Blog posts from around the country

San Francisco Bay Chapter
2021 will be remembered as a year of historic drought, wildfire, and other signs of a rapidly changing climate, not to mention the ongoing pandemic. But, on a hopeful note, it was a promising year for climate literacy.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The San Francisco Bay Chapter lost one of its most prolific, dedicated, thorough, and earnest day hike leaders when Guy Mayes passed away in the early morning of September 17th, 2021, at the age of 76.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Shoreline communities in the Bay Area are suffering the worst impacts from climate change-induced sea level rise. Decades of government-led exclusionary housing and redlining, coupled with disinvestment and inaction, left these communities…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The future of coho salmon in California could be decided in March by the Marin County Board of Supervisors. They will be voting on a proposed Stream Conservation Area (SCA) Ordinance, which focuses on saving critical salmonid habitat in the San…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem is the most invaded estuary in the world — with ship ballast water the dominant vector for introducing new invasions. Regulating ballast water discharges is the most effective action available to address the…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Having worked on electoral reform for several years, and as Chair of the Chapter’s Nominations and Elections Committee for 2020 and 2021, I celebrate every one of our members who took the time to participate in our Winter elections. Now, I ask you…
Range of Light Group / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
Mining Hot Creek, 30x30, Groundwater Sustainability, Fish Slough, Bridgeport Southwest Rangeland, and more!
San Francisco Bay Chapter
If you’ve thought about getting involved in the local leadership of your Sierra Club group, reside within the Northern Alameda County Group’s territory (Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, and San Leandro), and can commit to at…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
We return again to exploring the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing, this time digging into the “emphasis on bottom-up organizing.” When it comes to organizing, there are many different approaches, each with their own merits. To build a…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
On December 15th, the California Water Commission voted to advance two water storage projects that will have devastating consequences for California’s environment. After hours of public comment, many of which opposed advancing the two projects, the…