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Advisory: 'Our Parks, Our History, Our Cinco de Mayo' Online Press Conference

WASHINGTON — Under Executive Order 14253, a directive to scrub non-English language from National Park Service websites, and numerous

Sierra Club Endorses Truth in National Parks Act

Bill aimed at stopping Trump administration’s efforts to erase Native American history on public lands

Trump Administration Withdraws National Park Service Nominee Scott Socha

WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump administration announced today that it has withdrawn its nominee, Scott Socha, to lead the National Park Service.

Socha is an executive at Delaware North, a hospitality company that contracts with NPS to provide services at major parks like Grand Canyon and Yellowstone including lodging, dining, and retail. He had no government experience.

In response to the news, Gerry James, deputy director of the Sierra Club’s Outdoors For All campaign, issued the following statement:

Sierra Club Applauds Introduction of Revitalizing America's Schoolyards Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) has introduced legislation that would improve youth connections to nature at schools across the country.

Kentucky Organizations Call on State Leaders to Protect National Parks

Frankfort, KY  —The Sierra Club and a coalition of more than 25 Kentucky organizations have sent a letter urging Governor Andy Beshear, Kentucky's congressional delegation, and other state leaders to oppose Executive Order 14253 and Secretarial Order 3431, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.

Interior Plans to Further Gut Staffing Levels as Part of New Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the Department of the Interior announced a new scheme to downsize its workforce. 

Sierra Club Endorses Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act

Bill would provide grants to states to expand outdoor recreation programming for veterans

Advisory: Virtual Panel to Highlight Growing Movement to Defend Public Lands from Border Walls, Detention Centers

On Tuesday, March 24, the Sierra Club is hosting a virtual panel discussion with conservation, wildlife, tribal, and legal experts to highlight the growing movement working to defend our public lands from the impacts of border walls and detention centers. 

WHAT: Virtual panel hosted by the Sierra Club, open to the public and media

WHEN: 4pm PT / 7pm ET on Tuesday, March 24, 2026

FOIA Documents Reveal Trump Administration Ordered Fish and Wildlife Service to Change Materials About Indigenous Peoples

Changes recommended at wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, offices reveal Interior’s contradictory approach to implementing executive order

Sierra Club Joins 130 Groups in Urging Congress to Block Border Wall Construction Through Big Bend National Park in Texas

TERLINGUA, TEXAS — The Sierra Club has joined more than 130 conservation groups, outfitters and rural Texas businesses in urging Congress to block federal funding for border wall construction in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.

Advisory: Sierra Club to Speak on Panel on America 250 Initiative and Threats to National Parks

Event is Thursday, March 5, at 10:30 a.m. in Capitol Visitor Center Room 268 in Washington, D.C.

National Park Service Reinstalls Signage on Slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The National Park Service has reinstalled signage at Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery at the site.