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

My name is Jim Williams, and I have been a member of the Sierra Club for twenty-two years. Although I joined in 1995, I did not become an active member until 2000. I was an active leader in a scouting program, but it was time to do my hiking and...

HGAC (Houston Galveston Area Council) is now accepting public comment on its 2045 RTP (Regional Transportation Plan). This is a plan for the 8 county HGAC region that is updated every 4 years and sets investment priorities for area transportation...

Some years back, Barry Bennick wrote a description of a paddle that he had made at Lake Charlotte following a hard freeze. I have been intrigued by it ever since, and I thought that it would be a really cool thing to do. But, being as we are in a...

Below are links to some recommended 'Video picks' featuring various prairie projects in the Houston area... (Read more)

The City of Houston (COH) resumed curbside yard waste collections in early January. This is the yard waste, such as leaves and grass trimmings, that is to be bagged in biodegradable bags and set out at the curb... (Read more)

The City of Houston (COH) has approved a new 20 year contract for its curbside recycling program with FCC Environmental Services, which is the U.S. subsidiary of FCC (Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas), a global environmental services and...

I stopped my car. Something was not right, I told Elizabeth and David. I thought to myself, “When all else fails, look at the directions!” Elizabeth pulled the National Park Service (NPS) notification for Longleaf Pine planting... (Read more)

At the Starbucks in Meyerland, I met Mary, David, Mary, and Constance. It was “Brrr cold”, although the sun shone bright this early Saturday morning. We piled into two cars... (Read more)

I got to Marysee Prairie earlier than the others. It had been about five months since I had done any prairie restoration work on Marysee Prairie. I had worked my way... (Read more)