Blog posts from around the country

Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
From June 2nd through June 5th in 2019, the North American Prairie Conference will be held at the University of Houston Clear Lake (UHCL). This is the most important and largest prairie conference held this year and will have presentations from…
Florida Chapter
Tallahassee has established a goal to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy across the community by 2050.
Maryland Chapter
Every season the Maryland Sierra Club welcomes a new group of interns to help us with our important work of protecting the environment. Meet our Spring 2019 interns!
Washington State Chapter
“What do you do when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn’t shining?” This is a common refrain from those that doubt our ability to move our electricity grid off of fossil fuels and towards clean energy. That group includes some of our state's…
North Carolina Chapter
Chemours Chemical Co. will face tougher requirements for monitoring, reporting, and communication about its emissions of industrial PFAs chemicals under a revised proposed consent order between the company, Cape Fear River Watch, and the N.C.…
Washington State Chapter
Scientists agree that restoring abundant Chinook salmon populations statewide is the highest priority for our orca to survive and thrive. It’s a top priority for Sierra Club in this year’s legislative session. Here is what’s happening, and how you…
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Zelda Bronstein’s recent post on 48 Hills contains inaccuracies, misleading allegations, and distortions. But the biggest problem with her claims is a complete mischaracterization of the Sierra Club’s policy on housing. The Sierra Club supports…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The long delayed Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) Longleaf Pine tree planting event, rescheduled due to the federal government shutdown, finally occurred on February 8th, in the Turkey Creek Unit next to the visitor center and head-quarter’s…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Since moving to Humble, Texas, my drives to the outings that I lead are much longer. I left my house at 7 am on Saturday morning (February 16th) to drive to the Indian Grass Prairie Preserve that the Katy Prairie Conservancy owns in Waller County…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The Houston toad was discovered in the late 1940’s but wasn’t named until 1953. John Wottring, an amateur herpetologist, heard an unfamiliar, high-pitched trill-sounding nighttime call in South Houston and it was discovered that the toad belonged to…