Scholarships Available For Young People for Beginning Backpacking Workshop
September 2, 2023
Are you in your 20s or 30s and would like to learn how to backpack? We have 5 spots available at no cost to you at our fall backpacking series. Please click through on title for more info.
Making Sense of Time-Of-Use Rates: How You Save Money and Reduce Emissions
August 28, 2023
By Chris Luth, Guest Writer
Change can be daunting, especially when it concerns something as essential as your electricity bill. As of October 1, Evergy is ushering in a substantial change in its billing system, transitioning...
Share Your Photos with the Sierra Club for Publication
April 18, 2023
Have photos that you would like to share with the Sierra Club and give permission for use in publications? Please upload and grant permission here: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra-forms/share-your-photos-sierra-club. (Click heading to read more)
Sierra Club 2023 endorsement for Kansas City, MO candidates
March 28, 2023
Sierra Club announces a list of candidates for endorsement for the 2023 Kansas City, MO Mayoral and City Council election
Native Plant Sale Sept. 17 at Discovery Center
September 9, 2022
Missouri Prairie Foundation is hosting a Native Plant Sale Sat., Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost. You can preorder plants as well. Please click on the headline or the image for more information...
Plug Into Effort to Stop Fossil Fuels in Independence
March 15, 2022
You can help with the continuing push to oppose fossil fuel usage in Independence, MO. At a recent forum, Independence residence and climate advocates made their concerns known and the vote, 4-3 in favor of an unfortunate decision on buying new...
Beginner Backpacking Class and Gear-lending “Library” Are Tearing Down Barriers to Outdoor Adventure!
March 14, 2022
Matt Verhulst and Eileen McManus, Outings Leaders, have shared an update about our Gear Lending Library associated with our popular Beginning Backpacking series. Please click on the title or logo to read more about our Gear Lending Library for...
Municipal Mosquito Fogging is Ineffective and Harmful
March 14, 2022
Sierran Stephanie Todd of St. Louis has written a press release concerning the problems with municipal mosquito fogging. Luckily, many municipalities have been moving away from fogging, including Kansas City. Our own Dee McCreary has been looking...
KC Moves Forward with Lower-Kelvin LED Streetlights
February 18, 2022
Kansas City, MO is moving forward with lower-Kelvin LED streetlights than originally planned. These emit less blue light than those with higher Kelvins. Lowering Kelvins mitigates harmful environmental impacts caused by high-intensity,...
Native plants for Kansas City Climate Resilience
September 28, 2021
This September a conflict between municipal government of Kansas City Missouri and a resident caught some international attention on Twitter. Though the issue at stake might seem somewhat prosaic, the consequences involving the environment and...