Below are links several years' worth of the Words of the Wild newsletter. 

Also, this PDF includes an index of topics for all issues through April 2023:

December 2026

The December 2026 Words of the Wild issue features articles about the following:

• Challenges-and some hope pp. 1-2 
• Roadless Area Conservation Act p. 2 
• Eel River dams to go? p. 3 
• Expanding San Pablo Bay Refuge p. 4 
• Nevada lobbying, Nevada outing p. 5 
• Robert Redford tribute p. 6 Outing to Diablo Range p. 7 
• Action Alert: Oppose Pearce for BLM p. 8

August 2025

The August 2025 Words of the Wild issue features articles about the following:

Two monuments: 10th anniversaries pp. 1-2
Comment NOW to keep Roadless Rule p. 3
Nevada lands sell-off squashed p.4
NEXT Wilderness meeting program p. 4
Diablo Range Convening p. 5
Oppose new Ivanpah Airport pp. 6-7
Central Coaast lands bills reintroduced p. 7 Wolves expanding in California pp. 8-9
Old-growth forest value confirmed p. 9
Yurok Tribe gets land back p. 9
Chapter Chairs Assembly in Tennessee p. 10
Outings p. 11
New Klamath River parks open p.1

April 2025

The April 2025 Words of the Wild issue discusses threats to our public lands and describes our wilderness committee's last outing and gives notice of our next outing in June. Just a reminder that getting out into nature gives us joy and strength.

December 2024

The December issue of the Sierra Club's CA/NV Wilderness Committee features national monument news, desert award for Joan Taylor,  Wilderness Act as a solution, a victory in the Ruby Mts, Northwest Forest Plan, BLM's WSA policy, Amargosa Basin monument proposal update, outings, and Klamath River salmon return,  notification on next CA/NV Wilderness Committee program, Feb 19.

August 2024 

April 2024

This issue includes articles about the 30th anniversary of the Desert Act, Molok Luyuk, Diablo Range, Gold Butte, Avi Kwa Ame, and a list of wildnerss areas.

 December 2023 

 August 2023 

This issue features news on the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary proposal, removal of dams on the Klamath River, opposing mining projects in the eastern Sierra, celebrating Wilderness 60, and more. 

April 2023 

The April issue of Words of the Wild includes features about Avi Kwa Ame, grassland and vernal pool ecosystems, Montreal's COP, our wild seas, and much, much more. 

December 2022

This issue of the Words of the Wild includes features regarding the Chuckwalla Monument proposal, Mourning Dave Foreman, Mono Basin sage grouse, forest planning update, Anne Henny award, and more.

August 2022 

This issue of the Words of the Wild is chock full of perspectives on Molok Luyuk, a new southern Sierra Preserve, Native Perspective on Wilderness, Jacumba Border threats, the Tiehm’s Buckwheat, Owens Valley, condors, salmon, and as usual much, much more. 

April 2022 

Featured in this issue of Words of the Wild are Molok Luyuk bill introduced, Yurok condor release planned, Conglomerate Mesa victory, NoHotCreekMine rally, Temecula land conserved, and more.

December 2021

Here we go... Articles this time around include Avi Kwa Ame Monument proposal, Condor Ridge protection, NOAA advances Chumash sanctuary, Nature Needs Half program, 30 by 30 campaign update, Santa Barbara Climate art show, Naturalist Edmund Jaeger memoir, Gold Butte and much, much more.

August 2021 

This issue of Words of the Wild includes 30 by 30 progress, National Wilderness Workshop, Amargosa Monument update, Massacre Rim Dark Skies, 30 by 30 in Nevada, Castle Lakes & Santa Lucia addition, LWCF agency projects FY2022, Bird protection bill needs support, Poem: Thickleaf Yerba Santa, and more.

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