The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Elk in the Sierra Nevada: An Invasion or a Recovery?
It’s more than a question of history. The elk could have big effects on the future of this iconic wilderness.
wildlife
Are You Sure Penguins Are Flightless?
Watch this penguin catch air
Crabbing for Conservation
How a South Carolina native is helping save blue crabs by connecting people to the water
Where the Tide Is the Loudest Sound
A gold mine intrudes on a quiet Alaskan refuge
Environmentalists Have a Wish List for the Lame Duck Session
President Biden will have an impressive conservation legacy. He could go even further if he did these things.
The Complicated Ecology of Cemeteries
Burial grounds can be both havens for wildlife and sources of pollution
Biden–Harris Administration Creates a New National Marine Sanctuary off the California Coast
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary honors tribal input and advances ocean conservation
In this story:
indigenous communities, marine ecosystems, wildlife, saving wild places, public lands
Volunteer Trout Wranglers Save Central California’s Steelhead
Saving an iconic species is as easy as moving them from one place to another
A Planned Black Bear Hunt Could Destroy Nearly 40 Years of Conservation
Conservation groups and Louisiana leaders are at odds as the state wildlife agency seeks to revive black bear hunting
In Praise of the Wilderness Act
On its 60th birthday, this landmark American conservation law is more valuable than ever
