History of the Sierra Club and East Texas Wilderness Areas Management
March 16, 2024
This “History of the Sierra Club and East Texas Wilderness Areas Management” is Part 2 of East Texas Wilderness History.
The Top Dog
March 16, 2024
By Cheryl Conley - As youngsters, we are told to be afraid of the “big bad wolf” but in reality, wolves don’t see us as prey and attacks on humans are very rare.
There’s One Fewer Left to Tell Nature and Big Thicket Tales
March 16, 2024
A. Y. “Pete” Gunter, professor at North Texas State University and staunch defender of the East Texas Big Thicket, has died.
Bayou Banner March 2024
March 7, 2024
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for March 2024. Click the title to see the news this month.
Online Houston Monthly Meeting: Lawn Care Goes Electric: Why it's time to switch to a new generation of clean, quiet electric lawn equipment
February 23, 2024
On March 14, our speaker will be Luke Metzger, Executive Director of Environment Texas. Recently, Environment Texas released a report about the air quality and climate benefits of transitioning to electric lawn equipment.
Trash Bash® 2024 On-Site Cleanups!
February 23, 2024
The River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash® is excited to welcome volunteers to the 30th annual cleanup of our Galveston Bay watershed on Saturday March 23, 2024!
The Great Hardwood Tree Lover Leaves Us
February 20, 2024
By Brandt Mannchen - Dick Donovan, a real East Texas denizen, died recently. I was lucky to get to know Dick and to share adventures and stories with him.
Your Response Needed About TXDOT Road Widening in Sam Houston National Forest
February 17, 2024
The Sierra Club needs your help to protect trail users (hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and motorized riders) and wildlife from more traffic traveling at higher speeds in Sam Houston National Forest.
Sierra Club and TCA Meet U.S. Forest Service and Improve the Proposed Geneva Thinning Project
February 17, 2024
On February 7, 2024, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Texas Conservation Alliance met with the U.S. Forest Service about the proposed Geneva Thinning Project (GTP, 7,014 acres) in Sabine National Forest.
History of the Sierra Club and East Texas Wilderness Designation
February 17, 2024
To obtain wilderness in the National Forests and Grassland in Texas (NFGT) took more than 12 years.