Beaches are not just for people who swim, sunbathe, and walk, but they are also home for many plants and animals and particularly for some birds who nest there.... (Read more)

By Brandt MannchenPrairies in the forest? Sounds like a contradiction, but it’s not. The Sam Houston National Forest has many small, blackland prairies that are scattered across our close national forest.... (Read more)

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for July 2021. Click the title to see the news this month.

On July 21, Amanda Hackney of Black Cat GIS and Biological Services, will explain the goals and activities of SPLASh, Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines... (Read more)

Houston starts programs to improve the quality and quantity of recyclables collected at the curbside. A regional coalition of groups is SPLASh (Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines).... (Read more)

Sometimes we overlook the natural riches that are right here in our own back yard. Because they have become familiar to us, we sometimes forget that they are also worthy of notice by a much wider audience.... (Read more)

On July 8 join Jaime González, Houston Healthy Cities Director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, for a dialog about urban heat, the community science heat mapping process, and the new H3AT coalition working to develop science, communications,...

In late May 2021, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club met with the U.S. Forest Service in Sam Houston National Forest for a field trip in Compartments 109/110/111.... (Read more)

By Cheryl ConleyAmerican tree frogs can be found around just about any body of water from Delaware to Florida. The most interesting thing about the American green tree frog is that they can change color.... (Read more)

By Brandt MannchenIt was a beautiful Western (Louisiana) Milksnake, probably about 6 or 8 inches long, perhaps a young one from the past year. It moved around in my hands and the red, black, and cream colors were dazzling.... (Read more)