By Brandt MannchenFor the Sierra Club, when it has outings in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF), the idea is to have fun, learn about SHNF, find out what you can see, where you can see it, get acquainted with its’ beauty, and determine why...

“Everybody is praying,” said Mr. D, motioning with his hand to encompass the Clayton Homes community where he and 671 other residents will lose their homes for the I-45 expansion.... (Read more)

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

Join us for the Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting (on Zoom) about En-ROADS, a Climate Change Solutions Simulator, Wednesday, January 20, 7:00 pm... (Read more)

Plastic pollution is now recognized as an ever escalating global plague, which will only get worse with increased plastic production, expanded product markets, and human population growth. More and more studies are documenting the environmental harm...

The Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club provided scoping comments to the U.S. Forest Service on October 21, 2020, about a proposed special use permit for the Raven Forest Operating LLC Complex in Sam Houston National...

On January 14, join Emma Pabst with Environment Texas on a journey to and from Texas’ Permian Basin, where oil and gas are pumped out of the ground, into the air, and shipped through vast networks of pipelines that fuel homes, businesses, and...

Join the Citizens Environmental Coalition (CEC) for a virtual Houston screening of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour, virtual event this year on Friday, January 29, 2021, 7-9 p.m.... (Read more)

By Brandt Mannchen Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need to protect people, for the past 8 months the national Sierra Club has halted staff and volunteers from having face-to-face meetings, events, and outings.... (Read more)

On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, resolved the objection that the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club made about the Sam Houston National Forest Prescribed Burn...