About the Sierra Club In 1892, John Muir and a number of his
supporters founded the Sierra Club to, in Muir’s words, “do
something for wildness and make the mountains glad.” Muir served
as the Club’s president until his death in 1914. Read more about
the history of the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club currently has
over 1.3 million members and supporters and is the oldest,
largest, and most influential grassroots environmental
organization in the United States. The Sierra Club promotes
conservation by influencing public policy through grassroots
activism, public education, lobbying, and litigation. They work
to defend the environment at all levels of government including
U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and state and federal courts.
The Sierra Club’s Mission Explore, enjoy and protect the wild
places of the earth. Practice and promote the responsible use of
the earth’s ecosystems and resources. Educate and enlist
humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and
human environment. Use all lawful me