Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for September 2018. Click the title to see the news this month.

Each December the Houston Group holds an election to fill positions on the Group’s nine member Executive Committee (Excom). The Houston Sierra Club is now soliciting nominations for the election that will be held this December 2018. ... (Read...

The Houston Sierra Club is looking for volunteers in several areas. Help to make a difference for the Sierra Club! Click the link to see new opportunities to help. ... (Read more)

East Texas forests are under attack from many sources. Some of these sources of attack include: climate change, increased monoculture pine plantations, and land development. However, a source of attack that people do not think about is: Feral...

At the Bay Area Sierra Club meeting on September 19, Mark Kramer, Chief Naturalist and Conservation Director with the Armand Bayou Nature Center, will speak on Local Environmental Problems, such as habitat loss, pollution and invasive species...

National Drive Electric Week! - Houston Event sponsored by Plug In America, Electric Auto Association, & Sierra Club. Saturday, September 15, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm IKEA Houston parking lot ... (Read more)

Houston METRO has posted draft plans for METROnext, the plan it is developing for future area transit projects. These draft plans will be the basis for further discussion and future public meetings, where citizens can ask questions and get...

For me, everyday at TWRC is a learning experience. I recently saw a post on our Facebook page about a Cowbird and a Cardinal hatchling sharing a nest. I was intrigued so did some research on this and I think you’ll find it as fascinating as I do...

The Attwater Prairie Chicken is a critically endangered subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken. The only place where you can see this bird roaming wild is at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge.... (Read more)

Twenty-four Sierrans and friends visited Seabourne Creek Nature Park in Rosenberg on August 11, 2018. Seabourne Creek Nature Park covers 164 acres and is dedicated to wildlife and nature. The park has walking and hiking trails, a restored prairie...