Maryland Chapter Blog

Check out the March 2020 issue of the Natural Places newsletter to see the latest information on the committee. The theme of this issue is art and environmentalism. There is also a list of upcoming local outings, several relevant interviews and an...

275 activists attended 130 meetings to speak with our Maryland legislators in person. Read about how Lobby Night went from legislative intern Stephanie Wagner’s perspective!

By Heather Merrifield  This month, Sierra Club joined with transit riders and Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, Audubon Naturalist Society, Chesepeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and...

Sierra Club MD supports deer management to keep population levels at the correct natural levels for biological diversity and reduce the spread of non-native invasive weeds to promote healthy ecosystem function, and to reduce risk of harm to humans...

By: Deborah Kleinmann, Greater Baltimore Sierra Club Group Chair  Photo credit: Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition  The Sierra Club strongly supports the building of the East to West Red Line Light rail project in Baltimore....

Please check out the inaugural issue of Natural Places News! This newsletter is a publication of the Maryland Sierra Club Natural Places Committee. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide information and access to recent articles, publications...

The Sierra Club, one of the largest and most influential environmental groups in America, announced today that it has elected new leadership for the 2020 for the Maryland Chapter. The Maryland Chapter Executive Committee has elected Rosa Hance as...

Statement from Josh Tulkin, Director of Maryland Sierra Club, in response to announcement that Comptroller Peter Franchot had reached a compromise with Governor Hogan to support proposed highway expansion. We are disappointed that, earlier today...

Friday, January 3, 2020 — Following today’s announcement of an agreement between Governor Hogan and Comptroller Franchot and in advance of Wednesday’s Board of Public Works vote, 18 non-profit and community advocacy organizations launched a new...

One of the most productive activities to save our natural areas is to facilitate research that will make host specific biological controls available. Insects that consume the non-native invasive plant species can substitute for the controls where...