Who We Are
The Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization with more than 14,000 members and supporters across the state The Chapter is dedicated to protecting communities and wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying and litigation. We build power by connecting people across the Tennessee to address environmental and social change issues.
Mission
- To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the Earth;
- To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
- To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
Organization
The Tennessee Chapter is governed by an 11-member Executive Committee (ExCom) which includes one representative from each of four local groups and seven at-large members who serve two-year terms. A chair and officers are elected annually.
Each of four local groups — Cherokee (Chattanooga), Chickasaw (Memphis), Harvey Broome (Knoxville), Middle Tennessee (Nashville) — has an ExCom and conservation committees focused on local issues in and around its metropolitan area.
Geographic Conservation Committees — Care Net, Clarksville-Montgomery County, Watauga, Holston Valley — focus on local issues.
Conservation Issues Committees are made up of grassroots volunteers who work on a range of topics such as water and air quality, biodiversity, public lands and more.