Sierra Club

Sierra Club
U.S. organization for the conservation of natural resources, headquartered in San Francisco.

It was founded in 1892 by a group of Californians, including John Muir, who wanted to sponsor wilderness outings in Pacific Coast mountain regions. As its first president, Muir initiated the club's involvement in political action on behalf of nature conservation. With branches in all 50 states, it works to educate the public on environmental issues and lobbies local, state, and federal agencies for environmental legislation.

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▪ American conservation group
      American organization for the conservation of natural resources. Headquarters are in San Francisco.

      The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by a group of Californians who wished to sponsor wilderness outings in “the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast.” The naturalist John Muir (Muir, John) was its first president (1892–1914) and very soon involved the club in political action to further nature conservation. Among its first successes was the defeat of efforts to constrict the size of Yosemite National Park, which in 1905 was transferred from state to federal control. In the early 20th century the club built trails and park buildings, opposed damming and grazing on some public lands, and supported the establishment of the National Park Service (1916) and the California State Park Commission (1927). Landscape photographer Ansel Adams (Adams, Ansel) was an active member of the group, popularizing club causes with his nature images.

      Though much of its early work was concentrated in California and the West, after mid-century the Sierra Club expanded its efforts nationally, opening an office in Washington, D.C., in 1963. The club enjoyed a series of conservation successes in the Grand Canyon, Great Lakes, Florida Everglades, and Alaskan forests and was encouraged by federal legislation that created the Wilderness Act (1964), the Environmental Protection Agency (1970), and the Clean Air Act (1977). The club also mounted international campaigns related to overpopulation, international trade, and global climate change.

      The Sierra Club established a charitable foundation (1960) and legal defense fund (1971), and it opened chapters in all 50 states. In the early 21st century it continued to advocate for environmental issues and lobby local, state, and federal bodies for environmental legislation.

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