Copperheads and a Lost Leader
May 20, 2018
Huntsville State Park is a beautiful place with a lush, getting older, forest, Lake Raven, and plenty of hiking trails. But sometimes you can get a bit confused. Recently, the Houston Sierra Club had an outing to Huntsville State Park to hike the...
Longtime Wilderness Leader Departs for the Horizon
May 20, 2018
Stewart “Brandy” Brandborg, a legendary leader for wilderness designation and protection of wilderness died on April 14, 2018. “Brandy” was the last link to the 1940s and 1950s wilderness movement that resulted in the passage of the 1964 Wilderness...
Wildfire and Forest Jobs
May 20, 2018
An April 2018 report from Natural Resource Economics for “Environment Now” entitled, “Potential Jobs and Wages from Investments in Defensible-Space Approaches to Wildfire Safety”, details how a focus on wildfire safety in the urban-wildland...
Bayou Banner May 2018
May 2, 2018
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for May 2018. Click the title to see the news this month.
May Spotlight: Colleen Neely
April 30, 2018
Throughout my life, I think my relationship with nature has been, at times, one-sided. I think I have always loved nature, being outside, enjoying all the wonders Mother Earth makes available, but I have not always understood my impact on nature...
Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting: The State of Electric Vehicles
April 29, 2018
May Meeting Program: The State of Electric Vehicles with Dave Hanson, President of the Houston Electric Auto Association (HEAA).
The HEAA is a non profit (501 [c]3) organization of electric vehicle owners, hobbyists, educators and enthusiasts...
Adopt-A-Drain Houston
April 28, 2018
Adopt-A-Drain Houston is a new online mapping analytical tool for residents, schools, church groups, civic organizations, businesses, basically everyone, to adopt a nearby storm drain. This is a simple and civic contribution to reduce street...
Light Pollution Links
April 28, 2018
Houston Sierra Club invited Debbie Moran and Steve Goldberg at the April 2018 monthly meeting to present light pollution: what it is, how it affects nature and humans, and how to mitigate it. We enjoyed a demonstration to observe how the color of...
Rapid Response Volunteers Make Environmentalism a Houston Priority
April 28, 2018
Hurricane Season is approaching, and that means the possibility of more flooding. What did we learn from Harvey? We've learned we MUST hold our leadership accountable. There is a serious lack of environmental values being translated into sound land...
Sierrans Wanted: Volunteers for the 2018 Stump the Treehugger Environmental Trivia Contest
April 28, 2018
Join the Houston Sierra Club team at this year’s Stump the Treehugger Environmental Trivia Contest at St Arnold’s Brewery, 2000 Lyons Avenue, on Sunday, May 20 from 4 to 6 pm. Nine rounds of earthy trivia, answering ecocentric questions ...
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