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

Tiny bits of plastic make their way into our food chain. These bits of plastic can adhere to persistent organic pollutants like DDT and PCB’s--both suspected cancer causing agents in humans. Ideally, plastic is stored indefinitely... (Read more)

I moved back to Houston recently after spending 4 fun and exciting years in the Hill Country. Though Austin’s got us beat in terms of breakfast tacos and live music, I must say that Houston is much more robust and cultured. I was born and raised...

Galveston Bay is the ideal nursery for numerous species of finfish and shellfish. It’s a stopover site for migratory birds, and its surrounding wetlands are home to an abundance of waterfowl. It drives the local economy and provides immeasurable...

Houston METRO is currently developing a draft plan for the next phase of transit & mobility projects in the region. It is expected that this draft will be released in late spring for public... (Read more)

On Saturday, January 27th 12:30 to 4:00 at West University Elementary School, all seven Democratic US District 07 Congressional candidates will be present to answer climate change questions.... (Read more)

Houston Sierra Club is a member group of our regional Citizens' Environmental Coalition (CEC), and we encourage your support of this year's Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour, one of the largest environmental film festivals in North America...

There has been a lot of concern this year about wildfires in the United States. In the West, particularly in Montana and California, large acreages of forest, chaparral, and grassland landscapes have burned, some with almost complete vegetation...

Our base of operations for the day was Cedar Hill Park, which is on Lake Charlotte Road about 7 miles northwest of the city of Anahuac. Originally constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers... (Read more)

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for December 2017. Click the title to see the news this month.