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On February 9, Joanna Botvin, the Education Coordinator at the Houston Botanic Garden will discuss the HBG's educational and volunteer programs as well as recent news of the Botanic Garden.
The Houston Botanic Garden (HBG) offers learners of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities a variety of opportunities to discover plants and grow in appreciation of the natural world.
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On February 15, Jeff Glattly, with Wild Birds Unlimited of Pearland, TX will discuss feeding wild birds in your backyard.
Topics that Jeff will cover include: How do we attract the birds we want to see? What are the best foods and feeders? What types of birds can we expect in our area and how do we tell them apart? And how do we stop those unwanted visitors from getting all the food and ruining our feeders?
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During the past year, the City of Houston joined industry and recycling companies to develop the "Houston Recycling Collaboration". This new collaboration between government, industry, and the community aims to significantly increase Houston’s plastics recycling rate and help establish the city as a leader for both mechanical and advanced recycling processes.
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February Update: Nearly 1,500 residents have joined Texas Solar Switch! With just a few weeks left to sign up, now's your chance to join them. There's no cost to join the program and no commitment to go solar. Sign up before February 21 to get a free roof review, and custom solar proposal.
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The City of Houston used to take styrofoam from residents for recycling at its Westpark drop off facility. But that stopped a while back, reportedly due to equipment failures and lack of a sufficient market for the densified material.
Block styrofoam is bulky material and takes up a disproportionate amount of landfill space, and developing new future landfill sites will be an expensive proposition.
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E-bikes—bicycles powered by electric motors—seem to be prevalent all around us—as they have gained rapid popularity. With an electric motorized bicycle you can go faster, go farther and higher.
E-bikes are claimed to “do everything you want but better.”
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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.
Some outings have resumed. Join us!
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By Brandt Mannchen
On November 30th, I met my buddy, David, at the Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area (WMA) on Smith Point in Chambers County to do some late in the year birding and to enjoy the fresh air and sunny skies.
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By Brandt Mannchen
Volunteers met on January 16, 2023, the holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and planted thousands of Little Bluestem Grass plugs in Big Thicket National Preserve’s Big Sandy Creek Unit.
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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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| As we all deal with a global pandemic with COVID-19, we wanted to let you know how the Sierra Club is adapting and responding so we can keep doing the important work of helping our communities, protecting our natural environment and fighting for a just, clean energy future. |
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