On October 11, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed a bill into law (Public Law 93-439) that created the 84,550-acre Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP). 2024 celebrates the 50th anniversary of that historic day.

Big Slough Wilderness Area is our smallest wilderness area, 3,639 acres. It’s found in Davy Crockett National Forest and is the place to go if you like bottomland hardwood forests.

There is no place like Little Lake Creek Wilderness Area in the 161,000 acres of Sam Houston National Forest. It is the only wilderness in this forest and it’s special in fact and due to its wilderness nature

During 2024, as the Wilderness Act turns 60, we reflect on the historic value of this major American cultural and environmental achievement.

Our weather has warmed due to human caused climate change. Many of us want to continue our outdoor activities. How do we continue these activities when elevated temperatures occur? Here are tips to keep you safe during hot weather.

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for July and August 2023. Click the title to see the news this month.

This month we are taking a break from a live Zoom presentation and will have a change in format, to a webinar. EPA has recently announced its first ever legal limits for PFAS in drinking water. But much more remains to be done.

At Memorial Park, two new park areas provide resiliency. After winter storm Uri, “we had a lot more problems with pipes and plumbing than we had with plants,” said Shellye Arnold. The new areas feature native plants.

On July 13, Cassidy Kempf, Habitat Restoration Manager for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, will discuss the newly passed Nature Preserve Ordinance that conserves over 7,000 acres of natural habitat on City land.

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.