Blog posts from around the country

San Francisco Bay Chapter
While some members get involved in outings and actions, very few participate in voting for our leaders — with only two percent turnout in last year’s election. You have until November to learn more about possible leaders, express your opinions to…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Join us virtually on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for presentations on some of the most interesting and important environmental issues of our time. The Chapter is seeking a volunteer Green Friday Program Coordinator to help organize…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Earlier in August, the Sierra Club and other community and environmental justice groups filed suit against two state agencies over a proposed development project in South Richmond. The plan is for 4,000 residential units in a mixed-use development…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Western region has been in some state of drought since 2000 — the longest stretch of dryness in the past 1,200 years in what many are calling a “megadrought”. And here we are in 2021, with no end in sight. So what can we do to help? By…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Bequests to our local chapter support the conservation work right here in the Bay Area. This funding enables the Chapter to continue to protect the natural splendor of the San Francisco Bay Area and its regional wildlands for years to come.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The Sierra Club Board of Directors adopted the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing in 2014 to guide our work towards greater environmental justice. Yet, these principles remain largely unknown to many of our members. In order to increase the…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Remember your first exciting trip to the wilderness? Our chapter's Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) program offers that experience to urban disadvantaged youth year-round and has been doing so for 50 years! But we need your help to continue this…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
While very popular to hikers, mountain bikers, and nature lovers, few realize how very special Mt. Tam is. This priceless, rare slice of nature is why the Sierra Club is ready to become a plaintiff and join Watershed Alliance of Marin (WAM) and…
Utah Chapter
The Park City School District Board of Education unanimously passed a Collective Commitment on Clean Energy establishing the goal of achieving 100% clean energy by 2030. The Commitment compliments and strengthens the district’s work to reduce energy…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Your virtual presence/questions/oral/written comments are needed on September 28, 2021, 7 pm, to protect from contamination, Sam Houston National Forest, local farms (Wood Duck Farm,), and ground/surface waters used by the City of Houston and Harris…