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Take the cool trail. In this hot summer, your editor is resting for one month, so this issue is for July and August.
We will have two issues each year that cover two months, like we used to have in the printed newsletter.
Thanks for all you do,
Carol Woronow, Bayou Banner Newsletter Editor
Sierra Club, Houston Group
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August Program: Protecting our drinking water from PFAS pollution
In August, we are taking a break from a live Zoom presentation and will have a change in format, to a video recording of a recent Sierra Club webinar.
EPA has recently announced its first ever legal limits for PFAS in drinking water. But much more remains to be done. |
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Household Hazardous Waste, Proper Disposal & Drop Off Sites
Products, such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries, and pesticides can contain hazardous ingredients and require special care for proper disposal.
Some household products that are toxic or corrosive, or that can catch fire, react, or explode under certain circumstances, are classified as household hazardous waste. |
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Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Threats at Memorial Park
At Memorial Park, two new park areas provide climate resiliency.
After winter storm Uri, “we had a lot more problems with pipes and plumbing than we had with plants,” said Shellye Arnold, President & CEO at Memorial Park Conservancy in Houston.
The new areas feature native plants. |
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Forest Ecology
The saying, “You can’t see the forest for the trees” is appropriate when talking about trees. With some knowledge of forest ecology you appreciate the beauty and wonder of why the trees you identify exist.
The first principle to remember is that a tree does not exist by itself. Each tree is part of a forest, a community, an association of a variety of trees, herbaceous plants, grasses, shrubs, soils, animals, waters, and terrains that all fit together in a landscape. |
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Help Wanted
The Houston Group of the Sierra Club is looking for help in the following areas:
Volunteer Coordinator, Membership Chair, Wetland Advocates and Chair, Lone Star Hiking Trail Volunteers, Outings Leaders, Forestry. Help to make a difference for the Sierra Club! |
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Get Outdoors
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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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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