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Sierra Club  

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  • The Sierra Club is one of the oldest and largest environmental advocacy organizations in the United States. It was founded in 1892 by a small group of outdoor enthusiasts in San Francisco concerned about protecting California's Sierra Nevada mountain range and particularly the famous Yosemite Valley. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Sierra Club]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZS9778F9-L

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