Sometimes You Just Have to Get Away!
February 28, 2019
By Brandt Mannchen
I am retired and you would think that I have plenty of “free time”. However, looks are deceiving....
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National Sierra Club Elections are Underway - Vote!
February 27, 2019
A Democratic Sierra Club Demands Grassroots Participation!
The annual election for the Club's Board of Directors is now underway. Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail (or by Internet if you chose the...
Houston Sierra Club Invites You to the North American Prairie Conference
February 21, 2019
From June 2nd through June 5th in 2019, the North American Prairie Conference will be held at the University of Houston Clear Lake (UHCL). This is the most important and largest prairie conference held this year and will have presentations from...
Big Thicket Delayed Tree Planting a Success
February 19, 2019
The long delayed Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) Longleaf Pine tree planting event, rescheduled due to the federal government shutdown, finally occurred on February 8th, in the Turkey Creek Unit next to the visitor center and head-quarter’s...
Brazilian Vervain Versus the Houston Sierra Club on the Katy Prairie, By Brandt Mannchen
February 19, 2019
Since moving to Humble, Texas, my drives to the outings that I lead are much longer. I left my house at 7 am on Saturday morning (February 16th) to drive to the Indian Grass Prairie Preserve that the Katy Prairie Conservancy owns in Waller County...
Houston, We Have a Problem, By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center
February 19, 2019
The Houston toad was discovered in the late 1940’s but wasn’t named until 1953. John Wottring, an amateur herpetologist, heard an unfamiliar, high-pitched trill-sounding nighttime call in South Houston and it was discovered that the toad belonged to...
Bayou Banner February 2019
February 6, 2019
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for February 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.
Houston Sierra Club Elects New Executive Committee for 2019 and Stork Assists With Two Newest Sierra Club Members
February 2, 2019
In December 2018, Houston Sierra Club members voted for the first time online, via the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, for new Executive Committee (Ex. Com.) members....
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The Precautionary Principle and the Sierra Club
January 31, 2019
The Sierra Club has long fought for clean air, water, and waste practices. One of the ways the Club has done this is by support for implementation of the “precautionary principle” (PP). Historically the PP parallels statements like “an ounce of...
Recycling Updates
January 30, 2019
New Houston Recycling Facility: Last year the City of Houston signed a new recycling contract with FCC Environmental, and their new MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) is under construction and expected to open this spring.
Recycling and...