Blog posts from around the country
Florida Chapter
For the sixth consecutive year, Suncoast Sierra members and allies marched together at the biggest Pride event in Florida.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Tom Douglas
During river trips, we often notice how the current slows down when the river flows into a lake or a bay. This slowing-down allows sediment that had been suspended in the flowing river to drop out, often forming a sandbar or a…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Recently, we heard that Former Houston Sierra Club Chair, Tom Ivy, is under the weather and not able to attend Houston Sierra Club meetings. We wish Tom a speedy recovery and hope we will see him soon....
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
On Saturday, June 22, 2019, 37 Houston Sierra Club members and visitors met at “Serenity Studios”, 1331 Yale Street, in the Heights, and celebrated summer with a “Sierra Social”.
Good food, a free drawing for a “cool” book, a rousing talk about the…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Over the years the Houston Sierra Club has offered a variety of regional outings, including day hikes, canoe/kayak outings, bike tours and service outings; as well as camping trips to a variety of state and national parks in Texas and across the…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Recently, Warren Oja, District Ranger for Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF), retired from the U.S. Forest Service (FS) after working more than 45 years as a public servant. Warren spent time in Alaska and California before he came to Texas in the…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Tom Douglas
This outing was originally planned for Champion Lake, which is about 3 miles west of the Trinity River, opposite the town of Moss Bluff. But on May 25, the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge’s Champion Lake Public Use Area was…
North Carolina Chapter
As budget negotiators focus on their job behind closed doors, other members of the General Assembly try to cram in as much action as possible on priority bills before the session ends - whenever that may be, writes Cassie Gavin.
Angeles Chapter
What is graywater?
Graywater (also spelled “greywater” or “gray water”) is water from showers, tubs, bathroom sinks, and clothes washers.