Who is the Sierra Club?
The Sierra Club is an international environmental group based in San Francisco. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

What is the John Muir Chapter?
The John Muir Chapter (JMC) is the Wisconsin state branch of the Sierra Club. To better address regional, state and local issues, the Club is broken down into Chapters, which in turn contain local Groups. We are primarily a volunteer organization at this level, dedicated to environmental education and conservation. We have an executive committee of elected and appointed leaders, as well as two paid staff in our office in Madison. Our membership area covers the entire state of Wisconsin.

What does the JMC do?
We have an active conservation agenda within our Chapter that concentrate on a range of environmental concerns like water and air quality, sprawl reduction, transportation, smart growth, public lands, forests and more. We are also active in local elections, since one of our best hopes for long term gains is building a strong legislative base to protect our environment.

However, the Sierra Club, as a whole, is well aware of the dangers of "all work and no play" so we are very active in group activities such as hikes, biking events, camping trips, water sports, group meetings and potlucks. See our Outings Calender to see what fun we have!!

For more information on the JMC, find your Group, contact our Leaders or contact our Staff.