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Summer 2021 Sierra magazine

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Bright illustration shows a female hiker walking through curvy redrock.

Public Lands Preserve More Than What's on the Surface

Inside a paleontology quest through Grand Staircase–Escalante and Deep Time

June 21, 2021

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One Man's Drive to Save a Coral Reef in Cuba

Nene leverages sustainable tourism to help a dying reef

By Agostino Petroni

June 24, 2021

A series of Sierra covers, three from the Sierra Club Bulletin, three from Sierra bimonthlies, and the first quarterly issue.

Opening Remarks

Introducing the Latest Evolution of Sierra

We have a whole new look

June 14, 2021

Sunlight hits rocky mountaintops in the background. The forested foreground is dark.

Indigenous Peoples Are Crucial to Reaching the 30x30 Goal

Only partnerships can save the planet

By Michael Brune

June 16, 2021

A montage of national park posters.

Notes from Here & There

Doug Leen: Ranger of the Lost Art

This former dentist has salvaged scores of antique national park posters

June 27, 2021

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Notes from Here & There

How to Stop an Oil Pipeline

Water protectors in northern Minnesota build a community to block Line 3

By Nicole Pollack

May 8, 2021

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Notes from Here & There

We Can Guarantee the Right to Vote Once and for All

It requires acknowledging the obvious: Racism isn't over.

May 6, 2021

Illustration shows a coyote walking. There's the bottom of a street sign, a bike tire, and a plastic cone.

Coyote Mating Season Comes to Gainesville, and Pets Go Missing

The urban world we live in is also nature

By Lauren Groff

June 29, 2021

Wayne Thompson, who has a gray beard and is wearing a beanie and a backpack, looks off in the distance.

Field-Tripping Adults Chase Megalodon in Monterey Bay

How I traveled through time during the pandemic

By Katie O'Reilly

June 23, 2021

An old TV sits on the ground with a forest in the background.

Critic’s Notebook

Lights, Camera, Climate

Why are global-warming blockbusters so rare?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

June 19, 2021

Infographic shows the process of growing kelp in the ocean to sink it for carbon sequestration.

Can Farming Seaweed Put the Brakes on Climate Change?

Here's how it's supposed to work

By Heather Smith

June 28, 2021

A white black bear lies in a lush green forest eating a fleshy salmon.

The Spirit Bear

A secret creature comes to the forefront

By Heather Smith

July 3, 2021

Illustration shows a bright-red backpack and someone pulling out a smaller version of the backpack.

Here's How to Not Buy Outdoor Gear

Sierra's guide to finding used stuff, fixing your own, and otherwise minimizing

June 22, 2021

Illustrated portrait of Leah Clyburn

Leah Clyburn Believes in the Rainbow Connection

The Beyond Coal organizer wants us to get to know each other

Adapted from an interview by Wendy Becktold

July 7, 2021

Dark image shows a walrus looking into a dirt-floored hut. There are other walruses behind it.

I Am the Walrus

A snapshot from the frontiers of wildlife conservation

June 30, 2021

Living Nations, Living Words

Joy Harjo Maps Native Nations Through Poetry

A review of "Living Nations, Living Words"

By Esther Belin

June 26, 2021

Finding the Mother Tree

Trees Have Something to Teach Us About Life in Partnership

A review of "Mother Nature"

By Jonathan Hahn

June 26, 2021

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Poem

Cascade

A poem by Rajiv Mohabir

By Rajiv Mohabir

June 20, 2021

Ada Limón

Poem

The Mountain Lion

A poem by Ada Limón

June 20, 2021

A montage of Sierra Club signs

The Lookout: A Round up of News from the Sierra Club

Alerts, victories, and updates from around the country

June 1, 2021