I never thought my life as a volunteer Houston Sierra Club outings leader would include parking lot attendant. But there I was, guiding people to parking spaces at the small and cramped “Great Egret Ridge Trail” parking lot. We had all me... (Read...

This article is one of several that will be written over the four-year period during the revision of the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) Forest Plan (FP).  The planning process includes... (Read More)

The intent of public participation in the assessment phase is to provide opportunities for the public to share its knowledge of existing forest conditions and identify concerns about trends and perceptions of risk to social, economic, and ecological...

March 2017, the U.S. Forest Service (FS), begins a four-year process to revise the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) Forest Plan (FP).  FPs are revised every 10-15 years, however our FP is 21 years old!  We are overdue for a...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for March 2017. Click the title to see the news this month.

Welcome Stephanie, tell us a little about yourself: I'm a thirty-something scientist, and I've made my way into the advocacy world. For my day job, I work on improving Houston's air quality. I've been a member of Sierra Club for several years now,...

A bill has been filed in the Texas Legislature, HB1874 that calls for expanded battery recycling options for Texas citizens. This bill is similar to the Producer Takeback recycling laws covering TVs and computers that were passed by the TX...

We now have Sierra Club’s reusable nylon shopping bags available at our general meeting sales table.  The bags are shown in the picture here, modeled by some health care workers in Guatemala who are trying to reduce plastic bag pollution in...

Need to weed out a few things? This is advance notice of the our Houston Sierra annual yard sale, where you can ‘recycle’ no longer needed items.  The planned date for this year’s sale is Saturday, May 6, to be held at “CORAZON Fair Trade”,...

On February 9, 2017, five young people took center stage to share their sustainability efforts. From ending subsidies for fossil fuel energies to the obstacles... (click headline to read more)