Mobile App Review: Walk Score
December 27, 2016
By Elizabeth SpikeI love Walk Score. It is a fun mobile app that runs on both iphone and android devices. Walk Score is an index that estimates the walkability... (Click on the title to read more)
Young Adult Sustainability Program
December 27, 2016
We are reaching out to young people, from high school to college, from all parts of the city, and from all races and economic groups, to celebrate... (Click on title to read more)
Winter at Virginia Point
December 12, 2016
By Brandt Mannchen“Whose bright idea was this?”, I grumbled to myself as we got out of the car in the parking lot and looked toward Reitan Point. This incredible coastal marsh and wildlife sanctuary was all due to persistence, girt, and just plain...
Great Day for an Armchair Canoe Outing on Dec 3, 2016
December 10, 2016
One thing that always seems to add to the enjoyment of a ballet or a paddling trip is to read some advance reviews and dig into a little background. By ten days before the planned December 3 canoe/kayak outing... (click on article headline to read...
Bayou Banner December 2016
December 5, 2016
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for December 2016. Click the title to see the news this month.
Take the Waste Away and Protect Galveston Bay
December 3, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released its “Proposed Plan” (PP) to clean-up the San Jacinto Waste Pits Site (SJWPS). The SJWPS was used... (Click on article headline to read more)
Turtle Bayou Canoe/Kayak Outing – November 19
November 25, 2016
We met up at White Park, which is in Chambers County, about 5 miles northeast of the city of Anahuac. For about a week, we had all been following the weather forecasts, which kept telling us that the first cold front of the season was expected... (...
Autumn Day Brings Out the Best in Deer Park Prairie!
November 13, 2016
I tend to be a preacher. I don't mean to be, but sometimes I am. That is what the sixteen of us found out on November 12th in Deer Park Prairie. Autumn is a wonderful time in Houston. When temperatures drop...
Bayou Banner November 2016
November 3, 2016
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for November 2016. Click the title to see the news this month.
Sometimes Nature Stings
October 30, 2016
I counted. There were 12 of us. These were good folks. Barry, Andrew, Sara, Lida, Lyn Ann, Taylor, Ginger, Gary, Elizabeth, Corrine, and JR. Good people are the second