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The polar vortex that descended on Texas from February 13 to 17, 2021 exposed not only the state’s ill-prepared electric grid, but also our aging, inadequate water infrastructure.
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On April 8, Tom Douglas, longtime Houston Sierra Club member and canoe/kayak outings leader, will talk about paddling trails on our local bayous.
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The April Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting features Jim Blackburn: Virus Vigil, Poetry from the Pandemic on Wednesday, on April 21, at 7:00 pm.
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Environment2Action Film Series Presents: Conviction, Forget Shorter Showers, and Good Housekeeping on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 7 pm.
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Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is a unique non-profit that helps individuals or neighborhoods go solar by forming local co-ops, which are free to join. SUN will be organizing a new solar co-op in Houston beginning in May.
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The I-45 expansion has been put on hold, with legal updates and impacts on other community organizations and businesses.
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By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
It’s happened to most of us. We hear something hit a window and when we go outside to check it out, we find a little bird laying on the ground.
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The Houston Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club visited Compartments 110 and 111 on the east side of Sam Houston National Forest. This is part of our Forest Watch activities that the Sierra Club conducts periodically.
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The Houston Group of the Sierra Club is looking for help in the following areas:
Webmaster, Lone Star Hiking Trail Volunteers, Outings Leader, Audio / Video Coordinator, Forestry. Help to make a difference for the Sierra Club!
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For current information on upcoming outings in the Houston area, check out our MeetUp site. Outings have been temporarily cancelled, due to the COVID-19 virus. You can still upload your old photos to previous outings, or walk some trails on your own, while maintaining a safe physical distance from others.
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By Brandt Mannchen
I felt cooped up lately with Covid still out and about. I decided to change that trajectory and visit the over 44,000-acre Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge to view some end-of-Winter birds and get away from it all.
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Sheldon Lake State Park is a dichotomy of natural features; one side of the park is prairie and the other boasts 25 ponds each with distinct personality and characteristics.
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When you donate to the Sierra Club's Houston Group, you support local efforts to:
- Protect wild and treasured places, from the Sam Houston National Forest to Galveston Bay
- Keep our air and water clean
- Ensure adequate water supply for people and environment
- Ensure a clean energy future
- Reduce climate disruption
- Keep pressure on politicians and corporations to ensure safe and healthy communities
Your financial help allows us to meet the challenges of protecting and preserving our treasured Houston area.
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| The COVID-19 crisis has not passed and continues to disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and other communities of color. The pandemic has revealed how the communities hardest hit are often the same communities that suffer from high levels of pollution and poor access to healthcare. The fight for environmental justice cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice. |
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