2018 March/April

2018 March/April

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Feature

On the Hunt for Stars: In Search of a Truly Dark Night Sky

A writer discovers finding an unblemished night sky is harder than she imagined

By Heather Smith

February 27, 2018

Departments

Do-Gooder

Morgan Dixon Founded GirlTrek to Get Black Women Walking

GirlTrek combines public health, movement-building, and radical self-care

By Wendy Becktold

March 12, 2018

Opening Remarks

The Sierra Club Is Committed to Equity in the Outdoors

Everybody deserves the opportunity to feel at home in the woods

By Jason Mark

March 1, 2018

We must ensure that everyone feels safe in nature

From the Top

#MeToo Moments in the Outdoors

We must ensure that everyone feels safe in nature

By Michael Brune

March 1, 2018

The Bristol Bay watershed is the annual spawning ground for some 60 million salmon.

Notes from Here & There

Pebble Mine Threatens One of the Last Great Salmon Rivers

Corporate gold diggers pan for profit where millions of salmon spawn

By Brendan Jones

March 2, 2018

Steph Speirs, cofounder and CEO of Solstice

Faces of Clean Energy

Why Can't Renters Get Solar Power?

Steph Speirs of Solstice has a plan to bring community solar to everyone

March 6, 2018

A meterologist and journalist struggles with climate change depression

Eyewitness

Got Those Climate Change Blues

A meteorologist and journalist struggles with climate change depression

By Eric Holthaus

February 28, 2018

Sierra Club Helps Distribute Solar Lanterns in Hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico

Bulletin

Sierra Club Helps Distribute Solar Lanterns in Puerto Rico

Members, supporters donated over a million dollars in two weeks

By Wendy Becktold

March 13, 2018

Inside one writer's quest to unearth family history within "Gold Mountain"

Field Trip

Explore Yosemite's Mist Trail—and the Park's Chinese American Legacy

Inside one writer's quest to unearth family history within "Gold Mountain"

By Alison Singh Gee

February 28, 2018

Lucas Foglia's "Human Nature" captures human pathology on parade

Critic’s Notebook

An Eco-Dada Coffee-Table Book for the Climate Generation

Lucas Foglia's "Human Nature" captures human pathology on parade

By Jonathan Hahn

March 7, 2018

Critic’s Notebook

Fusion's Project Earth Is Creating Eco-Docs Tailored for Millennials

These are not your grandma's environmental films

By Katie O'Reilly

March 3, 2018

A new technology turns evaporating moisture from oceans, lakes into energy

Clean Tech

Evaporation Could Provide On-Demand Renewable Energy

A new technology turns evaporating moisture from oceans and lakes into energy

By Eliza Strickland

March 8, 2018

Female pumpkin toadlets in Brazil have lost the ability to hear the mating calls of males.

Up to Speed

All the Environmental News You Might Have Missed

Female pumpkin toadlets can no longer hear males' mating calls; sea stars rebound

By Paul Rauber

March 1, 2018

Material World

Five Items That Reincarnate Plastic Bottles Into Outdoor Gear

How to adventure AND keep plastic out of landfills and waterways

By Jill K. Robinson

March 10, 2018

Ed Berry, cochair of the Atlantic Chapter Political Committee

Changemaker

Sierra Club's Ed Berry is Very Busy Making Political Endorsements

The volunteer for the Atlantic Chapter thinks that's a good problem to have

By Wendy Becktold

March 13, 2018

Taste Test

Savor Seaweed in Drinks, Snacks, Seasonings, and Even Spirits

It's delicious—and could boost global food security

By Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

March 4, 2018

Photo

Magic Mushroom? Beware the Fly Agaric

If you eat this shroom, the only trip you'll take will be to the hospital or the morgue

March 15, 2018

North on the Wing: Travels With the Songbird Migration of Spring

Books

Songbirds Are a Miracle of Evolution Hiding in Plain Sight

Bruce M. Beehler examines the riddle of migration in "North on the Wing"

By Jason Mark

March 7, 2018

Ask Mr. Green

Can I Flush Cat Poop and Scatter the Litter?

Mr. Green has the scoop

By Bob Schildgen

March 5, 2018

Freezing Overnight With Two Young Kids--What Could Go Wrong?

Environment, Explained

How Not to Backpack With Children

A freezing overnight trip with two young kids—what could go wrong?

By Drew Krepp

March 9, 2018

Environment, Explained

LGBTQ+ Adventurers Are All About Getting Out in the Woods

The push for diversity and respect in the outdoors must include LGBTQ+

By Emily Zak

February 27, 2018

2018 March/April

On the Hunt for Stars: In Search of a Truly Dark Night Sky

Departments

Morgan Dixon Founded GirlTrek to Get Black Women Walking

The Sierra Club Is Committed to Equity in the Outdoors

#MeToo Moments in the Outdoors

Pebble Mine Threatens One of the Last Great Salmon Rivers

Why Can't Renters Get Solar Power?

Got Those Climate Change Blues

Sierra Club Helps Distribute Solar Lanterns in Puerto Rico

Explore Yosemite's Mist Trail—and the Park's Chinese American Legacy

An Eco-Dada Coffee-Table Book for the Climate Generation

Fusion's Project Earth Is Creating Eco-Docs Tailored for Millennials

Evaporation Could Provide On-Demand Renewable Energy

All the Environmental News You Might Have Missed

Five Items That Reincarnate Plastic Bottles Into Outdoor Gear

Sierra Club's Ed Berry is Very Busy Making Political Endorsements

Savor Seaweed in Drinks, Snacks, Seasonings, and Even Spirits

Magic Mushroom? Beware the Fly Agaric

Songbirds Are a Miracle of Evolution Hiding in Plain Sight

Can I Flush Cat Poop and Scatter the Litter?

How Not to Backpack With Children

LGBTQ+ Adventurers Are All About Getting Out in the Woods

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