The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization.  Inspired by nature, there are 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to protect our communities and the planet.  The dedication to environmental protection is one of the five (5) target areas of the Nelson Foundation, Michael E. Nelson personally pursues environmental causes, as a recognized Life-Time Member of the Sierra Club embodies this commitment to the environment.   "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will fall off like autumn leaves." ~ John Muir, Sierra Club Founder.

Sierra Club Mission Statement:

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.
 

Purposes and Goals:

What follows are the most general statements of the goals of the Sierra Club, starting with the organization's purposes from its Articles of Incorporate and Bylaws, followed by a chronological list of the various statements adopted or accepted by the Board in the last few decades that state the Club's internal and external priorities in the broadest terms.

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