As we approached the I-45 bridge that crosses Galveston Bay and leads to Galveston Island I turned to Nancy and said, “See the Brown Pelicans flying back and forth across the bridge? It's like a “Pelican Highway” every day as they fly from morning...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is one of the so called “Free Trade Agreements”, but the TPP is a "trade deal" that mostly does not deal with trade. In fact, of the 29 chapters in this document, only five...

Houston Sierra Club is joining several other local environmental organizations for the 2016 Houston Give 5% fundraising event. In this program area businesses sign up and pledge to donate 5% of...

The Houston Sierra Club’s Political Committee is now organizing for the 2016 elections. The committee will assess local State House races and provide recommendations to the Lone Star Chapter’s Political Committee....

Our three car caravan drove through Houston, up U.S. 59, past Kingwood, the habitat destroying Grand Parkway, New Caney, and Shepherd. We exited Fostoria Road, turned under U.S. 59, headed north, turned west on Morgan-Cemetery Road...

On March 17, 2016, 200 people celebrated the opening of the Palmer Bayou Boardwalk on the Knobbly Knees Trail in the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in Liberty, Texas...

The weather was beautiful as we motored away from Houston. Cloudy but with the sun peeking through periodically with a slight wind to keep the 60 degree chill in the air. Then I saw that fateful road sign...

On March 12, 2016, the Houston Regional Group of the Sierra Club, Houston Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT), Houston Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas, and many other participants helped...

By Brandt Mannchen   It was a full house at the Sam Houston National Forest District Ranger Office parking lot.  We had 18 people, a combination of old timers and first timers.  Rose, Gary, Lynn, David, Nancy, Yong, Darrell,...

After only a few paddle strokes on the calm waters of Lake Charlotte, any initial concerns that we might have had about being uncomfortably cold quickly vanished.  The day was simply glorious – the stuff of dreams.  Knowing that the...