Sierra Club’s mission includes exploring and enjoying nature - along with protecting it. Whether it’s supporting funding for state parks, engaging in stakeholder processes for National forest management, or keeping our national seashore beaches natural - we’re there!
In keeping with the Sierra Club’s core principles, North Carolina Sierrans are working to protect public lands. We want to protect these natural oases for rare and endangered species, to safeguard upstream sources of clean water, and assure that all citizens have the opportunity to explore and enjoy nature.
- National forests: In western North Carolina, the Chapter was deeply engaged in the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan revision process to ensure protection of wilderness areas. Since the plan was released, we've teamed with allied organizations to press the U.S. Forest to manage these public lands to protect wildlife, sensitive undeveloped landscapes, recreational areas, and more. On the coast, we challenged a proposed bypass through the Croatan National Forest, home to endangered species such as the rough-leaf loose-strife plant and the red-cockaded woodpecker, winning an agreement to protect unspoiled lands to offset the roadway's destruction.
- Wildlife sanctuaries: We teamed with allied groups to block a plan to test a bird-toxic algaecide at Lake Mattamuskeet, the 40,000-acre centerpiece of an iconic migratory bird sanctuary in eastern North Carolina. We'll continue to monitor the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plans for this national wildlife refuge.