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
Call For Presenters - Young Adult Sustainability
October 22, 2016
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
Hurricanes, Storm Surge, and “Living By the Rules of the Sea” on Galveston Bay
October 10, 2016
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 (...
Galveston Bay Plan Revision Process Begins!
October 6, 2016
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...
Bayou Banner October 2016
October 5, 2016
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2016. Click the title to see the news this month.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP) is Not Dead, Unfortunately
September 30, 2016
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...
Call For Presenters - Young Adult Sustainability
September 26, 2016
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...