Cool New Project that Uses our Cell Phones to Encourage Smarter Environmental Choices
May 29, 2017
Plastic pollution costs the City of Houston $21 million to prevent, enforce, educate and clean up litter (1). This figure comes from a study on the costs of litter and illegal dumping in nine cities in Texas. Texans for Clean Water commissioned...
Paddling Among the Big Trees of the San Bernard – May 21, 2017
May 28, 2017
Story by Tom DouglasPhotos by Linda Shead, Taylor Cutshall, and Tom Douglas On Sunday May 21, our fleet of five canoes and nine kayaks set out to explore the San Bernard River near the town of Kendleton, Texas. This stretch of the river,...
New App to Report Galveston Bay Pollution
May 28, 2017
The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) recently launched the Galveston Bay Action Network as a downloadable mobile app for iPhone and Android. This app allows users to report any land or water pollution within minutes. Reports are automatically sent to...
The OCEAN CLEANUP
May 25, 2017
You have probably heard about the floating plastic garbage patches that occupy large gyres in the world’s oceans. Well, some good news! – a remarkable project to start cleaning up this plastic debris is underway and expected to begin...
Tell Congress to Reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
May 24, 2017
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) is up for reauthorization by the U.S. Congress. This law is needed for wetlands conservation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, non-governmental...
Bayou Banner May 2017
May 5, 2017
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for May 2017. Click the title to see the news this month.
Compost Pick Up by Bike! Taking compost to the next level of Green
April 27, 2017
A number of diverse entrepreneurs and groups have started compost pick up services by bike, providing completely sustainable operations... (Read more)
Spotlight on Sierrans: JR Johnson
April 27, 2017
My name is JR Johnson and I am a nature-loving free spirit who loves to camp, hike and backpack our National Forests and State Parks in Texas and other parts of the United States... (Read more)
METRO: New Regional Transportation Plan
April 26, 2017
The Houston METRO Board has started the process to develop a new Regional Transportation Plan that will define the next steps for transit and mobility improvements in the Houston region... (Read More)
North Jetty Clean-ups now in 8th Year
April 25, 2017
In 2010, Houston Sierra officially adopted the stretch of beach at the North Jetty on the Bolivar Peninsula as part of the Texas “Adopt-A-Beach Program”. The North Jetty is a special spot to visit because of its proximity to Houston Audubon’s...