Blog posts from around the country
Alabama Chapter
My Grandparents, Wallace and Bertie Lou, were of incredible influence in my life. As I spent many days with them, I absorbed Grandmom and Granddad’s love of the outdoors and their commitment to preserving and embracing the natural world. I played “…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
I’m a native Houstonian and a UT Longhorn. I love good coffee and a good day hike. I’m an optimist who believes that humans can invent and implement the solutions required to mitigate the effects of and reverse climate change...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Celebrate Earth Day at Discovery Green this year with entertainment, activities, and a wide spectrum of environmental education. This is a community centered, family friendly event open to the public and free to all...
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Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
This free Grand Opening event celebrates the creation of Exploration Green's Section 1 and the major benefits the project has for people of the Bay Area: flood control, conservation and recreation. Attendees will learn and see how storm water…
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
Opossums inhabit much of the Houston area, even dense urban neighborhoods in the center of the city. But being primarily nocturnal, many people many not know much about their unique traits....
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Alabama Chapter
Among the winners, the Mobile Bay Group of the Sierra Club won for Beyond Rivers Partner of the Year. “Much of the work of these individuals and organizations goes largely unrecognized except in our own circles,” Cindy Lowry, executive director of…
Lone Star Chapter
This year’s Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium in Houston drew out over 140 people on March 22. If you weren’t able to make it, no worries - here’s a recap from our Water Resources Program Manager Ruthie Redmond.
Alabama Chapter
Along with the return of our cherished native plant life, spring has also meant the return of the dreaded invasive taro plant (sometimes called elephant ear) that continues to threaten the Cahaba River, including areas of sensitive Cahaba lily…
Lone Star Chapter
More utilities are beginning to view solar (and wind) resources as good for both their pocketbook and the planet, as more and more citizens demand a local response to climate change.