After decades of working tirelessly to get these climate, jobs, and justice investments passed by Congress, and after decades of dedicated campaigning by everyone in our people-powered movement, we have finally scored a critical victory. The...

WNC Sierra Club: Making Highways Safer with Wildlife Crossings August 4 at 7 pm. Free on Zoom. Jeff Hunter will provide an overview and update on Safe Passage: The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project. This collaborative effort...

Sierra Club Picnic  Saturday July 16  noon - 3 pm   Picnic!  Share a meal, see old friends and enjoy the outdoors!  The location is Riverside Park in Woodfin at 1598 Riverside Drive (Google Maps link: https://goo....

 The 2nd Annual Wilderness Revival Sierra Club Gathering is coming up June 10, 11, 12.  We are writing to invite you to attend and to invite others in your local Chapter to do so as well.  You can register here.    The...

There is always magic in the vistas of the Southern Blue Ridge and many of those spectacular views have been made possible by the Carolina Mountain Club (CMC). CMC maintains 420 miles of trails in WNC including the Appalachian, Mountains to the Sea...

Did you know that some long-distance trails and trail networks are being developed in Buncombe-McDowell-Henderson-Transylvania county region? Have you heard of the Fonta Flora and Hickory Nut Gorge State Trails - each have plans for 100+ miles of...

Naturalist Scott Dean will share his photographs, knowledge, and sense of humor with the WNC Sierra Club just when Spring is really getting underway in the mountains. The well known wildflower tour leader and founder/current instructor of the Blue...

The March 11th Article in Mountain Xpress focuses on student involvement, and has a section on Sierra Organized electoral activity and advocating for solar panels.  Quotes by WENOCA Chair Judy Mattox. Click here for the article.

“The Future of Our WNC Forests: A Review of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Revision Plan” Thursday, March 3 at 7 PM on Zoom Join us for a look at the new Land and Resource Management Plan for the 1.1 million-acre Pisgah and Nantahala national...

WASHINGTON — Today, Oceana released the results of a new nationwide poll revealing that 81% of American voters support national, state, and local policies that reduce single-use plastic. The vast majority of registered voters...