Blog posts from around the country
Wisconsin Chapter
Hyperscale data centers are massive facilities built to handle enormous volumes of data, supporting the growing demand for cloud computing, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence. Two proposed data centers in Port Washington and Mt. Pleasant…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On January 16, 2026, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club visited the Sam Houston National Forest to view the implementation of a wildlife habitat improvement project.
WNC Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
Join us Feb. 4 for a talk about the geologic framework and evolution of our beautiful and intriguing slice of Earth in western North Carolina.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - On Saturday, January 10, 2026, the Houston Sierra Club visited San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge and enjoyed birding and wildlife observation.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - On January 7, 2026, I visited Sam Houston National Forest to look at Red-cockaded Woodpecker Clusters, Peach Creek, the Lake Conroe Shoreline, and a forest with tall pines and oaks called, “Cathedral Oaks” forest.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - The U.S. Forest Service, in the Department of Agriculture, has always been a tough nut for advocates, activists, and environmentalists to crack.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - Relics of past industrial and other development are seen along Buffalo Bayou via abandoned boat docks, drainage facilities, and concrete structures.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - On Thursday, January 1, 2026, I had a great time as I started the New Year with a hike in the 2,800-acre Sheldon Lake State Park, Northeast Harris County, that has a 1,230-acre lake on Carpenters Bayou.
Pennsylvania Chapter
Philadelphia, Pa. - This week, the National Park Service removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery at the site. The move is the latest action by the Trump Administration to whitewash American…