The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Here’s How the New Old-Growth Amendment Could Put Forests at Risk
Conservation groups say federal agencies are missing an opportunity to save remaining old growth
national forests
Hotter Temperatures Are Causing Trees to Have Heat Strokes
How climate-change-driven drying of the air is leading to tree deaths the world over
Who Owns the Mountains in Lutsen?
Tribal rights and outdoor recreation collide in this pristine part of the Superior National Forest
New Proposal Hopes to Extend Protections to Old-Growth Forests
Conservation groups welcome the news but lament the lack of measures for mature forests
Campaign Urges Agencies to Keep Big Trees Standing
Key forests are identified that are crucial to honoring old-growth executive order
President Biden Restores Logging Prohibitions in Tongass National Forest
Roadless Rule reinstated throughout two-thirds of world’s largest intact temperate rain forest
In this story:
national forests, forests, federal policy, indigenous communities, saving wild places
California Needs More Fire
Why is it still so hard to start a prescribed fire in California?
The Gripping Mystery of Trees Gone Missing in the Night
Lyndsie Bourgon’s first book investigates the furtive world of timber theft
What Makes a Firenado?
There’s a lot to learn about the fiery twisters
