Lands & Waters: Parks & Wilderness

The Lookout

A roundup of important news and updates from Sierra Club campaigns and chapters across the country

By Lindsey Botts March 12, 2026

In this story: Roundup, current events, public lands, clean energy

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.

Growing the Forests of the Future

These researchers are helping trees migrate to cope with the effects of a warming world

By Linnea Harris March 6, 2026

In this story: forests, national forests, state forests, saving wild places

Sun setting in the forest backlighting for a ponderosa sunset.

How to Build a Forest For the Future From a Coal Mine of the Past

The duo behind Ohio's Sugar Creek Community Forest is restoring land and hope on acres ravaged by the coal industry

By Stephen Starr March 20, 2026

In this story: forests, public lands, community, coal

ressed for cold weather, Weston Lombard stands next to a tree and Molly Jo Stanley leans against it in a leafless-tree forest setting.

This Backdoor Legislative Tool Could Unravel Public Lands

How the Congressional Review Act is being used to erase protections for America’s shared lands and waters

By Lindsey Botts February 6, 2026

In this story: federal policy, monuments, conservation, public lands, wildlands

A hiker at Jacob Hamblin Arch in Coyote Gulch, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, United States

Yellowstone in Winter

Guided cross-country skiing from a cozy base camp offers rare wilderness immersion

By Michael Shapiro December 21, 2025

In this story: hiking, national parks, Wonder, Awe, Joy

The Art of Activism

The Alaska Wilderness League's poster campaign highlights why the Arctic is worth protecting

By Michael Engelhard December 22, 2025

In this story: art, activism, national parks, activism

Fix Our Forests in Name Only

A new piece of bipartisan legislation would erode safeguards meant to protect trees

By Will Solomon December 7, 2025

In this story: forests, national forests, saving wild places, ecosystems, Policy

Allegheny Mountains, Pennsylvania in autumn, with ponds in the center of the image.

10 Stewardship-Powered Presents for Anyone Who Loves Public Lands

More than merch, these gifts offer conservation capital

By Katie O'Reilly December 4, 2025

In this story: buyers' guide, holidays, public lands

Denali and the Northern Lights: An Alaskan Winter Rail Journey

Wind through snowy boreal forests, spot wildlife, and view North America’s highest peak on the Aurora Winter Train

By Regis St. Louis November 27, 2025

In this story: travel, transportation, public transit, public lands, Joy

Conservation Leaders Unite to Oppose Steve Pearce BLM Nomination

The Trump pick to lead the land management agency has ties to anti-government extremists

By Ian Rose November 19, 2025

In this story: public lands, wildlands, land use, Trump

Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., leaves the House Republicans' caucus meeting in the Capitol on immigration reforms on Thursday morning, June 7, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)