Blog posts from around the country

Florida Chapter
Hundreds of Sierra Club supporters and concerned citizens gathered at 11 state parks across Florida to protest wide-sweeping changes to the park system proposed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Santa Lucia Chapter
Here's the best and saddest explanation for the California Coastal Commission's firing of its executive director.
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
Sierra Club members are invited to attend several events in March and April sponsored by Wisconsin Friends of John Muir. For time and location details, see the Outings/Events Calendar.
Four Lakes Group / Wisconsin Chapter / Wisconsin
The Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership (MAMSWaP) is now accepting plant orders for its 12th annual Plant Dane! Cost-Share Program. Made possible by a gift from the Graham-Martin Foundation, the Plant Dane! Cost-Share Program provides…
Redwood Chapter
Late in the evening of Thursday February 11 a unanimous vote of the Benicia Planning Commission derailed Valero Refining Company’s plans to construct a rail terminal at its Benicia refinery to receive trains carrying highly toxic and explosive cr
Seattle ICO / Washington State Chapter / Washington
Three Seattle ICO volunteers took Franklin High School students accompanied by two of their teachers to Lewis Creek Park for an awesome mountain-biking experience led by two volunteers from Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance.
North Star Chapter
Community voices were heard on February 9th, as members of the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis voted to support a Hennepin County project to redesign the intersection of Franklin, Cedar, and Minnehaha Avenues, just down the street from the Sierra…
Lone Star Chapter
Does oil and gas extraction on public lands matter in Texas? You bet it does, and you need to get involved.
District of Columbia Chapter
The Sierra Club is celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service. Sierra Club kicked off our celebration in January with NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis, Michael Brune, Allis
North Star Chapter
The Sierra Club’s Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) is a community outreach program that provides opportunities for urban youth and adults to explore, enjoy and protect the natural world. Jeff Cepek and Kris Koch are two incredible volunteers who…