Congratulations to Amanda Hsieh for successfully publishing her viewpoints essay, Air Quality, in the Friday, May 18 edition of the Houston Chronicle. Amanda is a volunteer for the Houston Sierra Club’s Rapid Response team. Amanda incisively...

Houston Sierra Club attended the 5th annual Houston Hackathon on May 19 and 20. Hackathon is a weekend-long, friendly competition among coders who develop... (Read more)

You have a story to tell, you can inspire, and you can be more involved in the Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club by volunteering to be our monthly Spotlight on Sierrans. Sharing your Spotlight with Sierrans in Houston is important to show...

It was a fine Sunday for an outing, with clear skies, moderate temperatures, and little wind. The site was Champion Lake... (Read more)

Project C.U.R.E. is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world. It has a four-star rating with Charity Navigator and is rated by Forbes as one of the 20 most efficient large U.S. charities...

For about three years (2014 to 2016), David Boyd and Brandt Mannchen of the Houston Sierra Club (HSC) participated in the development of a Double Bayou Watershed Protection Plan (DBWPP). David is a property-owner in Chambers County where the DBW is...

This talk will discuss what a planetary habitable zone is, and provide some additional considerations on what is really needed for habitability on planets outside our solar system. Brandon Reddell has a background in space physics and currently...

This article addresses current e-waste recycling options in the Houston area, as these programs and facilities can, and do change over time. It is important that citizens recycle their e-waste, because electronics often have hazardous components...

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...

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...