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Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting: How Can We Personally Lead Greener Lives? 

The program for the July 17th meeting of the Bay Area Sierra Club is "How can we personally lead Greener Lives?" with Candy Anderson as Discussion Leader.
Emphasis will be on getting attendees to say what they are doing to live more environmentally sensitive lives.
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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 country.
We are always looking to maintain and expand our pool of outings leaders.
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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 Sierra Club and volunteers, camaraderie, art appreciation, and lots of fun and excitement marked this "with it" event.
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For Sierra Club members, a free "Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Workshop" will be held on August 3, 2019, noon to 5 pm. The workshop is at Pecore Hall, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1805 West Alabama, Houston, Texas 77006.
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Houston METRO is expected to finalize its METROnext transit plan in the next several weeks in anticipation of placing a bond referendum on the November 2019 ballot. METRO may schedule a final round of public meetings in July or August.
The METRO Board is still considering some possible light rail route options.
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My name is Alex Paul. I am currently a student at University of Houston - Clear Lake pursuing a master's in environmental science. I am currently working on my thesis which focuses on micro-plastic pollution in Cypress Creek. After I graduate, I plan to go to law school and pursue a JD in Environmental Law. I hope to one day work on policies that can impact the planet.
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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 mudflat.
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By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
WARNING! The pictures may be difficult for some to view.
This is a difficult subject to talk about and some will find this article hard to read but it’s good information.
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The Houston Group of the Sierra Club is looking for help in the following areas: Outings Leader, Membership Chair, Audio / Video Coordinator, and Forestry.
Help to make a difference for the Sierra Club!
Click the link to see new opportunities to help.
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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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By Brandt Mannchen
It was nice to roll out of bed knowing that I was only 15 minutes away from the outing I was leading. I was selfish and had scheduled the June Houston Sierra Club outing at East End Park, a wonderful almost 160-acre park on the West Fork of the San Jacinto River near Lake Houston in Kingwood, a few miles away from my home.
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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 closed because of flooding on the Trinity River, which was overflowing into and through the lake.
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