Blog posts from around the country

Chickasaw Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
The Shelby County Municipal Solid Waste Region Board has received an application from Shelby Oaks Planned Development for a Class III landfill proposed to be located in Shelby County at 5559 Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis, Tennessee.
Central Piedmont Group / North Carolina Chapter / North Carolina
The new County Commission is asking for input from citizens and this is our chance to let the Commissioners know that greenways need to be a priority.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Learn how to travel safely and comfortably with only a pack on your back during the annual Beginner’s Backpack course run by the Bay Chapter Backpack Section. We offer this opportunity for folks who have little or no experience in backpacking but…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In December the Bay Area lost a tireless advocate for parks and open space with the death of Edward Bennett. A Sierra Club member since 1949, Ed was instrumental in the creation of the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park and the passage of California's…
Wisconsin Chapter
Throughout Wisconsin, bold and innovative projects are taking place to create buildings that have zero net emissions.These buildings work to save communities power, property owners money, and prevent excess pollution from tainting the environment
Wisconsin Chapter
Last November, Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin (VOW) constructed the James A. Peterson Veterans Village providing 15 tiny homes and a well equipped community center to aid veterans in need.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
For many years (40, off and on) I have provided comments for the Houston Sierra Club (Sierra Club) about Clean Water Act Section 404 permits that are regulated and processed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). These are the permits that…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Often people hike, bike, ride motorcycles and ATVs, and horses on trails and enjoy our federal (national forests, parks, conservation lands, and wildlife refuges), state, and local public lands without thinking how their actions can have serious…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Join us for a three-day, three-island, live-aboard cruise to California's enchanting Channel Islands. The trip is a fundraiser to support the Sierra Club’s political program in California.
San Francisco Bay Chapter
The San Francisco Bay Chapter's Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) program is wrapping up its 47th year of bringing Bay Area youth outdoors. In 2018, we partnered with over a dozen schools, agencies, and community centers. We led trips providing…