Tracy Whatley Spotlight
September 1, 2017
Welcome, tell us a little about yourselfMy name is Tracy Ward Whatley and I am a very grateful person. I am a native Texan, born in Corpus Christi but raised here in Houston. I raised my sons here as well and love living in this dynamic...
2017 Houston Independent School District Trustee Elections On November 7
August 28, 2017
HISD Trustees are members of our local school board. Trustee elections take place during odd years. This year, six out of nine board members are up for election on November 7, 2017. Trustees are responsible for managing HISD’s...
Houston Group Executive Committee Election 2017
August 28, 2017
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 2017. Members of the...
Peter Conaty Memorial
August 24, 2017
By Brandt MannchenThe Reverend Peter Conaty died recently. Peter was an avid birder, friend of Nature, and was instrumental in the protection of the "Nash Prairie". Peter convinced Episcopal officials and others of the...
Storm Surge Project Update
August 24, 2017
In January 2017, environmental groups met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, to discuss the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study which will be released for the entire Texas Coast in the Spring of 2018...
Forest Plan Revision Update
August 24, 2017
The Sierra Club met with Rob Potts, Theresa Mathis, and Kara Davis of the U.S. Forest Service (FS) on July 25, 2017 in Lufkin, Texas to discuss the comments that the Sierra Club submitted in April 2017 about the National Forests and Grasslands in...
U.S. Forest Service Holds Public Meetings About Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers for NFGT Forest Plan Assessment
August 24, 2017
The U.S. Forest Service (FS) will hold two meetings, September 12th and 14th, regarding a “Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Study” and a “Wilderness Inventory” that have been prepared for the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) Forest...
Orchids and Watson Preserve
August 24, 2017
By Brandt MannchenWhat is an outings leader to do? In these days of climate change, with hotter summers, it is not easy to find places to have a bearable outing.That was the question I was weighing. Then I heard that the...
YOUNG ADULT SUSTAINABILITY CALL FOR PRESENTERS
August 4, 2017
Did you start an environmental club?Do you organize a recycling effort at your school, in your neighborhood, or in the broader community?Are you involved in habitat restoration, urban gardening, or environmental design?Do you make your...
Bayou Banner August 2017
July 28, 2017
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for August 2017. Click the title to see the news this month.