The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Why Baby Murres Jump
Why do common murre chicks toss themselves off cliffs before they learn to fly?
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wildlife
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Environmental News ICYMI
A weekly roundup for busy people
The Return of Park Ranger Diplomacy
A National Park Service, Peace Corps collaboration helped conservation worldwide
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national parks
Disarming Defense Mechanisms to Enable Change
Saving the planet could come down to reframing the message
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health
Meet Your New Bureau of Land Management: A Giant Coal Seam
Subtle it ain’t: The BLM goes all in for coal development
Welcome to Superbloomland
What happens when hordes of tourists suddenly descend on Anza-Borrego?
Picnic Sans Plastic
Curb the use of single-use plastics on your next adventure
The Growth Monster
Humans in their billions are overwhelming Earth’s ecosystems.
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population
Biking the P’tit Train du Nord Trail
A pair of cyclists and their kids embark on a trip in Quebec
Beyond the Bird Feeder
Audubon’s national database for DIY native bird conservation
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birds
Refugees Welcome Here
Small farm plots in Burlington, Vermont, help integrate new arrivals
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agriculture
Who Owns the Water in Weed, California?
A battle over water rights between town residents and a multi-national corporation taps into deeper, moral questions
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clean water
April Observing Highlights: Falling Stars and a Pink Full Moon
Head outside on April 22 to catch both the Lyrid and Eta Aquarids meteor showers
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astronomy
Where the Trails Were Only Made by Creatures
Photographer Carl Battreall journeys through the wild sublimity of the Alaska Range
A 2,000-Mile, 12-City Protest Fights for Farmworker Rights
Wendy’s accused of sourcing tomatoes from farms with human rights abuses
Environmental News ICYMI
A weekly roundup for busy people
Meet the Rural Advocates for Keeping Federal Lands Just the Way They Are
While some in Congress look to sell off public lands, rural communities push back
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public lands
California Wolves Threatened by “Baseless” Lawsuit
Not everyone is cheering the gray wolf's return to California
A Ski Resort Impacted by Climate Change is Funding Anti-Climate-Action Politicians
When business, politics, and diminishing snowpack collide
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climate change
Patagonia Intends to Help Solve Climate Change With Snacks
How the outdoor apparel giant is navigating the food world
