Blog posts from around the country

San Gorgonio Chapter
Pacific Trail Firsts Presented by Teddi Boston Our Speaker is Teddi Boston, Volunteer Coordinator for the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association. In 1976 at the age of 49, Teddi was the first female thru-hiker to complete the Pacific Crest Trail…
North Star Chapter
There has been a lot of buzz about caucuses in the news lately, and we all know they are used to endorse a presidential candidate, but how can you use a caucus to support issues you care about locally? Here is a brief overview of what a caucus is…
Lone Star Chapter
The Sierra Club is partnering with National Wildlife Federation, Galveston Bay Foundation, and others to present the 5th Annual Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium: New Frontiers in Water Conservation in Houston on March 9.
Lone Star Chapter
There are still 5,700 acres slated for auction by the BLM that would enable fracking near and beneath Lewisville Lake, Somerville Lake and Choke Canyon Reservoir, which would threaten to contaminate drinking water for millions of people in Dallas-…
Lone Star Chapter
On February 9, 2016, Lorraine G. Bonney died in Chase, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 93. Lorraine, along with her husband Orrin, was an original founder of the Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter and the Houston Regional Group. The Lone Star…
District of Columbia Chapter
On Saturday, February 20, as a recently certified outings leader, I led my first hike with the Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings (SCPRO) group.
Piasa Palisades Group / Sierra Club Illinois Chapter / Illinois
Recent floods highlight the need for big changes in the management of the Mississippi River, changes leading to a more sustainable system with long-term objectives. Currently, those that make the final decisions of how the river is managed have been…
Redwood Chapter
Redwood Chapter is proud to announce that we recently contributed $2000  to the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation in support of an exciting project to build eight miles of trails at Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve
Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington
It's Seattle ICO night at The Sixgill in Fremont, come show your support and meet some great people.
North Star Chapter
Growing up near the Great Lakes in Wisconsin, protecting our freshwater resources was not just a topic of conversation, but a way of life for me and my family. As the daughter of a groundwater geologist and a lawyer who worked on storm water…