Local environmental articles
April Speaker Series: Trees Forever
March 30, 2022
Join us for our April Speaker Series event, "Trees Forever," to learn more about the benefits of urban trees in small municipalities.
Sierra Club Illinois Three Rivers Project to Host Seed Swaps in Partnership with Local Businesses
February 28, 2022
The Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois is hosting three Seed Swaps in partnership with local businesses and organizations: Old Bakery Beer Company, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), and The Lodge Bar at...
MEGA’s New Year’s Resolutions... And Still We Persist
February 3, 2022
For as long as it has been in existence as a focused subcommittee of Piasa Palisades Group, Metro East Green Alliance has pledged to hold fossil fuel polluters accountable to the communities they have harmed and to support the buildout of clean...
March Speaker Series: Spring Avian Migration Along the Mississippi River
February 1, 2022
Join us on Tuesday, March 8 for our March Speaker Series to learn more from Emily Connor, Education Manager at the Audubon Center at Riverlands, about the avian migration along the Mississippi River!
February Speaker Series: Exploring the Ancient "New" River
January 13, 2022
The “New” is probably the oldest river in North America and it had a much more fascinating route to the Mississippi River in pre-Pleistocene times. So, why is it called the New River? Join us for our February Speaker Series on Tuesday, February 8,...
January Speaker Series: River Kayaker Adventures with Perry Whitaker
January 3, 2022
Join us for our next monthly speaker series — River Kayaker Adventures with Perry Whitaker — on Tuesday, January 11 at 6pm! We'll be joined by Perry Whitaker, the Missouri State Director for the American Canoe Association and a Missouri Master...
Sierra Club Illinois Piasa Palisades Group and United Congregations of Metro East to Host Town Hall with Representative Katie Stuart on Illinois’ Clean Energy Future
December 1, 2021
In partnership with the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, the Sierra Club Illinois Piasa Palisades Group and United Congregations of Metro East are hosting a conversation on Tuesday, December 7 about what the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) means...
December Speaker Series: The Bears Ears National Monument
November 23, 2021
Join the Piasa Palisades Group for our December Speaker Series on Tuesday, December 14! We'll learn about the Bears Ears National Monument from Sylvia Taylor, manager of the Bears Ears Education Center in Bluff, Utah.
Sierra Club Piasa Palisades Group and Alton Main Street to Host 19th Annual Green Gift Bazaar on Small Business Saturday
November 11, 2021
The Sierra Club Illinois Piasa Palisades Group and Alton Main Street are celebrating Small Business Saturday by hosting the 19th annual Green Gift Bazaar on Saturday, November 27! The event gives community members the opportunity to purchase “green...
Sierra Club Plans Fall Litter Clean-Ups and Plastic Pollution Data Collection
October 28, 2021
The Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois is calling for volunteers to support a multi-site litter clean-up to help rid the environment of debris that harms habitats, threatens aquatic life, pollutes our rivers, and endangers marine and...