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Protect the Sam Houston National Forest from a proposed huge landfill. Read the article, send comments to TCEQ, and participate in the virtual public meeting on March 22.
On March 10, join us for a presentation about the Attwater Prairie Chicken Reintroduction.
On March 16, join the Bay Area Sierra Club to learn about Spring Gardening - Conservation that Starts in Your Yard.
Thanks for all you do,
Carol Woronow
Bayou Banner Newsletter Editor
Sierra Club, Houston Group |
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On March 10th, Meredith Stroud on the staff at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will update us on the current status of the critically endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken and the Wildlife Refuge itself.
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On March 16 we will feature a video presentation with Doug Tallamy, a noted entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.
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Your presence and comments are needed to protect Sam Houston National Forest, local farms (Wood Duck Farm), and ground/surface waters used by the City of Houston, Harris and Montgomery Counties, and individuals from contamination due to the proposed Peach Creek Municipal Landfill. |
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Trash Bash® 2022 Returns to On-Site Cleanups! The River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash® is excited to welcome back volunteers to the 28th annual cleanup of our Galveston Bay watershed on Saturday March 26, 2022! |
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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 the 2022 Houston Solar Co-op in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Sustainability. Participants who join a SUN co-op learn about solar technology and the process of going solar. |
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In February 2022, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) commented on the draft environmental assessment for the Beaver Creek Wildlife Improvement and Ecosystem Enhancement Project in Davy Crockett National Forest. |
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By Cheryl Conley
Because I live in the suburbs just north of Houston, I feel fortunate to be able to observe many native species of wildlife. One of my favorites is the bobcat.
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Texas is home to tens of thousands of native animal and plant species. These species form the fabric of over 800 habitat types, from bottomland hardwood forests, big tooth maple canyons, to black grama grasslands.
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The Houston Group of the Sierra Club is looking for help in the following areas:
Volunteer Coordinator, Social Media Publicity Volunteer, 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 had been temporarily cancelled, due to the COVID-19 virus. We are resuming outings, and our first Break the Covid Spell outing is March 12.
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By Tom Douglas
In an earlier article, Kristy Key described what can be seen during a visit to the boardwalks and observation platforms on the east side of the 2,800-acre Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center. Here, I will focus more on Sheldon Lake itself, and on how the park took on its current form.
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By Brandt Mannchen
Volunteers from East Texas met on February 21, 2022 and planted thousands of Longleaf Pine seedlings in Big Thicket National Preserve to assist the National Park Service and National Parks and Conservation Association in restoration of this important but diminished forest ecosystem. |
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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 Big Bend area to the Big Thicket
- 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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