Katie O'Reilly
Sierra Club
Oakland, CA, United States
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14 Groovy Gifts for Green-Minded Dads
Is a dad or father figure the reason for your love for alfresco adventure? On June 19, you’ll have your chance to pay that appreciation back. Whether you’ve got a grizzled old man who can solo-survive on a mountain or a dude-like dad who just digs chilling in the backyard, we think you’ll find something fitting for him here. Be the first to try out gadgety new gear: MXXY has innovated the first… → Read More
How to Minimize Your Pet's Carbon Paw Print
Welcome to the era of calculating Sparky's CO2 emissions → Read More
18 Gifts That’ll Make Your Mom (and Mother Nature) Smile
Sure, flowers and chocolate are nice. But for a Mother’s Day gift that will last longer than a few days, consider one that offers lasting benefits sans too much impact on Mother Earth. Whether the rock-star mother figures in your life are craving hard-charging backcountry adventures, juicy reads, or just some much-needed downtime, we’ve got just the gift to help her indulge in a little self-care… → Read More
18 Gifts for Greenies Who Like to Chill at Home
Pragmatic(ish) goodies that’ll bring homebodies good tidings and joy → Read More
13 Green Gifts That’ll Make for a Holly Jolly Adventure
A (baker's) dozen ways to make an outdoor-lover’s winter → Read More
A Dozen Ways to Stuff a Stocking
That old maxim is often true: The best things often really do come in small packages. The following dozen items not only make for thoughtful gestures but also do double duty as white elephant and Secret Santa gifts that recipients will actually use. Get ready to stuff some splendid stockings. With the gift of the rechargeable LED lantern that is the BioLite AlpenGlow 250 ($60), you’ll illuminate… → Read More
27 Ways to Beat the Supply Chain Slump and Give the Greatest Holiday Gifts Ever
You’ll never again gift another store-bought candle → Read More
Audubon and Lady Birds and Videos, Oh My
Check out this year’s Audubon Bird Photography contest victors → Read More
5 Must-Read Novels for Your COVID Quarantine Book Club
These absorbing stories get you thinking more deeply about our troubled world → Read More
For This Outdoor Drag Queen, the Trail Is a Runway
Instagram star Pattie Gonia celebrates self-acceptance in the backcountry → Read More
7 Sweet and Sustainable Maple-Powered Foodstuffs
Forget cane sugar. Why not sate your sweet tooth with maple syrup? Nutritious minerals provide its color and flavor, and the gooey golden stuff has a lower glycemic index than refined sweeteners. Indigenous foragers in New England and Quebec figured out that there are a few weeks each spring when maple trees' sap can be extracted, to be boiled down to syrup, but unlike most sugar cultivation,… → Read More
How to Maintain Hope in the Face of Climate Catastrophe
Barry Lopez discusses “Horizon,” reverence, the human condition, and leadership → Read More
Running After Melanoma
How I rediscovered the joy of trails and muddy shoes following a skin-cancer scare. → Read More
“The Missing Link” Explores Adventure’s True Purpose
The new kids’ film also has a choice message about evolution → Read More
14 Gifts That'll Enhance a Lean, Green Household
Check out some seriously practical yet delightful presents → Read More
What You Need to Know About the New Farm Bill
The next five years’ worth of food and farm policy isn’t perfect—but could’ve been a lot worse → Read More
9 Holiday Gifts That’ll Inspire Kids to Create, Explore, and Enjoy
SIERRA-approved, planet-friendly presents youngsters will love → Read More
Military Moms Find Camaraderie, and Peace, in the Outdoors
Adventure therapy can help veteran mothers transition to civilian life → Read More
The Great GMO Switcheroo
The term "GMO" is being rebranded as "bioengineered." → Read More
Say Hello to Big Seed
When Bayer swallows Monsanto it will control a quarter of the world's seed market → Read More