Blog posts from around the country
San Francisco Bay Chapter
In September, a long-awaited agreement was reached with the Legislature, the Governor, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation to protect the environmentally sensitive and habitat-rich Tesla Park from off-highway vehicle use. This deal…
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
On August 26, Kansas City hosted a public session for the KC Spirit Playbook, a 20-year plan for development, open spaces, housing, trails, transit and livability. This is meant to replace the previous 20-year FOCUS (Forging Our Comprehensive Urban…
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Millions of people in our country do not have safe, reliable, and affordable water services. With implementation of the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts and infrastructure funding, there are opportunities for Sierra Club activists (new and…
Harvey Broome Group / Tennessee Chapter / Tennessee
Harvey Broome Group September 2021 Newsletter - The Bull Run Community Fights for its Future - HBG Outing: Bald River Gorge Wilderness Backpack October 2nd - 3rd - State and National Newsflash
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Anne Lacy, senior manager of North American programs for the International Crane Foundation (ICF), will join us on Sunday, Oct. 10, to share her expertise and wisdom on saving both the sandhill and the whooping crane, along with 13 other species of…
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Dozens of homes and businesses across the state will be showcased in-person and virtually at this year's Illinois Solar Tour. Tours will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
La Coalition’s Rail Safety Campaign is now an official Sierra Club campaign! Campaign volunteers and members of the Woods & Wetlands Conservation and Executive committees did a lot of work to make this happen.
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
The Green Corridor Coalition—which includes the Sierra Club Illinois Woods & Wetlands Group—is sponsoring the Fields of Vision Photo Contest to find the most captivating nature images of the greenway that once was slated to become the Route 53…
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
The season is moving into autumn, with cooler nighttime temperatures and the possibility of additional rainfall. It's time to get your butterfly/pollinator garden ready for winter.
Woods & Wetlands Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
You may know that road salt and other chemicals used to melt ice and snow contaminate our streams, lakes, and groundwater. But do you know what you can do to reduce such contamination? Find out in an upcoming workshop offered by the Salt Smart…