Blog posts from around the country

North Carolina Chapter
A coalition of conservation groups has filed a lawsuit over glaring flaws in the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan that put endangered forest bats at risk, following through on a previous 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue letter.
Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
The ICO Youth Leadership Cadre provides for 15-18 year old ICO participants to become Assistant Trip Leaders.
Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors is thriving due to the volunteers that are at our core, The Reno ICO Leadership Team.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On April 16, 2024, the Sierra Club met with the U.S. Forest Service in Sam Houston National Forest, in Little Lake Creek Wilderness Area, to view problems that are related to non-native invasive plant species and the Lone Star Hiking Trail.
Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
You are invited to join our next Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors Community Meeting on Zoom:
Suwannee St. Johns Group / Florida Chapter / Florida
Stop Dumping on SE Gainesville! 
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
The Illinois State House passed HB5277, which establishes the Transit to Trails Grant Program.
New Jersey Chapter
NJDEP released an advisory announcing its pilot project to provide 3,000 accessible bear-resistant trash receptacles to six municipalities, including Sparta, West Milford, Jefferson, Rockaway, Hardyston, and Hampton, with elevated bear incidents.…
Lone Star Chapter
Interim charges indicate some of the key issues that Senate leadership thinks are important, and many of the charges are likely to lead to proposed legislation in 2025.