By Tom Douglas Cypress Creek arises near the border between Harris County and Waller County, flows across northern Harris County, and merges with Spring Creek near Interstate 69/US Highway 59.... (Read more)

In October 2019, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) submitted comments about three U.S. Forest Service (FS) proposals in the Angelina and Sabine National Forests.... (Read more)

In October, the Houston Sierra Club (Sierra Club) provided comments to the City of Houston (COH) twice on its Resilient Houston Draft Outline. Mayor Sylvester Turner is pushing to prepare this Plan so the COH is more resilient in its operations as...

Cullen Blvd. at the University of Houston will be re-constructed to reduce the number of auto lanes, and increase space for bikes and pedestrians. Cullen Blvd. will be transformed from a 55 foot wide, five-lane thoroughfare into a 33 foot wide,...

Election time is nearing for Houston Sierra Club (HSC) members! In December, yearly elections for our Executive Committee (ExCom) will occur. The ExCom is the governing body for the HSC, sets conservation and other policy for our Group, operates...

For our October General Meeting, we had guest speaker Kelly Norrid, Urban a Wildlife Biologist at Texas Parks and Wildlife. He spoke to us on the topic of Urban Coyotes with the goal of “clearing up myths and talk about facts” about coyotes. ... (...

By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife CenterRecently, the journal Science published a study showing that we have lost more than 1 in 4 birds from the United States and Canada since 1970. That’s 3 billion! The study was conducted by scientists at...

November Bay Area Meeting Program: Galapagos: Geology, Wildlife, Sustainability and a very cool place to visit. The speaker will be Jon Powell.... (Read more)

By Brandt MannchenWe made it to the Richards Loop trailhead parking lot for the Lone Star Hiking Trail. Regina was waiting for us. After a brief talk about safety, fun, volunteers, and oil/gas exploitation, we were off down the trail...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.