In the Houston area, three 500-year floods happened within three years, with Hurricane Harvey dropping the largest amount of rain in North American history. Planning to adapt and be more resilient to a changing climate is an important goal for the...

At our Bay Area Sierra Club’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 17, speaker Jordan Adams will talk about solar panels on your house. A panel of members and friends who currently have solar panels will also speak about their experiences and the...

Are you ready for action? Good! We are organizing the Sierra Club's Lobby Day at the Texas Capitol on April 11, 2019. Come be part of the good, the bad, and the ugly otherwise known as.... Lobby Day! Spend your day with the Lone Star Chapter under...

By Brandt Mannchen On February 26, 2019, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club had a conference call with the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) and the Texas Conservation...

By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife CenterHave you ever heard of a hawk vest, raptor shield or coyote vest? I had no idea they even existed until I started researching this article. Although they may go by different names, they are all very...

By Brandt MannchenOver the many years I have been a member, volunteer, and leader in the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club people have asked me, “What is the Sierra Club?”, What does the Sierra Club Stand for?”,...

By Brandt MannchenOn February 11, 2019, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club had a conference call with the Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas...

By Brandt Mannchen Populism is often described by the media and political parties as negative and based upon demagoguery (the use of popular prejudices, false claims, and promises to gain power). ... (Read more)

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

Every citizen can help identify local environmental problems by knowing what to look for and how to report them. The City of Houston was the first city in the nation to create and publish a public Environmental Violation Handbook.... (Read more)