Sierra Club

Sierra Club
Organización estadounidense para la conservación de los recursos naturales, con sede en San Francisco, Cal.

Fue fundada en 1892 por un grupo de ciudadanos californianos –entre ellos John Muir, su primer presidente– quienes deseaban promover excursiones a zonas vírgenes en las regiones montañosas de la costa del Pacífico. Muir inició la participación del club en acciones políticas en pro de la conservación de la naturaleza. Con sucursales en los 50 estados de EE.UU., su cometido es educar al público acerca de cuestiones ambientales y hacer lobby en organismos locales, estaduales y federales para promover la legislación ambientalista.

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