Sierra Club Assists U.S. Forest Service on Prairie Restoration in Sam Houston National Forest
June 25, 2016
For three years the Houston Sierra Club has assisted the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in restoration of blackland prairies in Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF). Scattered over the western and central part of SHNF are small (approximately 2-20 acre)...
Paddling Turtle Bayou and Whites Bayou – June 11, 2016
June 17, 2016
Even though we knew from the weather reports that today’s rain was likely to be spotty, it was still a little dispiriting to drive through several showers as we headed east from Houston...
Dave Sykes
June 17, 2016
Long-time Sierra Club member and trail maintenance worker Dave Sykes died recently. Dave was known for his easy manner and the hard work that he put in on the Lone Star Hiking Trail. The thoughts of the Houston Sierra Club and its...
Hurricanes As Agents of Ecological Change and How We Can Make Sensible Decisions About Development on Our Hurricane Prone Coast
June 17, 2016
On the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in the United States the words “Hurricane or Tropical Storm” have bad connotations. On the Upper Texas Coast, names like Carla, Rita, Alicia, Allison, and Ike all bring back memories of surging streams and rivers in ever...
Sierra Club Regional Political Training -Houston, Texas
June 2, 2016
This is an election year like no other. It's time to do something different, and we need your response right away.
Bayou Banner June 2016
June 1, 2016
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for June 2016. Click the title to see the news this month.
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge Saves the Day
May 8, 2016
For the past two years I have scheduled a Houston Sierra Club outing for the Great Egret Ridge Trail in the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (TRNWR). Normally...
Bayou Banner May 2016
May 3, 2016
This is the first of the monthly web Bayou Banner newsletter, which will be available every month in this format.
Click the title to see the full web newsletter.
Sierra Club and Others Convince BLM to Withdraw Lease of Oil/Gas Lands on the National Forests in Texas, Lake Sites, and Other Texas Federal Lands
April 18, 2016
In February and April, the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Texas Conservation Alliance, Clean Water Action, Dallas Water Utilities, Highland Village, Flower Mound, Denton, Irving, Lewisville, The Colony, other cities and organizations...
Your Letter Needed By May 9th About Texas Coast Study
April 16, 2016
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has published a “Notice of Intent” to prepare a “Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study” (Federal Register, March...