In October 2024, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club visited and hiked Compartment 68, Sam Houston National Forest, to collect information to provide to the U.S. Forest Service about the proposed Compartments 52, 54...

By Brandt Mannchen - Drusha Mayhue, a longtime Sierra Club member and a Houston Sierra Club (HSC) leader in the 1990’s, died recently.

Sharron Stewart of Lake Jackson, Texas, died on July 17th. Sharron was a friend of the Sierra Club and the environment and a protector of our coast for over 50 years.

By Brandt Mannchen - The program was wonderful. The Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has a “Wildlife Center of Texas” on Old Katy Road.

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2024. Click the title to see the news this month.

You may have heard of the City of Houston's 'All Plastics Recycling' collections in the past two years. But Houston environmental groups and investigative reporters have raised serious concerns about the viability and effectiveness of this approach...

Sharks have been vilified for hundreds of years by people. But they are incredibly important in our Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and bay waters.

In August, the U.S. Forest Service approved salvage logging of about 1,700 acres on the east side of Sam Houston National Forest after trees were blown down during Hurricane Beryl.

On September 5, 2024, the Sierra Club met with the U.S. Forest Service at the National Forests and Grassland in Texas offices, in Lufkin, Texas, to discuss hiking trail protection.

Come meet some wildlife in person on October 10! Rescuing nature’s treasures: the Wildlife Center of Texas rehabilitation program is presented by Monica Jarisch, Jean Watson, and Randolph Watson.