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Four months after a freezing winter statewide blackout that stranded hundreds of thousands of Texans in the dark, ERCOT called on individual consumers to conserve electricity to prevent the possibility of power outages because of the heat. |
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On July 8 join Jaime González, Houston Healthy Cities Director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, for a dialog about urban heat, the community science heat mapping process, and the new H3AT coalition working to develop science, communications, policies, and interventions that fight heat in our city and county.
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On July 21, Amanda Hackney of Black Cat GIS and Biological Services, will explain the goals and activities of SPLASh, Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines.
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Last summer, Bayou City Waterkeeper sued the Corps, challenging its decisions to allow development over wetlands and increase flood risk for residents in the Bayou Brae neighborhood of League City, Texas.
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Houston starts programs to improve the quality and quantity of recyclables collected at the curbside. A regional coalition of groups is SPLASh (Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines).
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Sometimes we overlook the natural riches that are right here in our own back yard. Because they have become familiar to us, we sometimes forget that they are also worthy of notice by a much wider audience.
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In late May 2021, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club met with the U.S. Forest Service in Sam Houston National Forest for a field trip in Compartments 109/110/111. |
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By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
American tree frogs can be found around just about any body of water from Delaware to Florida. The most interesting thing about the American green tree frog is that they can change color.
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The Houston Group of the Sierra Club is looking for help in the following areas:
Wetland Advocates and Chair, Lone Star Hiking Trail Volunteers, Outings Leaders, 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 photos to previous outings, or walk some trails on your own. Watch for in-person outings to be allowed to resume soon.
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By Tom Douglas
On May 9, a group of 15 paddlers explored one of the units of the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, which was established to protect a remnant of that river’s bottomland hardwood forest. Rising water levels, caused by rains higher up in the Trinity River watershed, revealed several interesting ecological features of the Champion Lake Public Use Area. |
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By Brandt Mannchen
June wildflowers are blooming at Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, and the wildlife (deer, birds, and turtles) are out, too.
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By Brandt Mannchen
It was a beautiful Western (Louisiana) Milksnake, probably about 6 or 8 inches long, perhaps a young one from the past year. It moved around in my hands and the red, black, and cream colors were dazzling.
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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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