#StrikeWithUs on September 20

On September 20, three days ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York City, human residents of planet Earth will strike all across the US and around the world to demand immediate and transformative action to combat the climate crisis. It’s shaping up to be the biggest climate mobilization ever, and we’re inviting you to join the movement.

Be a part of history: RSVP to participate in a Climate Strike near you.

Coolest Schools 2019

For 13 years, Sierra magazine has been ranking colleges in the US and Canada according to which schools offer the best sustainability-focused courses, eco-friendly cafeteria provisions, carbon-neutral land and energy policies, and opportunities to engage with the environmental movement. This year, a record 282 schools vied to be named the most eco-savvy in all of academia.

Building an American Serengeti

Early European explorers described the Great Plains as a living bestiary, but within a century that epic concentration of wildlife was gone, as 270 million acres of native grasslands were fenced, tilled, and drilled in what one environmental historian calls “the destruction of one of the ecological wonders of the world.” The American Prairie Reserve, established in 2001, is seeking to create the largest nature reserve in the continental US and to fully restore the landscape's biodiversity.

Paper Ballots for Every Voter

Foreign powers interfered in our 2016 and 2018 elections and continue to attack our election infrastructure. The US House of Representatives recently allocated $600 million in election-security funding to upgrade voting machines to include paper ballots—the best way to secure voting infrastructure. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked election-security legislation from coming to a vote.

Preserving a Patagonian Paradise

Kris Tomkins, cofounder of the outdoor-gear retailer North Face, and her late husband Doug Tomkins, founder of the Esprit clothing company, created some of the world’s biggest national parks in Chile and Argentina. Tourism is growing, formerly threatened animals are returning, forests and native flora ae recovering, and condors once again soar in the mountain passes.

Trump Does Plastic Industry’s Bidding

Plastic bottles are one of the biggest sources of litter in our national parks. Now the Trump administration has ended a successful program that allowed individual parks to ban single-use plastic water bottles—this in spite of the National Park Service’s finding that the opt-in bans have prevented two billion bottles from being discarded in our national parks. Shockingly, the program was ended after the plastics industry directly lobbied the Department of the Interior.

The Fate of a Family

“When the Trump administration attacks the Endangered Species Act... we know it's wrong and that it's our job to fight it,” says Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune. “But it's also possible to feel what's happening in a deeper, more empathetic way.” Brune recently joined elders from the Lummi Nation in a naming ceremony for the southern resident orcas, some of the most endangered marine mammals in the US.

We Don’t Need No Stinking Extensions

The planned Mountain Valley Pipeline is designed to transport fracked gas more than 300 miles from West Virginia into Virginia. The proposed Southgate extension would run an additional 73.7 miles into central North Carolina, posing a threat to drinking water, clean air, and community health. The public comment period on the extension ends a week from now, on September 17.

Indigenous Conservation

In Canada, First Nations are experimenting with a new concept in community-led conservation: restoring control to Indigenous Guardians, whose work and ethos are in keeping with the UN-backed scientific consensus that Indigenous people are better at protecting biodiversity in their communities than outsiders.

Introducing Team Sierra's 2020 Race Schedule

Team Sierra's most popular fundraising program, half marathon runs, is back for 2020. Join Team Sierra in familiar locales like Yosemite and the Great Smoky Mountains, or check out some of our new events such as the Oakland/Bay Bridge Half Marathon.

Request Your Free Outings Catalog

Whether it’s hiking in the Sierra Nevada, kayaking in Florida, or discovering art and culture in faraway lands, Sierra Club Outings has the trip you’re looking for. Browse our diverse lineup of hundreds of trips by activity, read engaging trip descriptions, view colorful photos, learn about our volunteer leaders and trip participants, and check out local outdoor opportunities in our forthcoming 2020 catalog, available later this year.

We’re no longer publishing the catalog in Sierra magazine, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the action.

San Francisco Green Festival

Join us at the 9th San Francisco Green Film Festival, September 24-29. The festival will be showing incredible new environmental films and sparking conversations on critical issues such as affordable housing, migration, and habitat loss. From San Francisco’s gritty mid-Market neighborhood to Earth’s outer reaches, this year’s Festival theme explores many different perspectives of home.

Don't Miss the 30% Tax Credit on Solar

If you’re considering going solar, now is the time to act! 2019 is the last year you can qualify for the 30% federal tax credit on solar purchases—providing a dollar-for-dollar reduction in your federal taxes. When you go solar with SunPower, you get a $1,000 mail-in rebate and the Sierra Club receives $1,000 to support our work advancing climate solutions, fighting for clean air and water, and protecting our wild places.