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How to Make a Bird Buffet From Your Unused Dishware

By Wendy Becktold June 9, 2015

In this story: diy, birds, lifestyle, Gee Whiz

Treat your feathered friends to some snacks with a homemade bird feeder

The Paradox of "H is for Hawk"

By Naomi J. Williams June 5, 2015

In this story: books, birds, wildlife, animals

The Weekly Roundup

By Brad Rassler June 5, 2015

In this story: science

Zoo Exhibit Offers Free Admission to People Named 'Wolf'

By Jules Zucker June 5, 2015

In this story: wildlife, wolves, animals, education

From Seagoing Refugee to Solar Success

Every day, the clean energy revolution is creating new jobs for American workers. As part of an ongoing series, we asked one of them to tell us his story.

By Kristine Wong June 4, 2015

In this story: profiles, solar, clean energy

Red States Ban the Words "Climate Change"

By Paul Rauber June 4, 2015

In this story: climate change, federal policy

Red States Ban the Words "Climate Change"

Orphaned Grizzly Cubs to Remain in the Wild

By Jules Zucker June 4, 2015

In this story: wilderness, forests, wildlife, endangered species, animals

Sierra Club Intern Raises Awareness in the Twin Cities

An intern, a cause, an opportunity

By Wendy Becktold June 4, 2015

In this story: women, volunteers, profiles

Sierra Club intern and activist Muna Khalif, in Minnesota.

Two Months of Environmental News, One Page

By Paul Rauber June 4, 2015

In this story: science, wildlife, climate change

On March 24, Hope Bay, Antarctica, registers a temperature of 63.5*F, the highest ever recorded on that continent.

Not Your Grandparents' Drought

By Dashka Slater June 4, 2015

In this story: climate change, drought

Drought victim: Abandoned tomato field in Fresno County, California.

Meet the Sierra Club's New Directors

By Wendy Becktold June 4, 2015

Each year, Sierra Club members elect 5 people to the 15-member, all-volunteer board of directors that governs the organization.

Celebrities and Their Environmental Causes

By Reed McManus June 4, 2015

In this story: activism

Icons of screen and stage who champion environmental issues seem as numerous as the stars in the sky. You might expect celebrities to throw their support behind saving cute, endangered creatures, but a heartening number have risen to the more abstract cha

Kissed by a Rhino

June 4, 2015

In this story: wildlife, animals, rhinos

John Kamara tends to an endangered black rhinoceros at Kenya's Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.

Why Hope Is Not a Strategy

By Michael Brune June 3, 2015

In this story: climate change, international climate policy, federal policy, activism

You could say that progress on an international climate change agreement has been glacial, except that glaciers have been melting faster.

Deer, Bunny, or Something Else?

A mythic creature roams the pampas

By Phalon Joy Evergreen June 3, 2015

In this story: endangered species, wildlife, animals

The Patagonian mara is "near-threatened" in Argentina.

Survive a Grizzly Bear Encounter

By Jill K. Robinson June 3, 2015

In this story: grizzlies, survival tips, wildlife, wilderness, animals

"You are in bear country," warned the Trail map in Alberta, Canada's Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park. "Make plenty of noise when approaching blind corners or dense Shrubs." That didn't stop me from biking through the mountains alone. I was lucky I d

On Drought and Doubt

A different way to talk about climate change

By Scott Donahue June 3, 2015

In this story: books, fracking, climate change, drought

Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories From the Front Lines of Climate Change

The Beauty of This World

By Paul Rauber June 3, 2015

In this story: wilderness

Sierra contributor Molly Loomis and husband Andy Tyson.

Compostable Diapers Take a Load off Landfills

By Stephanie Steinbrecher June 3, 2015

In this story: lifestyle, health, children, parents, EPA

Rub Elbows With Gorillas at Uganda’s Mount Gahinga Lodge

At Mount Gahinga Lodge, enjoy sunrise over a volcano panorama, learn native traditions, and see animals in their element

By Adrienne Jordan June 3, 2015

In this story: wildlife, travel, bucket list, adventure

At Mount Gahinga Lodge, enjoy sunrise over a volcano panorama, learn native traditions, and see animals in their element