By Brandt MannchenTen, excited and hardy souls met on June 11, 2022, to hike Hudson Woods, a unit of the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, and visit the Sea Center.... (Read more)

On June 7, 2022, the Houston Sierra Club met with the U.S. Forest Service, and others interested in Big Creek Scenic Area trails in Sam Houston National Forest.... (Read more)

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for June 2022. Click the title to see the news this month.

Wildflowers have long sparked our imaginations and inspired our hearts. Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF) has a diverse array of forests, streams, prairies, and savannas, each with its own collection of Nature’s brightly colored jewels,...

The 2022 United Nations World Oceans Day celebration will be taking place on Wednesday, June 8 around the theme Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean.... (Read more)

On June 9, join Susan Heath, PhD, Director of Conservation Research at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO), who will discuss GCBO's American Oystercatcher Stewardship program and reveal the secrets of the lives of oystercatchers.... (Read more)

On June 15, Cindy Evans, Ph.D., the ARES Lead Exploration Scientist at NASA, will talk about deep field operations in Antarctica, all of the pieces that need to come together to conduct meteorite research and sample collection in Antarctica, and the...

By Cheryl ConleyYou’re sitting in your recliner watching TV and you hear noises in your attic or walls. What could it be? ... (Read more)

By Brandt MannchenOn Saturday, May 14, 2020, the Houston Sierra Club visited Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) to view wildflowers and wildlife.... (Read more)

By Tom DouglasOn April 24, our group of kayakers and canoeists paddled along Turtle Bayou and White's Bayou, and paid a visit to the Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve.... (Read more)