Blog posts from around the country
North Star Chapter
We talked with Steve Ring, chair of the Water and Wetlands (WW) committee, about the committee’s work and current initiatives. This committee works to protect Minnesota’s waters, including lakes, rivers, wetlands, and groundwater.
Middle Tennessee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
On June 18, 2018, Sierra Club MTG ICO hosted Elementary students from Youth Encouragement Services for a hike at Hidden Lake.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Who doesn’t enjoy seeing squirrels scamper from tree to tree? Everyone loves seeing birds at their feeders. Who doesn’t love seeing the does with their fawns? We live side by side with wildlife. ...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On Saturday morning, June 2, we launched our boats from the east bank of the Trinity River (referred to during the 1600s as the “River of Canoes”) at the Interstate 10 bridge. This choice of launch site was fortunate...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed “The Wilderness Act” (TWA) into law. Administratively, wilderness existed as early as 1924, when Aldo Leopold convinced his superiors in the U.S. Forest Service to designate...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Nine Sierrans met and visited the Outdoor Nature Club’s Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary (LTNS) in San Jacinto County on June 9, 2018. We were welcomed by Sergio Henao, 78 years young, who showed us incomparable hospitality as we hiked...
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North Carolina Chapter
A busy N.C. legislature pushed through a number of bills in hopes of meeting a self-set deadline. They included the Farm Act, which includes provisions that would severely limit the ability of landowners to seek redress in court when they have…
Florida Chapter
A circuit judge ruled in favor of environmental organizations that the constitutional amendment approved by voters requires funding to be used for land acquisition, restoration, and management.
Middle Tennessee Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
Park Manager Wayne "Buddy" Ingram presented a program describing the cultural and natural features of Cedars of Lebanon State Park. The park is