We are looking for young, energetic, passionate young adults to make a short presentation about their sustainability accomplishments at a general meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2017

Galveston Bay is one of the most important ecological areas in Texas. This 31 by 17 mile estuary is highly productive for shellfish (oysters and shrimp) and finfish (Spotted Sea Trout and Red Drum); has many recreational and tourist attractions (...

The Galveston Bay Estuary Program begins its' revision of the 21 year old Galveston Bay Plan (GBP, officially called a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan) on October 26, 2016, when it holds the first public workshop, 4-6 pm, open house...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2016. Click the title to see the news this month.

By Jim Williams and Madeleine Crozat-Williams The reports of the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s death have been greatly exaggerated, unfortunately. The corporate news media is now using every opportunity to push the TPP as something better than...

Did you start an environmental club at your school? 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...

Many cities around the world are re-designing their transportation infrastructure to emphasize walking, biking, and transit, to both address climate change and to create more livable, people friendly communities. Fossil fuel based transportation...

Fourteen of us were standing in the middle of a full parking lot, school buses were unloading excited students, cars and people were moving in and out of the parking lot and heading in all directions, rain was threatening, people were looking at me...

Our Annual Auction and holiday gathering will take place this year at our December General Meeting on Thursday, December 8. This is one of the fundraising events for the Houston Group and features both a live and silent auction. All proceeds from...

The Houston Sierra Club (HSC) provided input to the Galveston Bay Estuary Program (GBEP) about funding for its Subcommittees so they can implement research, monitoring, water and sediment quality, natural resource, and public education projects....