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View looking up the trunk of a white pine and the surrounding tree canopy in Mohawk Trail State Forest

Feature

The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes

Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come

By Krista Langlois

June 10, 2024

Departments

View upward of a large Douglas fir towering over other trees near Jason Mark's house

Opening Remarks

The Giant Douglas Fir Tree in My Backyard Is a Time Machine

This portal to the fourth dimension shows how the past can inspire the future

By Jason Mark

June 10, 2024

Sandra Edwards wears a turquoise shirt and sunglasses and holds her hands up to the sky and smiles. Behind her is a chain-link fence and a small white house.

Notes from Here & There

Reparations for Houston's Historically Black Neighborhoods

How do you pay people for decades of exposure to carcinogenic chemicals?

By Aarohi Sheth

June 21, 2024

Satellite or aircraft aerial photo of a dark-blue-colored methane plume rising up from a source in a flat, dry area of Midland, Texas

Notes from Here & There

The High-Tech Tools That Can Bust Careless Oil and Gas Drillers

Satellites can now detect invisible methane leaking from wells, telling crews on the ground where to plug the leaks

By Jennifer Oldham

June 18, 2024

A dead humpback whale with a large gash in its side lies on a rocky beach.

Notes from Here & There

Where Compassion and Conservation Meet

Marine biologists are claiming compassionate conservation as a new ethos

By Christopher Preston

July 1, 2024

A hiker walks up a redrock hill toward a sandstone arch in the desert

Eyewitness

One Last Day in Utah's Slickrock

A job offer out of state called for a melancholy farewell to Arches National Park

By Riley Black

June 16, 2024

Close-up of a stillwater clubtail with turquoise eyes held by Jim Childress

Field Trip

Behind Dragonfly Research Is a Group of Eclectic Enthusiasts Holding the Field Together

For the Dragonfly Society of the Americas, community is as essential as science

By Claire Boyles

July 11, 2024

Illustration shows two people with several animals walking a path

Critic’s Notebook

More-Than-Human Points of View

Stories explore the world through the eyes of other animals

By Ana Maria Spagna

June 24, 2024

Illustration shows a lab technician with goggles and mask working on a box with a syringe.

Clean Tech

Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park

Could bringing back extinct species serve a real conservation purpose?

By Darren Incorvaia

June 28, 2024

Photo by Jack Dykinga/Nature Picture Library

Critter

Burrowing Owls Are Increasingly in Conflict With Humans Over Housing

They're the only North American raptors living underground

By Riley Black

July 3, 2024

Illustration shows boxes with cars, roads, and city scenes

Material World

EVs Have No Tailpipe Pollution, but There Are Still Problems When the Rubber Meets the Road

Hint: There's something hiding in the tires

By Melba Newsome

June 26, 2024

Illustrated portrait of Dawn Goodwin smiling and wearing a flower necklace

Changemaker

For the Love of Water

Meet Dawn Goodwin, cofounder of RISE Coalition, Minnesota

Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts

July 14, 2024

Black-and-white image of the 2024 solar eclipse with the silhouette of a frigate bird flying in front of the sun

Photo

Totality Photobombed

A photographer got a once-in-a-lifetime shot during the spring solar eclipse

June 3, 2024

Books

A Road Map for Improving Human Relationships

Brandon Keim's "Meet the Neighbors" reassesses the links between us people and nonhumans

By Lindsey Botts

August 4, 2024

Books

Each Food Has Its Own Universe—and Family Story

Aimee Nezhukumatathil's "Bite By Bite" tells a family story through favorite foods

By Paul Rauber

August 4, 2024

Books

Waterways, Wetlands, and Indigenous Justice

Ryan E. Emanuel's "On the Swamp" explores where wetlands and environmental justice collide

By Julia Sklar

August 4, 2024

Close-up of a pagoda dogwood branch with several yellow and green leaves

Poem

"It's a Pagoda Dogwood"

A poem by Michael Kleber-Diggs

August 29, 2024

Morning glory vines with pink and purple flowers on a chain-link fence

Poem

Tangerine Crossvine

A poem by Cecily Parks

August 29, 2024

Waves crashing on a rock jetty in Dania Beach, Florida, with puffy clouds in the background

Poem

We're gonna live with water for the rest of our lives

A poem by Erika Meitner

August 29, 2024

montage of Sierra Club signs: Environmental Justice, because everyone deserves a clean environment; Keep the Frack Out of My Water; Sierra Club for Gender Equity; No Drilling Where We're Living; People's Climate March; Protect Our Communities.

The Lookout

What's the Sierra Club Been Up to Lately?

Alerts, campaign updates, and victories from Sierra Club volunteers and staff

By Lindsey Botts

June 14, 2024

Julia Olson wears hiking clothes and smiles while kneeling down with her brown dog on a trail.

Treehugger

Julia Olson, Founder of Our Children's Trust, Is Setting the Legal Bar High

The attorney behind the youth climate change lawsuits shares her story

By Lindsey Botts

July 10, 2024

2024 Summer

The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes

Departments

The Giant Douglas Fir Tree in My Backyard Is a Time Machine

Reparations for Houston's Historically Black Neighborhoods

The High-Tech Tools That Can Bust Careless Oil and Gas Drillers

Where Compassion and Conservation Meet

One Last Day in Utah's Slickrock

Behind Dragonfly Research Is a Group of Eclectic Enthusiasts Holding the Field Together

More-Than-Human Points of View

Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park

Burrowing Owls Are Increasingly in Conflict With Humans Over Housing

EVs Have No Tailpipe Pollution, but There Are Still Problems When the Rubber Meets the Road

For the Love of Water

Totality Photobombed

A Road Map for Improving Human Relationships

Each Food Has Its Own Universe—and Family Story

Waterways, Wetlands, and Indigenous Justice

"It's a Pagoda Dogwood"

Tangerine Crossvine

We're gonna live with water for the rest of our lives

What's the Sierra Club Been Up to Lately?

Julia Olson, Founder of Our Children's Trust, Is Setting the Legal Bar High

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