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In June, I joined my local Sierra Club Lancaster Group’s book discussion of Peter Wohlleben’s and Jane Billinghurst’s Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America. This is the same author and translator of the bestselling The...

Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our October 2025 issue!

Welcome to the online-only Pennsylvania Chapter newsletter, the Sylvanian! Please read our September 2025 issue!

Sun Day, September 21st, will be a national event designed to accelerate the growth of solar energy despite recent headwinds.  Hundreds of Sun Day events are being held across the country to celebrate the remarkable success of solar energy and to...

According to Philadelphia's Department of Parks and Recreation, the agency is in charge of "protecting over 10,200 acres of public land and waterways, and managing hundreds of recreation, environmental, and cultural centers." A huge job to be sure....

The sun rises over Raystown Lake, the largest lake entirely within Pennsylvania’s borders. Families arrive with kayaks strapped to their roofs, coolers packed, kids buzzing with excitement. But the gates are locked. Seven Points Campground sits...

On Wednesday, August 20th, the Energy Justice Advocates and their supporters rallied outside Philadelphia’s City Hall to celebrate a win in their intervention in the Philadelphia Gas Works rate case at the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission.

The Ready for 100 (RF100) campaign was started by the Sierra Club in 2016. In the nine years since, the campaign has helped hundreds of local, county, and state governments across the country set goals to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy...

There’s a really inspiring story-behind-the-story of the Delaware County Sierra Club’s Green Team partnering with a sorority to plant trees in Lansdowne. It all began when Ms. Reggie Jones, representing Alpha Kappa Alpha, a historically Black...

Join Us! Apply for a Delegate Position with the Pennsylvania Chapter!Are you passionate about making a positive impact on our environment? Do you want to help shape policies and initiatives that protect our community and planet for future...