The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Welcome to the Slackcountry
Popular campsites all taken, but you aren’t up for the rigors of the backcountry? This is the place for you.
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Where the (Non-Native) Bison Roam
A bison colony abandoned by the 1920s movie industry is thriving off the coast of Los Angeles
A Win for Wildlife
Federal court, US Fish and Wildlife Service reverse Trump-era attacks on the Endangered Species Act
A Short Treatise in Defense of Outrage
An excerpt from the new book "Take Heart: Encouragement for Earth’s Weary Lovers"
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books
Why I Drive 5 Miles Under the Speed Limit
The financial, moral, and public health case for driving like a slowpoke
Where Glaciers Melt, New Ecosystems Emerge
Finding hope as mountain landscapes adapt to a warming world
Loud Noise Can Be Deadly, But We Can Quiet the Din
Solutions to noise pollution are out there
Joe Manchin’s Final Betrayal
It’s time at last to move on without him
How to Interpret Weather in the Backcountry
“Nature’s vital signs” according to a weather guru
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adventure
The Gripping Mystery of Trees Gone Missing in the Night
Lyndsie Bourgon’s first book investigates the furtive world of timber theft
The Fall of the Insect Empire?
If you don't already love insects, you will after reading Oliver Milman's "The Insect Crisis"
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books
A New Book Asks Water What It Wants
"Water Always Wins" is a field guide to a wetter, better future
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books
4 Must-Read Books for the Summer Season
These stories move us to think more deeply about the human, and more-than-human, world
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books
ICYMI: Yosemite Fire Fights Back, Plastic Fertilizer & Joe Manchin Does It Again
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
Technology Alone Won’t Green the Aviation Industry
It will take systems change before we get to a bigger breakthrough
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climate change
Mapping a State's Secret Water
How groundwater mapping could be a game-changer for California
Moving at the Speed of Trust
Organizer Ren-Caspar Smith takes on coal in Denver
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activism
