Blog posts from around the country
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - On January 7, 2026, I visited Sam Houston National Forest to look at Red-cockaded Woodpecker Clusters, Peach Creek, the Lake Conroe Shoreline, and a forest with tall pines and oaks called, “Cathedral Oaks” forest.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - The U.S. Forest Service, in the Department of Agriculture, has always been a tough nut for advocates, activists, and environmentalists to crack.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - Relics of past industrial and other development are seen along Buffalo Bayou via abandoned boat docks, drainage facilities, and concrete structures.
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
By Brandt Mannchen - On Thursday, January 1, 2026, I had a great time as I started the New Year with a hike in the 2,800-acre Sheldon Lake State Park, Northeast Harris County, that has a 1,230-acre lake on Carpenters Bayou.
Pennsylvania Chapter
Philadelphia, Pa. - This week, the National Park Service removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery at the site. The move is the latest action by the Trump Administration to whitewash American…
Philadelphia, Pa. — This week, the National Park Service removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery at the site. The move is the latest action by the Trump Administration to whitewash American…
New Jersey Chapter
HOLMDEL, NJ – Last night, the Holmdel Council announced it will work with Azura to revise its proposal. This includes installing a sewer line rather than using the outdated wastewater treatment facility. The town, using money from its Affordable…
Reno Inspiring Connections Outdoors / Toiyabe Chapter / Nevada
Are you connected with a group of youth or adults that would like to go on a two-day raft trip on the South Fork of the American River?