
DC Sierra Outings are now on Meetup!
February 8, 2016
You can also find both DC Sierra Club Outings calendars on Meetup.com:Potomac Regional OutingsInspiring Connections OutdoorsOnce you sign up for the respective Meetup groups, you can opt into email notifications about upcoming Outings or about...
The Latest on 16th St. Bus Lanes
February 4, 2016
Excerpted from the website of the Coalition for Smarter Growth (see http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/2041/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1341580), posted February 3:Following up from the January 21 public meeting, DC officials are reviewing...
Sierra Club launches a 100% renewable energy campaign
February 1, 2016
The Sierra Club's new Ready for 100 campaign kicked off with a surprise action during the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. held from January 21-23, with a bold challenge: to get 100 U.S. cities to commit to 100...
What the new Styrofoam ban means for DC's environment
January 22, 2016
Excerpted from http://www.wastedive.com/news/what-the-new-styrofoam-ban-means-for-dcs-environment/411737/By Kristin Musulin | January 8, 2016 On January 1, the District of Columbia said goodbye to foam coffee cups and...
Environmental Movie Night
December 8, 2015
Last week, the DC Chapter sponsored the screening of a new environmental movie released by Discovery Channel called "Racing Extinction". The story involves a team of artists and activists who expose the hidden world of...
Potomac Region Outlings Conducts New Leader Training
November 20, 2015
The Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings (SCPRO), the Sierra Club DC region's special activities section led by the VA Chapter, conducted a training weekend for new leaders, with participants from the Maryland and DC Chapters, on November 14-15...