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Participants wore bandannas around their necks, used the distinctive metal Sierra Club cup, and sang the same campfire songs year after year. When the Sierra Club was lobbying for the establishment of Kings Canyon National Park , the High Trips visited that area many times, so that more effective lobbyists for the park could become familiar ...
The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization with chapters in all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded in 1892, in San Francisco, by preservationist John Muir. A product of the progressive movement, it was one of the first large-scale environmental preservation organizations in the world.
As a member of the Sierra Club in the 1920s, Adams joined the club's annual month-long High Trips in the Sierra Nevada in addition to making several trips on his own. During these trips he captured large-format black-and-white images of many of the region's well-known features, including King's River Canyon, Muir Gorge, the pinnacles at the headwaters of King's River, Mount Brewer, The Black ...
Sierra Club California is one of the most influential environmental voices in Sacramento, advocating for policies on behalf of the 13 local chapters. California — the birthplace of the club ...
In 2011 Hooper was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit (Sierra Club v CALFIRE) [5] [6] that successfully challenged an aggressive logging plan for old-growth redwoods and Douglas fir at the Bohemian Grove, a 2,700-acre enclave on the Russian River owned by the elite San Francisco Bohemian Club. The lawsuit gained national attention.
A California campfire permit is required for open fires or backpack stoves. The trail crosses the wilderness from east to west, with the east side a steep and strenuous climb. Starting at the west trailhead and traveling east is recommended. The eastside trailhead is difficult to find because of minimal signage.
Unionized workers at the Sierra Club, a leading environmental organization, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a potential strike amid layoffs and allegations of financial mismanagement.
The LeConte Memorial Lodge was built by the Sierra Club in 1903 in memory of Joseph LeConte, one of the founding members of the Sierra Club, who died in 1901.The US$4,500 cost to build the Lodge was contributed by students, alumni and faculty from the University of California and Stanford University, San Francisco businesses, and friends and relatives of LeConte.